2025 New York City Public Advocate election
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November 4, 2025
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The 2025 New York City Public Advocate election was held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams was reelected to a second term.[1]
Candidates
Nominee
- Jumaane Williams, incumbent public advocate[2]
Eliminated in primary
- Marty Dolan, financial advisor and candidate for New York's 14th congressional district in 2024[3]
- Jenifer Rajkumar, state assemblymember from the 38th district (2021–present)[4] (previously ran for comptroller)[5]
Withdrawn
- Calvin Sun, physician (ran for Manhattan Borough President)[6]
- Christian Matthew, pastor and gun violence advocate[7]
Fundraising
| Campaign finance reports as of June 23, 2025 |
Independent expenditures as of June 23, 2025 | ||||||
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| Candidate | Raised | Public | Total funds | Spent | Est.
Cash on hand |
Supporting | Opposing |
| Marty Dolan | $54,984 | $0[a] | $54,984 | $70,126 | $-15,142[b] | $0 | $0 |
| Jenifer Rajkumar | $477,103 | $1,577,680 | $2,054,783 | $1,411,360 | $643,424 | $127,339 | $0 |
| Jumaane Williams | $366,149 | $1,280,072 | $1,646,221 | $1,223,582 | $422,639 | $257,485 | $0 |
| Source: New York City Campaign Finance Board[8] | |||||||
Endorsements
Jenifer Rajkumar
- U.S. representatives
- Ro Khanna, U.S. representative from California's 17th congressional district (2017–present)[9]
- Shri Thanedar, U.S. representative from Michigan's 13th congressional district (2023–present)[9]
- State legislators
- Joseph Addabbo Jr., state senator from the 15th district (2009–present)[10]
- Michael Benedetto, state assemblymember from the 82nd district (2005–present)[9]
- Sam Berger, state assemblymember from the 27th district (2023–present)[10]
- Erik Dilan, state assemblymember from the 54th district (2015–present)[9]
- Nily Rozic, state assemblymember from the 25th district (2013–present)[10]
- Toby Ann Stavisky, state senator from Queens[11]
- David Weprin, state assemblymember from the 24th district (2010–present)[10]
- Local officials
- Robert Holden, city councilmember from the 30th district (2018–present)[10]
- Labor unions
- Newspapers
Jumaane Williams
- U.S. representatives
- Yvette Clarke, U.S. representative from New York's 9th congressional district (2007–present)[14]
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. representative from New York's 14th congressional district (2019–present)[14]
- Charles Rangel, former U.S. representative from New York's 13th congressional district (1971–2017) (deceased)[15]
- Nydia Velázquez, U.S. representative from New York's 7th congressional district (1993–present)[14]
- State legislators
- Khaleel Anderson, state assemblymember from the 31st district (2020–present)[16]
- Cordell Cleare, state senator from the 30th district (2021–present)[15]
- Leroy Comrie, state senator from the 14th district (2015–present)[17]
- Inez Dickens, former state assemblymember from the 70th district (2017–2025)[15]
- Michael Gianaris, state senator from the 12th district (2011–present)[18]
- Eddie Gibbs, state assemblymember from the 68th district (2022–present)[15]
- Kristen Gonzalez, state senator from the 59th district (2023–present)[18]
- Jessica González-Rojas, state senator from the 34th district (2021–present)[18]
- Andrew Hevesi, state assemblymember from the 28th district (2005–present)[18]
- Larinda Hooks, state assemblymember from the 35th district (2025–present)[17]
- Alicia Hyndman, state assemblymember from the 29th district (2016–present)[17]
- Robert Jackson, state senator from the 31st district (2019–present)[15]
- John Liu, state senator from the 16th district (2019–present)[18]
- James Sanders Jr., state senator from the 10th district (2013–present)[17]
- Al Taylor, Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore of the New York State Assembly (2023–present) from the 71st district (2017–present)[15]
- Clyde Vanel, state assemblymember from the 33rd district (2017–present)[17]
- Jordan Wright, state assemblymember from the 70th district (2025–present)[15]
- Local officials
- Adrienne Adams, Speaker of the New York City Council (2022–present) from the 28th district (2017–present)[18]
- Selvena Brooks-Powers, Majority Whip of the New York City Council (2022–present) from the 31st district (2021–present)[16]
- Vanessa Gibson, Borough President of The Bronx (2022-present)[19]
- Donovan Richards, Borough President of Queens (2020–present)[16]
- Yusef Salaam, city councilmember from the 9th district (2024–present)[15]
- Nantasha Williams, city councilmember from the 27th district (2021–present)[17]
- Julie Won, city councilmember from the 26th district (2022–present)[18]
- Party officials
- Keith Wright, chair of the Manhattan Democratic Party (2009–present)[15]
- Individuals
- Ana Maria Archila, activist and co-director of the New York Working Families Party[20]
- Labor unions
- 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East[21]
- Actors' Equity Association[22]
- Communications Workers of America District 1[23]
- Communications Workers of America Local 1180[24]
- District Council 37[25]
- New York City Central Labor Council[26]
- NYC District Council of Carpenters[27]
- New York State Nurses Association[28]
- Professional Staff Congress[29]
- United Federation of Teachers[30]
- Organizations
- Brooklyn Young Democrats[31]
- Council of School Supervisors & Administrators[32]
- Indivisible Brooklyn[33]
- Jews for Racial and Economic Justice[34]
- Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club[35]
- Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn[36]
- Make the Road Action[37]
- New York City Council Progressive Caucus Alliance[38]
- New York League of Conservation Voters[39]
- Stonewall Democratic Club of New York[40]
- Sunrise Movement NYC[41]
- Working Families Party[20]
- Newspapers
Polling
First-past-the-post polls
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[c] |
Margin of error |
Marty Dolan |
Jenifer Rajkumar |
Jumaane Williams |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Strategic Politics[43][A] | June 13–16, 2025 | 580 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 14% | 12% | 54% | – | 20% |
| Emerson College[44][B] | May 23–26, 2025 | 541 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 13% | 15% | 56% | – | 16% |
| Honan Strategy Group[C] | April 16–17, 2025 | 823 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 6% | 6% | 51% | 4% | 32% |
Debates
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Dolan | Rajkumar | Williams | |||||
| 1 | June 5, 2025 | PIX11[45] | Dan Mannarino Henry Rosoff |
[45] | N | P | P |
Results
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Williams 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100% |
Rajkumar 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100% |
Dolan 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
90–100%
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Write-in 90–100% |
Tie 30–40%
40–50%
50% |
Other No votes
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jumaane Williams (incumbent) | 681,605 | 71.2 | |
| Democratic | Jenifer Rajkumar | 179,439 | 18.8 | |
| Democratic | Marty Dolan | 89,941 | 9.4 | |
| Write-in | 5,983 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 956,968 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Gonzalo Duran, vice chair of the Bronx Conservative Party and nominee for New York's 15th congressional district in 2024 (previously ran for mayor)[47]
Endorsements
Gonzalo Duran
Third parties and independents
Working Families Party
Nominee
- Jumaane Williams, incumbent public advocate[20]
Independents
Declared
- Marty Dolan, financial advisor and candidate for New York's 14th congressional district in 2024[3][d]
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jumaane Williams | ||||
| Working Families | Jumaane Williams | ||||
| Total | Jumaane Williams (incumbent) | ||||
| Republican | Gonzalo Duran | ||||
| Conservative | Gonzalo Duran[e] | ||||
| Total | Gonzalo Duran | ||||
| The Unity | Marty Dolan | ||||
| Write-in | |||||
| Total votes | 100% | ||||