New York's 34th congressional district

The 34th Congressional District of New York 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

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
District created		March 4, 1843
Washington Hunt	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849
Lorenzo Burrows	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853
District eliminated		March 4, 1853
District reestablished		March 4, 1885
Walter L. Sessions	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
William G. Laidlaw	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
Warren B. Hooker	Republican	March 4, 1891 – November 10, 1898	resigned after being appointed justice of New York Supreme Court
vacant		November 11, 1898 – November 6, 1899
Edward B. Vreeland	Republican	November 7, 1899 – March 3, 1903	redistricted to 37th district
James Wolcott Wadsworth	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	redistricted from 30th district
Peter A. Porter	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909
James S. Simmons	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913
George W. Fairchild	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919	redistricted from 24th district
William H. Hill	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921
John D. Clarke	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925
Harold S. Tolley	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927
John D. Clarke	Republican	March 4, 1927 – November 5, 1933	died
vacant		November 6, 1933 – December 27, 1933
Marian W. Clarke	Republican	December 28, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Bert Lord	Republican	January 3, 1935 – May 24, 1939	died
vacant		May 25, 1939 – November 6, 1939
Edwin Arthur Hall	Republican	November 7, 1939 – January 3, 1945	redistricted to 37th district
Clarence E. Kilburn	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	redistricted from 31st district, redistricted to 33rd district
William R. Williams	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959	redistricted from 35th district
Alexander Pirnie	Republican	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963	redistricted to 32nd district
R. Walter Riehlman	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	redistricted from 35th district
James M. Hanley	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971	redistricted to 35th district
John H. Terry	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973
Frank Horton	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	redistricted from 36th district, redistricted to 29th district
Stanley N. Lundine	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – December 31, 1986	redistricted from 39th district, did not run for reelection in 1986, ran successfully for Lieutenant Governor
Amo Houghton	Republican	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993	redistricted to 31st district
District eliminated		January 3, 1993

Election results

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

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1990	Joseph P. Leahey: 37,421	Amo Houghton: 89,831	Nevin K. Eklund (Liberal): 1,807
1988		Amo Houghton: 131,078	Ian Kelly Woodward (Liberal): 4,797
1986	Larry M. Himelein: 56,898	Amo Houghton: 85,856
1984	Stanely N. Lundine: 110,902	Jill Houghton Emery: 91,016	Carol L. Fisher (Right to Life): 2,560
1982	Stanely N. Lundine: 99,502	James J. Snyder, Sr.: 63,972	Genevieve F. Ronan (Right to Life): 1,806
1980	James Toole: 37,883	Frank Horton: 133,278	Clyde O. Benoy (Conservative): 5,829 William Bastuk (Right to Life): 3,178 David D. Hoesly (Libertarian): 2,627
1978	Frank Horton: 60,704	Frank Horton: 62,081	Leo J. Kesselring (Conservative): 18,127
1976	William C. Larsen: 58,247	Frank Horton: 126,566	Thomas D. Cook (Conservative): 7,383
1974	Irene Gossin: 45,408	Frank Horton: 105,585	J. Warren McGee (Conservative): 4,309 Virginia Tadio (Liberal): 1,063
1972	Jack Rubens: 46,509	Frank Horton: 142,803	Richard E. Lusink (Conservative): 5,603 Rafael Martinez (Liberal): 3,088
1970	Neal P. McCurn: 60,452	John H. Terry: 88,786
1968	James M. Hanley: 96,520	David V. O'Brien: 82,333	Francis H. Aspinwall (Conservative): 6,988 Aubrey D. Tussing (Liberal): 2,282
1966	James M. Hanley: 90,044	Stewart F. Hancock, Jr.: 62,559	Benjamin K. Souler (Conservative): 5,903 Norman Balabanian (Liberal): 4,900
1964	James M. Hanley: 96,219	R. Walter Riehlman: 91,697
1962	Lee Alexander: 67,149	R. Walter Riehlman: 84,780	John Arneson (Liberal): 2,860
1960	Edwin L. Slusarczyk: 79,153	Alexander Pirnie: 98,063
1958	Edwin L. Slusarczyk: 68,271	Alexander Pirnie: 70,482
1956	Edwin L. Slusarczyk: 70,837	William R. Williams: 95,681
1954	Vernon E. Olin: 53,112	William R. Williams: 77,659	Marcia Daz Butler (American Labor): 174
1952	Charles Ray Wilson: 65,080	William R. Williams: 97,488	Anthony Blasting (Liberal): 2,797 Michael A. Jimenez (American Labor): 315
1950	Mildred McGill: 32,446	Clarence E. Kilburn: 67,739	Carl H. Bogardus (American Labor): 1,290
1948	Francis K. Purcell: 43,777	Clarence E. Kilburn: 70,715	Raymond Bull (American Labor): 2,083
1946	William G. Houk: 22,368	Clarence E. Kilburn: 64,217	Carl H. Bogardus (American Labor): 1,384
1944	John D. Van Kennen: 44,557	Clarence E. Kilburn: 75,532
1942	Arthur J. Ruland: 33,276	Edwin A. Hall: 53,762	Charles F. Doherty (American Labor): 1,444
1940	Donald W. Kramer: 41,027	Edwin A. Hall: 93,990	William Livings (American Labor): 2,563
1938	John V. Johnson: 35,456	Bert Lord: 67,330	Merle A. Wilson (Socialist): 305
1936	John T. Buckley: 47,857	Bert Lord: 75,580	Merle A. Wilson (Socialist): 1,241
1934	Charles C. Flaesch: 32,075	Bert Lord: 50,528	Pierre De Nio (Socialist): 1,159 Mathew J. Maxian (Communist): 248
1932	Charles R. Seymour: 44,174	John D. Clarke: 58,735	Leon Ray Steenburg (Law Preservation): 6,676 Pierre De Nio (Socialist): 718
1930	James F. Byrne: 23,968	John D. Clarke: 51,460
1928	William W. Lampman: 32,925	John D. Clarke: 80,531
1926	Bernard J. McGuire: 20,792	John D. Clarke: 52,363
1924	Charles R. Seymour: 24,800	Harold S. Tolley: 61,547	William M. Boyd (Socialist): 1,979
1922	Clayton L. Wheeler: 23,323	John D. Clarke: 40,902	Arthur Breckenridge (Socialist): 1,018
1920	Charles R. Seymour: 21,496	John D. Clarke: 52,809	Arthur Breckenridge (Socialist): 1,386

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