2010 New York State Comptroller election
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The New York comptroller election of 2010 involved the first election campaign of Democrat Thomas DiNapoli to the Office of State Comptroller. DiNapoli was appointed as Comptroller by a joint session of the New York State Legislature on February 7, 2007. In the general election on November 2, 2010, DiNapoli defeated Republican nominee Harry Wilson to be elected to his first full term in office. However, he significantly underperformed every other Democrat on the ballot for statewide office, in sharp contrast to his future re-election bids where he would overperform.
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November 2, 2010
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 County results DiNapoli: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Wilson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic Party
Nominee: Thomas DiNapoli, incumbent New York State Comptroller
Polling
| Poll Source | Dates administered | Tom DiNapoli | Eliot Spitzer | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marist Poll[1] | September 17, 2009 | 49% | 37% | 14% |
Republican Party
Nominee: Harry Wilson
Other Parties
Green Party
Libertarian Party
- John Gaetani
General election
Polling
| Poll Source | Dates administered | Tom DiNapoli (D) | Harry Wilson (R) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY GOP[2] | April 12, 2010 | 22% | 25% | 48% |
| Marist Poll[3] | June 5, 2010 | 42% | 47% | 11% |
| Marist Poll[4] | July 17, 2010 | 22% | 48% | 1% |
| Marist Poll[5] | August 1–4, 2010 | 42% | 48% | 7% |
| Marist Poll[6] | September 19, 2010 | 45% | 45% | 7% |
| Marist Poll[7] | October 7, 2010 | 32% | 49% | 1% |
| Marist Poll[8] | October 12, 2010 | 32% | 35% | 41% |
| Marist Poll[9] | October 19, 2010 | 49% | 34% | 1% |
| NY Post[10] | October 22, 2010 | 39% | 45% | 4% |
| Marist Poll[11] | October 27, 2010 | 42% | 41% | 1% |
| Marist Poll[12] | November 1, 2010 | 45% | 45% | 7% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas P. DiNapoli | 2,088,746 | 46.66% | ||
| Working Families | Thomas P. DiNapoli | 182,920 | 4.09% | ||
| Total | Thomas P. DiNapoli (incumbent) | 2,272,805 | 50.77% | ||
| Republican | Harry Wilson | 1,673,706 | 37.39% | ||
| Conservative | Harry Wilson | 243,419 | 5.44% | ||
| Independence | Harry Wilson | 152,302 | 3.40% | ||
| Total | Harry Wilson | 2,070,349 | 46.25% | ||
| Green | Julia Willebrand | 104,482 | 2.33% | ||
| Libertarian | John Gaetani | 27,898 | 0.62% | ||
| Write-in | 921 | 0.02% | |||
| Total votes | 4,476,455 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
External links
- New York State Office of the Comptroller, osc.state.ny.us
