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New York's 34th congressional district

{{Short description|Former congressional district}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox U.S. congressional district

|state = New York

|district number = 34

|obsolete = yes

|created = 1840
1875

|eliminated = 1850
1990

|years = 1843–1853
1885–1993

|population =

|population year = 1840
1990

}}

{{redirect-synonym|NY-34|New York State Route 34}}

New York's 34th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1843 as a result of the 1840 census, eliminated after the 1850 census, and then re-created in 1885 due to the 1880 census. It was eliminated most recently as a result of the 1990 census. It was last represented by Amo Houghton who was redistricted into the 31st district.

Past components

1983–1993:

:All of Allegany, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Yates

:Parts of Cattaraugus, Tompkins

1973–1983:

:All of Wayne

:Parts of Monroe

1971–1973:

:All of Cayuga, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Yates

:Parts of Livingston, Onondaga, Oswego, Tompkins

1963–1971:

:All of Onondaga

1953–1963:

:All of Herkimer, Madison, Oneida

1945–1953:

:All of Franklin, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence

1913–1945:

:All of Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego

1885–1913:

:All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua

List of members representing the district

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! Member

! Party

! Years

! Cong
ress

! Electoral history

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| colspan=5 | District established March 4, 1843

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Washington Hunt
{{Small|(Lockport)}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| nowrap | March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1849

| {{USCongressOrdinal|28|30}}

| Elected in 1842.
Re-elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Retired.

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Lorenzo Burrows
{{Small|(Albion)}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| nowrap | March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853

| {{USCongressOrdinal|31|32}}

| Elected in 1848.
Re-elected in 1850.
{{Data missing|date=April 2020}}

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| colspan=5 | District dissolved March 4, 1853

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| colspan=5 | District re-established March 4, 1885

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Walter L. Sessions
{{Small|(Jamestown)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887

| {{USCongressOrdinal|49}}

| Elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.

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William G. Laidlaw
{{Small|(Ellicottville)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891

| {{USCongressOrdinal|50|51}}

| Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
{{Data missing|date=April 2020}}

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Warren B. Hooker
{{Small|(Fredonia)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1891 –
November 10, 1898

| {{USCongressOrdinal|52|55}}

| Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Resigned when appointed justice of New York Supreme Court.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | November 11, 1898 –
November 6, 1899

| {{USCongressOrdinal|55|56}}

|

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Edward B. Vreeland
{{Small|(Salamanca)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | November 7, 1899 –
March 3, 1903

| {{USCongressOrdinal|56|57}}

| Elected to finish Hooker's term.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|New York|37|C}}.

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James Wolcott Wadsworth
{{Small|(Geneseo)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907

| {{USCongressOrdinal|58|59}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|New York|30|C}} and re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Lost re-election

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Peter A. Porter
{{Small|(Niagara Falls)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Independent Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1909

| {{USCongressOrdinal|60}}

| Elected in 1906.
Retired.

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James S. Simmons
{{Small|(Niagara Falls)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1913

| {{USCongressOrdinal|61|62}}

| Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Lost re-election.

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George W. Fairchild
{{Small|(Oneonta)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1919

| {{USCongressOrdinal|63|65}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|New York|24|C}} and re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
{{Data missing|date=April 2020}}

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William H. Hill
{{Small|(Johnson City)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921

| {{USCongressOrdinal|66}}

| Elected in 1918.
Retired.

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John D. Clarke
{{Small|(Fraser)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1925

| {{USCongressOrdinal|67|68}}

| Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Lost re-election.

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Harold S. Tolley
{{Small|(Binghamton)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1927

| {{USCongressOrdinal|69}}

| Elected in 1924.
Lost renomination

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John D. Clarke
{{Small|(Fraser)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1927 –
November 5, 1933

| {{USCongressOrdinal|70|73}}

| Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Died.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | November 6, 1933 –
December 27, 1933

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|73}}

|

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Marian W. Clarke
{{Small|(Fraser)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | December 28, 1933 –
January 3, 1935

| Elected to finish her husband's term.
Retired.

