The 2002 election was held on November 5. New York City Comptroller Alan Hevesi defeated former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso.
| General election results [1] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Alan G. Hevesi | 2,095,913 | 50.41% | |
| Republican | John Faso | 1,933,104 | 46.50% | |
| Right to Life | Garifalia Christea | 61,464 | 1.48% | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins | 47,771 | 1.15% | |
| Libertarian | James Eisert | 19,235 | 0.46% | |
| Totals | 4,157,487 | 100.00% | ||
| Preceded by 1998 |
New York Comptroller election 2002 |
Succeeded by 2006 |
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