1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for New York Assembly District 38
New York State Assembly · New York
Frederick D. Schmidt (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Vito P. Battista (R) by 3.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Frederick D. SchmidtDemocrat · winner
51.1%12,168
Vito P. BattistaRepublican · incumbent
47.6%11,339
Marietta CroomsLibertarian
1.3%318
23,825 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET