2017 New York City Comptroller election
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November 7, 2017
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The 2017 New York City Comptroller election was held on November 7, 2017, alongside concurrent elections for mayor, Public Advocate, Borough Presidents, and City Council. Neither major party held a primary as incumbent Democrat Scott Stringer and Republican Michel Faulkner were unopposed.
Both major party candidates ran under a number of ballot lines due to New York's fusion voting system that allows more than one political party to nominate the same candidate. Stringer won the general election by more than 50 points and was elected to a second term in office.
Democratic Party
Candidates
Nominee
- Scott Stringer, incumbent City Comptroller and former Manhattan Borough President[1]
Republican Party
Candidates
Nominee
- Michel Faulkner, former New York Jets football player and Republican nominee for New York's 15th congressional district in 2010[2]
Third parties and independents
Working Families Party
Nominee
- Scott Stringer, incumbent City Comptroller and former Manhattan Borough President[3]
Conservative Party
Nominee
- Michel Faulkner, former New York Jets football player and Republican nominee for New York's 15th congressional district in 2010[3]
Green Party
Nominee
- Julia Willebrand, environmental activist and Green Party nominee for the 2006 New York State Comptroller election[3]
Libertarian Party
Nominee
- Alex Merced, marketing consultant and Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016[3]
Reform Party
Nominee
- Michel Faulkner, former New York Jets football player and Republican nominee for New York's 15th congressional district in 2010[3]
Independents
Declared
- Michel Faulkner, former New York Jets football player and Republican nominee for New York's 15th congressional district in 2010[3][a]
General election
Endorsements
Scott Stringer (D)
- Local officials
- Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City (2014–2021)[4]
- Trade unions
- 32BJ SEIU[4]
- AFL-CIO, New York City Central Labor Council[4]
- Communications Workers of America District 1[4]
- Council of School Supervisors & Administrators[4]
- District Council 37[4]
- Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union[4]
- Organizations
- Brooklyn Democrats[4]
- Filipino American Democratic Club[4]
- Empire State Humane Voters[4]
- Downtown Independent Democrats[4]
- Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club[4]
- League of Independent Theaters[4]
- Manhattan Democrats[4]
- New York League of Conservation Voters[4]
- New York State Nurses Association[4]
- Planned Parenthood NYC[4]
- Stonewall Democrats[4]
- West Harlem Democratic Club[4]
- Political parties
Michel Faulkner (R)
- State legislators
- Nicole Malliotakis, state assemblywoman from the 60th district (2011–2012) and 64th district (2013–2021)[4][b]
- Organizations
- Political parties
Results
While Stringer won a second term in a landslide, Republican challenger Faulkner flipped Staten Island (Richmond County), winning just over 51% of the vote.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Scott Stringer | 778,258 | 71.17% | |
| Working Families | Scott Stringer | 60,686 | 5.55% | |
| Total | Scott Stringer | 838,943 | 76.72% | |
| Republican | Michel Faulkner | 171,431 | 15.68% | |
| Conservative | Michel Faulkner | 34,446 | 3.15% | |
| Reform | Michel Faulkner | 3,773 | 0.35% | |
| Stop De Blasio | Michel Faulkner | 3,542 | 0.32% | |
| Total | Michel Faulkner | 213,192 | 19.5% | |
| Green | Julia Willebrand | 34,371 | 3.14% | |
| Libertarian | Alex Merced | 6,100 | 0.6% | |
| Write-in | 958 | 0.09% | ||
| Total votes | 1,093,564 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Notes
- ^ While Faulkner was a Republican, fusion voting also allowed him to appear on the ballot as an Independent under the party line 'Stop de Blasio'.
- ^ Malliotakis has since been elected to U.S. Congress representing New York's 11th district, but was still in the State Assembly in 2017.
References
- ^ Max, Ben. "2017 New York City Primary Election Results". Gotham Gazette. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "Michel Faulkner tackles the comptroller race". City & State.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "City Comptroller Election Citywide Results" (PDF). Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Endorsements in the municipal elections in New York, New York (2017)". Ballotpedia.