1986Final results
1986 election for New York Assembly District 38
New York State Assembly · New York
Frederick D. Schmidt (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating John Imperiale (R) by 36.5 points.
Frederick D. SchmidtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.3%15,647
John ImperialeRepublican
31.7%7,273
22,920 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET