New York down ballot state executive elections, 2014
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September 9, 2014 |
November 4, 2014 |
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One down ballot state executive position was up for election in the state of New York in 2014. The lone down ballot office on the ballot in 2014 was the New York Comptroller. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Thomas DiNapoli won re-election to the comptroller's office. He faced Republican candidate Bob Antonacci, Green Party candidate Theresa Portelli and Libertarian Party candidate John Clifton.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New York utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Comptroller
Candidates
General election
Thomas DiNapoli- Incumbent (also running on the Working Families Party, 
Independence Party and Women's Equality Party lines) 
[3]
Bob Antonacci (also running on the 
Conservative Party, Life and Justice Party and "Stop Common Core" lines) - Onondaga County Comptroller[3][4]
Theresa Portelli[3]
John Clifton (nominated at party convention)[5]
Note: The general election candidates were nominated in party conventions or petitioned to join the gubernatorial race without a primary.
Did not qualify
Results
General election
| 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 | ||||
Duties
Article V of the state constitution outlines the following duties of the comptroller:
- To audit all vouchers before payment and all official accounts
- to audit the accrual and collection of all revenues and receipts
- to prescribe such methods of accounting as are necessary for the performance of the foregoing duties.
Additionally, the legislature may also assign the following duties to the comptroller:
- supervision of the accounts of any political subdivision of the state
- powers and duties pertaining to or connected with the assessment and taxation of real estate
Past elections
2010
| New York Comptroller, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Thomas P. DiNapoli Incumbent |
50.8% | 2,271,666 | |
| Republican | Harry Wilson | 46.3% | 2,069,427 | |
| Green | Julia Willebrand | 2.3% | 104,445 | |
| Libertarian | John Gaetani | 0.6% | 27,882 | |
| Total Votes | 4,473,420 | |||
| Election results via New York State Board of Elections | ||||
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $5,385,895 during the election. This information was last updated on March 25, 2015.[6]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Thomas DiNapoli |
New York Comptroller |  |
$5,127,911 | |
| Bob Antonacci |
New York Comptroller |  |
$257,984 | |
| Theresa Portelli |
New York Controller | |
$0 | |
| John Clifton |
New York Comptroller | |
$0 | |
Greg Fischer  |
New York Comptroller | |
$0 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $5,385,895 | |||
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| July 10, 2014 | Filing deadline for state offices |
| September 9, 2014 | Primary election |
| November 4, 2014 | General election |
| January 1, 2015 | Inauguration of state executive officers |
Ballotpedia reports
To learn more about developments in these races, check out the following news articles from Ballotpedia:
- New York state executive primary elections review: Andrew Cuomo holds off challenger in Democratic race
- Moreland commission causes controversy for Governor Cuomo
- Filing deadline review: New York state executives primary 2014
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "New + York + comptroller + elections"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ New York State Senate, "Consolidated Laws of New York § 17-17-102," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 New York State Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," July 10, 2014
- ↑ Syracuse.com, "Antonacci announces run for New York State comptroller against DiNapoli," May 7, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Perty of Suffolk County, NY, "Michael McDermott to Lead Libertarian Team in Drive for Governor’s Race," April 27, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of New York 2014 elections," accessed March 27, 2015
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