- New York's 42nd congressional district
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"NY-42" redirects here. NY-42 may also refer to New York State Route 42.
The 42nd Congressional District of New York 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 Census. It was eliminated as a result of the 1960 Census. It was last represented by John R. Pillion who was redistricted into the 39th District.
Contents
Past Components
1953-1963:
- Parts of Erie
1945-1953:
1913-1945
- Parts of Erie
Representatives
Representative Party Years Note District created March 4, 1913 Daniel A. Driscoll Democratic March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 redistricted from 35th district William F. Waldow Republican March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 James M. Mead Democratic March 4, 1919 – December 2, 1938 resigned to take seat in United States Senate vacant December 3, 1938 – January 2, 1939 Pius L. Schwert Democratic January 3, 1939 – March 11, 1941 died vacant March 12, 1941 – April 21, 1941 John C. Butler Republican April 22, 1941 – January 3, 1945 redistricted to 44th district Walter G. Andrews Republican January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949 redistricted from 40th district William L. Pfeiffer Republican January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 William E. Miller Republican January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 redistricted to 40th district John R. Pillion Republican January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 redistricted to 39th district District eliminated January 3, 1963 Election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
Year Democratic Republican Other 1960 Charles J. McCabe: 93,492 John R. Pillion: 122,073 James A. Peck (Liberal): 4,979 1958 Joseph R. Stiglmeier: 69,747 John R. Pillion: 99,799 1956 James Kane, Jr.: 80,568 John R. Pillion: 117,178 David E. Gundlach (Liberal): 2,027 1954 John J. Zablotny: 60,880 John R. Pillion: 82,707 1952 Chester C. Gorski: 81,201 John R. Pillion: 100,434 Charles T. Asque (American Labor): 238 1950 Mary Louise Nice: 53,310 William E. Miller: 75,377 1948 Mary Louise Nice: 69,290 William L. Pfeiffer: 75,842 Emanuel Fried (American Labor): 3,427 1946 William R. Lupton: 43,028 Walter G. Andrews: 71,862 1944 William Haeseler, Jr.: 62,590 Walter G. Andrews: 83,781 1942 Frank J. Caffery: 34,248 John C. Butler: 39,650 1940 Pius L. Schwert: 64,250 Edward F. Moss: 44,866 Mattie Green (Communist) 227 1938 Pius L. Schwert: 39,287 John C. Butler: 36,326 John A. Ulinksi: 9,537
John E. Kralisz: 414
Connie Wilson (Socialist): 2741936 James M. Mead: 57,132 Eugene D. Crooker: 32,395 Anthony Fitzgibbons: 6,840
John J. Szczepaniak: 3,384
Fred Riefler (Socialist): 1,304
Mattie Green (Communist) 1681934 James M. Mead: 49,251 Walter J. Lohr: 26,036 Marklet H. Harding (Socialist): 1,917 1932 James M. Mead: 51,516 Henry Adsit Bull: 30,230 Marklet H. Harding (Socialist): 1,410 1930 James M. Mead: 33,195 Frank A. Dorn: 16,072 Clara Haushammer (Socialist): 1,308 1928 James M. Mead: 44,373 C. Hamilton Cook: 31,785 1926 James M. Mead: 28,873 John Bruno McGrath: 19,362 Florence A. McCarthy (Socialist): 1,498 1924 James M. Mead: 28,152 Richard S. Persons: 25,236 Amy R. Juengling (Socialist): 2,778 1922 James M. Mead: 25,070 Louis J. Schwendler: 12,494 Jacob F. Griesinger (Socialist): 2,913 1920 James M. Mead: 22,869 C. Hamilton Cook: 21,224 John H. Gibbons (Socialist): 3,218 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
New York's congressional districts Current districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
The At-large and 30th-45th districts are obsolete.
See also: New York's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – MapsCategories:- Congressional districts of New York
- Obsolete United States congressional districts
- United States Congress stubs
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