2009 New York City Public Advocate election

2009 New York City Public Advocate election
	November 3, 2009
	de Blasio: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Zablocki: 50–60%
Public Advocate before election; Betsy Gotbaum; Democratic	Elected Public Advocate ; Bill de Blasio; Democratic

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.

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.