Mayor de Blasio signs in to vote (photo: Ed Reed/Mayor's Office)

With the party primaries over in the 2017 city election cycle, we head toward the general election, which will take place Tuesday, November 7. Dozens of races will be on the ballot, headlined by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s attempt at re-election.

The other citywide positions of Public Advocate and Comptroller are also being determined this year, as well as all five Borough Presidents, all 51 City Council seats, and two District Attorney positions (Brooklyn and Manhattan). However, there are several races where the Democratic candidate does not have any general election competition, so those races will not appear on the ballot come November. Some races will be highly competitive, some will have competition in name only.

Public Advocate Letitia James and Comptroller Scott Stringer are running for re-election to their posts, as are all five of the other borough presidents -- Queens’ Melinda Katz, Manhattan’s Gale Brewer, Staten Island’s James Oddo, Brooklyn’s Eric Adams, and Ruben Diaz Jr. of the Bronx.

In the City Council, 41 members in the 51-seat legislative body are seeking re-election. Most of the 10 "open" seats where the incumbent is not seeking reelection, either due to term limits or other reasons, saw intense competition in the primaries, but have limited contention in the general. Still, there are several interesting Council races to watch heading toward November. All three of the citywide races should also be interesting, though much will depend on how well the Republican and other candidates challenging the Democratic incumbents can do with fundraising and how well they run their campaigns.

Below is a list of candidates for many city races of 2017. Keep in mind that some candidates will appear on multiple ballot lines, though we will not necessarily list them all.

Gotham Gazette will be editing this list on a running basis leading to Election Day, November 7, as well as adding more to our 2017 election coverage, including more detail about candidates, races, issues, campaign endorsements and fundraising, debates, and more.

---General election list updated October 3, 2017---



Mayor

Bill de Blasio, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Nicole Malliotakis, Republican & Conservative & Stop de Blasio

Bo Dietl, Dump the Mayor

Sal Albanese, Reform

Aaron Commey, Libertarian

Akeem Browder, Green

Mike Tolkin, Smart Cities

(Dr. Robbie Gosine is waging a write-in campaign)

Public Advocate

Letitia James, incumbent, Democat & Working Families

Juan Carlos "J.C." Polanco, Republican & Reform & Stop de Blasio

James Lane, Green

Michael O'Reilly, Conservative

Devin Balkind, Libertarian

Comptroller

Scott Stringer, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Michel J. Faulkner, Republican & Conservative & Reform & Stop de Blasio

Alex Merced, Libertarian

Julia Willebrand, Green

Bronx Borough President

Ruben Diaz, Jr., incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Steven DeMartis, Republican

Antonio Vitiello, Conservative

Camella Price, Reform

Brooklyn Borough President

Eric Adams, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Benjamin Kissel, Reform

Vito Bruno, Republican & Conservative

Queens Borough President

Melinda Katz, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

William Kregler, Republican & Conservative

Everly Brown, Homeowners NYCHA

Manhattan Borough President

Gale Brewer, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Frank Scala, Republican

Daniel Vila Rivera, Green

Brian Waddell, Reform & Libertarian

Staten Island Borough President

James Oddo, incumbent, Republican & Conservative & Reform & Independence

Tom Shcherbenko, Democrat & Working Families

Henry Bardel, Green

Brooklyn District Attorney

Eric Gonzalez, Democrat, incumbent (named acting District Attorney in 2016)

Vincent Gentile, Reform

Manhattan District Attorney

Cy Vance, Democrat, incumbent

(Marc Fliedner announced in early October that he's embracing a write-in campaign for Manhattan DA)

City Council District 1

Margaret Chin, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Bryan Jung, Republican

Aaron Foldenauer, Liberal

Christoper Marte, Independence

City Council District 2 - open seat (held by Rosie Mendez)

Carlina Rivera, Democrat & Working Families

Jimmy McMillan, Republican & Rent is 2 Damn High

Donald Garrity, Libertarian

Manny Cavaco, Green

Jasmin Sanchez, Liberal

City Council District 3

Corey Johnson, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Marni Halasa, Eco Justice

City Council District 4 - open seat (held by Dan Garodnick)

Keith Powers, Democrat

Rebecca Harary, Republican & Women's Equality & Reform & Stop de Blasio

Rachel Honig, Liberal

City Council District 5

Ben Kallos, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Frank Spotorno, Republican

City Council District 6

Helen Rosenthal, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Hyman Drusin, Republican

William Raudenbush, Stand Up Together

City Council District 7

Mark Levine, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Florindo Troncelliti, Green

