New York Attorney General elections
The New York Attorney General election is held every four years.
1986–present
1986
The 1986 election was held on November 4. Democratic incumbent Robert Abrams won re-election against Nassau County Comptroller Peter T. King.| Year | - | - | - |
| 1986 | √ Robert Abrams Democratic 2,548,386 65.13% | Peter T. King Republican 1,344,344 34.36% | Michael A. Hardy New Alliance 20,100 0.51% |
1990
The 1990 election was held on November 6. Democratic incumbent Robert Abrams won re-election against former New York State Senator Bernard C. Smith and a plethora of third parties.| Year | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | √ Robert Abrams Democratic 2,404,791 62.73% | Bernard C. Smith Republican 1,229,318 32.07% | Robert F. Nolan Right to Life 136,880 3.57% | Margaret Fries Libertarian 22,602 0.59% | Fred Newman New Alliance 22,437 0.59% | Natalie Harris Socialist Workers 17,272 0.45% |
1994
The 1994 election was held on November 8. Republican Dennis Vacco won an open seat in a close election, as Robert Abrams, the Democratic incumbent, decided not to seek reelection.| Year | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 | √ Dennis C. Vacco Republican Conservative 2,294,528 49.28% | Karen Burstein Democratic Liberal 2,206,188 47.38% | Alfred I. Skidmore Right to Life 85,649 1.84% | James M. Hartman Independence Fusion 37,500 0.81% | Daniel A. Conti Libertarian 19,202 0.41% | Nancy H. Rosenstock Socialist Workers 13,416 0.29% |
5,325,323 ballots were cast. Out of them, 668,840 were declared blank, void or missing.
1998
The 1998 election was held on November 3. Democratic challenger Eliot Spitzer narrowly unseated one-term Republican incumbent Dennis Vacco :| Year | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | √ Eliot L. Spitzer Democratic Liberal 2,084,948 48.20% | Dennis C. Vacco Republican Conservative 2,059,762 47.62% | Catherine Abate Independence 81,439 1.88% | Robert W. Dapelo Right to Life 60,399 1.40% | Daniel A. Conti, Jr. Libertarian 19,864 0.46% | Johann L. Moore Green 18,984 0.44% |
4,985,474 ballots were cast. Out of them, 660,078 were declared blank, void or missing.
2002
The 2002 election was held on November 5. Democratic incumbent Eliot Spitzer was reelected by a wide margin:| Year | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | √ Eliot L. Spitzer Democratic Independence Liberal Working Families 2,744,302 66.42% | Dora Irizarry Republican Conservative 1,234,899 29.89% | John J. Broderick Right to Life 78,268 1.89% | Mary Jo Long Green 50,755 1.23% | Daniel A. Counti, Jr. Libertarian 23,213 0.56% |
4,690,536 ballots were cast. Out of them, 559,099 were declared blank, void or missing.
2006
The 2006 election was held on November 7. Andrew Cuomo was elected to replace incumbent Eliot Spitzer who successfully ran for governor.| Year | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | √ Andrew Cuomo Democratic Working Families 2,509.311 58.31% | Jeanine Pirro Republican Independence Conservative 1,692,580 39.33% | Rachel Treichler Green 61,849 1.44% | Christopher B. Garvey Libertarian 29,413 0.68% | Martin Koppel Socialist Workers 10.197 0.24% |
4,701,065 ballots were cast. Out of them, 397,715 were declared blank, void or missing.