2018 New York State Comptroller election

The 2018 New York Comptroller election was held on November 6, 2018, alongside other New York elections for Governor, State Senate, State Assembly, and Attorney General. Incumbent Democrat Thomas DiNapoli easily won a third term, defeating Republican nominee Jonathan Trichter and minor party candidates.[1]

2018 New York Comptroller election

November 6, 2018
 
Nominee Thomas DiNapoli Jonathan Trichter
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance
Parties
Popular vote 4,027,866 1,882,958
Percentage 67.0% 31.3%

DiNapoli:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Trichter:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes

As of 2021, this is the last statewide election where Putnam, Montgomery, Madison, Niagara and Chautauqua counties voted Democratic. As of 2021, this, along with the concurrent U.S. Senate election is the last time Ontario, Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Warren, Washington, Otsego, Saint Lawrence and Sullivan counties have voted Democratic in a statewide election.

Results

New York Comptroller election, 2018[2]
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

References

Preceded by
2014
New York Comptroller election
2018
Succeeded by
2022
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