1998 New York State Comptroller election

1998 New York State Comptroller election

November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)

Candidate Carl McCall Bruce Blakeman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,862,903 1,423,086 Percentage 64.75% 32.19%

County results McCall:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%      80–90% Blakeman:      40–50%      50–60%

Comptroller before election Carl McCall Democratic Elected Comptroller Carl McCall Democratic

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

General election

Polling

Source	Date	Carl McCall (D)	Bruce Blakeman (R)
Quinnipiac	September 27, 1998	54%	22%
Quinnipiac	October 15, 1998	52%	21%
Quinnipiac	October 28, 1998	57%	20%

General election results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl McCall	2,634,766
	Working Families (Independence)	Carl McCall	168,263
	Liberal	Carl McCall	59,874
	Total	Carl McCall (incumbent)	2,862,903	64.75
	Republican	Bruce Blakeman	1,203,538
	Conservative	Bruce Blakeman	219,548
	Total	Bruce Blakeman	1,423,086	32.19
	Right to Life	Douglas H. Harknett	70,397	1.59
	Marijuana Reform	Dean Venezia	39,423	0.89
	Green	Howie Hawkins	15,133	0.34
	Libertarian	Robert M. Goodman	10,310	0.23
Total votes			4,421,252	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. "1998 General - State Comptroller - State of New York". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

See also

Preceded by 1994

New York Comptroller election 1998

Succeeded by 2002