New York Assembly District 38
Queens County. Population 132,517 (2020). Partisan lean D+13.
Open seatUncontested2026 candidates
Current assembly member: Jenifer Rajkumar (D). The incumbent is not on the ballot.
Provisional candidate list. It will be replaced by the New York State Board of Elections certified ballot, including all minor-party lines.
New York uses fusion voting: a candidate can appear on several party lines, and votes on every line count toward their total.
Campaign finance
David Orkin
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $35,696
Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.
Past results in this district
Legislative results are as reported for this district. Statewide races are estimated for the current district lines.
2024 State Assembly
Nov 5, 2024 · 23,237 votes
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Jenifer Rajkumar(D)winner | 22,718 | 97.8% |
Write-ins | 519 | 2.2% |
- District margin
- —
- All contested seats
- D+13.7
Source: NYC Board of Elections, election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 8:11 PM ET.
2024 President
Nov 5, 2024 · 34,084 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner | 18,922 | 55.5% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 14,323 | 42.0% |
Other candidates | 839 | 2.5% |
- District margin
- D+13.8
- Statewide
- D+12.7
- Relative to state
- D+1.1
Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: The New York Times, 2024 Precinct-Level Election Results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:21 PM ET.
2020 President
Nov 3, 2020 · 38,322 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner | 26,994 | 70.4% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 10,888 | 28.4% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 178 | 0.5% |
Jo Jorgensen(L) | 111 | 0.3% |
Write-ins | 110 | 0.3% |
Brock Pierce(I) | 41 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+42.5
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- D+19.1
Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:50 PM ET.
2018 U.S. Senate
Nov 6, 2018 · 22,272 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner | 18,198 | 81.7% |
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R) | 4,066 | 18.3% |
Write-ins | 8 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+63.5
- Statewide
- D+34.0
- Relative to state
- D+29.5
Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.
2018 Governor
Nov 6, 2018 · 22,726 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner | 17,809 | 78.4% |
Marcus J. Molinaro(R) | 4,189 | 18.4% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 470 | 2.1% |
Larry Sharpe(L) | 142 | 0.6% |
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM) | 85 | 0.4% |
Write-ins | 32 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+61.9
- Statewide
- D+24.4
- Relative to state
- D+37.5
Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.
2018 Comptroller
Nov 6, 2018 · 22,390 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner | 17,878 | 79.8% |
Jonathan Trichter(R) | 4,047 | 18.1% |
Mark Dunlea(G) | 371 | 1.7% |
Cruger Gallaudet(L) | 84 | 0.4% |
Write-ins | 9 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+63.1
- Statewide
- D+36.3
- Relative to state
- D+26.8
Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.
2018 Attorney General
Nov 6, 2018 · 22,270 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Letitia James(D)winner | 17,645 | 79.2% |
Keith Wofford(R) | 4,109 | 18.5% |
Michael Sussman(G) | 256 | 1.1% |
Other candidate (O) | 129 | 0.6% |
Christopher Garvey(L) | 120 | 0.5% |
Write-ins | 10 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+62.2
- Statewide
- D+27.9
- Relative to state
- D+34.3
Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.
2016 U.S. Senate
Nov 8, 2016 · 31,777 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner | 26,050 | 82.0% |
Wendy Long(R) | 4,853 | 15.3% |
Robin Laverne Wilson(G) | 701 | 2.2% |
Alex Merced(L) | 157 | 0.5% |
Write-ins | 16 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+68.6
- Statewide
- D+44.4
- Relative to state
- D+24.2
Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.
2016 President
Nov 8, 2016 · 33,366 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Hillary Clinton(D)winner | 24,988 | 74.9% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 7,279 | 21.8% |
Jill Stein(G) | 566 | 1.7% |
Gary Johnson(L) | 369 | 1.1% |
Write-ins | 164 | 0.5% |
- District margin
- D+54.9
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- D+31.3
Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.
Page data updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:22 PM ET. How we compute these numbers.