New York State Comptroller elections

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.

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.

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1986 New York State Comptroller Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Herman Badillo	1,593,174	40.07%
	Right to Life	Mary Jane Tobin	91,236	2.29%
		Mary Fridley	17,447	0.44%
Total votes				100.00%

1990

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

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1990 New York State Comptroller Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Carol Bellamy	1,841,826	46.68%
		Donna M. Kearney	116,743	2.96%
		Vicki Kirkland	17,093	0.43%
		Aaron Ruby	11,118	0..28%
		Emmy Gay	15,752	0.40%
Total votes				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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Alan Hevesi (incumbent)		56.37%
		Christopher Callaghan		39.45%
		Julia Willebrand		2.78%
		John Cain		0.99%
		Willie Cotton		0.40%
Total votes				100%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Thomas P. DiNapoli		50.78
		Harry Wilson		46.26
		Julia A. Willebrand		2.33
		John Gaetani		0.62
Total votes				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
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Thomas DiNapoli	1,935,847	56.64%
	Working Families	Thomas DiNapoli	175,328	4.47%
	Independence/ Women's Equality	Thomas DiNapoli	121,882	3.11%
	Total	Thomas DiNapoli (incumbent)	2,223,057	59.87%
	Republican	Robert Antonacci	1,108,016	28.23%
	Conservative/ Stop-Common-Core	Robert Antonacci	246,627	6.28%
	Total	Robert Antonacci	1,354,643	36.48%
	Green	Theresa Portelli	97,906	2.64%
	Libertarian	John Clifton	36,583	0.99%
	Blank		209,613	5.34%
	Void		1,910	0.05%
	Write-in		1,197	0.03%
Totals			3,924,909	100%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas DiNapoli	3,714,787	61.76%
		Thomas DiNapoli	155,873	2.59%
		Thomas DiNapoli	106,971	1.78%
		Thomas DiNapoli	35,613	0.59%
		Thomas DiNapoli	14,642	0.24%
	Total	Thomas DiNapoli (incumbent)	4,027,886	66.96%
		Jonathan Trichter	1,651,578	27.46%
		Jonathan Trichter	231,380	3.84%
	Total	Jonathan Trichter	1,882,958	31.30%
		Mark Dunlea	70,041	1.16%
		Cruger E. Gallaudet	34,430	0.57%
Total votes			6,015,315	100%	N/A
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas DiNapoli	2,980,833	51.67%
		Thomas DiNapoli	324,279	5.62%
	Total	Thomas DiNapoli (incumbent)	3,305,112	57.29%
		Paul Rodriguez	2,171,067	37.64%
		Paul Rodriguez	292,337	5.07%
	Total	Paul Rodriguez	2,463,404	42.71%
Total votes			5,768,516	100.0%
	hold

See also

• Politics of New York (state)
• New York gubernatorial elections
• New York Attorney General elections

References

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