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The 1998 election was held on November 3. Democratic incumbent Carl McCall defeated Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by a wide margin:
General election[edit]
Polling[edit]
| Source | Date | Carl McCall (D) | Bruce Blakeman (R) |
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| Quinnipiac | September 27, 1998 | 54% | 22% |
| Quinnipiac | October 15, 1998 | 52% | 21% |
| Quinnipiac | October 28, 1998 | 57% | 20% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Carl McCall (incumbent) | 2,862,903 | 64.75% | ||
| Republican | Bruce Blakeman | 1,423,086 | 32.19% | ||
| Right to Life | Douglas H. Harknett | 70,397 | 1.59% | ||
| Marijuana Reform | Dean Venezia | 39,423 | 0.89% | ||
| Green | Howie Hawkins | 15,133 | 0.34% | ||
| Libertarian | Robert M. Goodman | 10,310 | 0.23% | ||
| Total votes | 4,421,252 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References[edit]
See also[edit]
| Preceded by 1994 |
New York Comptroller election 1998 |
Succeeded by 2002 |