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Bert Lord
{{Small|(Afton)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1935 –
May 24, 1939

| {{USCongressOrdinal|74|76}}

| Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Died.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | May 25, 1939 –
November 6, 1939

| {{USCongressOrdinal|76}}

|

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Edwin Arthur Hall
{{Small|(Binghamton)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | November 7, 1939 –
January 3, 1945

| {{USCongressOrdinal|76|78}}

| Elected to finish Lord's term.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|New York|37|C}}.

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Clarence E. Kilburn
{{Small|(Malone)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1953

| {{USCongressOrdinal|79|82}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|New York|31|C}} and re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|New York|33|C}}.

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William R. Williams
{{Small|(Cassville)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1959

| {{USCongressOrdinal|83|85}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|New York|35|C}} and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
{{Data missing|date=April 2020}}

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Alexander Pirnie
{{Small|(Utica)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1963

| {{USCongressOrdinal|86|87}}

| Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|New York|32|C}}.

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R. Walter Riehlman
{{Small|(Tully)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965

| {{USCongressOrdinal|88}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|New York|35|C}} and re-elected in 1962.
{{Data missing|date=April 2020}}

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James M. Hanley
{{Small|(Syracuse)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1971

| {{USCongressOrdinal|89|91}}

| Elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|New York|35|C}}.

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John H. Terry
{{Small|(Syracuse)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973

| {{USCongressOrdinal|92}}

| Elected in 1970.
Retired.

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Frank Horton
{{Small|(Rochester)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1983

| {{USCongressOrdinal|93|97}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|New York|36|C}} and re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|New York|29|C}}.

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Stan Lundine
{{Small|(Jamestown)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1983 –
December 31, 1986

| {{USCongressOrdinal|98|99}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|New York|39|C}} and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of New York and resigned when elected.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | December 31, 1986 –
January 3, 1987

| {{USCongressOrdinal|99}}

|

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Amo Houghton
{{Small|(Corning)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1993

| {{USCongressOrdinal|100|102}}

| Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|New York|31|C}}.

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| colspan=5 | District dissolved January 3, 1993

Recent election results

The following chart shows historic election results.

