2026 New York State Comptroller election

For related races, see 2026 United States state auditor elections.

2026 New York State Comptroller election
November 3, 2026
 
Party Democratic Republican
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.

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

Declared

Endorsements

Thomas DiNapoli
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Party officials
Labor unions
Political parties
Newspapers
Raj Goyle
U.S. representatives
Local officials
Declined to endorse
Political parties

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Joseph Hernandez, biotechnology entrepreneur[18]

Endorsements

Joseph Hernandez
Political parties

Notes

  1. ^ The New York Working Families Party declined to endorse any candidate despite previously nominating DiNapoli for over two decades. Instead, the party have nominated a "placeholder candidate" for their ballot line, who will later be replaced by whichever candidate wins the Democratic nomination.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ Reisman, Nick; Ngo, Emily; Coltin, Jeff (May 7, 2025). "DiNapoli draws a challenger". Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  7. ^ Reisman, Nick (September 3, 2025). "Comptroller Contest". Politico. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  8. ^ Campanile, Carl (September 22, 2025). "NYS top watchdog gets primary challenge from school phone ban Democratic advocate". New York Post. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d e Reisman, Nick; Sommerfeldt, Chris; Ngo, Emily; Beeferman, Jason (January 28, 2026). "Erie County's Buttigieg?". Politico. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  10. ^ "CSEA Announces Statewide Endorsements". CSEA via ReadMedia. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  11. ^ Reisman, Nick; Sommerfeldt, Chris; Ngo, Emily; Beeferman, Jason (February 3, 2026). "Suozzi, Gillen and Riley have a midterm $tash". Politico. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  12. ^ Chadha, Janaki; Beeferman, Jason; Sommerfeldt, Chris; Reisman, Nick; Ngo, Emily (January 21, 2026). "Mamdani's housing trade-offs". Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  13. ^ "Brooklyn Democratic Party yanks support for Hochul over running mate". Brooklyn Paper. February 4, 2026. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  14. ^ Muilleoir, Máirtín Ó. "Irish for DiNapoli - Join the Echo in Endorsing Comptroller Tom DiNapoli". Irish Echo Newspaper. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  15. ^ a b Lewis, Rebecca C. (March 9, 2026). "Goyle gets national South Asian support for comptroller bid". City & State. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  16. ^ Cordero, Katelyn; Reisman, Nick; Beeferman, Jason; Sommerfeldt, Chris (February 18, 2026). "Hitting a health care wall". POLITICO. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  17. ^ a b Lewis, Rebecca C. (February 7, 2026). "WFP declines to nominate Hochul or Delgado for governor". City & State NY. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  18. ^ Golden, Vaughn (November 20, 2025). "Wall Street investor Joseph Hernandez launches bid to oust longtime state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli". NYP. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  19. ^ Wade, Chris (February 11, 2026). "Blakeman accepts GOP nomination for New York governor". The Center Square. Retrieved February 12, 2026.

Official campaign websites

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