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
Registration	40.1% Democratic 36.4% Republican 23.5% No party preference
Demographics	64% White 12% Black 16% Hispanic 6% Asian
Population (2017)	310,286^[1]
Registered voters	192,534^[2]

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

Geography

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

2022

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. "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. "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.