The 1938 United States Senate elections occurred in the middle of Franklin D. Roosevelt's second term. The 32 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections,and special elections were held to fill vacancies. The Republicans gained eight seats from the Democrats,though this occurred after multiple Democratic gains since the 1932 election,leading to the Democrats retaining a commanding lead over the Republicans with more than two-thirds of the legislative chamber.
William D. Payne is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1998 until 2008 where he represented the 29th legislative district. He served as the Assembly's Deputy Majority Conference Leader from 2002-2008.
Andrew Joseph Lanza is an American lawyer and Republican politician. He is a member of the New York State Senate,representing the 24th district,which includes most of Staten Island. He was elected in 2006 after having served on the New York City Council for the 51st district.
Elizabeth O'Connor Little is a former New York State Senator. A member of the Republican Party,she was first elected in 2002. She served in the 45th Senate District,which includes all or part of Clinton,Essex,Franklin,Hamilton,Warren and Washington Counties.
Michael Gianaris is an American politician and attorney from Queens,New York. He represented District 36 in the New York State Assembly from 2001 to 2010,and he has represented District 12 in the New York State Senate since 2011. A Democrat,Gianaris was appointed as Deputy Majority Leader of the New York State Senate in 2019.
Frederick W. Thiele Jr. is an American politician who serves in the New York State Assembly from the 1st district since 2013 and the 2nd district from 1995 to 2012,as a member of multiple political parties. Thiele was originally elected as a member of the Republican Party,but switched to the Independence Party of New York in 2009. He joined the Democratic Party after the Independence Party lost its ballot position.
Andrew P. Raia is an American politician from Long Island,New York. A Republican,Raia became the clerk of the town of Huntington,New York on January 6,2020. Raia previously served in the New York State Assembly representing the 9th and 12th districts,respectively.
David G. McDonough is a member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 14th district,which includes portions of the town of Hempstead in Nassau County on Long Island. A Republican,McDonough was first elected through a special election in 2002.
Thomas F. O'Mara is a member of the New York State Senate,serving a district in the Southern Tier of New York since 2010. The district is currently numbered the 58th district. O'Mara is a Republican.
Brian Patrick Kavanagh is an American politician who represents the 27th district in the New York State Senate,representing Lower Manhattan and the western part of Brooklyn since December 2017. He previously served in the New York State Assembly representing the East Side of Manhattan. Kavanagh is a Democrat.
Joseph Nestor Mondello was an American politician and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago from 2018 to 2021. He previously served as Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee until September 2009 and as the chairman of the Nassau County Republican Committee from 1983 to May 24,2018.
Joseph E. Robach is an American politician who was a member of the New York Senate,representing the 56th district from 2003 until 2020. The district includes portions of Rochester,New York and the surrounding communities.
Michael A. Montesano was member of the New York State Assembly representing the 15th district,which includes portions of the towns of Hempstead,North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County on Long Island. A Republican,he was initially elected in a 2010 special election. Since 2022 he has served as a district judge of Nassau County.
Shelley Mayer is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the New York State Senate representing the 37th Senate District,which includes portions of Westchester County. Formerly a member of the New York State Assembly,Mayer was first elected in a special election in 2018.
Luis R. Sepúlveda is an American attorney and politician who currently serves as the New York State Senator from the 32nd Senate District,which includes parts of the Bronx. Prior to being in the state senate Sepúlveda was a member of the New York State Assembly from 2013 to 2018.
Anthony Howard Palumbo is an American Republican Party politician who currently represents the 1st district of the New York State Senate. He previously served as a member of the New York State Assembly.
Anthony 'Tony' D'Urso is an Italian-American politician who represented the 16th District of the New York State Assembly from 2017 to 2020. First elected in 2016,he is a Democrat. The district includes the majority of the town of North Hempstead in Nassau County on Long Island.
Robert E. Antonacci is an American politician and judge from Syracuse,New York. A Republican,Antonacci served as Onondaga County Comptroller from 2008 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for New York State Comptroller in 2014,losing to incumbent Democrat Tom DiNapoli. He was elected to the New York State Senate in New York's 50th State Senate district in 2018. In 2019,Antonacci was elected as a Justice of the New York Supreme Court—a trial-level court—in the Fifth Judicial District and stepped down from his Senate seat.
John Mikulin is a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 17th district,which includes portions of the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County on Long Island. A Republican,Mikulin was first elected in a 2018 special election.
