New York's 29th congressional district

"NY-29" redirects here. NY-29 may also refer to New York State Route 29.

New York's 29th congressional district
Current Representative		Tom Reed (R–Corning)
Distribution	58.49% urban, 41.51% rural
Population (2000)	654,360
Median income	$41,857
Ethnicity	93.4% White, 2.7% Black, 1.8% Asian, 1.4% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI	R+5

The Twenty-ninth district of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives which covers a portion of the Appalachian mountains in New York known as the "Southern Tier." It is represented by Tom Reed. This district will become obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013 as congressional district lines get redrawn to accommodate the loss of the seat due to reapportionment as a result of the 2010 Census.

Components: past and present

The 29th District was centered in Buffalo and Niagara Falls in the 1990s (represented by John LaFalce); that district was dismantled and parceled out to the present 27th and 28th Districts. In the 1980s this district was centered in suburban Rochester. During the 1970s the district was congruent to the present upper Hudson Valley 20th District.

The far southern tier district was numbered the 31st District in the 1990s and the 34th District in the 1980s, when Amo Houghton represented it. During the 1970s this area was primarily in the 39th District. Prior versions of this district included Chautauqua county; suburban Rochester had never been in a southern tier district until the 2002 remap. The result was that the district changed from a "packed" Republican district to a "cracked" district. The 2008 elections reversed the crack, meaning that the heavily Democratic and suburban Monroe County votes were able to swing the district in their favor, leaving most of the rest of the expansive district out of influence, though not without help from an unexplained vote shift in Cattaraugus County. Former Corning Mayor Tom Reed, a Republican, was sworn in on Nov. 18, 2010 to fill out the term of Democrat Eric Massa, who resigned. Reed was elected to a full two-year term in the 112th Congress.

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1913–1945:

All of Saratoga, Warren, Washington

Parts of Rensselaer

1945–1953:

All of Delaware, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan

1953–1963:

All of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Schoharie, Ulster

1963–1969:

All of Albany, Schenectady

Parts of Rensselaer

1969–1971:

All of Albany, Schenectady

1971–1973:

All of Schenectady

Parts of Albany, Montgomery

1973–1983:

All of Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Washington

Parts of Albany, Columbia, Essex

1983–1993:

All of Cayuga, Oswego, Seneca, Wayne

Parts of Monroe, Oneida

1993–2003:

All of Niagara, Orleans

Parts of Erie, Monroe

2003–present:

