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New York's 39th congressional district

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New York's 39th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1910
Eliminated1980
Years active1913–1983

New York's 39th 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. It was eliminated in 1983 as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. It was last represented by Stan Lundine who was redistricted into the 34th congressional district.

Components

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1973–1983:

All of Allegany County, Cattaraugus County and Chautauqua County
Parts of Chemung County, Erie County and Steuben County

1963–1973:

Parts of Erie County

1953–1963:

All of Genesee County, Orleans County and Wyoming County
Parts of Monroe County

1945–1953:

All of Chemung County, Schuyler County, Steuben County, Tioga County and Tompkins County

1913–1945:

All of Genesee County, Livingston County, Orleans County and Wyoming County
Parts of Monroe County

List of members representing the district

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Representative Party Years Cong
ress		 Note
District established March 4, 1913

Henry G. Danforth
(Rochester)

 Republican March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1917		 63rd
64th		 Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
[data missing]

Archie D. Sanders
(Stafford)

 Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1933		 65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd		 Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Retired.

James W. Wadsworth Jr.
(Geneseo)

 Republican March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1945		 73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th		 Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Redistricted to the 41st district.

W. Sterling Cole
(Bath)

 Republican January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1953		 79th
80th
81st
82nd		 Redistricted from the 37th district and re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the 37th district.

Harold C. Ostertag
(Attica)

 Republican January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1963		 83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th		 Redistricted from the 41st district and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the 37th district.

John R. Pillion
(Lake View)

 Republican January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965		 88th Redistricted from the 42nd district and re-elected in 1962.
[data missing]

Richard D. McCarthy
(Buffalo)

 Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1971		 89th
90th
91st		 Elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Retired to run for U.S. Senate.

Jack Kemp
(Hamburg)

 Republican January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973		 92nd Elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 38th district.

James F. Hastings
(Caneadea)

 Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 20, 1976		 93rd
94th		 Redistricted from the 38th district and re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Resigned.
Vacant January 21, 1976 –
March 1, 1976		 94th

Stan Lundine
(Jamestown)

 Democratic March 2, 1976 –
January 3, 1983		 94th
95th
96th
97th		 Elected to finish Hastings's term.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 34th district.
District dissolved January 3, 1983

Election results

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The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.

YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
1980Stanley N. Lundine: 93,839James Abdella: 75,039Genevieve F. Roman (Right to Life): 2,554
1978Stanley N. Lundine: 79,385Crispin Maguire: 56,431
1976Stanley N. Lundine: 109,986Richard A. Snowden: 68,018
1974William L. Parment: 53,866James F. Hastings: 87,321Joseph V. Damiano (Conservative): 3,832
1972Wilbur White, Jr.: 49,253James F. Hastings: 126,147
1970Thomas P. Flaherty: 90,949Jack Kemp: 96,989
1968Richard D. McCarthy: 120,509Daniel E. Weber: 92,589John R. Pillion (Conservative): 7,613
1966Richard D. McCarthy: 95,671John R. Pillion: 87,230
1964Richard D. McCarthy: 108,235John R. Pillion: 96,934
1962Angelo S. D'Eloia: 55,774John R. Pillion: 99,527Walter Bratek (Liberal): 3,661
1960Henry R. Dutcher, Jr.: 69,704Harold C. Ostertag: 103,162
1958Harold L. Rakov: 48,144Harold C. Ostertag: 90,004
1956William H. Mostyn: 48,634Harold C. Ostertag: 116,043
1954George W. Cooke: 45,000Harold C. Ostertag: 82,769
1952O. Richard Judson: 55,483Harold C. Ostertag: 107,501Michael J. Burke (American Labor): 281
1950Donald J. O'Connor: 31,639W. Sterling Cole: 64,377Grace W. Hill (American Labor): 1,092
1948Donald J. O'Connor: 37,272W. Sterling Cole: 70,659Harold Slingerland (American Labor): 2,002
1946William Heidt, Jr.: 23,205W. Sterling Cole: 61,330
1944Charlotte D. Curren: 31,152W. Sterling Cole: 75,740Julian P. Bretz (American Labor): 4,396
1942James W. Wadsworth, Jr.: 83,195
1940J. Frederick Colson: 48,133James W. Wadsworth, Jr.: 73,316
1938J. Frank Gilligan: 28,292James W. Wadsworth, Jr.: 65,489Edward J. Wagner (American Labor): 5,460
Clair Walbridge (Socialist): 336
1936Donald J. Corbett: 41,699James W. Wadsworth, Jr.: 66,869Charles A. Lissow (Union): 3,727
Clair Walbridge (Socialist): 1,811
Canio Parrini (Communist): 172
1934David A. White: 36,658James W. Wadsworth, Jr.: 49,915John Canden Bosch (Socialist): 2,001
Canio Parrini (Communist): 215
1932David A. White: 35,367James W. Wadsworth, Jr.: 50,855Ernest R. Clark (Law Preservation): 20,209
Martin T. Cook (Socialist): 1,500
1930James M. Dwyer: 29,610Archie D. Sanders: 40,069William Hilsdorf, Sr. (Socialist): 2,140
1928Frank L. Morris: 34,175Archie D. Sanders: 69,615George Weber (Socialist): 3,371
1926David A. White: 20,449Archie D. Sanders: 48,623George Weber (Socialist): 2,714
1924Michael L. Coleman: 23,689Archie D. Sanders: 58,165George Weber (Socialist): 3,798
1922David A. White: 22,585Archie D. Sanders: 37,852Clark Allis (Prohibition): 2,100
1920David A. White: 17,602Archie D. Sanders: 53,079George Weber (Socialist): 3,943

References

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  • 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 Archived April 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  • Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives

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