2010 New York State Comptroller election

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2010 New York Comptroller election
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  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  
  Thomas P. DiNapoli crop.jpg Harry Wilson with flag (cropped).jpg
Nominee Thomas DiNapoli Harry Wilson
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Conservative
Popular vote2,271,6662,069,427
Percentage50.78%46.26%

New York Comptroller Election Results by County, 2010.svg
County results
DiNapoli:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Wilson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Comptroller before election

Thomas DiNapoli
Democratic

Elected Comptroller

Thomas DiNapoli
Democratic

The New York comptroller election of 2010 involved the first election campaign of Democrat Thomas DiNapoli to the Office of State Comptroller. DiNapoli was appointed as Comptroller by a joint session of the New York State Legislature on February 7, 2007. In the general election on November 2, 2010, DiNapoli defeated Republican nominee Harry Wilson.

Contents

Candidates

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Green Party

Libertarian Party

Polling

Democratic primary

Poll SourceDates administeredTom DiNapoliEliot SpitzerUndecided
Marist Poll September 17, 200949%37%14%

General election

Poll SourceDates administeredTom DiNapoli (D)Harry Wilson (R)Undecided
NY GOP April 12, 201022%25%48%
Marist Poll June 5, 201042%47%11%
Marist Poll July 17, 201022%48%1%
Marist Poll August 1–4, 201042%48%7%
Marist Poll September 19, 201045%45%7%
Marist Poll October 7, 201032%49%1%
Marist Poll October 12, 201032%35%41%
Marist Poll October 19, 201049%34%1%
NY Post October 22, 201039%45%4%
Marist Poll October 27, 201042%41%1%
Marist Poll November 1, 201045%45%7%

General election

General election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas P. DiNapoli (incumbent) 2,271,666 50.78%
Republican Harry Wilson2,069,42746.26%
Green Julia A. Willebrand104,4452.33%
Libertarian John Gaetani27,8820.62%
Total votes4,473,420 100%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "NYS Board of Elections Comptroller Election Returns November 2, 2010" (PDF). Elections.NY.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
Preceded by
2006
New York Comptroller election
2010
Succeeded by
2014