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New York City comptroller election, 2013

New York City comptroller election, 2013
New York City
← 2009 November 5, 2013 2017 →
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Candidate Scott Stringer John Burnett
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Conservative
Popular vote 827,572 171,635
Percentage 80.4% 16.6%

Comptroller before election

John Liu
Democratic

Elected Comptroller

Scott Stringer
Democratic


John Liu
Democratic

Scott Stringer
Democratic

The 2013 election for New York City Comptroller was held on November 5, 2013, along with elections for Mayor, Public Advocate, Borough Presidents, and members of the New York City Council.

The first-term incumbent Comptroller, John Liu, did not run for re-election, as he decided to run in the 2013 election for Mayor of New York City. The Democratic Party nomination was won by Scott Stringer, who defeated Eliot Spitzer in the Democratic Primary. John Burnett was the Republican nominee.

New York City borough President Scott Stringer was considered to be the front runner for the Democratic nomination, having raised nearly $3.5 million as of July 7, 2013. When former New York governor Eliot Spitzer announced his intention to run for the office, he brought a larger challenge to Stringer. In 2008, while governor, Spitzer resigned amid a prostitution scandal. His name recognition as a former governor was expected to help him in the election, while the scandal was also expected to harm his chances. "I'm hopeful there will be forgiveness, I am asking for it," Spitzer said, commenting on the scandal. "Politics is a contact sport," Spitzer said on July 8, on radio's The Bill Press Show. "I made significant errors. I stood up, accepted responsibility, resigned. It's now been five years, I hope the public will extend its forgiveness to me."


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