New York's 35th congressional district

The 35th Congressional District of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1903 as a result of the 1900 Census. It was eliminated as a result of the 1980 Census. It was last represented by Barber B. Conable, Jr. who was redistricted into the 30th District.

Past Components

1973-1983:

All of Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming

Parts of Monroe, Ontario

1971-1973:

All of Chenango, Cortland, Madison

Parts of Onondaga

1963-1971:

All of Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Montgomery, Ontario, Otsego, Seneca, Yates

1953-1963:

All of Onondaga

1945-1953:

All of Oneida, Oswego

1913-1945:

All of Cortland, Onondaga

1903-1913:

Parts of Buffalo

List of Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
District created		March 4, 1903
William H. Ryan	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909	redistricted from 32nd district
Daniel A. Driscoll	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913	redistricted to 42nd district
John R. Clancy	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Walter W. Magee	Republican	March 4, 1915 – May 25, 1927	died
vacant		May 26, 1927 – November 7, 1927
Clarence E. Hancock	Republican	November 8, 1927 – January 3, 1945	redistricted to 36th district
Hadwen C. Fuller	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949	redistricted from 32nd district
John C. Davies	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951
William R. Williams	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	redistricted to 34th district
R. Walter Riehlman	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	redistricted from 36th district, redistricted to 34th district
Samuel S. Stratton	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971	redistricted from 32nd district, redistricted to 29th district
James M. Hanley	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973	redistricted from 34th district, redistricted to 32nd district
Barber B. Conable, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	redistricted from 37th district, redistricted to 30th district
District eliminated		January 3, 1983

Election results

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

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1980	John M. Owens: 44,754	Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 127,623	Bernard M. O'Connor (Right to Life): 3,772 Lydia Bayoneta (Workers World): 625
1978	Francis C. Repicci: 36,428	Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 96,119	Karen A. Hammel (Conservative): 6,046
1976	Michael Macaluso, Jr.: 67,177	Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 120,738
1974	Margaret Costanza: 63,012	Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 90,269	Clarence E. Carman, Jr. (Conservative): 4,667 David L. MacAdam (Liberal): 1,110
1972	Terence J. Spencer: 53,321	Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 127,298	Terence C. Brennan (Conservative): 4,879 Alicia Burgos (Liberal): 2,082
1970	James M. Hanley: 82,425	John F. O'Connor: 76,381
1968	Samuel S. Stratton: 112,640	George R. Metcalf: 47,849	William L. Griffen (Liberal): 1,870
1966	Samuel S. Stratton: 93,746	Frederick D. Dugan: 48,668
1964	Samuel S. Stratton: 110,948	Robert M. Quigley: 62,463
1962	Samuel S. Stratton: 78,560	Janet Hill Gordon: 65,697
1960	Jerome M. Wilson: 87,347	R. Walter Riehlman: 105,241	Gerard J. Felter (Liberal): 3,144
1958	Caryl M. Kline: 77,449	R. Walter Riehlman: 90,285
1956	Thomas J. Lowery: 59,534	R. Walter Riehlman: 124,108	Benjamin Copley (Liberal): 1,465
1954	James H. O'Connor: 51,358	R. Walter Riehlman: 90,002	Lillian Reiner (American Labor): 290
1952	Arthur B. McGuire: 65,763	R. Walter Riehlman: 113,778	Lillian Reiner (American Labor): 415
1950	John C. Davies: 54,284	William R. Williams: 60,657	Ross Maracchion (American Labor): 2,538
1948	John C. Davies: 62,855	Hadwen C. Fuller: 62,717	Max Meyers (American Labor): 2,964
1946	Frank A. Emma: 48,854	Hadwen C. Fuller: 58,040
1944	Samuel H. Miller, Jr.: 60,025	Hadwen C. Fuller: 65,857
1942	Arthur B. McGuire: 42,270	Clarence E. Hancock: 82,021	Fred Sander (American Labor): 2,934
1940	Flora D. Johnson: 69,730	Clarence E. Hancock: 97,688	Walter Soule (American Labor): 4,508
1938	Caleb C. Brown, Jr.: 50,083	Clarence E. Hancock: 90,078	Thomas P. Shallcross (Socialist): 409
1936	Arthur R. Perrin: 59,540	Clarence E. Hancock: 85,702	Robert H. Anderson (Your): 9,798 Samuel M. Wolfson (Socialist): 2,431 Lempi Makela (Communist): 229
1934	Richard P. Byrne: 50,599	Clarence E. Hancock: 65,732	Gustave A. Strebel (Socialist): 2,864 Lloyd Roberts (Law Preservation): 649 Sam Belkowitz (Communist): 237
1932	Edmund L. Weston: 60,376	Clarence E. Hancock: 79,345	Walter B. McNinch (Socialist): 2,950
1930	Frederick B. Northrup: 44,336	Clarence E. Hancock: 63,955	Henry Hotze (Socialist): 2,695
1928	Augustus C. Stevens: 52,926	Clarence E. Hancock: 90,370	Charles E. Wheelock (Socialist): 2,910
1926	Wilber M. Jones: 36,851	Walter W. Magee: 62,889	T. Deck Comerford (Socialist): 1,790
1924	John J. Kesel: 35,008	Walter W. Magee: 70,268	Frank Heck (Socialist): 3,394
1922	Frederick W. Thomson: 37,785	Walter W. Magee: 47,119	Fred Sander (Socialist): 2,124
1920	John F. Nash: 25,699	Walter W. Magee: 60,018	Fred Sander (Socialist): 4,508 Fannie F. Cochran (Prohibition): 2,087

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