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The 2013 New York City public advocate election was held on November 5, 2013, along with elections for the mayor, comptroller, borough presidents, and members of the New York City Council. Incumbent Democratic Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, serving his first term, ran for mayor of New York City rather than seek re-election.
The Democratic Party held its primary on September 10, and since no candidate reached 40%, a runoff was held on October 1 between the top two candidates, Councilwoman Letitia James and State Senator Daniel Squadron. James won the runoff to become the Democratic nominee.http://vote.nyc.ny.us/html/dates/dates.shtml Election Dates Vote.nyc.ny.us November 5, 2013http://www.ny1.com/content/politics/political_news/189754/ny1--james-defeats-squadron-in-democratic-public-advocate-runoff October 3, 2013 http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20131003044233/http://www.ny1.com/content/politics/political_news/189754/ny1%2D%2Djames%2Ddefeats%2Dsquadron%2Din%2Ddemocratic%2Dpublic%2Dadvocate%2Drunoff dead James Defeats Squadron In Democratic Public Advocate Runoff NY1 November 5, 2013
The Republican Party did not nominate a candidate. In the general election, James faced Green Party nominee James Lane and Conservative nominee Robert Maresca, as well as various minor party candidates.
James won the general election in a landslide.CBS New York
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Cathy Guerriero, adjunct professor at Columbia University and New York Universityhttp://nyunews.com/2013/09/10/primary-election-day-primary-rundown/ Primary Election Day: Primary Rundown September 10, 2013 nyunews.com
Letitia James, New York City councilwoman (also received the Working Families Party nomination)
Reshma Saujani, former deputy public advocate and candidate for New York's 14th congressional district in 2010
Daniel Squadron, state senator
Sidique Wai, New York University professor
Declined
Bill de Blasio, incumbent public advocate (running for mayor)
Tone
The runoff between Letitia James and Daniel Squadron was characterized as bitter by most of the media outlets that covered it.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/nyregion/bitter-tone-in-debate-between-public-advocate-rivals.html?_r=0 NY/Region: Bitter Tone in Debate Between Public Advocate Rivals The New York Times September 25, 2013 Taylor Kate http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election/letitia-james-wins-democratic-runoff-public-advocate-article-1.1473507 Letitia James defeats Daniel Squadron in Democratic runoff for public advocate NY Daily Newshttp://www.ny1.com/content/pages/189800/james--runoff-win-likely-to-shape-council-speaker-race James' Runoff Win Likely To Shape Council Speaker Race NY1 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131019133649/http://www.ny1.com/content/pages/189800/james--runoff-win-likely-to-shape-council-speaker-race October 19, 2013 mdy-all
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror CatherineGuerriero LetitiaJames ReshmaSaujani DanielSquadron SidiqueWai Other UndecidedMaristMarist August 12–14, 2013 355 ± 5.2% 12% 16% 3% 12% 2% 6% 49%MaristMarist June 17–21, 2013 689 ± 4% 16% 17% 8% 4% — <1% 54%
Debates
+ 2013 New York City public advocate election Democratic primary debates No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic DemocraticKey:black #90ff90 P Participant black #FFFFDD A Absent black #ff9090 N Not invited black #CCFFCC I Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Catherine Guerriero Letitia James Reshma Saujani Daniel Squadron Sidique Wai1 Aug. 15, 2013 Citizens Committee of New YorkCitizens UnionGothamistHispanic FederationNew York OneNew York One NoticiasNew York City Campaign Finance BoardTransportation AlternativesWNYC-FM Errol Louis YouTube P P P P P2 Aug. 25, 2013 New York City Campaign Finance BoardTelemundo Nueva YorkThe Wall Street JournalWNBC Melissa RussoDavid Ushery YouTube P P P P N
+ 2013 New York City public advocate election Democratic primary run-off debate No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Democratic DemocraticKey:black #90ff90 P Participant black #FFFFDD A Absent black #ff9090 N Not invited black #CCFFCC I Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Letitia James Daniel Squadron1 Sep. 24, 2013 Citizens Committee of New YorkCitizens UnionGothamistHispanic FederationNew York OneNew York One NoticiasNew York City Campaign Finance BoardTransportation AlternativesWNYC-FM Brian LehrerErrol Louis YouTube P P
Results
thumb|center|Primary results by state assembly district
#7996E2 James #BDD3FF 30%–40% #A5B0FF 40%–50% #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70% #584CDE 70%–80%
#5FD35F Squadron #C0F0C0 20%–30% #AAE5AA 30%–40% #87DE87 40%–50% #5FD35F 50%–60% #37C837 60%–70%
2013 New York City public advocate election Democratic primary resultsStatement and Return Report for Certification, Primary Election 2013 - 09/10/2013, Crossover - Democratic Party, Democratic Public Advocate, Citywide New York City Board of Elections https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/downloads/pdf/results/2013/2013SeptemberPrimaryElection/01012000000Citywide%20Democratic%20Public%20Advocate%20Citywide%20Recap.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20211218073816/https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/downloads/pdf/results/2013/2013SeptemberPrimaryElection/01012000000Citywide%20Democratic%20Public%20Advocate%20Citywide%20Recap.pdf September 30, 2013 December 18, 2021
Letitia James Democratic Party (United States) 191347 36.10
Daniel Squadron Democratic Party (United States) 178151 33.61
Reshma Saujani Democratic Party (United States) 76983 14.52
Cathy Guerriero Democratic Party (United States) 69025 13.02
Sidique Wai Democratic Party (United States) 14409 2.72
Write-in Democratic Party (United States) 174 0.03
530089 100.00
thumb|center|Runoff results by state assembly district
#86B6F2 James #86B6F2 50%–60% #4389E3 60%–70% #1666CB 70%–80% #0645B4 80%–90% #002B84 90%–100%
#73D873 Squadron #73D873 50%–60% #42CA42 60%–70% #30A630 70%–80% #217821 80%–90%
2013 New York City public advocate election Democratic primary runoff resultsStatement and Return Report for Certification, Run-off Primary 2013 - 10/01/2013, Crossover - Democratic Party, Democratic Public Advocate, Citywide New York City Board of Elections https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/downloads/pdf/results/2013/2013PrimaryRunnOff/01001200000Citywide%20Democratic%20Public%20Advocate%20Citywide%20Recap.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20210716172007/https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/downloads/pdf/results/2013/2013PrimaryRunnOff/01001200000Citywide%20Democratic%20Public%20Advocate%20Citywide%20Recap.pdf October 28, 2013 July 16, 2021
Letitia James Democratic Party (United States) 119604 59.02
Daniel Squadron Democratic Party (United States) 83043 40.98
202647 100.00
Republican primary
No Republican candidate filed to run for the office.
Major third parties
Besides the two main parties, the Conservative, Green, Independence and Working Families parties are qualified New York parties. These parties have automatic ballot access.
Conservative
Nominee
Robert Maresca
Green
Nominee
James Lane, internet media professional and Green Party activist
Working Families
Nominee
Letitia James, New York City councilwoman from Brooklynhttp://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2013/05/working-families-party-backs-brooklyn-cm-letitia-james-for-nyc-public-advocate Working Families Party Backs Brooklyn CM Letitia James For NYC Public Advocate | New York Daily News Nydailynews.com May 9, 2013 November 5, 2013
Minor third parties
The following parties without automatic ballot access succeeded in petitioning onto the ballot:
Freedom
Nominee
Michael K. Lloyd
Libertarian
Nominee
Alex Merced, author, columnist, and bloggerhttp://alexmerced.squarespace.com/about-alex-merced/ About Alex Merced - AlexMerced.Com - Libertarianism, Economics, and Knowledge Alexmerced.squarespace.com February 22, 1999 November 5, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131105160639/http://alexmerced.squarespace.com/about-alex-merced/ November 5, 2013 mdy-all
Socialist Worker
Nominee
Deborah O. Liatos
Students First
Nominee
Mollena G. Fabricant
War Veterans
Nominee
Irene Estrada
General election results
2013 New York City public advocate general election resultsStatement and Return Report for Certification http://vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/results/2013/2013GeneralElection/00001200000Citywide%20Public%20Advocate%20Citywide%20Recap.pdf January 2, 2014
Letitia James Democratic Party (United States) 761,058 77.87%
Letitia James Working Families Party 53,821 5.51%
Letitia James Total 814,879 83.37%
Robert Maresca Conservative Party of New York State 119,768 12.25%
James Lane Green Party of New York 16,974 1.74%
Alex Merced Libertarian Party of New York 10,419 1.07%
Deborah O. Liatos Socialist Workers Party (United States) 5,114 0.52%
Irene Estrada War Veterans 4,216 0.43%
Mollina G. Fabricant Students First 2,391 0.24%
Michael K. Lloyd Freedom Party of New York 1,799 0.18%
975,560 100%
References
External links
Letitia "Tish" James for Public Advocate
James Lane for Public Advocate
https://archive.today/20131002150951/http://elect.alexmerced.com/ Alex Merced for Public Advocate el
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