2009 New York City Comptroller election

none February 2021 2009 New York City comptroller election New York City Presidential no 2005 New York City comptroller election 2005 2013 New York City Comptroller election 2013 November 3, 2009 File:NLN John Liu 01 (3x4 crop).jpg 150x150px John Liu Democratic Party (United States) 750,334 76.9% 3x4.svg Joe Mendola 185,056 19.0% Republican Party (United States) 250px Borough results 250px State Assembly results Liu: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Mendola: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Comptroller Bill Thompson Democratic Party (United States) John C. Liu Democratic Party (United States) Working Families The 2009 election for New York City Comptroller was held on November 3, 2009, to coincide with the 2009 mayoral election to determine who would serve as New York City Comptroller. The Democratic and Republican primaries were held on September 15, 2009. There was a run-off election for the Democratic Party nomination on September 29, 2009. Joe Mendola was nominated as the Republican candidate. John Liu was nominated as the candidate of the Democratic Party; he was also on the Working Families Party line in November. Liu won the race and was elected Comptroller, becoming the first Asian American to be elected to a citywide office.http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/Liu-Becomes-1st-Asian-in-City-Wide-Office-69023447.html Liu Becomes First Asian-American in City-Wide Office Victoria Cavaliere NBC 2009-11-04 2009-11-04 Democratic nomination Four candidates sought the Democratic Party nomination.http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/pdf/documents/boe/2009PrimaryElection/CandidacyList.pdf The Contest List August 26, 2009 August 31, 2009 Board of Elections in the City of New York dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091007040633/http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/pdf/documents/boe/2009PrimaryElection/CandidacyList.pdf October 7, 2009http://wabc.typepad.com/2009vote/2009/06/races-to-watch-new-york-city-comptroller.html Races to Watch - New York City Comptroller June 17, 2009 August 31, 2009 WABC-TV Eyewitness News: Campaigns & Elections They were: Melinda Katz, City Council member and former State Assemblywoman John Liu, City Council member David Weprin, City Council member and former Deputy Superintendent of the New York State Banking Commission David Yassky, City Council member In March 2009, Liu announced that he was running for the post of New York City Comptroller.http://www.queenscourier.com/articles/2009/03/11/news/top_stories/doc49b7ee7d239a7385994742.txt John Liu now running for City Comptroller Pete Davis The Queens Courier 2009-03-11 2009-03-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110927163444/http://www.queenscourier.com/articles/2009/03/11/news/top_stories/doc49b7ee7d239a7385994742.txt 2011-09-27 As part of this bid, Liu donated $10,000 to the Working Families Party; they endorsed him less than 6 months later.http://www.nypost.com/seven/03222009/news/columnists/family_man_wannabes_helling_out_160771.htm David Seifman 'Family'-Man Wannabes $helling Out New York Post 2009-07-09 March 22, 2009 Liu raised $3 million for his political run, more than his competitors.Hicks Jonathan P. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/25/queens-councilman-leaning-toward-comptroller-run/ Queens Councilman Leaning Toward Comptroller Run New York Times City Page Blog 2009-07-09 September 25, 2008 Beginning in May, Liu picked up several endorsements. The Village Independent Democrats,https://villagedemocrats.org/ Village Independent Democrats (VID) December 20, 2022 The Queens County Democratic organization,Queens Chronicle, May 28, 2009 http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/04/wfp-endorses-councilmember-john-liu-for-comptroller/ Working Families » WFP Endorses Councilmember John Liu for Comptroller 2009-09-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090715234749/http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/04/wfp-endorses-councilmember-john-liu-for-comptroller/ 