2017 New York City Comptroller election

2017 New York City Comptroller election

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Nominee Scott Stringer Michel Faulkner Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Party Conservative Popular vote 838,944 213,192 Percentage 76.8% 19.5%

Borough results Stringer:      60–70%     70–80% Faulkner:      50–60%

Comptroller before election Scott Stringer Democratic Elected Comptroller Scott Stringer Democratic

The 2017 New York City Comptroller election was held on November 7, 2017, alongside concurrent elections for mayor, Public Advocate, Borough Presidents, and City Council. Neither major party held a primary as incumbent Democrat Scott Stringer and Republican Michel Faulkner were unopposed.

Both major party candidates ran under a number of ballot lines due to New York's fusion voting system that allows more than one political party to nominate the same candidate. Stringer won the general election by more than 50 points and was elected to a second term in office.

Democratic Party

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Stringer, incumbent City Comptroller and former Manhattan Borough President ^[1]

Republican Party

Candidates

Nominee

• Michel Faulkner, former New York Jets football player and Republican nominee for New York's 15th congressional district in 2010 ^[2]

Third parties and independents

Working Families Party

Nominee

• Scott Stringer, incumbent City Comptroller and former Manhattan Borough President ^[3]

Conservative Party

Nominee

• Michel Faulkner, former New York Jets football player and Republican nominee for New York's 15th congressional district in 2010 ^[3]

Green Party

Nominee

• Julia Willebrand, environmental activist and Green Party nominee for the 2006 New York State Comptroller election ^[3]

Libertarian Party

Nominee

• Alex Merced, marketing consultant and Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016 ^[3]

Reform Party

Nominee

• Michel Faulkner, former New York Jets football player and Republican nominee for New York's 15th congressional district in 2010 ^[3]

Independents

Declared

• Michel Faulkner, former New York Jets football player and Republican nominee for New York's 15th congressional district in 2010 ^{[3] [a]}

General election

Results

While Stringer won a second term in a landslide, Republican challenger Faulkner flipped Staten Island (Richmond County), winning just over 51% of the vote. ^[3]

General election results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Stringer	778,258	71.17%
	Working Families	Scott Stringer	60,686	5.55%
	Total	Scott Stringer	838,943	76.72%
	Republican	Michel Faulkner	171,431	15.68%
	Conservative	Michel Faulkner	34,446	3.15%
	Reform	Michel Faulkner	3,773	0.35%
	Stop De Blasio	Michel Faulkner	3,542	0.32%
	Total	Michel Faulkner	213,192	19.5%
	Green	Julia Willebrand	34,371	3.14%
	Libertarian	Alex Merced	6,100	0.6%
	Write-in		958	0.09%
Total votes			1,093,564	100%
	Democratic hold

Notes

1. While Faulkner was a Republican, fusion voting also allowed him to appear on the ballot as an Independent under the party line 'Stop de Blasio'.

References

1. Max, Ben. "2017 New York City Primary Election Results". Gotham Gazette. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
2. "Michel Faulkner tackles the comptroller race". City & State .
3. "City Comptroller Election Citywide Results" (PDF). Retrieved September 22, 2025.