New York State Comptroller elections

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The Elections for New York State Comptroller are held every four years. The next scheduled election is due to be held in 2026. The current New York State Comptroller is Thomas DiNapoli.

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The Comptroller is directly elected by First Past the Post.

Elections

1986

The 1986 election was held on November 4. Republican Incumbent Edward Regan held his office, entering a third term as Comptroller.

1986 New York State Comptroller Election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Edward Regan (incumbent) 2,274,548 57.20% N/A
Democratic Herman Badillo 1,593,17440.07%N/A
Right to LifeMary Jane Tobin91,2362.29%N/A
New Alliance Mary Fridley17,4470.44%N/A
Total votes4,976,399 100.00%

1990

The 1990 election was held on November 6. Republican Incumbent Edward Regan held his office, entering his fourth term as Comptroller.

1990 New York State Comptroller Election [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Edward Regan (incumbent) 1,942,911 49.24% N/A
Democratic Carol Bellamy 1,841,82646.68%N/A
Right to Life Donna M. Kearney116,7432.96%N/A
Libertarian Vicki Kirkland17,0930.43%N/A
Socialist Workers Aaron Ruby11,1180..28%N/A
New Alliance Emmy Gay15,7520.40%N/A
Total votes3,945,443 100.00%

1994

The 1994 election was held on November 8. Carl McCall had been appointed by the legislature to fill the remaining year of the term held by outgoing Comptroller Edward Regan. London had previously been the Conservative Party's candidate for governor in 1990 and was offered the Comptroller spot according to many as a compromise between the Conservatives and Republicans:

H. Carl McCall
Democrat
Liberal


2,404,404
51.80%
Herbert I. London
Republican
Conservative/Tax Cut Now

Right to Life

2,155,759
46.44%
Laureen A. Oliver
Independence Fusion



53,801
1.16%
Richard L. Geyer
Libertarian



17,986
0.39%
Brock Satter
Socialist Workers Party



10,078
0.22%

1998

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

H. Carl McCall
Democrat
Independence
Liberal
Working Families

2,862,903
64.75%
Bruce A. Blakeman
Republican
Conservative



1,423,086
32.19%
Douglas H. Harknett
Right to Life



70,397
1.59%
Dean Venezia
Marijuana Reform



39,423
0.89%
Howie Hawkins
Green



15,133
0.34%
Robert M. Goodman
Libertarian



10,310
0.23%

4,985,514 ballots have been cast on that election. Out of them, 564,262 were declared blank, void or missing.

2002

The 2002 election was held on November 5. New York City Comptroller Alan Hevesi defeated former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso:

Alan Hevesi
Democrat
Liberal
Working Families


2,095,913
50.41%
John Faso
Republican
Independence
Conservative


1,933,104
46.50%
Garifalia Christea
Right to Life



61,464
1.48%
Howie Hawkins
Green



47,771
1.15%
James Eisert
Libertarian



19,235
0.46%

4,690,714 ballots have been cast on that election. Out of them, 533,227 were declared blank, void or missing.

2006

The 2006 election was held on November 7. Democratic incumbent Alan Hevesi won re-election, entering his second term in office; however, he resigned prior to the commencement of his term.

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alan Hevesi (incumbent) 2,193,602 56.37%
Republican Christopher Callaghan1,535,32939.45%
Green Julia Willebrand 108,1652.78%
Libertarian John Cain38,4830.99%
Socialist Workers Willie Cotton15,7860.40%
Total votes4,134,973 100%
Democratic hold

2010

The 2010 election was held on November 2. Democratic incumbent Thomas DiNapoli won re-election, entering his first full term as Comptroller. Prior to this election, Thomas DiNapoli held the office of New York State Comptroller since being appointed by the Governor of New York on February 7, 2007.

General election results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas P. DiNapoli2,272,80550.78
Republican Harry Wilson2,070,34946.26
Green Julia A. Willebrand104,4822.33
Libertarian John Gaetani27,8980.62
Total votes4,475,534 100.0

2014

The 2014 election was held on November 4. Democratic incumbent Thomas DiNapoli won re-election, entering his second term as Comptroller.

2014 New York State Comptroller Election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Democratic Thomas DiNapoli1,935,84756.64%
Working Families Thomas DiNapoli175,3284.47%
Independence/ Women's EqualityThomas DiNapoli121,8823.11%
Total Thomas DiNapoli (incumbent)2,223,05759.87%
Republican Robert Antonacci1,108,01628.23%
Conservative/ Stop-Common-CoreRobert Antonacci246,6276.28%
Total Robert Antonacci 1,354,64336.48%
Green Theresa Portelli97,9062.64%
Libertarian John Clifton36,5830.99%
Blank209,6135.34%
Void1,9100.05%
Write-in1,1970.03%
Totals3,924,909100%
Democratic Hold

2018

The 2018 election was held on November 6. Democratic incumbent Thomas DiNapoli won re-election, entering his third term as Comptroller.

New York Comptroller election, 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Thomas DiNapoli3,714,78761.76%+5.12%
Working Families Thomas DiNapoli155,8732.59%−1.88%
Independence Thomas DiNapoli106,9711.78%−1.33%
Women's Equality Thomas DiNapoli35,6130.59%−2.52%
Reform Thomas DiNapoli14,6420.24%N/A
Total Thomas DiNapoli (incumbent)4,027,88666.96%+7.09%
Republican Jonathan Trichter1,651,57827.46%−0.77%
Conservative Jonathan Trichter231,3803.84%−2.44%
TotalJonathan Trichter1,882,95831.30%−5.18%
Green Mark Dunlea70,0411.16%−1.48%
Libertarian Cruger E. Gallaudet34,4300.57%−0.42%
Total votes6,015,315 100% N/A
Democratic hold

2022

The 2022 election was held on November 6. Democratic incumbent Thomas DiNapoli won re-election, entering his third term as Comptroller.

2022 New York State Comptroller election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Thomas DiNapoli2,980,83351.67%−10.09%
Working Families Thomas DiNapoli324,2795.62%+3.03%
Total Thomas DiNapoli (incumbent)3,305,11257.29%−9.67%
Republican Paul Rodriguez2,171,06737.64%+10.18%
Conservative Paul Rodriguez292,3375.07%+1.23%
TotalPaul Rodriguez2,463,40442.71%+11.41%
Total votes5,768,516 100.0%
Democratic hold

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