1993 New York City Comptroller election

1993 New York City Comptroller election

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Nominee Alan Hevesi Herman Badillo Party Democratic Republican Alliance Liberal Popular vote 918,412 682,864 Percentage 56.00% 41.64%

Results by Assembly district

Comptroller before election Elizabeth Holtzman Democratic Elected Comptroller Alan Hevesi Democratic

The 1993 New York City Comptroller election was held on November 2, 1993. Democratic nominee Alan Hevesi defeated Republican nominee Herman Badillo with 56.00% of the vote.

Primary elections were held on September 14, 1993. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Alan Hevesi, Assemblyman from Forest Hills
• Elizabeth Holtzman, incumbent New York City Comptroller
• Herman Badillo, former U.S. Representative from the Bronx (also running as Republican and Liberal)

Results

Results by Assembly district

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Hevesi	182,492	35.25
	Democratic	Elizabeth Holtzman (incumbent)	175,267	33.85
	Democratic	Herman Badillo	159,950	30.90
Total votes			517,709	100.00

Runoff results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Hevesi	171,609	66.72
	Democratic	Elizabeth Holtzman (incumbent)	85,606	33.28
Total votes			257,215	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Herman Badillo, former U.S. Representative from the Bronx (Republican and Liberal)
• Barbara S. Bollaert, candidate for City Council President in 1989 (Right to Life)
• Natalie Harris (Socialist)
• Alan Hevesi, Assemblyman from Forest Hills (Democratic)
• Vicki Kirkland (Libertarian)
• Howard Lim Jr. (Conservative)

Results

1993 New York City Comptroller election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Alan Hevesi	918,412	56.00%
	Republican	Herman Badillo	682,864	41.64%
	Right to Life	Barbara S. Bollaert	13,972	0.85%
	Conservative	Howard Lim Jr.	13,743	0.84%
	Socialist Workers	Natalie Harris	6,806	0.42%
	Libertarian	Vicki Kirkland	4,263	0.26%
Majority			235,548
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "THE 1993 PRIMARY: The Overview; Hevesi Outpolls Holtzman, Forcing a Runoff Vote". The New York Times. September 15, 1993. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
2. "THE 1993 ELECTIONS: Comptroller; Hevesi Wins Easy Victory In Battle Against Badillo". The New York Times. November 3, 1993. Retrieved June 12, 2021.