The 1998 New York Attorney General election took place on November 3, 1998 along with elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Democratic challenger Eliot Spitzer unseated one-term Republican incumbent Dennis Vacco in a major upset, with Vacco conceding on December 14, after accusing New York City voters, primarily in predominantly Black and Latino areas, of voter fraud.
Democratic primary Candidates
Catherine Abate, State Senator from Manhattan Evan A. Davis, former counsel to Governor Mario Cuomo Oliver Koppell, former Attorney General and State Assemblyman from the Bronx Eliot Spitzer, white collar defense attorney and candidate in 1994
Polling Source Date Oliver Koppell Catherine Abate Eliot Spitzer Evan Davis Quinnipiac February 26, 19987%7% 2% 5% Quinnipiac July 16, 1998 16% 13%18% -
Statewide Results
General election Polling Source Date Dennis Vacco (R) Eliot Spitzer (D) Quinnipiac September 27, 199846% 37% Quinnipiac October 15, 199845% 33% Quinnipiac October 28, 199847% 34%
Results
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