# 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 is currently represented by Republican Bill Weber since 2023. It was previously represented Democrat Elijah Reichlin-Melnick since 2021, succeeding fellow Democrat and former IDC member David Carlucci, who waged an unsuccessful run for Congress.

## 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.
The district is located entirely within New York's 17th congressional district, and overlaps with the 95th, 96th, 97th, and 98th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 38 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Working Families | Barbara Francis | 205 | 58.6 |
| | Working Families | Elijah Reichlin-Melnick | 143 | 40.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 350 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | William Weber Jr. | 63,428 | |
| | Conservative | William Weber Jr. | 5,850 | |
| | Total | William Weber Jr. (incumbent) | 69,278 | 52.4 |
| | Democratic | Elijah Reichlin-Melnick | 59,750 | 45.2 |
| | Working Families | Barbara Francis | 3,099 | 2.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 159 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 132,286 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 38 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | William Weber Jr. | 42,612 | |
| | Conservative | William Weber Jr. | 8,473 | |
| | Total | William Weber Jr. | 51,085 | 51.6 |
| | Democratic | Elijah Reichlin-Melnick | 45,264 | |
| | Working Families | Elijah Reichlin-Melnick | 2,608 | |
| | Total | Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (incumbent) | 47,872 | 48.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 115 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,072 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 38 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Elijah Reichlin-Melnick | 12,542 | 44.9 |
| | Democratic | Justin Sweet | 10,042 | 36.7 |
| | Democratic | Eudson Francois | 4,902 | 17.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 440 | 1.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,926 | 100.0 |
| | Republican | William Weber Jr. | 4,617 | 69.8 |
| | Republican | Matthew Weinberg | 1,884 | 28.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 111 | 1.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,612 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Elijah Reichlin-Melnick | 65,707 | |
| | Working Families | Elijah Reichlin-Melnick | 5,102 | |
| | Total | Elijah Reichlin-Melnick | 70,809 | 53.7 |
| | Republican | William Weber Jr. | 59,654 | |
| | SAM | William Weber Jr. | 1,301 | |
| | Total | William Weber Jr. | 60,955 | 46.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 129 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 131,893 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 38 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Carlucci (incumbent) | 13,066 | 53.9 |
| | Democratic | Julie Goldberg | 11,174 | 46.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,240 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | David Carlucci | 60,990 | |
| | Women's Equality | David Carlucci | 2,019 | |
| | Total | David Carlucci (incumbent) | 63,009 | 65.4 |
| | Republican | C. Scott Vanderhoef | 26,265 | |
| | Conservative | C. Scott Vanderhoef | 4,242 | |
| | Reform | C. Scott Vanderhoef | 2,097 | |
| | Independence | C. Scott Vanderhoef | 723 | |
| | Total | C. Scott Vanderhoef | 33,327 | 34.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 125 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,461 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 38 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Carlucci | 72,717 | |
| | Independence | David Carlucci | 3,286 | |
| | Women's Equality | David Carlucci | 1,314 | |
| | Total | David Carlucci (incumbent) | 77,317 | 65.0 |
| | Republican | Thomas DePrisco | 32,792 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas DePrisco | 4,850 | |
| | Reform | Thomas DePrisco | 3,970 | |
| | Total | Thomas DePrisco | 41,612 | 34.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 93 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 119,022 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 38 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Carlucci | 41,172 | |
| | Working Families | David Carlucci | 3,796 | |
| | Independence | David Carlucci | 2,552 | |
| | Total | David Carlucci (incumbent) | 47,520 | 69.1 |
| | Republican | Donna Held | 21,171 | 30.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 108 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,799 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 38 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Carlucci | 68,524 | |
| | Working Families | David Carlucci | 4,087 | |
| | Independence | David Carlucci | 2,817 | |
| | Total | David Carlucci (incumbent) | 75,428 | 70.4 |
| | Republican | Janis Castaldi | 31,460 | 29.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 368 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 107,256 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in District 38

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 52.4 – 46.5% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 54.1 – 43.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 53.8 – 45.2% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 67.1 – 31.8% |