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New York's 38th State Senate district

New York's 38th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It is currently represented by Republican Bill Weber previously represented by Democrat Elijah Reichlin-Melnick since 2021, succeeding fellow Democrat and former IDC member David Carlucci, who waged an unsuccessful run for Congress.[3][4][5]

New York's 38th
State Senate district
Senator
  Bill Weber
R–Montebello
Registration40.1% Democratic
36.4% Republican
23.5% No party preference
Demographics64% White
12% Black
16% Hispanic
6% Asian
Population (2017)310,286[1]
Registered voters192,534[2]

In the 2022 General election incumbent Elijah Reichlin-Melnick lost to his opponent Bill Weber [1][6]

Geography edit

District 38 covers the vast majority of Rockland County in the northern New York City suburbs, including the towns of Orangetown, Clarkstown, and Ramapo; the district also crosses the Hudson River to incorporate a small part of Ossining in Westchester County.[1][7]

The district is located entirely within New York's 17th congressional district, and overlaps with the 95th, 96th, 97th, and 98th districts of the New York State Assembly.[8]

Recent election results edit

2022 edit

2022 New York State Senate election, District 38[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Weber Jr. 42,612
Conservative William Weber Jr. 8,473
Total William Weber Jr. 51,085 51.6
Democratic Elijah Reichlin-Melnick 45,264
Working Families Elijah Reichlin-Melnick 2,608
Total Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (incumbent) 47,872 48.3
Write-in 115 0.1
Total votes 99,072 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2020 edit

2020 New York State Senate election, District 38[10][11][12]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elijah Reichlin-Melnick 12,542 44.9
Democratic Justin Sweet 10,042 36.7
Democratic Eudson Francois 4,902 17.6
Write-in 440 1.6
Total votes 27,926 100.0
Republican William Weber Jr. 4,617 69.8
Republican Matthew Weinberg 1,884 28.5
Write-in 111 1.7
Total votes 6,612 100.0
General election
Democratic Elijah Reichlin-Melnick 65,707
Working Families Elijah Reichlin-Melnick 5,102
Total Elijah Reichlin-Melnick 70,809 53.7
Republican William Weber Jr. 59,654
SAM William Weber Jr. 1,301
Total William Weber Jr. 60,955 46.2
Write-in 129 0.1
Total votes 131,893 100.0
Democratic hold

2018 edit

2018 New York State Senate election, District 38[11]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Carlucci (incumbent) 13,066 53.9
Democratic Julie Goldberg 11,174 46.1
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 24,240 100.0
General election
Democratic David Carlucci 60,990
Women's Equality David Carlucci 2,019
Total David Carlucci (incumbent) 63,009 65.4
Republican C. Scott Vanderhoef 26,265
Conservative C. Scott Vanderhoef 4,242
Reform C. Scott Vanderhoef 2,097
Independence C. Scott Vanderhoef 723
Total C. Scott Vanderhoef 33,327 34.5
Write-in 125 0.1
Total votes 96,461 100.0
Democratic hold

2016 edit

2016 New York State Senate election, District 38[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Carlucci 72,717
Independence David Carlucci 3,286
Women's Equality David Carlucci 1,314
Total David Carlucci (incumbent) 77,317 65.0
Republican Thomas DePrisco 32,792
Conservative Thomas DePrisco 4,850
Reform Thomas DePrisco 3,970
Total Thomas DePrisco 41,612 34.9
Write-in 93 0.1
Total votes 119,022 100.0
Democratic hold

2014 edit

2014 New York State Senate election, District 38[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Carlucci 41,172
Working Families David Carlucci 3,796
Independence David Carlucci 2,552
Total David Carlucci (incumbent) 47,520 69.1
Republican Donna Held 21,171 30.8
Write-in 108 0.1
Total votes 68,799 100.0
Democratic hold

2012 edit

2012 New York State Senate election, District 38[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Carlucci 68,524
Working Families David Carlucci 4,087
Independence David Carlucci 2,817
Total David Carlucci (incumbent) 75,428 70.4
Republican Janis Castaldi 31,460 29.3
Write-in 368 0.3
Total votes 107,256 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 38 edit

Year Office Results[13]
2020 President Biden 52.4 – 46.5%
2016 President Clinton 54.1 – 43.2%
2012 President Obama 53.8 – 45.2%
Senate Gillibrand 67.1 – 31.8%

References edit

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 38, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "New York State Senate - District 38 Election Results | The Journal News". www.lohud.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Cutler, Nancy. "David Carlucci reflects on state Senate victories, losses and role of the IDC". The Journal News. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "State Senate: Weber wins District 38, Harckham takes District 40". News 12 - New Jersey. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "NY Senate District 38". NY State Senate. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  8. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 38". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "State Senator 38th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  13. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
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