Longtime New York state comptroller wins Democratic designation in crowded race

Tom DiNapoli has been designated as a candidate for New York State Comptroller with the Democratic Party five times. But his fifth and latest designation, which he achieved with 90% of the vote Friday afternoon in Syracuse, was the “sweetest of them all.”

DiNapoli will face a primary challenge from other Democrats in 2026, his first in a 19-year tenure as comptroller.

DiNapoli, however, faces his first primary challenge in 19 years as state comptroller, a lesser-known statewide office that oversees the pension fund for all New York State public-sector employees…

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