1998 New York Attorney General election
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:ElectionsNY The 1998 New York Attorney General election took place on November 3, 1998 along with elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Democratic challenger Eliot Spitzer unseated one-term Republican incumbent Dennis Vacco in a major upset, with Vacco conceding on December 14, after accusing New York City voters, primarily in predominately Black and Latino areas, of voter fraud.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Catherine Abate, State Senator from Manhattan
- Evan A. Davis, former counsel to Governor Mario Cuomo
- Oliver Koppell, former Attorney General and State Assemblyman from the Bronx
- Eliot Spitzer, white collar defense attorney and candidate in 1994
Polling
| Source | Date | Oliver Koppell | Catherine Abate | Eliot Spitzer | Evan Davis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | February 26, 1998 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|7% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|7% | 2% | 5% |
| Quinnipiac | July 16, 1998 | 16% | 13% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|18% | - |
Statewide Results
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Catherine Abate | 186,626 | 27.77% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Oliver Koppell | 145,231 | 21.61% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Evan A. Davis | 60,978 | 9.07% | ||
| Majority | 92,554 | 13.77% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 672,015 | % | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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General election
Polling
| Source | Date | Dennis Vacco (R) | Eliot Spitzer (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | September 27, 1998 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|46% | 37% |
| Quinnipiac | October 15, 1998 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|45% | 33% |
| Quinnipiac | October 28, 1998 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|47% | 34% |
Results
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Eliot Spitzer | 2,018,591 | 46.67% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Eliot Spitzer | 66,357 | 1.53% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dennis Vacco | 1,757,539 | 40.63% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dennis Vacco | 302,223 | 6.99% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Total | Dennis Vacco (incumbent) | 2,059,762 | 47.62% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Catherine M. Abate | 81,439 | 1.88% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Robert W. Dapelo | 60,399 | 1.40% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Daniel A. Conti Jr. | 19,864 | 0.46% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Johann L. Moore | 18,984 | 0.44% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 4,325,396 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||||
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References
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See also
| Preceded by 1994 |
New York Attorney General election 1998 |
Succeeded by 2002 |
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