New York Comptroller election, 2026

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New York Comptroller
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (general elections); primary times vary by county Voting in New York
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New York is holding an election for comptroller on November 3, 2026.

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: New York Comptroller election, 2022

General election

General election for New York Comptroller

Incumbent Thomas P. DiNapoli defeated Paul Rodriguez in the general election for New York Comptroller on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas P. DiNapoli (D / Working Families Party)	57.3	3,305,112
		Paul Rodriguez (R / Conservative Party)	42.7	2,463,404
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	2,880

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,771,396
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Schmidt (L)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Thomas P. DiNapoli advanced from the Democratic primary for New York Comptroller.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Quanda Francis (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Paul Rodriguez advanced from the Republican primary for New York Comptroller.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Paul Rodriguez advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York Comptroller.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Thomas P. DiNapoli advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York Comptroller.

2018

See also: New York Comptroller election, 2018

General election

General election for New York Comptroller

Incumbent Thomas P. DiNapoli defeated Jonathan Trichter, Mark Dunlea, and Cruger Gallaudet in the general election for New York Comptroller on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas P. DiNapoli (D)	66.9	4,027,886
		Jonathan Trichter (R)	31.3	1,882,958
		Mark Dunlea (G)	1.2	70,041
		Cruger Gallaudet (L)	0.6	34,430
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1,633

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,016,948
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York Comptroller

Incumbent Thomas P. DiNapoli advanced from the Democratic primary for New York Comptroller on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Thomas P. DiNapoli

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New York Comptroller

Jonathan Trichter advanced from the Republican primary for New York Comptroller on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jonathan Trichter

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Green primary election

Green primary for New York Comptroller

Mark Dunlea advanced from the Green primary for New York Comptroller on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Dunlea

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2014

See also: New York down ballot state executive elections, 2014

New York Controller, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Thomas DiNapoli Incumbent	60.2%	2,233,057
	Republican	Bob Antonacci	36.5%	1,354,643
	Green	Theresa Portelli	2.6%	97,906
	Libertarian	John Clifton	0.7%	26,583
Total Votes				3,712,189
Election results via New York State Board of Elections

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

• Presidential elections
• Statewide elections
• State partisanship
• Demographics

See also: Presidential voting trends in New York and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines

2024 presidential results in congressional districts, New York

District	Kamala Harris	Donald Trump
New York's 1st	44.0%	54.0%
New York's 2nd	43.0%	56.0%
New York's 3rd	47.0%	51.0%
New York's 4th	50.0%	49.0%
New York's 5th	70.0%	28.0%
New York's 6th	52.0%	46.0%
New York's 7th	72.0%	26.0%
New York's 8th	71.0%	27.0%
New York's 9th	69.0%	29.0%
New York's 10th	79.0%	19.0%
New York's 11th	37.0%	61.0%
New York's 12th	81.0%	17.0%
New York's 13th	79.0%	20.0%
New York's 14th	65.0%	33.0%
New York's 15th	74.0%	25.0%
New York's 16th	66.0%	33.0%
New York's 17th	50.0%	49.0%
New York's 18th	51.0%	48.0%
New York's 19th	50.0%	49.0%
New York's 20th	56.0%	42.0%
New York's 21st	39.0%	60.0%
New York's 22nd	54.0%	46.0%
New York's 23rd	39.0%	60.0%
New York's 24th	38.0%	61.0%
New York's 25th	59.0%	40.0%
New York's 26th	59.0%	40.0%
Source: The Downballot

2016-2024

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2024 presidential election, 61.5% of New Yorkers lived in one of the state's 14 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 26.1% lived in one of 41 Solid Republican counties. Overall, New York was Solid Democratic, having voted for Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, Joe Biden (D) in 2020, and Kamala Harris (D) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in New York following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

New York county-level statistics, 2024
Solid Democratic	14	61.5%
Solid Republican	41	26.1%
New Republican	3	9.2%
Trending Democratic	4	3.2%
Total voted Democratic	18	64.7%
Total voted Republican	44	35.3%

Historical voting trends

New York presidential election results (1900-2024)

• 19 Democratic wins
• 13 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from New York

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in New York.

U.S. Senate election results in New York

Race	Winner	Runner up
2024	58.8%	40.5%
2022	56.7%	42.7%
2018	67.0%	33.0%
2016	70.4%	27.4%
2012	71.6%	27.0%
Average	64.9	34.1

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of New York

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in New York.

Gubernatorial election results in New York

Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	53.1%	46.7%
2018	59.6%	36.2%
2014	54.3%	40.4%
2010	63.1%	33.5%
2006	65.7%	27.1%
Average	59.2	36.8

See also: Party control of New York state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of New York's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from New York
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	19	21
Republican	0	7	7
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	26	28

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in New York's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in New York, October 2025

Office	Officeholder
Governor	Kathy Hochul
Lieutenant Governor	Antonio Delgado
Secretary of State	Walter Mosley
Attorney General	Letitia James

State legislature

New York State Senate

Party		As of October 2025
	Democratic Party	41
	Republican Party	22
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		63

New York House of Representatives

Party		As of October 2025
	Democratic Party	102
	Republican Party	47
	Other	0
	Vacancies	1
Total		150

Trifecta control

New York Party Control: 1992-2025
Nine years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Assembly	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

The table below details demographic data in New York and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.

Demographic Data for New York
	New York	United States
Population	20,201,249	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	47,123	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	57.1%	63.4%
Black/African American	14.7%	12.4%
Asian	8.9%	5.8%
Native American	0.5%	0.9%
Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.4%
Other (single race)	9.8%	6.6%
Multiple	8.9%	10.7%
Hispanic/Latino	19.6%	19%
Education
High school graduation rate	87.9%	89.4%
College graduation rate	39.6%	35%
Income
Median household income	$84,578	$78,538
Persons below poverty level	13.7%	12.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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