New York Comptroller election, 2010
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.
Candidates
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Green Party
Libertarian Party
- John Gaetani, advocate for gold and silver investment
Polling
Democratic Primary
Poll Source |
Dates administered |
Tom DiNapoli |
Eliot Spitzer |
Undecided |
Marist Poll |
September 17, 2009 |
49% |
37% |
14% |
General Election
Poll Source |
Dates administered |
Tom DiNapoli (D) |
Harry Wilson (R) |
Undecided |
NY GOP |
April 12, 2010 |
22% |
25% |
48% |
Marist Poll |
June 5, 2010 |
42% |
47% |
11% |
Marist Poll |
July 17, 2010 |
22% |
48% |
1% |
Marist Poll |
August 1–4, 2010 |
42% |
48% |
7% |
Marist Poll |
September 19, 2010 |
45% |
45% |
7% |
Marist Poll |
October 7, 2010 |
32% |
49% |
1% |
Marist Poll |
October 12, 2010 |
32% |
35% |
41% |
Marist Poll |
October 19, 2010 |
49% |
34% |
1% |
NY Post |
October 22, 2010 |
39% |
45% |
4% |
Marist Poll |
October 27, 2010 |
42% |
41% |
1% |
Marist Poll |
November 1, 2010 |
45% |
45% |
7% |
General election
General election results [1] |
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 |
External links
References
Preceded by 2006 |
New York Comptroller election 2010 |
Succeeded by 2014 |