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2002 New York State Comptroller election
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New York (state) Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg no 1998 New York State Comptroller election 1998 2002 11 5 2006 New York State Comptroller election 2006 Alan Hevesi Democratic Party (United States) 3x4.svg 2,095,913 50.41% Comptroller Carl McCall Democratic Party (United States) Alan Hevesi Democratic Party (United States) John Faso Republican Party (United States) File:John Faso cropped (original version) (cropped).jpg 150x150px 1,933,104 46.50% NY Comptroller Election, 2002.svg 300px County results Hevesi: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Faso: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%
The 2002 New York State Comptroller election was held on November 5, 2002. New York City Comptroller Alan Hevesi, a Democrat, defeated former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso, a Republican.
Democratic primary
Polling
Source Date Alan Hevesi William Mulrow Quinnipiac September 3, 200239% 16%
General election
Polling
Source Date Alan Hevesi (D) John Faso (R) Quinnipiac September 26, 200250% 30% Quinnipiac October 16, 200244% 36% Quinnipiac November 4, 200249% 34%
Results
General election results NYS Board of Elections Comptroller Election Returns Nov. 5, 2002 https://ny.elstats-staging.com/eng/files/serve/160NYS Board of Elections Primary Election Returns Nov. 5, 2002 https://ny.elstats-staging.com/eng/files/serve/149Faso vs. Hevesi (NYS Appellate Court) https://decisions.courts.state.ny.us/ad3/decisions/2002/92584.pdf
Democratic Party (United States) Alan Hevesi 353,500 62.59
Democratic Party (United States) William Hurlow 211,282 37.41
564,782 100.0
New York State Right to Life Party Garifalia Christea 1,233 53.96
New York State Right to Life Party John Berry 1,052 46.04
2,285 100.0
Working Families Party William Hurlow 327 58.18
Working Families Party Alan Hevesi 235 41.82
562 100.0
Alan Hevesi Democratic Party (United States) 1,962,789 47.21%
Alan HevesiHurlow declined the nomination to run for another office; WFP leadership nominated Hevesi. Working Families Party 90,351 2.17%
Alan Hevesi Liberal Party of New York 42,773 1.03%
Alan Hevesi Total 2,095,913 50.41%
John Faso Republican Party (United States) 1,577,957 37.95%
John Faso Independence Party (New York) 202,384 4.87%
John Faso Conservative Party (New York) 152,763 3.67%
John Faso Total 1,933,104 46.50%
Garifalia Christea New York State Right to Life Party 61,464 1.48%
Howie Hawkins Green Party (United States) 47,771 1.15%
James Eisert Libertarian Party (United States) 19,235 0.46%
4,157,487 100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
References
See also
1998 New York Comptroller election2002 2006
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