City Council District 8 - open seat (held by Melissa Mark-Viverito)

Diana Ayala, Democrat & Working Families

Daby Carreras, Republican & Reform & Stop de Blasio & No Rezoning 4 Ever

Linda Ortiz, Conservative

City Council District 9

Bill Perkins, incumbent (elected in February special election), Democrat & Working Families

Jack Royster, Republican

Pierre Gooding, Reform

Tyson-Lord Gray, Liberal

Dianne Mack, Harlem Matters

City Council District 10

Ydanis Rodriguez, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Ronny Goodman, Republican

City Council District 11

Andrew Cohen, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Judah David Powers, Republican & Conservative

Roxanne Delgado, Animal Rights

City Council District 12

Andy King, incumbent, Democrat

Adrienne Erwin, Conservative

City Council District 13 - open seat (held by James Vacca)

Mark Gjonaj, Democrat

John Cerini, Republican & Conservative

Marjorie Velazquez, Working Families

John Doyle, Liberal

Alex Gomez, New Bronx

City Council District 14

Fernando Cabrera, incumbent, Democrat

Randy Abreu, Working Families

Alan Reed, Republican & Conservative

Justin Sanchez, Liberal

City Council District 15

Ritchie Torres, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Jayson Cancel, Jr., Republican & Conservative

City Council District 16

Vanessa Gibson, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Benjamin Eggleston, Republican & Conservative

City Council District 17

Rafael Salamanca, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Patrick Delices, Republican

Oswald Denis, Conservative

Elvis Santana, Empower Society

City Council District 18 - open seat (held by Annabel Palma)

Ruben Diaz, Sr., Democrat

Carl Lundgren, Green

Michael Beltzer, Liberal

William Russell Moore, Reform

Eduadro Ramirez, Conservative

City Council District 19

Paul Vallone, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Konstantinos Poulidis, Republican

Paul Graziano, Reform

City Council District 20

Peter Koo, Democrat, incumbent

City Council District 21 - open seat (held by Julissa Ferreras-Copeland)

Francisco Moya, Democrat & Working Families

City Council District 22

Costa Constantinides, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Kathleen Springer, Dive In

City Council District 23

Barry Grodenchik, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Joseph Concannon, Republican & Conservative & Stop de Blasio

John Y. Lim, John Y. Lim

City Council District 24

Rory Lancman, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Mohammad Rahman, Reform

City Council District 25

Daniel Dromm, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

City Council District 26

Jimmy Van Bramer, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Marvin Jeffcoat, Republican & Conservative

City Council District 27

I. Daneek Miller, Democrat, incumbent

Rupert Green, Republican

Frank Francois, Green

City Council District 28 - open seat (Ruben Wills was convicted on public corruption charges)

Adrienne Adams, Democrat

Ivan Mossop, Republican

Hettie Powell, Working Families

City Council District 29

Karen Koslowitz, incumbent, Democrat

City Council District 30

Elizabeth Crowley, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families & Women's Equality

Robert Holden, Republican & Conservative & Reform & Dump de Blasio

City Council District 31

Donovan Richards, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

City Council District 32

Eric Ulrich, incumbent, Republican & Conservative & Independence & Reform

Mike Scala, Democrat

City Council District 33

Stephen Levin, Democrat, incumbent

Victoria Cambranes, Progress for All

City Council District 34

Antonio Reynoso, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

City Council District 35

Laurie Cumbo, Democrat, incumbent

Jabari Brisport, Green & Socialist

Christine Parker, Republican

City Council District 36

Robert Cornegy, Democrat, incumbent

City Council District 37

Rafael Espinal, Democrat, incumbent

Persephone Sarah Jane Smith, Green

City Council District 38

Carlos Menchaca, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Carmen Hulbert, Green

Devlis Valdez, Reform

Allan Romaguera, Conservative

City Council District 39

Brad Lander, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

City Council District 40

Mathieu Eugene, Democrat, incumbent

Brian Cunningham, Reform

Brian Kelly, Conservative

City Council District 41 - open seat (held by Darlene Mealy)

Alicka Ampry-Samuel, Democrat & Working Families

Berneda Jackson, Republican & Conservative

Christoper Carew, Solutions

City Council District 42

Inez Barron, Democrat, incumbent

Ernest Johnson, Conservative

Mawuli Hormeku, Reform

City Council District 43 - open seat (held by Vincent Gentile)

John Quaglione, Republican & Independence & Conservative

Justin Brannan, Democrat & Working Families

Angel Medina, Women's Equality

Bob Capano, Reform

City Council District 44 - open seat (held by David Greenfield, who is not seeking reelection)

