# New York's 38th State Assembly district

New York's 38th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Jenifer Rajkumar since 2021, defeating Michael G. Miller in the 2020 Democratic primary.

## Geography

District 38 is located in Queens, comprising the neighborhoods of Glendale, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Ridgewood, and Woodhaven.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 38 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jenifer Rajkumar (incumbent) | 22,718 | 97.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 519 | 2.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,237 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 38 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jenifer Rajkumar (incumbent) | 11,662 | 97.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 257 | 2.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,919 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 38 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jenifer Rajkumar | 3,817 | 51.9 |
| | Democratic | Michael G. Miller (incumbent) | 1,851 | 25.2 |
| | Democratic | Joey De Jesus | 1,668 | 22.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 12 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,348 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jenifer Rajkumar | 25,232 | 72.6 |
| | Republican | Giovanni Perna | 8,172 | |
| | Conservative | Giovanni Perna | 832 | |
| | Save Our City | Giovanni Perna | 439 | |
| | Total | Giovanni Perna | 9,443 | 27.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 77 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,752 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 38 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael G. Miller | 16,913 | |
| | Conservative | Michael G. Miller | 1,928 | |
| | Total | Michael G. Miller (incumbent) | 18,841 | 99.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 78 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,919 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 38 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael G. Miller | 22,966 | |
| | Conservative | Michael G. Miller | 992 | |
| | Total | Michael G. Miller (incumbent) | 23,958 | 80.4 |
| | Republican | Joseph Maldonado | 5,299 | |
| | Reform | Joseph Maldonado | 496 | |
| | Total | Joseph Maldonado | 5,795 | 19.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 39 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,792 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 38 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael G. Miller (incumbent) | 6,694 | 99.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 50 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,744 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 38 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael G. Miller (incumbent) | 1,522 | 70.9 |
| | Democratic | Etienne David Adorno | 617 | 28.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 8 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,147 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Michael G. Miller | 18,547 | |
| | Working Families | Michael G. Miller | 1,267 | |
| | Total | Michael G. Miller (incumbent) | 19,814 | 99.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,844 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 38 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael G. Miller (incumbent) | 1,867 | 76.5 |
| | Democratic | Nick Comaianni | 571 | 23.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,439 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative | Donna Marie Caltabiano | 61 | 59.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael G. Miller (incumbent) | 38 | 36.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 4 | 3.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 103 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Michael G. Miller | 8,412 | |
| | Working Families | Michael G. Miller | 433 | |
| | Independence | Michael G. Miller | 359 | |
| | Total | Michael G. Miller (incumbent) | 9,204 | 69.6 |
| | Republican | Donna Marie Caltabiano | 3,405 | |
| | Conservative | Donna Marie Caltabiano | 605 | |
| | Total | Donna Marie Caltabiano | 4,010 | 30.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 13 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,227 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2009 special

2009 New York State Assembly special election, District 38 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael G. Miller | 2,423 | |
| | Conservative | Michael G. Miller | 220 | |
| | Independence | Michael G. Miller | 149 | |
| | Total | Michael G. Miller | 2,792 | 65.7 |
| | Republican | Donna Marie Caltabiano | 1,458 | 34.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,251 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |