NEW YORK (AP/ 1010 WINS) -- Heavily favored Democrat Bill de Blasio has been elected New York City's ombudsman.
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With 99 percent of precincts reporting, de Blasio had 77 percent of the vote. The former city councilman faced lesser-known Republican Alex Zablocki. He's an entrepreneur and aide to a state senator from Staten Island.
The public advocate acts as a watchdog of City Hall and takes over as mayor if he cannot serve.
De Blasio has served as a councilman since 2002. Before that he worked for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and was campaign manager for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2000 U.S. Senate run.
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