1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 38
New York State Senate · New York
Linda Winikow (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating John C. Fellas (R) by 21.6 points.
Linda WinikowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%59,104
John C. FellasRepublican
39.2%38,079
97,183 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET