New York's 31st congressional district
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The 31st 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 2000 Census. It was last represented by Amo Houghton who was redistricted into the 29th District.
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Voting [edit]
| Election results from presidential races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 1992 | President | Bush 40 - 34% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 44 - 41% |
Past Components [edit]
1993-2003:
- All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Yates
- Parts of Cayuga, Seneca, Tompkins
1983-1993:
- All of Wyoming
- Parts of Cattaraugus, Erie, Livingston, Ontario
1973-1983:
- All of Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Oneida, Schoharie
- Parts of Montgomery, Otsego, Schenectady
1971-1973:
1969-1971:
1963-1969:
- All of Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, St. Lawrence
1953-1963:
- All of Clinton, Essex, Saratoga, Warren, Washington
- Parts of Rensselaer
1945-1953:
- All of Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Otsego, Schenectady
1913-1945:
- All of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence
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Representatives [edit]
| Representative | Party | Years | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| District created | March 4, 1833 | ||
| Abner Hazeltine | Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | |
| Abner Hazeltine | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Richard P. Marvin | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | |
| Staley N. Clarke | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Asher Tyler | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Abner Lewis | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Dudley Marvin | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | |
| Elijah Risley | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Frederick S. Martin | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Thomas T. Flagler | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Thomas T. Flagler | Opposition Party | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Silas M. Burroughs | Republican | March 4, 1857 – June 3, 1860 | died |
| vacant | June 4, 1860 – December 4, 1860 | ||
| Edwin R. Reynolds | Republican | December 5, 1860 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Burt Van Horn | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Reuben E. Fenton | Republican | March 4, 1863 – December 20, 1864 | redistricted from 33rd district, resigned after being elected Governor of New York |
| vacant | December 20, 1864 – March 4, 1865 | ||
| Henry Van Aernam | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 | |
| Porter Sheldon | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Walter L. Sessions | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | redistricted to 32nd district |
| Lyman K. Bass | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | redistricted to 32nd district |
| George G. Hoskins | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | redistricted from 30th district |
| Charles B. Benedict | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Richard Crowley | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Robert S. Stevens | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
| John G. Sawyer | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 | |
| James Wolcott Wadsworth | Republican | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | redistricted to 30th district |
| John Van Voorhis | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Henry C. Brewster | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | |
| James M.E. O'Grady | Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | |
| James B. Perkins | Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | redistricted to 32nd district |
| Sereno E. Payne | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | redistricted from 28th district, redistricted to 36th district |
| Edwin A. Merritt | Republican | March 4, 1913 – December 4, 1914 | redistricted from 26th district, died |
| vacant | December 5, 1914 – November 1, 1915 | ||
| Bertrand H. Snell | Republican | November 2, 1915 – January 3, 1939 | |
| Wallace E. Pierce | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1940 | died |
| vacant | January 4, 1940 – February 12, 1940 | ||
| Clarence E. Kilburn | Republican | February 13, 1940 – January 3, 1945 | redistricted to 34th district |
| Bernard W. Kearney | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | redistricted from 30th district, redistricted to 32nd district |
| Dean P. Taylor | Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961 | redistricted from 33rd district |
| Carleton J. King | Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | redistricted to 30th district |
| Clarence E. Kilburn | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | redistricted from 33rd district |
| Robert C. McEwen | Republican | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 | redistricted to 30th district |
| Donald J. Mitchell | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Jack Kemp | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 | redistricted from 38th district |
| L. William Paxon | Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993 | redistricted to 27th district |
| Amo Houghton | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | redistricted from 34th district, redistricted to 29th district |
| District eliminated | January 3, 2003 | ||
Election results [edit]
Note that 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, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").
| US House election, 2000: New York District 31 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Amo Houghton | 154,238 | 77.3 | +9.3 | |
| Democratic | Kisun J. Peters | 45,193 | 22.7 | -2.6 | |
| Majority | 109,045 | 54.7 | +12.0 | ||
| Turnout | 199,431 | 100 | +26.0 | ||
| US House election, 1998: New York District 31 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Amo Houghton | 107,615 | 68.0 | -3.6 | |
| Democratic | Caleb Rossiter | 40,091 | 25.3 | -0.1 | |
| Right to Life | James R. Pierce, Sr. | 10,546 | 6.7 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 67,524 | 42.7 | -3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 158,252 | 100 | -19.0 | ||
| US House election, 1996: New York District 31 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Amo Houghton | 139,734 | 71.6 | ||
| Democratic | Bruce D. MacBain | 49,502 | 25.4 | ||
| Right to Life | Le Roy Stewart Wilson | 6,031 | 3.1 | ||
| Majority | 90,232 | 46.2 | |||
| Turnout | 195,267 | 100 | |||
References [edit]
- 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
- 2000 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 1998 House election data "
- 1996 House election data "
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