More than five years after he resigned in disgrace over a prostitution scandal , former New York Gov . Eliot Spitzer and Silda Wall Spitzer are splitting up . `` We regret that our marital relationship has come to an end , and we have agreed not to make any other public statement on this subject , '' Spitzer spokeswoman Lisa Linden said in a statement released on behalf of the couple Tuesday . Linden would n't comment on whether they had filed for divorce or were still in the process of divorcing . On the campaign trail over the summer during his failed bid for New York City comptroller , Eliot Spitzer shot down rumors that he and his wife had separated . But Silda Wall Spitzer , who famously stood by her husband in the aftermath of the 2008 prostitution scandal , was n't seen hitting the trail in his bid for a political comeback this year . `` I think it 's fair to say that I 'm running for office , no other member of my family is running for office , and I think the public 's going to judge me , not who else is with me or not with me , '' Eliot Spitzer told reporters in July . He lost his bid for comptroller in September 's Democratic primary .
` ` We regret that our marital life has come to an end , '' they say . Eliot later resigned as New York 's mayor over a prostitution scandal . Silda # ##enberg famously stood by her husband during the 2008 election .