Kalman Yeger, Democrat & Conservative

Yoni Hikind, Our Neighborhood

Harold Tischler, School Choice

City Council District 45

Jumaane Williams, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Anthony Beckford, True Freedom

City Council District 46

Alan Maisel, Democrat, incumbent

Jeffrey Ferretti, Conservative

City Council District 47

Mark Treyger, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Raimondo Denaro, Republican & Conservative

City Council District 48

Chaim M. Deutsch, Democrat, incumbent

Steven Saperstein, Republican & Conservative & Reform

City Council District 49

Deborah Rose, incumbent, Democrat & Working Families

Michael Penrose, Republican & Conservative

Kamillah Hanks, Reform

City Council District 50

Steven Matteo, incumbent, Republican & Conservative & Independence & Reform

Richard Florentino, Democrat

City Council District 51

Joseph Borelli, incumbent, Republican & Conservative & Independence & Reform

Dylan Schwartz, Democrat & Working Families

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****THE BELOW WAS WRITTEN AHEAD OF THE SEPTEMBER 12 PRIMARY ELECTIONS****

With the 2016 elections behind us and 2017 here, the focus in New York City is turning to this year's city election cycle. There will be dozens of races on the ballot for primaries in September and the general election in November, including Mayor Bill de Blasio’s attempt at re-election.

The other citywide positions of Public Advocate and Comptroller will also be voted on, as well as all five Borough Presidents, all 51 City Council seats, and two District Attorney positions (Brooklyn and Manhattan).

Candidates continue to declare their intentions to run and file with the state Board of Elections and city Campaign Finance Board. While filing a campaign committee with the Campaign Finance Board happens on a rolling basis, the most recent filing deadline for financial disclosures was mid-August. Candidates have had to submit ballot petitioning signatures to the Board of Elections, with some candidates then not making the ballot.

Public Advocate Letitia James and Comptroller Scott Stringer are running for re-election to their posts, as are all five of the other borough presidents -- Queens’ Melinda Katz, Manhattan’s Gale Brewer, Staten Island’s James Oddo, Brooklyn’s Eric Adams, and Ruben Diaz Jr. of the Bronx.

In the City Council, there are just seven of the 51 members who are term-limited from running for re-election. One now former Council member, Inez Dickens, was recently elected to the state Assembly and State Senator Bill Perkins was elected to the vacant seat in a special election -- Perkins is seeking reelection. There are several current state legislators running for City Council seats and one, Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis, who is the presumptive Republican nominee for mayor. Additionally, City Council Members Julissa Ferreras-Copeland and David Greenfield have decided not to run for reelection, so their seats have become "open," as has the seat formerly held by Ruben Wills, who was convicted on public corruption charges.

While a few City Council incumbents are facing tough challengers, there will be relatively limited action in City Council races beyond the 10 "open" seats where the current officeholder is term-limited or not seeking reelection. The competition in several of those seats looks like it will be fierce, and there will be several serious races where incumbents are trying to hold on.

Below is a running list of official and rumored candidates for many city races of 2017. Gotham Gazette will be editing this list on a running basis, as well as adding more to our 2017 election coverage, including more detail about candidates, races, issues, campaign endorsements and fundraising, debates, and more. [Note: not listed in this post are offices on the ballot including District Leader, County Committee, and other hyper-local races.]

---Candidate list last updated August 20, 2017---



Mayor

Bill de Blasio, Democrat, incumbent

Sal Albanese, Democrat

Robert Gangi, Democrat

Michael Tolkin, Democrat

Richard Bashner, Democrat

Nicole Malliotakis, Republican

Richard “Bo” Dietl, independent

Aaron Commey, Libertarian

Akeem Browder, Green

Abbey Laurel-Smith, Pilgrims Alliance

Garrett Bowser, independent

Eric W. Armstead, independent

Ahsan Syed, Theocratic

Robbie Gosine, independent

Asim Deen (party TBD)

Scott Joyner (party TBD)

Eric Roman (party TBD)

Rosemary Hameed (party TBD)

James Berry (party TBD)

Salvador Morales, (party TBD)

Louis Puliafito, (party TBD)

Eliseo Santos, (party TBD)

Karmen Smith, (party TBD)

Public Advocate

Letitia James, Democrat, incumbent

David Eisenbach, Democrat & Liberal

J.C. Polanco, Republican

James Lane, Green

Michael O'Reilly, Conservative

Devin Balkind, Libertarian

Cardon Pompey (party TBD)

