In a theoretical head - to - head match - up where
Jeffries ran as an independent against de Blasio as a Democrat, Jeffries pulled support from 26 percent of city voters, to the mayor's 43 percent.
Banks was endorsed by
Jeffries in his previous council
run against Inez Barron,
as well
as Brooklyn Democratic chairman Frank Seddio, and Assemblyman Walter Mosley,
as well
as the LAMBDA
Independent Democrats of Brooklyn, the borough's biggest LGBT political organization.