2009-07-15 the local Americans for Democratic Action chapterThe Daily Gotham http://dailygotham.com/mole333/blog/americansfordemocraticactionendorsementsforsept15thprimary Americans for Democratic Action Endorsements for Sept. 15th Primary The Daily Gotham 2009-09-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101202200303/http://dailygotham.com/mole333/blog/americansfordemocraticactionendorsementsforsept15thprimary 2010-12-02 and the Working Families Party,April 23, 2009 http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/04/wfp-endorses-councilmember-john-liu-for-comptroller/ Working Families » WFP Endorses Councilmember John Liu for Comptroller 2009-09-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090715234749/http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/04/wfp-endorses-councilmember-john-liu-for-comptroller/ 2009-07-15 1199 SEIU union local and the Uniformed Firefighters Association endorsed him.http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/liu-gains-key-endorsement-in-comptroller-race/?pagemode=print The New York Times Kareem Fahim Julie Bosman August 31, 2009 May 20, 2010 Liu and de Blasio Gain Key Endorsements On September 1, the United Federation of Teachers endorsed Liu.October 2009 Primary election + 2009 New York City comptroller election democratic primary debates No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic Democratic DemocraticKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Melinda Katz John Liu David Weprin David Yassky1 Aug. 23, 2009 League of Women Voters of New York CityNew York City Campaign Finance BoardWINS (AM)WXTV-DT Diana Williams YouTube P P P P2 Sep. 10, 2009 Citizens UnionNew York OneNew York One NoticiasNew York Daily NewsNew York City Campaign Finance BoardTime Warner CableWNYC-FM Dominic Carter YouTube P P P P In the September 15 Democratic primary, Liu was the front-runner, ending up with 133,986 votes, or 38 percent of the vote. Run-off election + 2009 New York City comptroller election democratic primary run-off debate No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Democratic DemocraticKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn John Liu David Yassky1 Sep. 24, 2009 New York OneNew York One NoticiasNew York Daily NewsNew York City Campaign Finance BoardTime Warner CableWNYC-FM Diana Williams YouTube P P Because he did not manage to reach 40 percent of the vote, a run-off election was required between Liu and runner-up Yassky, who received 30 percent of the vote in the primary.http://www.yournabe.com/articles/2009/09/17/queens_village_times/news/queens_village_times_newshzmhfwa09162009.txt Liu, Yassky head for Comptroller Run-off September 17, 2009 The Daily News wrote that Yassky and Liu slung mud in a spirited debate on September 24, 2009.http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election_2009/2009/09/25/2009-09-25_controller_hopefuls_sling_mud_in_debate.html Controller hopefuls John Liu, David Yassky sling mud in debate 2009-09-25 Daily News 2009-09-30 On September 29, Liu won the run-off by taking 55.6% of the vote against Yassky.http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/106555/de-blasio--liu-claim-victory-in-primary-runoff/Default.aspx De Blasio, Liu Claim Victory In Primary Runoff 2009-09-29 NY1 2009-09-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091003093152/http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/106555/de-blasio--liu-claim-victory-in-primary-runoff/Default.aspx 2009-10-03https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/nyregion/30elect.html?ref=todayspaper De Blasio and Liu Win in N.Y. Democratic Runoffs 2009-09-29 The New York Times 2009-09-30 Julie Bosman Kareem Fahim Republican nomination One candidate sought the Republican Party nomination. Joe Mendola Polling Source Sample size DateKatzLiuWeprinYasskyUndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA 2,200 August 14–18, 2009 22%23% 12% 15% 28% Election returns Democratic primary election First round, Tuesday, September 15, 