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
Republican Party Candidates Nominee Michel Faulkner, former New York Jets football player and Republican nominee for New York's 15th congressional district in 2010
Third parties and independents Working Families Party Nominee Scott Stringer, incumbent City Comptroller and former Manhattan Borough President Conservative Party Nominee Michel Faulkner, former New York Jets football player and Republican nominee for New York's 15th congressional district in 2010 Green Party Nominee Julia Willebrand, environmental activist and Green Party nominee for the 2006 New York State Comptroller election Libertarian Party Nominee Alex Merced, marketing consultant and Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016 Reform Party Nominee Michel Faulkner, former New York Jets football player and Republican nominee for New York's 15th congressional district in 2010 Independents Declared Michel Faulkner, former New York Jets football player and Republican nominee for New York's 15th congressional district in 2010
General election Endorsements
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.
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