Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan, a Republican, is left to cruise to election over City Councilman Vincent Gentile in the May 5 special election to replace former GOP Rep. Michael Grimm, who resigned after pleading guilty to tax fraud.

The disinterest in the contest is notable due to the national attention Grimm’s demise drew, and the controversy attached to Donovan, who failed to win a grand jury indictment of an NYPD officer whose videotaped chokehold led to the death of Eric Garner.