2006 New York State Comptroller election

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2006 New York State Comptroller election
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Candidate Alan Hevesi Christopher Callaghan
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,193,6021,535,329
Percentage56.37%39.45%
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County results

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

Contents

Callaghan:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Comptroller before election

Alan Hevesi
Democratic

Elected Comptroller

Alan Hevesi
Democratic

The 2006 New York Comptroller election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat Alan Hevesi won against Republican challenger Chris Callaghan. Hevesi was plagued by scandals during the campaign involving misuse of state funds, and resigned a few days before his second term would have begun.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Alan Hevesi was the incumbent state comptroller. A Democrat and former professor, Hevesi was first elected in 2002. He previously served two terms as New York City Comptroller from 1994 to 2002, when he was term-limited out of the office. At the time of the election, he was being investigated for using a state employee as a chauffeur for his wife and failing to keep records or reimburse the state of New York by the Albany County District Attorney. [1]

Republican primary

Nominee

Christopher Callaghan, the Republican candidate, served as the Treasurer of Saratoga County, New York from 1997 to 2006. He was first appointed to the position by governor George Pataki in 1997, and elected to a full term later that year. He was re-elected twice.

Third parties

Declared

Disqualified

General election

Campaign

On October 12, 2006, Albany County District Attorney David Soares' office announced they were investigating Hevesi over claims that he hired a public employee to chauffeur his wife. [2] Eleven days later, the New York State Ethics Commission deemed Hevesi's actions in violation of state law. [3]

On October 26, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Eliot Spitzer withdrew his endorsement of Hevesi, saying that "[r]ecent developments in the Comptroller's race are deeply troubling. The outcome of the Ethics Commission investigation presents information that compromises Alan Hevesi's ability to fulfill his responsibilities." [4] On November 4, Hevesi was ordered to pay an additional $90,000. [5]

Endorsements

Alan Hevesi
Newspapers and media

Polling

SourceDateAlan Hevesi (D)Chris Callaghan (R)
QuinnipiacNovember 6, 200650%38%
Marist [16] November 3, 200648%36%
SienaNovember 3, 200639%35%
NY1/NewsdayNovember 2, 200648%38%
MaristOctober 27, 200650%38%
SienaOctober 26, 200639%39%†
MaristOctober 20, 200662%22%
QuinnipiacOctober 18, 200654%27%
SienaOctober 16, 200652%25%
ZogbyOctober 10, 200642%23%
QuinnipiacOctober 4, 200659%21%
MaristSeptember 28, 200657%27%
MaristSeptember 8, 200657%28%
MaristAugust 200660%27%
MaristJuly 200657%29%

† Of voters polled in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady counties.

Results

General election results [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alan Hevesi 2,095,864
Independence Alan Hevesi 127,293
Working Families Alan Hevesi 126,421
Total Alan Hevesi (incumbent) 2,349,578 56.82
Republican Christopher Callaghan1,405,843
Conservative Christopher Callaghan206,427
TotalChristopher Callaghan1,612,27038.99
Green Julia Willebrand 117,9082.85
Libertarian John Cain40,4720.98
Socialist Workers Willie Cotton14,7450.36
Total votes4,134,973 100%
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Newsday | Long Island's & NYC's News Source | Newsday".
  2. ↑ "Newsday | Long Island's & NYC's News Source | Newsday".
  3. ↑ http://blogs.nydailynews.com/dailypolitics/archives/2006/10/hevesi_in_troub.php [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ http://blogs.nydailynews.com/dailypolitics/archives/2006/10/spitzers_statem.php [ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "ABC News - ABC News". ABC News . Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2006.
  6. ↑ "CALLAGHAN FOR COMPTROLLER - New York Post Online Edition: Seven". Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2006.
  7. ↑ "Hevesi betrays taxpayers' trust". recordonline.com. Times Herald-Record. October 25, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
  8. ↑ "Callaghan for Comptroller". Archived from the original on November 14, 2006. Retrieved October 24, 2006.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "Newsday | Long Island's & NYC's News Source | Newsday".
  11. ↑ "Opinion | for New York Comptroller". The New York Times. October 27, 2006.
  12. ↑ "Alan Hevesi must go". The Brooklyn Papers. 2006. Archived from the original on November 5, 2006.
  13. ↑ "The Record - Callaghan gets comptroller nod". Archived from the original on December 18, 2006. Retrieved October 31, 2006.
  14. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/465544p-391727c.html [ permanent dead link ]
  16. ↑ "Marist". Archive. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  17. ↑ "NYS Board of Elections Attorney General Election Returns Nov. 7, 2006" (PDF). elections.ny.gov. New York State Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  18. ↑ "NYS Board of Elections Attorney General Election Returns Nov. 7, 2006". elections.ny.gov. New York State Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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