ɪnðə noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən, ævˈɛlə kˈeɪm ɪn θˈɜːd plˈeɪs wɪð twˈɛnti wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə vˈoʊt, dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ɐɡˈɛn baɪ lˈɪuː, hˌuː wˈʌn fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə vˈoʊt, ænd baɪ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən kˈændᵻdˌeɪt vˈɪki pˌælɐdˈiːnoʊ, hˌuː wˈʌn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə vˈoʊt, wˌaɪl fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ ɐhˈɛd ʌv kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv pˈɑːɹɾi kˈændᵻdˌeɪt sˈaɪmən mˈɪntʃɪŋ, hˌuː wˈʌn wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə vˈoʊt.
In the November 2018 general election, Avella came in third place with 21% of the vote, defeated again by Liu, who won 54% of the vote, and by Republican candidate Vickie Paladino, who won 24% of the vote, while finishing ahead of Conservative Party candidate Simon Minching, who won 1% of the vote.