1998 New York State Comptroller election

1998 New York State Comptroller election

← 1994 November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03) 2002 →
 
Candidate Carl McCall Bruce Blakeman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,862,903 1,423,086
Percentage 64.75% 32.19%

County results

McCall:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%

Blakeman:      40–50%      50–60%

Comptroller before election

Carl McCall
Democratic

Elected Comptroller

Carl McCall
Democratic

The 1998 election was held on November 3. Democratic incumbent Carl McCall defeated Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by a wide margin: