Republican state comptroller hopeful Harry Wilson’s campaign announced today that he has amassed enough of the weighted convention vote to become the party’s official nominee.

The endorsement of the Nassau County GOP pushed Wilson passed the 76 percent mark – far more than the 25 percent necessary for a candidate to get onto the ballot.

“Nassau County Republicans are thrilled to be the ones to put Harry Wilson over the top in this nomination process,” said Chair Joe Mondello.

“Harry Wilson will bring extraordinary credentials and a deep love for this state to the office of the state comptroller. In these fiscally challenging times, New York voters could not be more fortunate than to have someone of Harry Wilson’s caliber running for this critically important office.”

This is a fairly significant milestone for Wilson, who is a newcomer to GOP politics and really started from almost zero when it came to building support among the party’s rank-and-file.

It looked for a hot second like Wilson might face a primary challenge from Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci, who was making the rounds of GOP leaders in Albany not long ago to test support for his own run against Democratic Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

But Antonacci has since switched gears to run for AG, even though Staten Island DA Dan Donovan has been quickly gaining support among both Republicans and Conservatives in spite of his late entry into the race.

Wilson is the one bright spot for Republicans, who are warring over every other statewide slot on their ballot.

He’s the only candidate for whom state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long and state GOP Chairman Ed Cox have been able to put aside their differences and join together to endorse.

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