2017 New York City mayoral election (A New American Century)

The New York City mayoral election of 2017 was an election to decide the mayor of New York City. occurred on Tuesday November 8, 2005, with incumbent Democratic mayor Bill de Blasio running against New York City Councilman Eric Ulrich. They both faced several third party candidates running on the Conservative, Independent, Reform, and Working Families tickets

Early polls had Ulrich down by double digits. However, he was bolstered by the city's Latino and white working class population, both of whom were becoming disenchanted with de Blasio's mayoral tenure. This caused him to start slowly chipping away at the Mayor's lead. It culminated on election night with a stunning upset over the mayor after he sharply ran up margins in the boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island, the latter of which he won by a resounding 84%, while the former he was able to win by a mere 2,400 votes. He also was able to win Queens by a considerable amount, due to the fact that he represents Queens in the NYC Council.