1998 New York State Comptroller election

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1998 New York State Comptroller election
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  1994 November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03) 2002  
  H. Carl McCall (New York State Comptroller).jpg Lee Zeldin and Bruce Blakeman (cropped).jpg
Candidate Carl McCall Bruce Blakeman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,862,9031,423,086
Percentage64.75%32.19%

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County results

McCall:     40–50%     50–60%     70–80%     80–90%

Contents

Blakeman:     40–50%     50–60%

Comptroller before election

Carl McCall
Democratic

Elected Comptroller

Carl McCall
Democratic

The 1998 election was held on November 3. Democratic incumbent Carl McCall defeated Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by a wide margin:

General election

Polling

SourceDateCarl McCall (D)Bruce Blakeman (R)
QuinnipiacSeptember 27, 199854%22%
QuinnipiacOctober 15, 199852%21%
QuinnipiacOctober 28, 199857%20%
General election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carl McCall (incumbent) 2,862,903 64.75%
Republican Bruce Blakeman 1,423,08632.19%
Right to Life Douglas H. Harknett70,3971.59%
Marijuana Reform Dean Venezia39,4230.89%
Green Howie Hawkins 15,1330.34%
Libertarian Robert M. Goodman10,3100.23%
Total votes4,421,252 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. "1998 General - State Comptroller - State of New York". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

See also

Preceded by
1994
New York Comptroller election
1998
Succeeded by
2002