The 2009 election for New York City Comptroller was held on November 3, 2009, to coincide with the 2009 mayoral election to determine who would serve as New York City Comptroller. The Democratic and Republican primaries were held on September 15, 2009.[1] There was a run-off election for the Democratic Party nomination on September 29, 2009.
Joe Mendola was nominated as the Republican candidate. John Liu was nominated as the candidate of the Democratic Party; he was also on the Working Families Party line in November. Liu won the race and was elected Comptroller, becoming the first Asian American to be elected to a citywide office.[2]
In March 2009, Liu announced that he was running for the post of New York City Comptroller.[4] As part of this bid, Liu donated $10,000 to the Working Families Party; they endorsed him less than 6 months later.[5] Liu raised $3 million for his political run, more than his competitors.[6]
In the September 15 Democratic primary, Liu was the front-runner, ending up with 133,986 votes, or 38 percent of the vote.[12]
Run-off electionedit
Because he did not manage to reach 40 percent of the vote, a run-off election was required between Liu and runner-up Yassky, who received 30 percent of the vote in the primary.[12] The Daily News wrote that Yassky and Liu slung mud in a spirited debate on September 24, 2009.[13] On September 29, Liu won the run-off by taking 55.6% of the vote against Yassky.[14][15]
Republican nominationedit
One candidate sought the Republican Party nomination.
Most (about 65) of the 108 write-in votes were for Salim Ejaz, over 40 of which were cast in Brooklyn.
Democratic primary run-off electionedit
As no candidate had received 40% of the Democratic vote for this office in the September 15 primary, a run-off election between the two most-popular candidates was held on Tuesday, September 29, 2009.[17]
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^Bosman, Julie; Fahim, Kareem (September 29, 2009). "De Blasio and Liu Win in N.Y. Democratic Runoffs". The New York Times. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
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The 2009 election for New York City Comptroller was held on November 3 2009 to coincide with the 2009 mayoral election to determine who would serve as New York City Comptroller The Democratic and Republican primaries were held on September 15 2009 1 There was a run off election for the Democratic Party nomination on September 29 2009 2009 New York City comptroller election 2005 November 3 2009 2013 GOP Candidate John Liu Joe Mendola Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 750 334 185 056 Percentage 76 9 19 0 Results by boroughComptroller before election Bill Thompson Democratic Elected Comptroller John C Liu Democratic Joe Mendola was nominated as the Republican candidate John Liu was nominated as the candidate of the Democratic Party he was also on the Working Families Party line in November Liu won the race and was elected Comptroller becoming the first Asian American to be elected to a citywide office 2 Contents 1 Democratic nomination 1 1 Primary election 1 2 Run off election 2 Republican nomination 3 Polling 4 Election returns 4 1 Democratic primary election 4 2 Democratic primary run off election 4 3 General election 5 See also 6 ReferencesDemocratic nomination editFour candidates sought the Democratic Party nomination 1 3 They were Melinda Katz City Council member and former State Assemblywoman John Liu City Council member David Weprin City Council member and former Deputy Superintendent of the New York State Banking Commission David Yassky City Council member In March 2009 Liu announced that he was running for the post of New York City Comptroller 4 As part of this bid Liu donated 10 000 to the Working Families Party they endorsed him less than 6 months later 5 Liu raised 3 million for his political run more than his competitors 6 Beginning in May Liu picked up several endorsements The Village Independent Democrats 7 The Queens County Democratic organization 8 the local Americans for Democratic Action chapter 9 and the Working Families Party 10 1199 SEIU union local and the Uniformed Firefighters Association endorsed him 11 On September 1 the United Federation of Teachers endorsed Liu citation needed Primary election edit In the September 15 Democratic primary Liu was the front runner ending up with 133 986 votes or 38 percent of the vote 12 Run off election edit Because he did not manage to reach 40 percent of the vote a run off election was required between Liu and runner up Yassky who received 30 percent of the vote in the primary 12 The Daily News wrote that Yassky and Liu slung mud in a spirited debate on September 24 2009 13 On September 29 Liu won the run off by taking 55 6 of the vote against Yassky 14 15 Republican nomination editOne candidate sought the Republican Party nomination Joe Mendola 3 Polling editSource Sample size Date Katz Liu Weprin Yassky