New York's 44th congressional district

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(es)	Components	Electoral history
District created		January 3, 1945
John C. Butler	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949	79th	Parts of Erie County	Redistricted from 42nd district, and re-elected in 1944
	80th		Re-elected in 1946 Lost re-election
Chester C. Gorski	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	81st		Elected in 1948 Lost re-election
John C. Butler	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	82nd		Elected in 1950 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