The Elections for New York State Comptroller are held every four years. The next scheduled election is due to be held in 2026. The current New York State Comptroller is Thomas DiNapoli.
The Comptroller is directly elected by First Past the Post.
See main article: 1986 New York State Comptroller election. The 1986 election was held on November 4. Republican Incumbent Edward Regan held his office, entering a third term as Comptroller.
See main article: 1990 New York State Comptroller election. The 1990 election was held on November 6. Republican Incumbent Edward Regan held his office, entering his fourth term as Comptroller.
See main article: 1994 New York State Comptroller election. The 1994 election was held on November 8. Carl McCall had been appointed by the legislature to fill the remaining year of the term held by outgoing Comptroller Edward Regan. London had previously been the Conservative Party's candidate for governor in 1990 and was offered the Comptroller spot according to many as a compromise between the Conservatives and Republicans:
| H. Carl McCall Democrat Liberal 2,404,404 51.80% | Herbert I. London Republican Conservative/Tax Cut Now Right to Life 2,155,759 46.44% | Laureen A. Oliver Independence Fusion 53,801 1.16% | Richard L. Geyer Libertarian 17,986 0.39% | Brock Satter Socialist Workers Party 10,078 0.22% |
See main article: 1998 New York State Comptroller election.
The 1998 election was held on November 3. Democratic incumbent Carl McCall defeated Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by a wide margin:
| H. Carl McCall Democrat Independence Liberal Working Families 2,862,903 64.75% | Bruce A. Blakeman Republican Conservative 1,423,086 32.19% | Douglas H. Harknett Right to Life 70,397 1.59% | Dean Venezia Marijuana Reform 39,423 0.89% | Howie Hawkins Green 15,133 0.34% | Robert M. Goodman Libertarian 10,310 0.23% |
4,985,514 ballots have been cast on that election. Out of them, 564,262 were declared blank, void or missing.
See main article: 2002 New York State Comptroller election.
The 2002 election was held on November 5. New York City Comptroller Alan Hevesi defeated former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso:
| Alan Hevesi Democrat Liberal Working Families 2,095,913 50.41% | John Faso Republican Independence Conservative 1,933,104 46.50% | Garifalia Christea Right to Life 61,464 1.48% | Howie Hawkins Green 47,771 1.15% | James Eisert Libertarian 19,235 0.46% |
4,690,714 ballots have been cast on that election. Out of them, 533,227 were declared blank, void or missing.
See main article: 2006 New York State Comptroller election. The 2006 election was held on November 7. Democratic incumbent Alan Hevesi won re-election, entering his second term in office; however, he resigned prior to the commencement of his term.
See main article: 2010 New York State Comptroller election. The 2010 election was held on November 2. Democratic incumbent Thomas DiNapoli won re-election, entering his first full term as Comptroller. Prior to this election, Thomas DiNapoli held the office of New York State Comptroller since being appointed by the Governor of New York on February 7, 2007.
See main article: 2014 New York State Comptroller election. The 2014 election was held on November 4. Democratic incumbent Thomas DiNapoli won re-election, entering his second term as Comptroller.
| 2014 New York State Comptroller Election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Democratic | Thomas DiNapoli | 1,935,847 | 56.64% | |||
| Working Families | Thomas DiNapoli | 175,328 | 4.47% | |||
| Independence/ Women's Equality | Thomas DiNapoli | 121,882 | 3.11% | |||
| Total | Thomas DiNapoli (incumbent) | 2,223,057 | 59.87% | |||
| Republican | Robert Antonacci | 1,108,016 | 28.23% | |||
| Conservative/ Stop-Common-Core | Robert Antonacci | 246,627 | 6.28% | |||
| Total | Robert Antonacci | 1,354,643 | 36.48% | |||
| Green | Theresa Portelli | 97,906 | 2.64% | |||
| Libertarian | John Clifton | 36,583 | 0.99% | |||
| Blank | 209,613 | 5.34% | ||||
| Void | 1,910 | 0.05% | ||||
| Write-in | 1,197 | 0.03% | ||||
| Totals | 3,924,909 | 100% | ||||
| Democratic Hold | ||||||
See main article: 2018 New York State Comptroller election. The 2018 election was held on November 6. Democratic incumbent Thomas DiNapoli won re-election, entering his third term as Comptroller.
See main article: 2022 New York State Comptroller election. The 2022 election was held on November 6. Democratic incumbent Thomas DiNapoli won re-election, entering his third term as Comptroller.