2013 New York City Comptroller election
Results
Table:
2013 New York City Comptroller Election Democratic Primary Results[23]

Party

Candidate

Votes

%

Democratic

Scott Stringer

314,285

52.1

Democratic

Eliot Spitzer

288,739

47.9

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