New York Comptroller election, 2014

November 4, 2014



Nominee	Thomas DiNapoli	Robert Antonacci
Party	Democratic	Republican
Alliance	Working Families	Conservative

Incumbent Comptroller

Thomas DiNapoli
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The 2014 New York Comptroller election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the New York State Comptroller. Incumbent Democratic Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli ran for re-election to a second full term in office.

1 Background
2 Democratic primary
- 2.1 Candidates
  - 2.1.1 Nominated
  - 2.1.2 Withdrew
3 Republican primary
- 3.1 Candidates
  - 3.1.1 Nominated
  - 3.1.2 Declined
4 Major Third Parties
5 Minor third parties
6 General election
- 6.1 Polling
7 References
8 External links

Background

Incumbent Democratic Comptroller Alan Hevesi was re-elected to a second term in 2006 but resigned a few days before the term would have begun, as part of a plea agreement from charges relating to his use of state employees to chauffeur his wife, who was ill (Hevesi had been convicted before the election but still defeated Christopher Callaghan by 56% to 39%). He was succeeded as Comptroller by Democratic State Assemblyman Thomas DiNapoli, who was elected in a joint session of the New York State Legislature in February 2007. DiNapoli was elected to a full term in 2010 with 51% of the vote.

Despite DiNapoli's relatively narrow win in 2010, Republicans do not believe that he is vulnerable because "Comptrollers seem to get re-elected as long as they do their jobs." They are instead concentrating their efforts on defeating Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, citing numerous reasons, including the fact that DiNapoli comes from Nassau County, as opposed to Schneiderman, who comes from the Upper West Side of Manhattan.^[1] Republicans initially found it extremely difficult to find even a dummy candidate to fill the ballot line, with the Conservative Party saying it would nominate its own candidate if the Republicans didn't find someone.^[2] Onondaga County Comptroller Robert Antonacci stepped forward for the Republicans in May 2014.

Under a pilot program approved by the New York State Legislature as part of the 2014 state budget, the comptroller election was to be the first statewide election in New York to be publicly financed. Republican candidate Robert Antonacci agreed to take part in public financing matching funds, noting that he would not have entered the race had those funds not been made available. To qualify for matching funds (which will be taken from a slush fund set aside for money unclaimed by the state's citizens), he had to raise $200,000 from at least 2,000 donors, each of whom are limited to a maximum donation of $175; he can continue to receive much larger donations outside those he seeks to match. DiNapoli did not accept matching funds.^[3] Antonacci failed to qualify for matching funds and raised less than half of the money necessary to qualify.^[4] Antonacci later expressed dismay toward the New York Republican State Committee for failing to give him financial support and nearly quit the race.^[5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Thomas DiNapoli, incumbent Comptroller^[6]

Withdrew

Geeta Rankoth (removed from ballot)^[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Robert Antonacci, Onondaga County Comptroller and candidate for New York Attorney General in 2010^[8]^[9]

Declined

Rob Astorino, Westchester County Executive (running for Governor)^[10]
Christopher Jacobs, Erie County Clerk and former Secretary of State of New York^[11]
Stefan Mychajliw, Erie County Comptroller^[12]
Harry Wilson, businessman and nominee for Comptroller in 2010^[10]

Major Third Parties

Besides the Democratic and Republican parties, the Conservative, Green, Independence and Working Families parties are qualified New York parties. These parties have automatic ballot access.

Conservative

Candidates

Nominated

Robert Antonacci, Republican nominee

Green

Candidates

Nominated

Theresa Portelli, nominee for Mayor of Albany in 2013 and former Albany City school board member^[13]

Independence

Candidates

Nominated

Thomas DiNapoli, incumbent Comptroller

Working Families

Candidates

Nominated

Thomas DiNapoli, incumbent Comptroller

Minor third parties

Any candidate not among the six qualified New York parties (Democratic, Republican, Conservative, Green, Independence and Working Families) must petition their way onto the ballot; they do not face primary elections. Independent nominating petitions began collecting signatures on July 8 and were due to the state by August 19.^[14]

Libertarian

Candidates

Nominated

John Clifton, perennial candidate^[15]

Stop Common Core

Candidates

Nominated

Robert Antonacci, Republican nominee^[16]

Women's Equality

Candidates

Nominated

Thomas DiNapoli, incumbent Comptroller^[16]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Thomas DiNapoli (D)	Robert Antonacci (R)	Other	Undecided
Siena College	October 16–20, 2014	748	± 3.6%	58%	31%	0%	10%
Siena College	September 18–23, 2014	809	± 3.4%	56%	27%	—	18%
Quinnipiac University	August 14–17, 2014	1,034	± 3.1%	54%	22%	1%	23%
Siena College	July 13–16, 2014	774	± 3.5%	57%	26%	0%	16%
Siena College	June 8–12, 2014	835	± 3.4%	56%	22%	0%	22%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Thomas DiNapoli (D)	Republican candidate (R)	Depends on candidate	Undecided
Quinnipiac University	May 14–19, 2014	1,129	± 2.9%	50%	29%	5%	16%

References

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^ Lovett, Ken (April 14, 2014). Mike Long says NYS Conservative party will choose own controller candidate if GOP can't (sic). New York Daily News. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
^ Breidenbach, Michelle (May 7, 2014). Antonacci would be first to use public money in statewide campaign against Comptroller DiNapoli. Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
^ Reisman, Nick. Antonacci not quite on the air with 1st ad. Time Warner Cable News. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
^ Fredric U. Dicker (October 27, 2014). Astorino: Cuomo is becoming ‘unhinged’ by campaign stress. New York Post. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
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^ Republicans eye Antonacci for state comptroller. Gannett. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
^ Gormley, Michael (May 7, 2014). Republican says he will take on state comptroller DiNapoli. Newsday. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
^ ^a ^b
^ Benjamin, Elizabeth (August 12, 2013). Chris Jacobs: Thanks, but no thanks on DiNapoli challenge. YNN. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
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^ Yusko, Dennis (May 18, 2014). In Troy, Hawkins gets Green Party nod. Times Union. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
^ Candidate petition list, from the New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
^ Odato, James (April 26, 2014). Libertarians unite behind Suffolk County real estate broker. Times Union (Albany, NY). Retrieved April 29, 2014.
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