New York's 31st congressional district
The 31st congressional district of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was eliminated as a result of the 2000 Census. It was last represented by Amo Houghton who was redistricted into the 29th District.
Voting
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
1992 | President | Bush 40 - 34% |
1996 | President | Clinton 44 - 41% |
Past components
- 1863–1875: Parts of Buffalo
- 1875–1897: All of Wyoming, Genesee and Niagara counties
- 1875–1897: All of Wyoming, Genesee and Niagara counties
- 1903–1913: All of Cayuga, Ontario, Wayne and Yates counties
- 1913-1945: All of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and St. Lawrence counties
- 1945-1953: All of Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Otsego, and Schenectady counties
- 1953-1963: All of Clinton, Essex, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties; parts of Rensselaer county
- 1963-1969: All of Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties
- 1969-1971: All of Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties
- 1971-1973: All of Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, and St. Lawrence counties; parts of Essex, and Oswego counties
- 1973-1983: All of Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Oneida, and Schoharie counties; parts of Montgomery, Otsego, and Schenectady counties
- 1983-1993: All of Wyoming county; parts of Cattaraugus, Erie, Livingston, and Ontario counties
- 1993-2003: All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Yates counties; parts of Cayuga, Seneca, and Tompkins counties
Representatives
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
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District created March 4, 1833 | ||||
Abner Hazeltine | Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | 23rd 24th |
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Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | |||
Richard P. Marvin | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | 25th 26th |
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Staley N. Clarke | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | 27th | |
Asher Tyler | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | |
Abner Lewis | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | 29th | |
Dudley Marvin | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | 30th | |
Elijah Risley | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | 31st | |
Frederick S. Martin | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | |
Thomas T. Flagler | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd 34th |
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Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |||
Silas M. Burroughs | Republican | March 4, 1857 – June 3, 1860 | 35th 36th |
Died |
Vacant | June 4, 1860 – December 4, 1860 | 36th | ||
Edwin R. Reynolds | Republican | December 5, 1860 – March 3, 1861 | ||
Burt Van Horn | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | 37th | |
Reuben E. Fenton | Republican | March 4, 1863 – December 20, 1864 | 38th | Redistricted from 33rd district, resigned after being elected Governor of New York |
Vacant | December 20, 1864 – March 4, 1865 | |||
Henry Van Aernam | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 | 39th 40th |
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Porter Sheldon | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | 41st | |
Walter L. Sessions | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | 42nd | Redistricted to 32nd district |
Lyman K. Bass | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Redistricted to 32nd district |
George G. Hoskins | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Redistricted from 30th district |
Charles B. Benedict | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | 45th | |
Richard Crowley | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | 46th 47th |
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Robert S. Stevens | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | |
John G. Sawyer | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 | 49th 50th 51st |
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James Wolcott Wadsworth | Republican | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Redistricted to 30th district |
John Van Voorhis | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | 53rd | |
Henry C. Brewster | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | 54th 55th |
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James M.E. O'Grady | Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | 56th | |
James B. Perkins | Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | 57th | Redistricted to 32nd district |
Sereno E. Payne | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd |
Redistricted from 28th district, redistricted to 36th district |
Edwin A. Merritt | Republican | March 4, 1913 – December 4, 1914 | 63rd | Redistricted from 26th district, died |
Vacant | December 5, 1914 – November 1, 1915 | 63rd 64th |
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Bertrand H. Snell | Republican | November 2, 1915 – January 3, 1939 | 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th |
Retired |
Wallace E. Pierce | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1940 | 76th | Died |
Vacant | January 4, 1940 – February 12, 1940 | |||
Clarence E. Kilburn | Republican | February 13, 1940 – January 3, 1945 | 76th 77th 78th |
Redistricted to 34th district |
Bernard W. Kearney | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | 79th 80th 81st 82nd |
Redistricted from 30th district, redistricted to 32nd district |
Dean P. Taylor | Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961 | 83rd 84th 85th 86th |
Redistricted from 33rd district |
Carleton J. King | Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | 87th | Redistricted to 30th district |
Clarence E. Kilburn | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | 88th | Redistricted from 33rd district |
Robert C. McEwen | Republican | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 | 89th 90th 91st 92nd |
Redistricted to 30th district |
Donald J. Mitchell | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th |
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Jack Kemp | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 | 98th 99th 100th |
Redistricted from 38th district |
L. William Paxon | Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993 | 101st 102nd |
Redistricted to 27th district |
Amo Houghton | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th |
Redistricted from 34th district, redistricted to 29th district |
District eliminated January 3, 2003 |
Election results
Note that in New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Amo Houghton | 154,238 | 77.3 | +9.3 | |
Democratic | Kisun J. Peters | 45,193 | 22.7 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 109,045 | 54.7 | +12.0 | ||
Turnout | 199,431 | 100 | +26.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Amo Houghton | 107,615 | 68.0 | -3.6 | |
Democratic | Caleb Rossiter | 40,091 | 25.3 | -0.1 | |
Right to Life | James R. Pierce, Sr. | 10,546 | 6.7 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 67,524 | 42.7 | -3.5 | ||
Turnout | 158,252 | 100 | -19.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Amo Houghton | 139,734 | 71.6 | ||
Democratic | Bruce D. MacBain | 49,502 | 25.4 | ||
Right to Life | Le Roy Stewart Wilson | 6,031 | 3.1 | ||
Majority | 90,232 | 46.2 | |||
Turnout | 195,267 | 100 |
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- 2000 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 1998 House election data "
- 1996 House election data "
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