2026 New York State Comptroller election

2026 New York State Comptroller election
November 3, 2026
 
Nominee Thomas DiNapoli Joseph Hernandez
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Conservative
Incumbent Comptroller

Thomas DiNapoli
Democratic


The 2026 New York State Comptroller election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the state comptroller of New York. Incumbent Democrat Thomas DiNapoli is seeking re-election to a fifth full term. It will be held alongside elections for governor, attorney general, state assembly, state senate, and United States representatives. Primary elections were held on June 23, 2026.

Democratic primary

Background

The New York Common Retirement Fund's investment in Palantir, which is indirectly controlled by the comptroller, has become an issue in the primary.[1] Additionally, primary challengers have criticized DiNapoli's handling of unclaimed funds owed to residents, as New York returns a much smaller proportion of funds to their rightful owners compared to several other states, and transfers a large proportion of unclaimed funds yearly to the state's general fund for lawmakers to spend.[2][3][4]

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Disqualified

  • Adem Bunkedekko, former nonprofit executive and candidate for NY-09 in 2018 and 2020[8]

Endorsements

Raj Goyle
Executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Thomas DiNapoli
Executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Party officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Political parties
Newspapers
Drew Warshaw
State legislators
Organizations
Labor unions
Adem Bunkedekko (disqualified)
U.S. representatives
Declined to endorse
Political parties
Newspapers

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas DiNapoli (incumbent) 595,011 65.3
Democratic Drew Warshaw 184,695 20.3
Democratic Raj Goyle 127,097 14.0
Democratic Write-in 3,813 0.4
Total votes 910,616 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Joseph Hernandez, biotechnology entrepreneur[29]

Endorsements

Joseph Hernandez
Political parties

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Daly, Adam (January 28, 2026). "ICE-linked Palantir investment becomes flashpoint in rarely-contested New York state comptroller's race". Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  2. ↑ David, Greg (December 2, 2025). "State Comptroller DiNapoli Faces Rare Primary Challengers". THE CITY - NYC News. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  3. ↑ Bragg, Chris (June 18, 2025). "New York Owes $20 Billion in Lost Cash. An Upstart Challenger Says…". New York Focus. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Rebecca C. (September 23, 2025). "Drew Warshaw wants to 'cut out the Wall Street middlemen' managing state pensions". City & State NY. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  5. ↑ Floyd, Greg (April 15, 2025). "New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announces reelection bid for 2026". CBS 6 WRGB Albany. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  6. ↑ Campanile, Carl (September 22, 2025). "NYS top watchdog gets primary challenge from school phone ban Democratic advocate". New York Post. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ Reisman, Nick; Ngo, Emily; Coltin, Jeff (May 7, 2025). "DiNapoli draws a challenger". Politico. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Lewis, Rebecca (May 4, 2026). "Will the real progressive please stand up in the race for state comptroller?". City & State. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  9. ↑ Lewis, Rebecca (March 9, 2026). "Goyle gets national South Asian support for comptroller bid". Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  10. 1 2 Lewis, Rebecca C. (March 9, 2026). "Goyle gets national South Asian support for comptroller bid". City & State. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  11. ↑ Cordero, Katelyn; Reisman, Nick; Beeferman, Jason; Sommerfeldt, Chris (February 18, 2026). "Hitting a health care wall". POLITICO. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  12. ↑ Beeferman, Jason (April 29, 2026). "WFP's Consultant Crossover". POLITICO. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  13. 1 2 Baratta, James (May 18, 2026). "Comptrolling for the Public Good". The American Prospect. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Dems get ready to rumble for Lawler's seat". POLITICO. April 9, 2026. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 Reisman, Nick; Sommerfeldt, Chris; Ngo, Emily; Beeferman, Jason (January 28, 2026). "Erie County's Buttigieg?". Politico. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  16. 1 2 Sommerfeldt, Chris; Reisman, Nick (March 19, 2026). "Top Mamdani ally isn't butting out of beef with Hochul". POLITICO. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  17. ↑ "ENDORSED CANDIDATES". LaborVotes.NYC. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  18. ↑ "CSEA Announces Statewide Endorsements". CSEA via ReadMedia. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  19. ↑ "District Council 37 Delegates Endorse Candidates for 2026 Primary Election - District Council 37". DC37. March 25, 2026. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  20. ↑ Reisman, Nick; Sommerfeldt, Chris; Ngo, Emily; Beeferman, Jason (February 3, 2026). "Suozzi, Gillen and Riley have a midterm $tash". Politico. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  21. ↑ Chadha, Janaki; Beeferman, Jason; Sommerfeldt, Chris; Reisman, Nick; Ngo, Emily (January 21, 2026). "Mamdani's housing trade-offs". Politico. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  22. ↑ Darmanjian, Sarah (April 13, 2026). "Federal fears push NY retiree group to break endorsement silence". WNYT. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  23. ↑ "2026 Endorsements". Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Brooklyn Democratic Party yanks support for Hochul over running mate". Brooklyn Paper. February 4, 2026. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  25. ↑ Muilleoir, Máirtín Ó. "Irish for DiNapoli - Join the Echo in Endorsing Comptroller Tom DiNapoli". Irish Echo Newspaper. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  26. ↑ Jeff Coltin [@JCColtin] (June 24, 2026). "DSA Assembly Member Emily Gallagher endorses comptroller challenger Drew Warshaw. That's his very first elected official endorsement" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  27. 1 2 Lewis, Rebecca (May 6, 2026). "New York Working Families Party declines to endorse for state comptroller". City & State. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Join @iatse_local4 in supporting a #vote change and Drew Warshaw as he runs for #NewYork #comptroller". Instagram. May 18, 2026. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  29. ↑ Golden, Vaughn (November 20, 2025). "Wall Street investor Joseph Hernandez launches bid to oust longtime state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli". NYP. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  30. ↑ Wade, Chris (February 11, 2026). "Blakeman accepts GOP nomination for New York governor". The Center Square. Retrieved February 12, 2026.

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