2009http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/pdf/results/2009/Primary/1.22CrossoverDemComptrollerRecap.pdf Statement and Return Report for Certification Primary Election 2009 - 09/15/2009 Crossover - Democratic Party Democratic City Comptroller New York City Board of Elections 2009-09-25 2009-11-04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101122013653/http://vote.nyc.ny.us/pdf/results/2009/Primary/1.22CrossoverDemComptrollerRecap.pdf 2010-11-22 thumb|center|Results by State Assembly district #86B6F2 Liu #D3E7FF 30%–40% #B9D7FF 40%–50% #86B6F2 50%–60% #4389E3 60%–70% #73D873 Yassky #ECFAEC 20%–30% #D7F4D7 30%–40% #AFE9AF 40%–50% #73D873 50%–60% #FF9955 Katz #FFCCAA 30%–40% #FFB380 40%–50% #E27F90 Weprin #F2B3BE 40%–50% 2009 Democratic PrimaryManhattanThe BronxBrooklynQueensStaten IslandTotal%John C. Liu36,62518,88842,72737,6584,458140,35637.8% 32.9%42.5%36.8%43.2%37.0%David Yassky44,2729,88240,77516,6713,162114,76230.9%39.8%22.2%35.1%19.1%26.3%Melinda Katz21,14311,40020,11520,2113,34276,21120.5% 19.0%25.6%17.3%23.2%27.8%David I. Weprin9,2234,28512,36612,6301,07739,58110.7% 8.3%9.6%10.7%14.5%8.9% all Write-Ins145751041080.03%T O T A L 111,27744,460116,05887,18012,043371,018  Most (about 65) of the 108 write-in votes were for Salim Ejaz, over 40 of which were cast in Brooklyn. Democratic primary run-off election As no candidate had received 40% of the Democratic vote for this office in the September 15 primary, a run-off election between the two most-popular candidates was held on Tuesday, September 29, 2009.http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/pdf/results/2009/PrimaryRunoff/CityWideComptroller_Recap.pdf Statement and Return Report for Certification Run-off Primary 2009 - 09/29/2009 Crossover - Democratic Party Democratic City Comptroller New York City Board of Elections 2009-10-20 2009-11-04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110725025852/http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/pdf/results/2009/PrimaryRunoff/CityWideComptroller_Recap.pdf 2011-07-25 thumb|center|Results by State Assembly district #86B6F2 Liu #86B6F2 50%–60% #4389E3 60%–70% #1666CB 70%–80% #0645B4 80%–90% #73D873 Yassky #73D873 50%–60% #42CA42 60%–70% #30A630 70%–80% 2009 Democratic Run-off PrimaryManhattanThe BronxBrooklynQueensStaten IslandTotal%John C. Liu36,90618,01943,12033,2373,818135,10056.0%47.6%65.2%57.1%62.0%55.6%David Yassky40,6449,63332,39120,3913,047106,10644.0%52.4%34.8%42.9%38.0%44.4%T O T A L 77,55027,65275,51153,6286,865241,206  General election + 2009 New York City comptroller election debate No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Rent Is Too Damn HighKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn John Liu Salim Ejaz1 Oct. 18, 2009 League of Women Voters of New York CityNew York City Campaign Finance BoardWABC-TVWXTV-DT Diana Williams C-SPAN P P John Liu won the general election held on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. 2009 general electionpartyManhattanThe BronxBrooklynQueens Staten IslandTotal%John C. LiuDemocratic191,74895,795203,499180,24933,242704,53372.2% Working Families Party12,6353,40418,6418,8112,31045,8014.7%Total204,38399,199222,140189,06035,552750,33476.9% 81.0%83.7%80.0%73.5%50.5%Joseph A. MendolaRepublican39,10315,16643,71857,26629,803185,05619.0% 15.5%12.8%15.7%22.3%42.3%Stuart AvrickConservative3,3252,1196,4396,8183,93022,6312.3% 1.3%1.8%2.3%2.7%5.6% Salim Ejaz Rent Is Too High3,6141,5693,4222,60769111,9031.2% John Clifton Libertarian2,0225251,9461,4883896,3700.7%Total Write-ins157201410660.01%Total Votes252,462118,585277,685257,25370,375976,360 Source: Board of Elections in the City of New York https://web.archive.org/web/20100106085915/http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/results.html January 6, 2010 See also New York City Comptroller Government of New York City New York City mayoral election, 2009 New York City Public Advocate election, 2009 References Comptroller election Category:2009 New York (state) elections Category:2009 United States local elections Category:November 2009 in the United States 2009