New York's 38th congressional district
New York's 38th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1913 as a result of the 1910 U.S. Census and eliminated in 1983 as a result of the 1980 U.S. Census. It was last represented by Republican Jack Kemp who was redistricted into the 31st congressional district.
Components
1973–1983:1971–1973:
1963–1971:
1953–1963:
1945–1953:
1913–1945:
List of Representatives
Election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
| 1980 | Gale A. Denn: 37,875 | Jack Kemp: 167,434 | |
| 1978 | Jack Kemp: 113,928 | James A. Peck : 6,204 | |
| 1976 | Peter J. Geraci: 46,307 | Jack Kemp: 165,702 | |
| 1974 | Barbara C. Wicks: 48,929 | Jack Kemp: 126,687 | |
| 1972 | Anthony P. LoRusso: 57,585 | Jack Kemp: 156,967 | |
| 1970 | James G. Cretekos: 37,961 | James F. Hastings: 94,906 | |
| 1968 | Wilbur White, Jr.: 47,093 | James F. Hastings: 90,281 | Gust E. Johnson : 3,594 Charles F. Schwartz : 1,353 |
| 1966 | Edison Le Roy, Jr.: 35,785 | Charles E. Goodell: 82,137 | Charles F. Schwartz : 2,546 Lloyd R. Murphy : 1,695 |
| 1964 | Robert V. Kelley: 61,179 | Charles E. Goodell: 90,201 | |
| 1962 | T. Joseph Lynch: 36,992 | Charles E. Goodell: 83,361 | Leo M. Brushingham : 1,611 |
| 1960 | Arthur B. Curran, Jr.: 84,716 | Jessica M. Weis: 114,871 | |
| 1958 | Alphonse L. Cassetti: 66,806 | Jessica M. Weis: 92,944 | |
| 1956 | Reed Harding: 53,477 | Kenneth B. Keating: 135,572 | |
| 1954 | Rubin Brodsky: 40,400 | Kenneth B. Keating: 103,293 | |
| 1952 | Victor Kruppenbacher: 56,177 | Kenneth B. Keating: 128,566 | Manuel Gitlin : 691 |
| 1950 | Robert G. Gordon: 31,115 | John Taber: 68,474 | |
| 1948 | Francis J. Souhan: 48,222 | John Taber: 66,695 | |
| 1946 | George T. Franklin: 24,576 | John Taber: 63,382 | |
| 1944 | Frank J. Erwin: 36,327 | John Taber: 75,432 | Walter O'Hagan : 3,294 |
| 1942 | Walden Moore: 53,889 | Joseph J. O'Brien: 77,970 | |
| 1940 | George B. Kelly: 86,197 | Joseph J. O'Brien: 92,866 | |
| 1938 | George B. Kelly: 63,325 | Joseph J. O'Brien: 80,963 | James Oakes : 777 |
| 1936 | George B. Kelly: 82,708 | Joseph Fritsch, Jr.: 72,910 | Glenn W. Simpson: 2,519 Richard M. Briggs : 1,680 Ezra Harari : 414 |
| 1934 | James P.B. Duffy: 64,434 | James L. Whitley: 50,066 | Jack Britt Gearity : 2,876 Getrude Walsh : 921 James A. Alesi: 464 Harry Paul: 213 |
| 1932 | Charles Stanton: 58,775 | James L. Whitley: 64,003 | Arthur Rathjen : 12,097 Richard M. Briggs : 3,637 |
| 1930 | Nelson E. Spencer: 37,500 | James L. Whitley: 50,083 | Harry Hoffman : 2,985 |
| 1928 | Charles Stanton: 43,009 | James L. Whitley: 47,298 | William MacFarlane: 38,324 Charles Messinger : 2,782 |
| 1926 | Meyer Jacobstein: 42,803 | James E. Cuff: 41,191 | William J. Bolton : 3,514 |
| 1924 | Meyer Jacobstein: 63,997 | John J. McInerney: 33,895 | |
| 1922 | Meyer Jacobstein: 35,319 | Frederick T. Pierson: 33,690 | Joel Moses : 5,101 |
| 1920 | Hiram R. Wood: 20,281 | Thomas B. Dunn: 56,796 | Charles Messinger : 8,369 H.C. Gregory : 659 |