New York's 44th congressional district

"NY-44" redirects here. NY-44 may also refer to New York State Route 44.

The 44th Congressional District of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1945. It was eliminated as a result of the 1950 Census. It was last represented by John C. Butler.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Components	Note
District created		January 3, 1945
John C. Butler	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949	79th 80th	Parts of Erie County	Redistricted from 42nd district
Chester C. Gorski	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	81st		Lost re-election
John C. Butler	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	82nd		Lost renomination
District eliminated		January 3, 1953

Election results

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

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1944	Leon A. Dombrowski: 72,164	John C. Butler: 72,402
1946	James B. Downey: 49,798	John C. Butler: 67,495
1948	Chester C. Gorski: 79,795	John C. Butler: 71,275	Robert Williams (American Labor): 3,062
1950	Chester C. Gorski: 66,541	John C. Butler: 69,260	Rufus Frasier (American Labor): 2,035

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