2017 New York City borough president elections

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23.08%

	Majority party	Minority party

Party	Democratic	Republican
Seats before	4	1
Seats won	4	1
Seat change
Popular vote	849,511	220,676
Percentage	77.23%	20.06%

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The 2017 New York City borough president elections were held on November 7, 2017, to elect the presidents of each of the five boroughs in New York City. They coincided with other city elections, including for mayor, public advocate, and city council.

All five incumbents were re-elected, and Democrats won all boroughs except for Staten Island.

Summary

Summary of results by Borough
Borough	Democratic candidate, vote, %	Republican candidate, vote, %
Manhattan	Gale Brewer, 210,731, 83.15%	Frank Scala, 30,410, 12.00%
The Bronx	Ruben Diaz Jr., 125,808, 88.08%	Steven DeMartis, 9,404, 6.58%
Brooklyn	Eric Adams, 278,488, 82.95%	Vito J. Bruno, 50,686, 15.10%
Queens	Melinda Katz, 211,016, 77.84%	William K. Kregler, 57,705, 21.29%
Staten Island	Thomas E. Shcherbenko, 23,467, 24.22%	James Oddo, 72,471, 74.80%

Manhattan

Incumbent Democrat Gale Brewer ran for re-election to a second term.

2017 Manhattan borough president election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gale Brewer	194,237	76.64
	Working Families	Gale Brewer	16,495	6.51
	Total	Gale Brewer (incumbent)	210,732	83.15
	Republican	Frank Scala	30,410	12.00
	Green	Daniel Vila Rivera	7,373	2.91
	Libertarian	Brian Waddell	3,430	1.35
	Reform	Brian Waddell	1,209	0.48
	Total	Brian Waddell	4,639	1.83
	Write-in		276	0.11
Total valid votes			253,430	93.14
Rejected ballots			18,650	6.85
Total votes			272,080	100.00
	Democratic hold

Bronx

Incumbent Democrat Rubén Díaz Jr. ran for re-election to a third term. He was the only incumbent president to face primary challengers, with the primary being held on September 12.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rubén Díaz Jr. (incumbent)	57,244	85.95
	Democratic	Camella D. Price	7,736	11.61
	Democratic	Avery Selkridge	1,498	2.25
	Write-in		126	0.19
Total valid votes			66,604	93.70
Rejected ballots			4,480	6.30
Total votes			71,084	100.00

General election

2017 Bronx borough president election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rubén Díaz Jr.	120,528	84.38
	Working Families	Rubén Díaz Jr.	5,280	3.70
	Total	Rubén Díaz Jr. (incumbent)	125,808	88.08
	Republican	Steven DeMartis	9,404	6.58
	Conservative	Antonio Vitiello	3,693	2.59
	Reform	Camella D. Price	3,651	2.56
	Write-in		279	0.36
Total valid votes			142,835	95.40
Rejected ballots			6,882	4.60
Total votes			149,717	100.00
	Democratic hold

Brooklyn

Incumbent Democrat Eric Adams ran for re-election to a second term.

Reform primary

Reform primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Benjamin G. Kissel	1,399	79.35
	Write-in		364	20.64
Total valid votes			1,763	67.37
Rejected ballots			854	32.63
Total votes			2,617	100.00

General election

2017 Brooklyn borough president election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Adams	251,247	74.84
	Working Families	Eric Adams	27,241	8.11
	Total	Eric Adams (incumbent)	278,488	82.95
	Republican	Vito Bruno	41,955	12.50
	Conservative	Vito Bruno	8,731	2.60
	Total	Vito Bruno	50,686	15.10
	Reform	Benjamin G. Kissel	6,017	1.79
	Write-in		521	0.12
Total valid votes			335,712	93.75
Rejected ballots			22,373	6.25
Total votes			358,085	100.00
	Democratic hold

Queens

Incumbent Democrat Melinda Katz ran for re-election to a second term.

2017 Queens borough president election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melinda Katz	196,870	72.62
	Working Families	Melinda Katz	14,146	5.22
	Total	Melinda Katz (incumbent)	211,016	77.84
	Republican	William K. Kregler	47,678	17.59
	Conservative	William K. Kregler	10,027	3.70
	Total	William K. Kregler	57,705	21.29
	Homeowners NYCHA	Everly D. Brown	2,039	0.75
	Write-in		318	0.12
Total valid votes			271,078	94.74
Rejected ballots			15,052	5.26
Total votes			286,130	100.00
	Democratic hold

Staten Island

Incumbent Republican James Oddo ran for re-election to a second term.

2017 Staten Island borough president election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Oddo	60,765	62.72
	Conservative	James Oddo	9,124	9.42
	Independence	James Oddo	1,979	2.04
	Reform	James Oddo	603	0.62
	Total	James Oddo (incumbent)	72,471	74.80
	Democratic	Thomas E. Shcherbenko	21,980	22.69
	Working Families	Thomas E. Shcherbenko	1,487	1.53
	Total	Thomas E. Shcherbenko	23,467	24.22
	Green	Henry J. Bardel	820	0.85
	Write-in		131	0.14
Total valid votes			96,889	96.60
Rejected ballots			3,413	3.40
Total votes			100,302	100.00
	Republican hold

Notes

Percentages don't add up to 100 as this table excludes minor parties, independents, and write-in votes.
^ Also ran for the Working Families Party, whose votes this tally includes.
^ Also ran as a Conservative, whose votes this tally includes.
Also ran under Conservative, Independence, and Reform, all of whose votes this tally includes.

References

"NYSVoter Enrollment by County, Voters Registered as of November 1, 2017" (PDF). vote.nyc. Board of Elections in the City of New York. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "General Election - 11/07/2017 New York County - All Parties and Independent Bodies" (PDF). vote.nyc.ny.us. Board of Elections in the City of New York. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
^ "General Election - 11/07/2017 Bronx County - All Parties and Independent Bodies" (PDF). vote.nyc.ny.us. Board of Elections in the City of New York. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
^ "General Election - 11/07/2017 Kings County - All Parties and Independent Bodies" (PDF). vote.nyc.ny.us. Board of Elections in the City of New York. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
^ "General Election - 11/07/2017 Queens County - All Parties and Independent Bodies" (PDF). vote.nyc.ny.us. Board of Elections in the City of New York. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
^ "General Election - 11/07/2017 Richmond County - All Parties and Independent Bodies" (PDF). vote.nyc.ny.us. Board of Elections in the City of New York. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
"Primary Election - 09/12/2017 Bronx County - Democratic Party" (PDF). vote.nyc.ny.us. Board of Elections in the City of New York. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
"Primary Election - 09/12/2017 Kings County - Reform Party" (PDF). vote.nyc.ny.us. Board of Elections in the City of New York. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

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