1988Final results
1988 election for New York Assembly District 38
New York State Assembly · New York
Frederick D. Schmidt (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Frank P. Messano (R) by 45.3 points.
Frederick D. SchmidtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.7%21,780
Frank P. MessanoRepublican
27.3%8,195
29,975 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET