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.^[1]

New York's 38th State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Jenifer Rajkumar D–Woodhaven

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^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jenifer Rajkumar (incumbent)	22,718	97.8
	Write-in		519	2.2
Total votes			23,237	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 38^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jenifer Rajkumar (incumbent)	11,662	97.8
	Write-in		257	2.2
Total votes			11,919	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 38^[4][5]

Primary election
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		12	0.2
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		77	0.2
Total votes			34,752	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 38^[6]

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		78	0.4
Total votes			18,919	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 38^[7]

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		39	0.2
Total votes			29,792	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 38^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael G. Miller (incumbent)	6,694	99.3
	Write-in		50	0.7
Total votes			6,744	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 38^[9][10]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael G. Miller (incumbent)	1,522	70.9
	Democratic	Etienne David Adorno	617	28.7
	Write-in		8	0.4
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		30	0.2
Total votes			19,844	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 38^[11][12][13]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael G. Miller (incumbent)	1,867	76.5
	Democratic	Nick Comaianni	571	23.4
	Write-in		1	0.1
Total votes			2,439	100.0
	Conservative	Donna Marie Caltabiano	61	59.2
	Conservative	Michael G. Miller (incumbent)	38	36.9
	Write-in		4	3.9
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		13	0.1
Total votes			13,227	100.0
	Democratic hold

2009 special

2009 New York State Assembly special election, District 38^[14]

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		1	0.0
Total votes			4,251	100.0
	Democratic hold