Comptroller

Scott Stringer, Democrat, incumbent

Michel J. Faulkner, Republican

Alex Merced, Libertarian

Julia Willebrand, Green

Bronx Borough President

Ruben Diaz, Jr., Democrat, incumbent

Camella Pinkney-Price, Democrat

Avery Selkridge, Democrat

Michael Garcia (party TBD)

Brooklyn Borough President

Eric Adams, Democrat, incumbent

Ben Kissel, Reform & Libertarian

Vito Bruno, Republican

Queens Borough President

Melinda Katz, Democrat, incumbent

William Kregler, Republican

Manhattan Borough President

Gale Brewer, Democrat, incumbent

Brian Waddell, Libertarian

Daniel Vila, Green

Linda Liu (party TBD)

Staten Island Borough President

James Oddo, Republican, incumbent

Tom Shcherbenko, Democrat

Henry Bardel, Green

Brooklyn District Attorney

Eric Gonzalez, Democrat, incumbent (named acting District Attorney in 2016)

Patricia Gatling, Democrat

Vincent Gentile, Democrat

Stephanie Ama-Dwimoh, Democrat

Marc Fliedner, Democrat

Anne Swern, Democrat

Manhattan District Attorney

Cy Vance, Democrat, incumbent

City Council District 1

Margaret Chin, Democrat, incumbent

Christopher Marte, Democrat

Aaron Foldenauer, Democrat

Dashia Imperiale, Democrat

City Council District 2 - open seat (held by Rosie Mendez)

Carlina Rivera, Democrat

Mary Silver, Democrat

Jasmin Sanchez, Democrat

Ronnie Cho, Democrat

Jorge Vasquez, Democrat

Erin Hussein, Democrat

Jimmy McMillan, Republican & Rent is Too Damn High

Donald Garrity, Libertarian

Manny Cavaco, Green

City Council District 3

Corey Johnson, Democrat, incumbent

Marni Halasa, Green

City Council District 4 - open seat (held by Dan Garodnick)

Jeffrey Mailman, Democrat

Keith Powers, Democrat

Bessie R. Schachter, Democrat

Martha Speranza, Democrat

Maria Castro, Democrat

Vanessa Aronson, Democrat

Barry Shapiro, Democrat

Rachel Honig, Democrat

Alec Hartman, Democrat

Rebecca Harary, Republican

City Council District 5

Ben Kallos, Democrat, incumbent

Patrick Bobilin, Democrat

Gwen Goodwin, Democrat

City Council District 6

Helen Rosenthal, Democrat, incumbent

Cary Goodman, Democrat

Mel Wymore, Democrat

David Owens (party TBD)

William Raudenbush (party TBD)

City Council District 7

Mark Levine, Democrat, incumbent

Thomas Lopez-Pierre, Democrat

Florindo Troncelliti, Green

City Council District 8 - open seat (held by Melissa Mark-Viverito)

Diana Ayala, Democrat

Tamika Mapp, Democrat

Robert Rodriguez, Democrat

Israel Martinez, Democrat

City Council District 9

Bill Perkins, Democrat, incumbent (elected in February special election)

Marvin Holland, Democrat

Marvin Spruill, Democrat

Tyson Lord-Gray, Democrat

Cordell Cleare, Democrat

Julius Tajiddin, Democrat

Jack Royster, Republican

Pierre Gooding, Libertarian

City Council District 10

Ydanis Rodriguez, Democrat, incumbent

Josue Perez, Democrat

Francesca Castellanos

Gregory Purdy, Republican

Anthony del Orbe (party TBD)

City Council District 11

Andrew Cohen, Democrat, incumbent

City Council District 12

Andy King, Democrat, incumbent

Pamela Hamilton-Johnson, Democrat

Karrée-Lyn Gordon, Democrat

City Council District 13 - open seat (held by James Vacca)

John C. Doyle, Democrat

Mark Gjonaj, Democrat

Marjorie Velazquez, Democrat

Egidio Sementilli, Democrat

John Cerini, Republican

City Council District 14

Fernando Cabrera, Democrat, incumbent

Randy Abreu, Democrat

Felix Perdomo, Democrat

City Council District 15

Ritchie Torres, Democrat, incumbent

Jayson Cancel, Jr., Martial Arts Party

City Council District 16

Vanessa Gibson, Democrat, incumbent

City Council District 17

Rafael Salamanca, Democrat, incumbent

Helen Foreman-Hines, Democrat

Patrick Delices, Republican

City Council District 18 - open seat (held by Annabel Palma)

