New York's 32nd congressional district
The 32nd 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 1990 Census. It was last represented by John J. LaFalce who was redistricted into the 29th District.
Past components
New York's 32nd Congressional District was first formed in 1832. The district was abolished in 1862.
It was reestablished in 1872 and then consisted of Chautauqua County, New York and Cattaraugus County, New York. In 1874, the congressional districts of New York were redrawn and the 32nd district was moved to Erie County, the location of Buffalo, New York. With 178,699 residents it was the most populous district in New York, with its closest competitor being the 153,000 population of the 1st district on Long Island.
When district boundaries were again redrawn in 1885, the 32nd district was reduced to just covering Buffalo.
By 1892 even just Buffalo was too populous for a single district, and the city was split, with the southern portion being put in the 32nd district.
In the 1902 redistricting the 32nd district was moved to Monroe County, which is dominated by the city of Rochester.
1913-1945:
1945-1953:
- All of Albany
- Parts of Rensselaer
1953-1963:
- All of Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Otsego, Schenectady
1963-1971:
1971-1973:
1973-1983:
1983-1993:
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
---|---|---|---|---|
District created March 4, 1833 | ||||
![]() Millard Fillmore |
Whig | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd | [data unknown/missing] |
Thomas C. Love | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th | [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Millard Fillmore |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 |
25th 26th 27th |
[data unknown/missing] |
William A. Moseley | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
28th 29th |
[data unknown/missing] |
![]() Nathan K. Hall |
Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Elbridge G. Spaulding |
Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Solomon G. Haven |
Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
32nd 33rd 34th |
[data unknown/missing] |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |||
![]() Israel T. Hatch |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Elbridge G. Spaulding |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
36th 37th |
[data unknown/missing] |
District eliminated March 4, 1863 | ||||
District re-established March 4, 1873 | ||||
![]() Walter L. Sessions |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | Redistricted from the 31st district. [data unknown/missing] |
Lyman K. Bass | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th | Redistricted from the 31st district. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Daniel N. Lockwood |
Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
45th | [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Ray V. Pierce |
Republican | March 4, 1879 – September 18, 1880 |
46th | [data unknown/missing] Resigned. |
Vacant | September 19, 1880 – November 11, 1880 |
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![]() Jonathan Scoville |
Democratic | November 12, 1880 – March 3, 1883 |
46th 47th |
Elected November 2, 1880 to finish Pierce's term and seated December 6, 1880. Also elected in 1880 to the next term.[data unknown/missing] |
![]() William F. Rogers |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | [data unknown/missing] |
![]() John M. Farquhar |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 |
49th 50th 51st |
[data unknown/missing] |
![]() Daniel N. Lockwood |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
52nd 53rd |
[data unknown/missing] |
![]() Rowland B. Mahany |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
54th 55th |
[data unknown/missing] |
![]() William H. Ryan |
Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 |
56th 57th |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 35th district. |
![]() James B. Perkins |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 11, 1910 |
58th 59th 60th 61st |
Redistricted from the 31st district. Died. |
Vacant | March 12, 1910 – April 18, 1910 |
61st | ||
![]() James S. Havens |
Democratic | April 19, 1910 – March 3, 1911 |
[data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Henry G. Danforth |
Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
62nd | [data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 39th district. |
![]() Luther W. Mott |
Republican | March 4, 1913 – July 10, 1923 |
63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th |
Redistricted from the 28th district. Died. |
Vacant | July 11, 1923 – November 5, 1923 |
68th | ||
![]() Thaddeus C. Sweet |
Republican | November 6, 1923 – May 1, 1928 |
68th 69th 70th |
Elected to finish Mott's term. Died. |
Vacant | May 2, 1928 – November 5, 1928 |
70th | ||
![]() Francis D. Culkin |
Republican | November 6, 1928 – August 4, 1943 |
70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th |
