2009 New York City Public Advocate election

none September 2023 2009 New York City Public Advocate election New York City presidential no 2005 New York City Public Advocate election 2005 2013 New York City Public Advocate election 2013 November 3, 2009 File:Bill de Blasio NYC (cropped).jpg 150x150px Bill de Blasio Democratic Party (United States) 724,629 77.6% 3x4.svg Alex T. Zablocki Republican Party (United States) 164,090 17.6% 250px Borough results 250px State Assembly results de Blasio: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Zablocki: #e27f7f 50–60% Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Democratic Party (United States) Bill de Blasio Democratic Party (United States) The 2009 New York City Public Advocate election took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, along with elections for the mayor, the city comptroller, borough presidents, and members of the New York City Council. The Democratic candidate, Bill de Blasio, won election with 77% of the vote against 18% for the Republican nominee, Alex Zablocki, 3.6% for the Conservative nominee, William Lee, and 1.7% for two others.2009 Election Results https://web.archive.org/web/20091107034641/http://elections.nytimes.com/2009/results/index.html 2009-11-07 , The New York Times, published and retrieved on November 4, 2009 The public advocate has the formal role of presiding over meetings of the New York City Council (although the Speaker elected by the Council itself now does much of this work), and, until the next election, would serve as acting Mayor whenever the elected Mayor is unable to serve. This election has drawn significant interest from politicians looking to advance their careers, as the extension of New York City term limits allows more incumbents to seek reelection. Candidates Democratic party Despite the extension of term limits in late 2008, the outgoing public advocate, Betsy Gotbaum announced that she would not run for reelection.https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/nyregion/28advocate.html The New York Times Betsy Gotbaum Says She Will Not Seek Re-election as the City's Public Advocate Fernanda Santos October 28, 2008 May 20, 2010 Candidates included Councilman Eric Gioia of Queens, who has raised $2.5 million for the campaign; Norman Siegel, the civil liberties lawyer who lost in a runoff to Gotbaum in 2001; former public advocate Mark Green, and Councilman Bill de Blasio of Brooklyn. After acknowledging he was considering the race in December 2008,https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404E2DB1F3DF93BA35751C1A96E9C8B63 The New York Times Put Off by Term-Limits Fight, Green Ponders Another Run for Public Advocate Jonathan P. Hicks December 8, 2008 May 20, 2010 Green announced on February 10, 2009, that he would again run for the office."Mark Green Announces Candidacy For Public Advocate" https://web.archive.org/web/20090307204617/http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/politics/Default.aspx 2009-03-07 , NY1. Accessed February 10, 2009.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/nyregion/11green.html The New York Times Former New York City Public Advocate Wants the Job Back Sewell Chan February 11, 2009 May 20, 2010 Green was Gotbaum's predecessor as public advocate and the first person to hold this title. His entry changed the landscape of the race, due to his name recognition and ability to raise money.http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/green-shakes-up-race-for-public-advocate/ The New York Times Green Shakes Up Race for Public Advocate Jonathan P. Hicks December 8, 2008 May 20, 2010 Councilman John Liu, also from Queens, had been considered a potential candidate for advocate, but he ran for and won the office of New York City Comptroller—an office uncontested by the current city comptroller, Bill Thompson, who preferred to seek election as mayor in 2009.http://www.queenscourier.com/articles/2009/03/11/news/top_stories/doc49b7ee7d239a7385994742.txt Queens Newspaper New York – Queens NY News Paper- The Queens Courier > Archives > News > Top Stories > John Liu now running for City Comptroller The Queens Courier March 11, 2009 October 20, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110927163444/http://www.queenscourier.com/articles/2009/03/11/news/top_stories/doc49b7ee7d239a7385994742.txt September 27, 2011 Councilwoman Jessica Lappin and Guillermo Linares, a former councilman and current commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, were also considering a runhttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/the-race-to-be-no-2-gets-more-crowded/ The New York Times Public Advocate Race Gets More Crowded Jonathan P. Hicks November 28, 2008 May 20, 2010 Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV was also considered a potential candidate. Lappin decided not to run.Paybarah, Azi, "Lappin Won't Run for Public Advocate", PolitickerNY.com, March 6, 2009. http://www.politickerny.com/2350/lappin-wont-run-public-advocate Lappin Won't Run for Public Advocate Politicker NY New York Politics News, Reaction, and Analysis 2009-03-19 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20090313091917/http://www.politickerny.com/2350/lappin-wont-run-public-advocate March 13, 2009 Imtiaz S. Syed, a lawyer, economist, investigative accountant, banker, administrator and management consultant, also ran.http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/pdf/documents/boe/2009PrimaryElection/CandidacyList.pdf Archived copy 2009-08-31 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091007040633/http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/pdf/documents/boe/2009PrimaryElection/CandidacyList.pdf 2009-10-07 Board of Elections in the City of New York. On September 15, 2009, de Blasio won 32.6% of the Democratic primary vote and Green 31.5%. (Most of the remaining 36% of the primary voters cast their ballots for Gioia or Siegel.) Neither de Blasio nor Green won enough votes (40%) to avoid a run-off primary election between them two weeks later. On September 29, Bill de Blasio won that run-off election by 62.4% to 37.6% for Mark Green. Turnout was very light, about 220,000 or 10% of the eligible voters, according to The Associated Press. (In the same run-off election, John Liu led his fellow City Councilman David Yassky, of Brooklyn, for the Democratic nomination for New York City Comptroller by 56% to 44% of a similar turnout.)Sewell Chan, Liu and de Blasio Win Primary Runoffs, City Room Blog, The New York Times, Tuesday, September 29, 2009, retrieved on September 30, 2009 Debates + 2009 New York City public advocate election democratic primary debates No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic Democratic DemocraticKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Bill de Blasio Eric Gioia Mark Green Norman Siegel1 Aug. 23, 2009 1010 WINSLeague of Women Voters of New York CityNew York City Campaign Finance BoardWABC-TVWXTV-DT Diana Williams YouTube P P P P2 Sep. 9, 2009 Citizens UnionNew York OneNew York One NoticiasNew York Daily NewsNew York City Campaign Finance BoardTime Warner CableWNYC-FM Dominic Carter YouTube P P P P + 2009 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 Bill de Blasio Mark Green1 Sep. 23, 2009 New York OneNew York One NoticiasNew York Daily NewsNew York City Campaign Finance BoardTime Warner CableWNYC-FM Dominic Carter YouTube P P Republican party Alex Zablocki, an aide to State Senator Andrew Lanza of Staten Island, declared his candidacy. At 26 years old, Zablocki was the youngest candidate to run for public advocate.September 2009 This also marked the first time since 1997 that the Republican party nominated a candidate for this office. Other parties William Lee, Conservative Party of New York Maura DeLuca, Socialist Workers Party Jim Lesczynski, Libertarian Party of New York Campaign Gotbaum set up meetings with each of her potential successors in order to help them understand the position.http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/public-advocate-meets-with-potential-successors/ The New York Times Public Advocate Meets With Potential Successors Jonathan P. Hicks December 11, 2008 May 20, 2010 On March 30, 2009, Alex Zablocki, Republican candidate for public advocate, met with Gotbaum in her office for about an hour to discuss the importance of the office and afterwards thanked her for her service.Tom Wrobleski http://blog.silive.com/politics/2009/03/zablocki_meets_with_gotbaum.html Zablocki meets with Gotbaum | SILive.com Blog.silive.com October 20, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053919/http://blog.silive.com/politics/2009/03/zablocki_meets_with_gotbaum.html July 24, 2011 dead mdy-all On March 10, Fordham Law School hosted a town hall meeting with Gioia, Siegel, de Blasio and Green.http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/meet-the-public-advocate-contenders/ The New York Times Meet the Public Advocate Contenders Fernanda Santos March 11, 2009 May 20, 2010 Zablocki was not invited, which he considered an "outrage". The organizer said that he believed students wanted to see the Democratic contenders first, and wished to set up a debate including Zablocki in the future. Endorsements De Blasio was endorsed by The New York Times,https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/29/opinion/29sat4.html?_r=1&ref=opinion The New York Times For New York City Public Advocate August 29, 2009 May 20, 2010 the Working Families Party, and over 150 elected officials and organizations.Paybarah Azi http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wfp-bill-de-blasio-and-public-advocates-race https://web.archive.org/web/20090826000536/http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wfp-bill-de-blasio-and-public-advocates-race dead August 26, 2009 The W.F.P., Bill de Blasio and the Public Advocate's Race | The New York Observer Observer.com October 20, 2011http://www.r8ny.com/node/123071 RELEASE: WFP Endorses Bill de Blasio for Public Advocate; Lander for Council | Room Eight R8ny.com July 12, 2010 October 20, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110929103421/http://www.r8ny.com/node/123071 September 29, 2011 dead mdy-all Gioia was endorsed by various labor unions, including Local One of the Stagehands, the Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) and the Captains Endowment Association (CEA).Paybarah, Azi, "Stagehands Back Gioia for Public Advocate", PolitickerNY.com, February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090224105024/http://www.politickerny.com/2035/stagehands-back-gioia-public-advocate February 24, 2009 http://www.politickerny.com/1926/gioia-rolls-out-union-calling-todays-public-advocate