1998 New York State Comptroller election
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The 1998 New York State Comptroller election was held on November 3, 1998. Democratic incumbent Carl McCall defeated Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by a wide margin.
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November 3, 1998
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 County results
McCall: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||
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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% |
Results
| 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 | |||||
