1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for New York Senate District 38
New York State Senate · New York
Linda Winikow (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Donald R. Ackerson (R) by 1.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Linda WinikowDemocrat · winner
50.7%51,467
Donald R. AckersonRepublican · incumbent
49.3%50,133
101,600 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