Undecided SurveyUSA 2 200 August 14 18 2009 22 23 12 15 28 Election returns editDemocratic primary election edit First round Tuesday September 15 2009 16 2009 Democratic Primary Manhattan The Bronx Brooklyn Queens Staten Island Total John C Liu 36 625 18 888 42 727 37 658 4 458 140 356 37 8 32 9 42 5 36 8 43 2 37 0 David Yassky 44 272 9 882 40 775 16 671 3 162 114 762 30 9 39 8 22 2 35 1 19 1 26 3 Melinda Katz 21 143 11 400 20 115 20 211 3 342 76 211 20 5 19 0 25 6 17 3 23 2 27 8 David I Weprin 9 223 4 285 12 366 12 630 1 077 39 581 10 7 8 3 9 6 10 7 14 5 8 9 all Write Ins 14 5 75 10 4 108 0 03 T O T A L 111 277 44 460 116 058 87 180 12 043 371 018 Most about 65 of the 108 write in votes were for Salim Ejaz over 40 of which were cast in Brooklyn Democratic primary run off election edit As no candidate had received 40 of the Democratic vote for this office in the September 15 primary a run off election between the two most popular candidates was held on Tuesday September 29 2009 17 2009 Democratic Run off Primary Manhattan The Bronx Brooklyn Queens Staten Island Total John C Liu 36 906 18 019 43 120 33 237 3 818 135 100 56 0 47 6 65 2 57 1 62 0 55 6 David Yassky 40 644 9 633 32 391 20 391 3 047 106 106 44 0 52 4 34 8 42 9 38 0 44 4 T O T A L 77 550 27 652 75 511 53 628 6 865 241 206 General election edit John Liu won the general election held on Tuesday November 3 2009 2009 general election party Manhattan The Bronx Brooklyn Queens Staten Island Total John C Liu Democratic 191 748 95 795 203 499 180 249 33 242 704 533 72 2 Working Families Party 12 635 3 404 18 641 8 811 2 310 45 801 4 7 Total 204 383 99 199 222 140 189 060 35 552 750 334 76 9 81 0 83 7 80 0 73 5 50 5 Joseph A Mendola Republican 39 103 15 166 43 718 57 266 29 803 185 056 19 0 15 5 12 8 15 7 22 3 42 3 Stuart Avrick Conservative 3 325 2 119 6 439 6 818 3 930 22 631 2 3 1 3 1 8 2 3 2 7 5 6 Salim Ejaz Rent Is Too High 3 614 1 569 3 422 2 607 691 11 903 1 2 John Clifton Libertarian 2 022 525 1 946 1 488 389 6 370 0 7 Total Write ins 15 7 20 14 10 66 0 01 Total Votes 252 462 118 585 277 685 257 253 70 375 976 360 Source Board of Elections in the City of New York 1 Archived January 6 2010 at the Wayback MachineSee also editNew York City Comptroller Government of New York City New York City mayoral election 2009 New York City Public Advocate election 2009References edit a b The Contest List PDF Board of Elections in the City of New York August 26 2009 Archived from the original PDF on October 7 2009 Retrieved August 31 2009 Victoria Cavaliere November 4 2009 Liu Becomes First Asian American in City Wide Office NBC Retrieved November 4 2009 a b Races to Watch New York City Comptroller Eyewitness News Campaigns amp Elections WABC TV June 17 2009 Retrieved August 31 2009 Pete Davis March 11 2009 John Liu now running for City Comptroller The Queens Courier Archived from the original on September 27 2011 Retrieved March 20 2009 David Seifman March 22 2009 Family Man Wannabes helling Out New York Post Retrieved July 9 2009 Hicks Jonathan P September 25 2008 Queens Councilman Leaning Toward Comptroller Run New York Times City Page Blog Retrieved July 9 2009 Village Independent Democrats VID Retrieved December 20 2022 Queens Chronicle May 28 2009 Working Families WFP Endorses Councilmember John Liu for Comptroller Archived from the original on July 15 2009 Retrieved September 30 2009 The Daily Gotham Americans for Democratic Action Endorsements for Sept 15th Primary The Daily Gotham Archived from the original on December 2 2010 Retrieved September 30 2009 April 23 2009 Working Families WFP Endorses Councilmember John Liu for Comptroller Archived from the original on July 15 2009 Retrieved September 30 2009 Fahim Kareem Bosman Julie August 31 2009 Liu and de Blasio Gain Key Endorsements The New York Times Retrieved May 20 2010 a b Liu Yassky head for Comptroller Run off September 17 2009 Controller hopefuls John Liu David Yassky sling mud in debate Daily News September 25 2009 Retrieved September 30 2009 De Blasio Liu Claim Victory In Primary Runoff NY1 September 29 2009 Archived from the original on October 3 2009 Retrieved September 30 2009 Bosman Julie Fahim Kareem September 29 2009 De Blasio and Liu Win in N Y Democratic Runoffs The New York Times Retrieved September 30 2009 Statement and Return Report for Certification Primary Election 2009 09 15 2009 Crossover Democratic Party Democratic City Comptroller PDF New York City Board of Elections September 25 2009 Archived from the original PDF on November 22 2010 Retrieved November 4 2009 Statement and Return Report for Certification Run off Primary 2009 09 29 2009 Crossover Democratic Party Democratic City Comptroller PDF New York City Board of Elections October 20 2009 Archived from the original PDF on July 25 2011 Retrieved November 4 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2009 New York City Comptroller election amp oldid 1223896885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
