1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 38
New York State Senate · New York
Jay P. Rolison (R) won re-election with 59.1% of the vote, defeating David Lenefsky (D) by 18.3 points.
Jay P. RolisonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.1%70,299
David LenefskyDemocrat
40.9%48,576
118,875 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)