New York Senate District 38
Rockland County. Population 323,516 (2020). Partisan lean R+20.
CompetitiveOpen seat2026 candidates
Current senator: Bill Weber (R), first elected 2022. 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
Bill Weber
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $93,418
Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.
Joseph W. Rand
- Raised (2026 cycle)
- Not yet imported
- Spent
- —
- Cash on hand
- Not reported
- Public matching funds
- $60,794
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 Senate
Nov 5, 2024 · 132,286 votes
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
By party line
| 69,278 | 52.4% |
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick(D) | 59,750 | 45.2% |
Barbara Francis(WF) | 3,099 | 2.3% |
Write-ins | 159 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- R+7.4
- All contested seats
- D+8.1
- Relative to chamber
- R+15.5
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from board of elections filings and results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:54 PM ET.
2022 State Senate
Nov 8, 2022 · 99,072 votes
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
By party line
| 51,085 | 51.6% |
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick(D) By party line
| 47,872 | 48.3% |
Write-ins | 115 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- R+3.2
- All contested seats
- D+0.2
- Relative to chamber
- R+3.4
Source: OpenElections New York. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:19 PM ET.
2024 President
Nov 5, 2024 · 142,403 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Donald J. Trump(R)winner | 78,390 | 55.0% |
Kamala D. Harris(D) | 62,656 | 44.0% |
Other candidates | 1,357 | 1.0% |
- District margin
- R+11.2
- Statewide
- D+12.7
- Relative to state
- R+23.8
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 · 142,216 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner | 72,353 | 50.9% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 68,259 | 48.0% |
Jo Jorgensen(L) | 603 | 0.4% |
Write-ins | 389 | 0.3% |
Brock Pierce(I) | 310 | 0.2% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 302 | 0.2% |
- District margin
- D+2.9
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- R+20.5
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, 7:50 PM ET.
2018 U.S. Senate
Nov 6, 2018 · 93,174 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner | 56,720 | 60.9% |
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R) | 36,398 | 39.1% |
Write-ins | 56 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+21.8
- Statewide
- D+34.0
- Relative to state
- R+12.2
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, 9:15 PM ET.
2018 Governor
Nov 6, 2018 · 95,049 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner | 52,240 | 55.0% |
Marcus J. Molinaro(R) | 40,212 | 42.3% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 1,098 | 1.2% |
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM) | 789 | 0.8% |
Larry Sharpe(L) | 661 | 0.7% |
Write-ins | 49 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+13.0
- Statewide
- D+24.4
- Relative to state
- R+11.4
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 · 93,432 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner | 60,042 | 64.3% |
Jonathan Trichter(R) | 32,285 | 34.6% |
Mark Dunlea(G) | 682 | 0.7% |
Cruger Gallaudet(L) | 405 | 0.4% |
Write-ins | 18 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+30.1
- Statewide
- D+36.3
- Relative to state
- R+6.2
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, 9:15 PM ET.
2018 Attorney General
Nov 6, 2018 · 93,281 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Letitia James(D)winner | 54,641 | 58.6% |
Keith Wofford(R) | 34,631 | 37.1% |
Other candidate (O) | 2,191 | 2.3% |
Michael Sussman(G) | 1,262 | 1.4% |
Christopher Garvey(L) | 529 | 0.6% |
Write-ins | 27 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+22.4
- Statewide
- D+27.9
- Relative to state
- R+5.5
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.
2016 U.S. Senate
Nov 8, 2016 · 119,001 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner | 78,671 | 66.1% |
Wendy Long(R) | 38,437 | 32.3% |
Robin Laverne Wilson(G) | 1,226 | 1.0% |
Alex Merced(L) | 597 | 0.5% |
Write-ins | 70 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+34.4
- Statewide
- D+44.4
- Relative to state
- R+10.1
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, 9:17 PM ET.
2016 President
Nov 8, 2016 · 127,270 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Hillary Clinton(D)winner | 66,675 | 52.4% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 56,027 | 44.0% |
Gary Johnson(L) | 2,159 | 1.7% |
Jill Stein(G) | 1,261 | 1.0% |
Write-ins | 1,148 | 0.9% |
- District margin
- D+8.7
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- R+14.9
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.
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