October 2011 Alex Zablocki was endorsed by all five Republican county organizations in New York City,http://www.silive.com/news/advance/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews%2F1242907214296140.xml&coll=1 Staten Island Advance Print Edition – - Staten Island Advance SILive.com October 20, 2011 May 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes led by his home borough of Staten Island.Tom Wrobleski http://blog.silive.com/politics/2009/04/zablocki_gets_staten_island_go.html Zablocki gets Staten Island GOP backing | SILive.com Blog.silive.com October 20, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053930/http://blog.silive.com/politics/2009/04/zablocki_gets_staten_island_go.html July 24, 2011 dead mdy-all Alex Zablocki was also endorsed by the Staten Island Advance on October 30, 2009,Staten Island Advance Editorial http://www.silive.com/opinion/editorials/index.ssf/2009/10/for_public_advocate_alex_zablo.html For public advocate: Alex Zablocki SILive.com October 20, 2011 as well as The Wave,http://www.alex2009.com/news/Wave%20Endorsement.pdf Archived copy 2009-11-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110707104719/http://www.alex2009.com/news/Wave%20Endorsement.pdf 2011-07-07 Rockaway's leading newspaper, on October 23, 2009. Results Democratic primary Tuesday, September 15, 2009 thumb|center|Results by State Assembly district #86B6F2 De Blasio #E1EFFF 20%–30% #D3E7FF 30%–40% #B9D7FF 40%–50% #86B6F2 50%–60% #4389E3 60%–70% #73D873 Green #D7F4D7 30%–40% #AFE9AF 40%–50% #FF9955 Gioia #FFCCAA 30%–40% #FFB380 40%–50% #FF9955 50%–60% Official results from the New York City Board of Elections as of September 25, 2009: 2009 Democratic initial primary Manhattan The Bronx Brooklyn Queens Staten Island Total % Bill de Blasio 35,013 16,662 47,791 17,054 2,947 119,467 32.6% 31.7% 36.7% 41.3% 20.5% 24.6% Mark Green 34,601 14,426 33,790 28,480 4,211 115,508 31.5% 31.3% 31.8% 29.2% 34.2% 35.1% Eric Gioia 17,309 6,859 15,082 24,838 2,771 66,859 18.2% 15.7% 15.1% 13.0% 29.8% 23.1% Norman Siegel 20,246 5,745 14,335 10,135 1,759 52,220 14.2% 18.3% 12.7% 12.4% 12.2% 14.7% Imtiaz S. Syed 3,221 1,679 4,750 2,875 295 12,820 3.5% 2.9% 3.7% 4.1% 3.4% 2.5% all write-in votes 14 1 18 10 0 43 0.01% T O T A L 110,404 45,372 115,766 83,392 11,983 366,917 As no candidate reached 40%, a runoff election for de Blasio and Green set for September 29 was required.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/nyregion/16advocate.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion De Blasio and Green in Runoff for Advocate The New York Times Julie Bosman September 15, 2009 September 16, 2009Board of Elections in the City of New York, "Statement and Return Report for Certification Primary Election 2009 – September 15, 2009 Crossover – Democratic Party Democratic Public Advocate Citywide", published on September 25, 2009, and retrieved on November 4, 2009 Democratic run-off primary Tuesday, September 29, 2009 thumb|center|Results by State Assembly district #86B6F2 De Blasio #86B6F2 50%–60% #4389E3 60%–70% #1666CB 70%–80% #73D873 Green #73D873 50%–60% Official returns (as reported on October 20, 2009): 2009 Democratic run-off primaryManhattanThe BronxBrooklynQueens Richmond [Staten Is.]Total% Bill de Blasio 46,295 17,074 49,667 28,450 3,927 145,413 62.4% 61.4% 61.7% 67.6% 57.0% 58.0% Mark Green 29,121 10,589 23,814 21,429 2,840 87,793 37.6% 38.6% 38.3% 32.4% 43.0% 42.0% T O T A L 75,416 27,663 73,481 49,879 6,767 233,206 Bill de Blasio became the Democratic nominee for public advocate.Board of Elections in the City of New York, Statement and Return Report for Certification Run-off Primary 2009 – September 29, 2009 Crossover – Democratic Party Democratic Public Advocate Citywide, published on October 20, 2009, and retrieved on November 4, 2009] General election Tuesday, November 3, 2009 2009 general electionPartyManhattanThe BronxBrooklynQueens Staten IslandTotal% Bill de Blasio Democratic 183,917 92,022 205,155 166,119 32,153 679,366 72.7%Working Families 12,608 3,434 18,602 8,215 2,404 45,263 4.8% Total 196,525 95,456 223,757 174,334 34,557 724,629 77.6% 81.5% 84.9% 81.7% 73.2% 50.5% Alex T. Zablocki Republican 35,515 13,013 37,683 49,988 27,891 164,090 17.6% 14.7% 11.6% 13.8% 21.0% 40.7% William J. Lee Conservative 4,929 2,902 8,737 10,523 5,185 32,276 3.5% 2.0% 2.6% 3.2% 4.4% 7.6% Maura de Luca Socialist Workers 2,455 788 2,555 2,029 478 8,305 0.9% Jim Lesczynski Libertarian 1,812 268 1,223 1,138 367 4,808 0.5% Total write-ins 37 17 30 29 10 123 0.01% Total votes 241,273 112,444 273,985 238,041 68,488 934,231 Source: Board of Elections in the City of New York http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/results.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100106085915/http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/results.html 2010-01-06 Bill de Blasio was elected public advocate. See also New York City Public Advocate Government of New York City 2009 New York City mayoral election 2009 New York City Comptroller election External links Candidate websites Bill de Blasio for Public Advocate Eric Gioia for New York Mark Green New Yorkers for Norman Siegel Imtiaz S. Syed for Public Advocate Alex Zablocki for Public Advocate References New York City Public Advocate 2009 Public Advocate Category:Bill de Blasio