Amanda Farias, Democrat

Elvin Garcia, Democrat

Michael Beltzer, Democrat

Ruben Diaz, Sr., Democrat

William Moore, Democrat

Carl Lundgren, Green

Eisley Constantine, Republican

City Council District 19

Paul Vallone, Democrat, incumbent

Paul Graziano, Democrat

City Council District 20

Peter Koo, Democrat, incumbent

Alison Tan, Democrat

City Council District 21 - open seat (held by Julissa Ferreras-Copeland)

Hiram Monserrate, Democrat

Francisco Moya, Democrat

City Council District 22

Costa Constantinides, Democrat, incumbent

City Council District 23

Barry Grodenchik, Democrat, incumbent

Benny Itteera, Democrat

Joseph Concannon, Republican

John Lim (party TBD)

City Council District 24

Rory Lancman, Democrat, incumbent

Mohammad Rahman, Democrat

City Council District 25

Daniel Dromm, Democrat, incumbent

City Council District 26

Jimmy Van Bramer, Democrat, incumbent

Marvin Jeffcoat, Republican

City Council District 27

I. Daneek Miller, Democrat, incumbent

Anthony Rivers, Democrat

Rupert Green, Republican

Frank Francois, Green

City Council District 28 - open seat (Ruben Wills was convicted on public corruption charges)

Adrienne Adams, Democrat

Richard David, Democrat

Hettie V. Powell, Democrat

Ivan Mossop, Republican

City Council District 29

Karen Koslowitz, Democrat, incumbent

City Council District 30

Elizabeth Crowley, Democrat, incumbent

Robert Holden, Democrat

City Council District 31

Donovan Richards, Democrat, incumbent

Derek Hamilton (party TBD)

Latanya Collins (party TBD)

City Council District 32

Eric Ulrich, Republican, incumbent

Mike Scala, Democrat

Helal Sheikh, Democrat

William Ruiz, Democrat

Jay Rivera (party TBD)

City Council District 33

Stephen Levin, Democrat, incumbent

City Council District 34

Antonio Reynoso, Democrat, incumbent

Tommy Torres, Democrat

City Council District 35

Laurie Cumbo, Democrat, incumbent

Ede Fox, Democrat

Jabari Brisport, Green

Scott Hutchins, Green

Christine Parker, Republican

City Council District 36

Robert Cornegy, Democrat, incumbent

City Council District 37

Rafael Espinal, Democrat, incumbent

Persephone Sarah Jane Smith, Green

City Council District 38

Carlos Menchaca, Democrat, incumbent

Delvis Valdes, Democrat

Sara Gonzalez, Democrat

Felix Ortiz, Democrat

Chris Miao, Democrat

Carmen Hulbert, Green

City Council District 39

Brad Lander, Democrat, incumbent

City Council District 40

Mathieu Eugene, Democrat, incumbent

Brian Cunningham, Democrat

Pia Raymond, Democrat

Jennifer Berkley, Democrat

City Council District 41 - open seat (held by Darlene Mealy)

Moreen King, Democrat

Deidre Olivera, Democrat

Cory Provost, Democrat

Henry Butler, Democrat

Alicka Ampry-Samuel, Democrat

David Miller, Democrat

Leopold Cox, Democrat

Royston Antoine, Democrat

Victor Jordan, Democrat

City Council District 42

Inez Barron, Democrat, incumbent

Mawuli Hormeku, Democrat

City Council District 43 - open seat (held by Vincent Gentile)

Bob Capano, Republican

Liam McCabe, Republican

John Quaglione, Republican

Lucretia Regina-Potter, Republican

Justin Brannan, Democrat

Kevin Peter Carroll, Democrat

Nancy Tong, Democrat

Khader El-Yateem, Democrat

Vincenzo Chirico, Democrat

City Council District 44 - open seat (held by David Greenfield, who is not seeking reelection)

Kalman Yeger, Democrat

Yoni Hikind, Our Neighborhood

City Council District 45

Jumaane Williams, Democrat, incumbent

Louis Cespedes, Democrat

Anthony Beckford, Green

Stanley Dumas (party TBD)

City Council District 46

Alan Maisel, Democrat, incumbent

City Council District 47

Mark Treyger, Democrat, incumbent

Raimondo Denaro, Republican

City Council District 48

Chaim M. Deutsch, Democrat, incumbent

Marat Filler, Democrat

Steven Saperstein, Republican

City Council District 49

Debi Rose, Democrat, incumbent

Kamillah Payne-Hanks, Democrat

Michael Penrose, Republican

City Council District 50

Steven Matteo, Republican, incumbent

Richard Florentino, Democrat

City Council District 51

Joe Borelli, Republican, incumbent

Dylan Schwartz, Democrat

Brendan Birth contributed to this article.

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