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Devin Balkind
Devin Balkind (Libertarian Party) ran for election for New York City Public Advocate. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York City Public Advocate
Incumbent Jumaane Williams defeated Devi Nampiaparampil, Anthony Herbert, and Devin Balkind in the general election for New York City Public Advocate on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jumaane Williams (D) | 68.4 | 744,183 |
| Devi Nampiaparampil (R / Save Our City Party) | 23.4 | 254,491 | ||
 | Anthony Herbert (Conservative Party / Independent Party) | 6.8 | 73,943 | |
 | Devin Balkind (L) | 1.3 | 14,352 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,701 | ||
| Total votes: 1,088,670 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Public Advocate
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jumaane Williams in round 1 .
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Total votes: 818,722 |
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Devi Nampiaparampil advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Public Advocate.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Anthony Herbert advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Public Advocate.
2019
See also: Public advocate election in New York, New York (2019)
General election
Special general election for New York City Public Advocate
Incumbent Jumaane Williams defeated Joe Borelli and Devin Balkind in the special general election for New York City Public Advocate on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jumaane Williams (D) | 77.9 | 607,441 |
 | Joe Borelli (R / Conservative Party) | 19.9 | 155,617 | |
| Devin Balkind (L) | 2.0 | 15,676 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,461 | ||
| Total votes: 780,195 | |||
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2017
New York City held elections for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, and all 51 seats on the city council in 2017. New Yorkers also voted for offices in their boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
Primary elections were scheduled for September 12, 2017, and the general election was on November 7, 2017. Under New York law, candidates who run unopposed in a primary or general election win the nomination or election automatically, and their names do not appear on the ballot.[1] Incumbent Letitia James (D) defeated Juan Carlos Polanco (R), Michael O'Reilly (Conservative), James Lane (Green), and Devin Balkind (Libertarian) in the general election for public advocate of New York City.
| New York City Public Advocate, General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Letitia James Incumbent |
73.81% | 812,234 | |
| Republican | Juan Carlos Polanco | 15.68% | 172,601 | |
| Conservative | Michael O'Reilly | 8.00% | 88,060 | |
| Green | James Lane | 1.76% | 19,404 | |
| Libertarian | Devin Balkind | 0.61% | 6,737 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.13% | 1,407 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,100,443 | |||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 General Certified Election Results," November 28, 2017 | ||||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Devin Balkind did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Devin Balkind did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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