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.

1986 New York State Comptroller Election [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward Regan (incumbent)	2,274,548	57.20%	N/A
	Democratic	Herman Badillo	1,593,174	40.07%	N/A
	Right to Life	Mary Jane Tobin	91,236	2.29%	N/A
	New Alliance	Mary Fridley	17,447	0.44%	N/A
Total votes			4,976,399	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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward Regan (incumbent)	1,942,911	49.24%	N/A
	Democratic	Carol Bellamy	1,841,826	46.68%	N/A
	Right to Life	Donna M. Kearney	116,743	2.96%	N/A
	Libertarian	Vicki Kirkland	17,093	0.43%	N/A
	Socialist Workers	Aaron Ruby	11,118	0..28%	N/A
	New Alliance	Emmy Gay	15,752	0.40%	N/A
Total votes			3,945,443	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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Hevesi (incumbent)	2,193,602	56.37%
	Republican	Christopher Callaghan	1,535,329	39.45%
	Green	Julia Willebrand	108,165	2.78%
	Libertarian	John Cain	38,483	0.99%
	Socialist Workers	Willie Cotton	15,786	0.40%
Total votes			4,134,973	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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas P. DiNapoli	2,272,805	50.78
	Republican	Harry Wilson	2,070,349	46.26
	Green	Julia A. Willebrand	104,482	2.33
	Libertarian	John Gaetani	27,898	0.62
Total votes			4,475,534	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
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[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas DiNapoli	3,714,787	61.76%	+5.12%
	Working Families	Thomas DiNapoli	155,873	2.59%	-1.88%
	Independence	Thomas DiNapoli	106,971	1.78%	-1.33%
	Women's Equality	Thomas DiNapoli	35,613	0.59%	-2.52%
	Reform	Thomas DiNapoli	14,642	0.24%	N/A
	Total	Thomas DiNapoli (incumbent)	4,027,886	66.96%	+7.09%
	Republican	Jonathan Trichter	1,651,578	27.46%	-0.77%
	Conservative	Jonathan Trichter	231,380	3.84%	-2.44%
	Total	Jonathan Trichter	1,882,958	31.30%	-5.18%
	Green	Mark Dunlea	70,041	1.16%	-1.48%
	Libertarian	Cruger E. Gallaudet	34,430	0.57%	-0.42%
Total votes			6,015,315	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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas DiNapoli	2,980,833	51.67%	-10.09%
	Working Families	Thomas DiNapoli	324,279	5.62%	+3.03%
	Total	Thomas DiNapoli (incumbent)	3,305,112	57.29%	-9.67%
	Republican	Paul Rodriguez	2,171,067	37.64%	+10.18%
	Conservative	Paul Rodriguez	292,337	5.07%	+1.23%
	Total	Paul Rodriguez	2,463,404	42.71%	+11.41%
Total votes			5,768,516	100.0%
	Democratic hold

References

Mitchell, George (1987–1988). The New York Red Book: An Illustrated Yearbook of Authentic Information Concerning New York State, Its Departments and Political Subdivisions and the Officials Who Administer Its Affairs (89th ed.). Albany, New York: Williams Press, Inc. p. 1008.
"1990 Comptroller General Election Results". uselectionatlas. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
"Our Campaigns - NY Comptroller Race - Nov 06, 1990". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
"NYS Board of Elections Attorney General Election Returns Nov. 7, 2006" (PDF). elections.ny.gov. New York State Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2010/general/2010ComptrollerAmended01272011.pdf
"Certified Results from the November 6, 2018 General Election for Comptroller" (PDF). elections.ny.gov.
"2022 General Election Results — Certified December 15, 2022". New York State Board of Elections.

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[1] Mitchell, George (1987–1988). The New York Red Book: An Illustrated Yearbook of Authentic Information Concerning New York State, Its Departments and Political Subdivisions and the Officials Who Administer Its Affairs (89th ed.). Albany, New York: Williams Press, Inc. p. 1008.

[2] "1990 Comptroller General Election Results". uselectionatlas. Retrieved May 5, 2023.

[3] "Our Campaigns - NY Comptroller Race - Nov 06, 1990". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.

[4] "NYS Board of Elections Attorney General Election Returns Nov. 7, 2006" (PDF). elections.ny.gov. New York State Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.

[5] ttp://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2010/general/2010ComptrollerAmended01272011.pdf

[6] "Certified Results from the November 6, 2018 General Election for Comptroller" (PDF). elections.ny.gov.

[7] "2022 General Election Results — Certified December 15, 2022". New York State Board of Elections.