[data unknown/missing] Died. |
Vacant | August 5, 1943 – November 1, 1943 |
78th | ||
![]() Hadwen C. Fuller |
Republican | November 2, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 35th district. | |
![]() William T. Byrne |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 27, 1952 |
79th 80th 81st 82nd |
Redistricted from the 28th district. Died. |
Vacant | January 28, 1952 – March 31, 1952 |
82nd | ||
![]() Leo W. O'Brien |
Democratic | April 1, 1952 – January 3, 1953 |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 30th district. | |
![]() Bernard W. Kearney |
Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 |
83rd 84th 85th |
Redistricted from the 31st district. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Samuel S. Stratton |
Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 |
86th 87th |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 35th district. |
![]() Alexander Pirnie |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 |
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd |
Redistricted from the 34th district. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() James M. Hanley |
Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 |
93rd 94th 95th 96th |
Redistricted from the 35th district. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() George C. Wortley |
Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
97th | [data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 27th district. |
![]() John J. LaFalce |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Redistricted from the 36th district. Redistricted to the 29th district. |
District eliminated January 3, 1993 | ||||
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
Election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
---|---|---|---|
1920 | Newton S. Beebe: 20,085 | Luther W. Mott: 53,249 | |
1922 | M. J. Daley: 22,279 | Luther W. Mott: 44,091 | John Seitz (Socialist): 1,039 James Corbett (Farmer-Labor): 308 |
1924 | Charles R. Lee: 23,715 | Thaddeus C. Sweet: 52,506 | |
1926 | John M. Reynolds: 21,007 | Thaddeus C. Sweet: 46,232 | Thomas H. Lynch (Socialist): 900 |
1928 | Frank Browman: 30,201 | Francis D. Culkin: 65,009 | James A. Manson (Socialist): 1,159 |
1930 | Walter W. Wilcox: 20,905 | Francis D. Culkin: 43,625 | James A. Manson (Socialist): 1,000 |
1932 | John C. Purcell: 34,199 | Francis D. Culkin: 56,654 | James A. Manson (Socialist): 751 |
1934 | Annie D. Mills: 22,959 | Francis D. Culkin: 49,055 | George Arnold (Socialist): 1,237 |
1936 | Paul J. Woodard: 32,318 | Francis D. Culkin: 65,761 | Orley N. Tooley (Socialist): 1,389 |
1938 | Virginia A. Spencer: 19,631 | Francis D. Culkin: 60,947 | Orley N. Tooley (Socialist): 191 |
1940 | Frank M. McCormack: 30,105 | Francis D. Culkin: 71,782 | Clarence Stuber (American Labor): 2,483 |
1942 | Vanche F. Milligan: 17,631 | Francis D. Culkin: 50,970 | Raymond K. Bull (American Labor): 1,064 |
1944 | William T. Byrne: 85,147 | Miles A. McGrane, Jr.: 63,603 | |
1946 | William T. Byrne: 79,042 | William K. Sanford: 64,325 | |
1948 | William T. Byrne: 88,476 | Lawrence J. Collins: 65,341 | Margaret L. Wheeler (American Labor): 5,354 |
1950 | William T. Byrne: 90,420 | John T. Casey: 60,087 | Janet Scott (American Labor): 3,261 |
1952 | David C. Prince: 50,307 | Bernard W. Kearney: 111,025 | Herbert M. Merrill (Liberal): 3,504 |
1954 | David C. Prince: 48,808 | Bernard W. Kearney: 77,891 | |
1956 | R. Joseph Giblin: 52,064 | Bernard W. Kearney: 107,959 | |
1958 | Samuel S. Stratton: 73,384 | Walter C. Shaw: 62,443 | |
1960 | Samuel S. Stratton: 98,990 | W. Clyde Wright: 59,890 | |
1962 | Virgil C. Crisafulli: 57,414 | Alexander Pirnie: 77,875 | |
1964 | Robert Castle: 75,660 | Alexander Pirnie: 86,717 | |
1966 | Robert Castle: 36,195 | Alexander Pirnie: 94,331 | |
1968 | Anthony J. Montoya: 43,254 | Alexander Pirnie: 95,793 | Albert J. Bushong (Conservative): 10,393 |
1970 | Joseph Simmons: 47,306 | Alexander Pirnie: 90,884 | |
1972 | James M. Hanley: 111,481 | Leonard C. Koldin: 83,451 | |
1974 | James M. Hanley: 88,660 | William E. Bush: 61,379 | |
1976 | James M. Hanley: 101,419 | George C. Wortley: 81,597 | Earl W. Colvin (Liberal): 2,124 |
1978 | James M. Hanley: 76,251 | Peter Del Giorno: 67,071 | Lillian E. Reiner (Liberal): 2,149 |
1980 | Jeffrey S. Brooks: 56,535 | George C. Wortley: 108,128 | Peter Del Giorno (Right to Life): 11,978 James Northrup (Libertarian): 2,316 |
1982 | John J. LaFalce: 116,386 | Raymond R. Walker (Conservative): 8,638 Timothy J. Hubbard (Right to Life): 2,359 | |
1984 | John J. LaFalce: 139,979 | Anthony J. Murty: 61,797 | |
1986 | John J. LaFalce: 99,745 | Dean L. Walker (Conservative): 6,234 Anthony J. Murty (Right to Life): 3,678 | |
1988 | John J. LaFalce: 133,917 | Emil K. Everett: 50,299 | |
1990 | John J. LaFalce: 68,367 | Michael T. Waring: 39,053 | Kenneth J. Kowalski (Conservative): 16,853 |
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
- Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives