New York Comptroller elections

The Elections for New York State Comptroller are held every four years. The next one scheduled election will take place November 2010. The current New York State Comptroller is Thomas DiNapoli.

Upcoming elections

2010

Main article: New York Comptroller election, 2010

Recent elections

2006

Main article: New York Comptroller election, 2006

2002

Main article: New York Comptroller election, 2002

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

Year
2002	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.

1998

Main article: New York Comptroller election, 1998

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

Year
1998	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.

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:

Year
1994	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%

See also

• Politics of New York
• New York gubernatorial elections
• New York Attorney General elections