View source for 2002 New York State Comptroller election

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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| country = New York (state)
| flag_image = Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1998 New York State Comptroller election
| previous_year = 1998
| election_date = {{Start date|2002|11|5}}
| next_election = 2006 New York State Comptroller election
| next_year = 2006
| candidate1 = '''[[Alan Hevesi]]'''
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| image1 = 3x4.svg 
| popular_vote1 = '''2,095,913'''
| percentage1 = '''50.41%'''
| title = Comptroller
| before_election = [[Carl McCall]]
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Alan Hevesi]]
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate2 = [[John Faso]]
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| image2 = File:John Faso cropped (original version) (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 150x150px 
| popular_vote2 = 1,933,104
| percentage2 = 46.50%
| map_image          = NY Comptroller Election, 2002.svg
| map_size           = 300px
| map_caption        = County results <br>'''Hevesi:''' {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} <br />'''Faso:''' {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} 
}}
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The 2002 election was held on November 5. [[New York City Comptroller]] [[Alan Hevesi]] defeated former Assembly Minority Leader [[John Faso]].

==Democratic primary==
===Polling===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Source
! Date
! Alan Hevesi
! William Mulrow
|-
| Quinnipiac
| September 3, 2002
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''39%'''
| 16%
|}

==General election==
===Polling===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Source
! Date
! Alan Hevesi (D)
! John Faso (R)
|-
| Quinnipiac
| September 26, 2002
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''50%'''
| 30%
|-
| Quinnipiac
| October 16, 2002
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''44%'''
| 36%
|-
| Quinnipiac
| November 4, 2002
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''49%'''
| 34%
|}

{{Election box begin no change
| title = General election results <ref>{{cite web |title=NYS Board of Elections Comptroller Election Returns Nov. 5, 2002 |url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2002/general/2002_comp.pdf}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Alan Hevesi]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 2,095,913
| percentage = 50.41%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[John Faso]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 1,933,104
| percentage = 46.50%
}} 
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Garifalia Christea
| party = New York State Right to Life Party
| votes = 61,464
| percentage = 1.48%
}} 
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Howie Hawkins]]
| party = Green Party (United States)
| votes = 47,771
| percentage = 1.15%
}} 
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = James Eisert
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 19,235
| percentage = 0.46%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 4,157,487
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
  |winner     = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
{{sequence|
 prev=[[New York Comptroller election, 1998|1998]]|
 list= New York Comptroller election<br />2002|
 next=[[New York Comptroller election, 2006|2006]]
}}
{{New York elections}}
{{2002 United States elections}}

[[Category:2002 New York (state) elections|Comptroller]]
[[Category:New York State Comptroller elections|2002]]
[[Category:2002 United States state auditor elections|New York]]


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