1976Final results
1976 election for New York Senate District 38
New York State Senate · New York
Linda Winikow (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Frank A. Fornario (R) by 21.5 points.
Linda WinikowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%79,282
Frank A. FornarioRepublican
39.2%51,181
130,463 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET