New York's 38th State Senate district

New York's 38th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Senator David Carlucci since 2011. Carlucci is a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference, and was one of only two former members to win renomination in the 2018 primary election (the other being Diane Savino).

New York's 38th State Senate District
Current senator	David Carlucci (D–New City)
Registration	46.4% Democratic 23.2% Republican 23.5% No party preference
Demographics	64% White 12% Black 16% Hispanic 6% Asian
Population (2017)	310,286[1]
Registered voters	192,534[2]

Geography

District 38 covers the vast majority of Rockland County in the northern New York City suburbs, including the towns of Orangetown, Clarkstown, and Ramapo; the district also crosses the Hudson River to incorporate a small part of Ossining in Westchester County.[3]

The district is located entirely within U.S. congressional district 17, and overlaps with New York State Assembly districts 95, 96, 97, and 98.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 38[5][6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elijah Reichlin-Melnick	12,542	37.0
	Democratic	Justin L. Sweet	10,042	29.6
	Democratic	Eudson T. Francois	4,902	14.5
Total votes			33,904	100
	Republican	William J. Weber, Jr.	4,617	67.5
	Republican	Matthew R. Weinberg	1,884	27.5
Total votes			6,844	100
General election
	Democratic	Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
	Republican	William Weber, Jr.
	Working Families	Justin Sweet
Total votes

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 38[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Carlucci (incumbent)	13,066	53.9
	Democratic	Julie Goldberg	11,174	46.1
Total votes			24,240	100.0
General election
	Democratic	David Carlucci (incumbent)	63,009	65.3
	Republican	C. Scott Vanderhoef	33,327	34.5
Total votes			96,461	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 38[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Carlucci (incumbent)	77,317	65.0
	Republican	Thomas F. DePrisco	41,612	35.0
Total votes			118,929	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 38[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Carlucci (incumbent)	47,520	69.2
	Republican	Donna Held	21,171	30.8
Total votes			68,691	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 38[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Carlucci (incumbent)	75,428	70.6
	Republican	Janis A. Castaldi	31,460	29.4
Total votes			106,888	100
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 38

Year	Office	Results[7]
2016	President	Clinton 54.1 – 43.2%
2012	President	Obama 53.8 – 45.2%
	Senate	Gillibrand 67.1 – 31.8%

References

1. "State Senate District 38, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "Our District". David Carlucci, The New York State Senate. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
5. "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
6. "New York State Senate District 38". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 15 July 2019.