All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Yates

Parts of Monroe, Ontario

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1823
Isaac Wilson	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1823 – January 7, 1824	Elected in 1822 Lost election contest
Parmenio Adams	Adams-Clay Republican	January 7, 1824 – March 3, 1825	Won election contest [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
David Ellicott Evans	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – May 2, 1827	Elected in 1826 Resigned
Vacant		May 3, 1827 – December 3, 1827
Phineas L. Tracy	Adams	December 3, 1827 – March 3, 1829	Elected in special election [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Anti- Masonic	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833
George W. Lay	Anti- Masonic	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	First elected in 1832 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Anti- Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
William Patterson	Whig	March 4, 1837 – August 14, 1838	Elected in 1836 Died
Vacant		August 14, 1838 – November 6, 1838
Harvey Putnam	Whig	November 7, 1838 – March 3, 1839	Elected to finish Patterson's term [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Seth M. Gates	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles H. Carroll	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Robert L. Rose	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jerediah Horsford	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Azariah Boody	Whig	March 4, 1853 – October, 1853	Resigned
Vacant		October 1853 – November 7, 1853
Davis Carpenter	Whig	November 8, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel G. Andrews	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Alfred Ely	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Augustus Frank	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Redistricted from the 30th district [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Burt Van Horn	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Fisher	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Seth Wakeman	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Freeman Clarke	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Redistricted from the 28th district [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles C.B. Walker	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John N. Hungerford	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
David P. Richardson	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Arnot, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Redistricted to the 28th district
Ira Davenport	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Raines	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles W. Gillet	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Redistricted to the 33rd district
Michael E. Driscoll	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913	Redistricted from 27th district
James S. Parker	Republican	March 4, 1913 – December 19, 1933	Died
Vacant		December 19, 1933 – January 29, 1934
William D. Thomas	Republican	January 30, 1934 – May 17, 1936	Elected to finish Parker's term Died
Vacant		May 18, 1936 – January 3, 1937
E. Harold Cluett	Republican	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Dean P. Taylor	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Redistricted to the 33rd district
Augustus W. Bennet	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Katharine St. George	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Redistricted to the 28th district
J. Ernest Wharton	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	Redistricted from the 30th district Redistricted to the 28th district
Leo W. O'Brien	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – December 30, 1966	Redistricted from 30th district Resigned
Vacant		December 31, 1966 – January 2, 1967
Daniel E. Button	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel S. Stratton	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973	Redistricted from the 35th district Redistricted to the 28th district
Carleton J. King	Republican	January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974	Redistricted from the 30th district Resigned
Vacant		January 1, 1975 – January 2, 1975
Edward W. Pattison	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Gerald B.H. Solomon	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Redistricted to the 24th district
Frank Horton	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	Redistricted from the 34th district [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John J. LaFalce	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	Redistricted from the 32nd district [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Amo Houghton	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005	Redistricted from the 31st district Retired
Randy Kuhl	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2009	First elected in 2004 Re-elected in 2006 Lost re-election
Eric Massa	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – March 8, 2010	Elected in 2008 Resigned
Vacant		March 8, 2010 – November 18, 2010
Tom Reed	Republican	November 18, 2010 – present	Elected to finish Massa's term, and Elected to the next term in 2010 District will be eliminated on January 3, 2013

Recent election results

Following are the results of the elections of 1996 through 2008.

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. Therefore the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").

US House election, 1996: New York District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John J. LaFalce	132,317	62.0
	Republican	David B. Callard	81,135	38.0
Majority			51,182	24.0
Turnout			213,452	100

US House election, 1998: New York District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John J. LaFalce	97,235	57.0	-5.0
	Republican	Chris Collins	56,443	40.7	+2.7
	Right to Life	David E. Denzel	3,813	2.2	+2.2
Majority			27,754	16.3	+7.7
Turnout			170,529	100	-20.1

US House election, 2000: New York District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John J. LaFalce	128,328	61.3	+4.3
	Republican	Brett M. Sommer	81,159	38.7	-2.0
Majority			47,169	22.5	+6.2
Turnout			209,487	100	+22.8

US House election, 2002: New York District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Amo Houghton	127,657	73.1	+34.4
	Democratic	Kisun J. Peters	37,128	21.3	-40.0
	Right to Life	Wendy M. Johnson	5,836	3.3	+3.3
	Green	Rachel Treichler	4,010	2.3	+2.3
Majority			90,529	51.8	+29.3
Turnout			174,631	100	-16.6

US House election, 2004: New York District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Randy Kuhl	136,883	50.7	-22.4
	Democratic	Samara Barend	110,241	40.8	+19.5
	Conservative	Mark W. Assini	17,272	6.4	+6.4
	Independence	John Ciampoli	5,819	2.2	+2.2
Majority			26,642	9.9	-41.9
Turnout			270,215	100	+54.7

US House election, 2006: New York District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Randy Kuhl	106,077	51.5	+0.8
	Democratic	Eric Massa	100,044	48.5	+7.7
Majority			6,033	2.9	-7.0
Turnout			206,121	100	-23.7

US House election, 2008: New York District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Eric Massa	140,529	51.0	+2.5
	Republican	Randy Kuhl	135,199	49.0	-2.5
Majority			5,330	1.9	-1.0
Turnout			275,728	100	+33.8

See also

• Matthew Zeller
• Tom Reed (Mayor)
• Eric Massa
• Amo Houghton

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
• New York State Board of Elections 2008 Election Results
• 2006 Election Statistics (House), Clerk of the House of Representatives
• 2006 House election data
• 2004 House election data
• 2002 House election data
• 2000 House election data
• 1998 House election data
• 1996 House election data

External links

• All about New York's 29th Congressional District, via Fighting29th.com