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! Year

! Democratic

! Republican

! Other

1920

| Charles R. Seymour: 21,496

| {{Aye}} John D. Clarke: 52,809

| Arthur Breckenridge (Socialist): 1,386

1922

| Clayton L. Wheeler: 23,323

| {{Aye}} John D. Clarke (Incumbent): 40,902

| Arthur Breckenridge (Socialist): 1,018

1924

| Charles R. Seymour: 24,800

| {{Aye}} Harold S. Tolley: 61,547

| William M. Boyd (Socialist): 1,979

1926

| Bernard J. McGuire: 20,792

| {{Aye}} John D. Clarke: 52,363

|

1928

| William W. Lampman: 32,925

| {{Aye}} John D. Clarke (Incumbent): 80,531

|

1930

| James F. Byrne: 23,968

| {{Aye}} John D. Clarke (Incumbent): 51,460

|

1932

| Charles R. Seymour: 44,174

| {{Aye}} John D. Clarke (Incumbent): 58,735

| Leon Ray Steenburg (Law Preservation): 6,676
Pierre De Nio (Socialist): 718

1934

| Charles C. Flaesch: 32,075

| {{Aye}} Bert Lord: 50,528

| Pierre De Nio (Socialist): 1,159
Mathew J. Maxian (Communist): 248

1936

| John T. Buckley: 47,857

| {{Aye}} Bert Lord (Incumbent): 75,580

| Merle A. Wilson (Socialist): 1,241

1938

| John V. Johnson: 35,456

| {{Aye}} Bert Lord (Incumbent): 67,330

| Merle A. Wilson (Socialist): 305

1940

| Donald W. Kramer: 41,027

| {{Aye}} Edwin A. Hall (Incumbent): 93,990

| William Livings (American Labor): 2,563

1942

| Arthur J. Ruland: 33,276

| {{Aye}} Edwin A. Hall (Incumbent): 53,762

| Charles F. Doherty (American Labor): 1,444

1944

| John D. Van Kennen: 44,557

| {{Aye}} Clarence E. Kilburn (Incumbent): 75,532

|

1946

| William G. Houk: 22,368

| {{Aye}} Clarence E. Kilburn (Incumbent): 64,217

| Carl H. Bogardus (American Labor): 1,384

1948

| Francis K. Purcell: 43,777

| {{Aye}} Clarence E. Kilburn (Incumbent): 70,715

| Raymond Bull (American Labor): 2,083

1950

| Mildred McGill: 32,446

| {{Aye}} Clarence E. Kilburn (Incumbent): 67,739

| Carl H. Bogardus (American Labor): 1,290

1952

| Charles Ray Wilson: 65,080

| {{Aye}} William R. Williams (Incumbent): 97,488

| Anthony Blasting (Liberal): 2,797
Michael A. Jimenez (American Labor): 315

1954

| Vernon E. Olin: 53,112

| {{Aye}} William R. Williams (Incumbent): 77,659

| Marcia Daz Butler (American Labor): 174

1956

| Edwin L. Slusarczyk: 70,837

| {{Aye}} William R. Williams (Incumbent): 95,681

|

1958

| Edwin L. Slusarczyk: 68,271

| {{Aye}} Alexander Pirnie: 70,482

|

1960

| Edwin L. Slusarczyk: 79,153

| {{Aye}} Alexander Pirnie (Incumbent): 98,063

|

1962

| Lee Alexander: 67,149

| {{Aye}} R. Walter Riehlman (Incumbent): 84,780

| John Arneson (Liberal): 2,860

1964

| {{Aye}} James M. Hanley: 96,219

| R. Walter Riehlman (Incumbent): 91,697

|

1966

| {{Aye}} James M. Hanley (Incumbent): 90,044

| Stewart F. Hancock Jr.: 62,559

| Benjamin K. Souler (Conservative): 5,903
Norman Balabanian (Liberal): 4,900

1968

| {{Aye}} James M. Hanley (Incumbent): 96,520

| David V. O'Brien: 82,333

| Francis H. Aspinwall (Conservative): 6,988
Aubrey D. Tussing (Liberal): 2,282

1970

| Neal P. McCurn: 60,452

| {{Aye}} John H. Terry: 88,786

|

1972

| Jack Rubens: 46,509

| {{Aye}} Frank Horton (Incumbent): 142,803

| Richard E. Lusink (Conservative): 5,603
Rafael Martinez (Liberal): 3,088

1974

| Irene Gossin: 45,408

| {{Aye}} Frank Horton (Incumbent): 105,585

| J. Warren McGee (Conservative): 4,309
Virginia Tadio (Liberal): 1,063

1976

| William C. Larsen: 58,247

| {{Aye}} Frank Horton (Incumbent): 126,566

| Thomas D. Cook (Conservative): 7,383

1978

| {{Aye}} Frank Horton (Incumbent): 60,704

| {{Aye}} Frank Horton (Incumbent): 62,081

| Leo J. Kesselring (Conservative): 18,127

1980

| James Toole: 37,883

| {{Aye}} Frank Horton (Incumbent): 133,278

| Clyde O. Benoy (Conservative): 5,829
William Bastuk (Right to Life): 3,178
David D. Hoesly (Libertarian): 2,627

1982

| {{Aye}} Stan Lundine (Incumbent): 99,502

| James J. Snyder Sr.: 63,972

| Genevieve F. Ronan (Right to Life): 1,806

1984

| {{Aye}} Stan Lundine (Incumbent): 110,902

| Jill Houghton Emery: 91,016

| Carol L. Fisher (Right to Life): 2,560

1986

| Larry M. Himelein: 56,898

| {{Aye}} Amo Houghton: 85,856

|

1988

|

| {{Aye}} Amo Houghton (Incumbent): 131,078

| Ian Kelly Woodward (Liberal): 4,797

1990

| Joseph P. Leahey: 37,421

| {{Aye}} Amo Houghton (Incumbent): 89,831

| Nevin K. Eklund (Liberal): 1,807

References

  • {{cite book |title=The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last=Martis|first=Kenneth C.|year=1989|publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company|location=New York}}
  • {{cite book |title=The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last=Martis|first=Kenneth C.|year=1982|publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company|location=New York}}
  • [http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]
  • [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/ Election Statistics 1920–present] Clerk of the House of Representatives

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