New York's at-large congressional seat

On three occasions in New York history, some members of the United States House of Representatives were elected statewide at-large. This was due to an increase of the number of representatives after the previous federal census, and the failure of the State Legislature to re-apportion the congressional districts in time for the next election.

In 1872 and 1882, one representative each was elected for the ensuing term. The Legislature then re-apportioned the congressional districts before the elections in 1874 and 1884.

From 1933 to 1945, two representatives elected at-large sat in the House because the Legislature could not agree on a re-apportionment of the districts. For the election to the 79th United States Congress, which was held in 1944, the congressional districts were finally re-apportioned.

List of Representatives

1873–1875: One seat

New York gained one seat following the 1870 Census.

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Lyman Tremain	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Elected in 1872 Retired

1883–1885: One seat

New York gained one seat following the 1880 Census.

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Henry W. Slocum	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Elected in 1882 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

1933–1945: Two seats

New York gained two seats following the 1930 Census.

Years	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history
Years	Seat A			Seat B
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	John Fitzgibbons	Democratic	Elected in 1932 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	Elmer E. Studley	Democratic	Elected in 1932 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943	Matthew J. Merritt	Democratic	Elected in 1934 Re-elected in 1936 Re-elected in 1938 Re-elected in 1940 Re-elected in 1942 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	Caroline O'Day	Democratic	Elected in 1934 Re-elected in 1936 Re-elected in 1938 Re-elected in 1940 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	Matthew J. Merritt	Winifred C. Stanley		Republican	Elected in 1942 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

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

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

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 28th–45th districts are obsolete.

See also: New York's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations; Recent U.S. House elections in New York: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014

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