Bill de Blasio may have bele? pornoeasily won his second term as New York City's mayor last month with more than 66 percent of the vote, but his run wasn't entirely uncontested.
The official write-in results are in, thanks to the NYC Board of Elections, and there were quite a few public figures who came within just, you know, a few hundred thousand votes of becoming the Big Apple's new mayor.
SEE ALSO: As mayor, it is my honor to announce that our quaint city will be pivoting to video immediatelyWhat follows is a nice, encouraging list of actual write-in totals for different public figures that we hope serves as a reminder to get out and vote. Because, you never know: we could make a dumb TV personality the president or something.
These are all very real.
Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge:10 votes
Sesame Street's Big Bird: 1 vote
Deceased former President Alexander Hamilton:1 vote
Former President Barack Obama: 45 votes
Senator Bernie Sanders:29 votes
Actress Bette Midler:2 votes
Beyoncé: 5 votes
Singer/Songwriter Bruce Springsteen:1 vote
Bugs Bunny of Looney Tunesfame:2 votes
Cereal mascot Captain Crunch:1 vote
Cooper A. Snugglebeast:2 votes
Daffy Duck of Looney Tunesfame:1 vote
Deceased musician David Bowie:1 vote
Former Yankee Derek Jeter: 2 votes
Donald Duck:1 vote
Current president Donald Trump:22 votes
Deceased socialist Eugene Debs:1 vote
Meme animal Grumpy Cat:1 vote
Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton:240 votes
Radio personality Howard Stern:5 votes
Broad City's Ilana Glazer: 1 vote
Jennifer Aniston:1 vote
Jesus Christ:3 votes
This Week Tonight's John Oliver:3 votes
Fictional king Jon Snow:1 vote
The undecided voter Ken Bone:1 vote
Knicks star Kristaps Porziņģis:11 votes
Basketball dad/Trump rival Lavar Ball:1 vote
Lord Yoda:1 vote
Florida Senator Marco Rubio: 4 votes
Former three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg: 957 votes
Former First Lady Michelle Obama:10 votes
Disney's Mickey Mouse:15 votes
NYC neighborhood Murray Hill:2 votes
Actor Nicolas Cage:1 vote
OJ Simpson:1 vote
TV host Rachel Maddow:4 votes
Comedian Samantha Bee:1 vote
Fictional sponge Spongebob Squarepants:1 vote
Comedian Stephen Colbert:7 votes
NYC's own Taylor Swift:1 vote
Texas Senator Ted Cruz:1 vote
Tom Hanks:2 votes
Iron Man Tony Stark:2 votes
DC's Wonder Woman:1 vote
Congratulations again to all of the nominees, we wish you better luck with your campaigns in 2021.
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