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New York's 29th congressional district
New York's 29th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1820
Eliminated	2010
Years active	1823–2013

New York's 29th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district for the United States House of Representatives which most recently included a portion of the Appalachian mountains in New York known as the "Southern Tier." It was most recently represented by Republican Tom Reed. This district number became obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013 as a result of the 2010 census. Most of the former 29th district remained intact and was to be renumbered as the 23rd district.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Clinton 40–33%
1996	President	Clinton 51–35%
2000	President	Bush 53–43%
2004	President	Bush 56–42%
2008	President	McCain 51–48%

Components

The 29th district was centered in Buffalo and Niagara Falls in the 1990s (represented by John LaFalce); that district was dismantled and parceled out to the present 27th and 28th Districts. In the 1980s this district was centered in suburban Rochester. During the 1970s the district was congruent to the present upper Hudson Valley 20th District.

The far southern tier district was numbered the 31st District in the 1990s and the 34th District in the 1980s, when Amo Houghton represented it. During the 1970s this area was primarily in the 39th District. Prior versions of this district included Chautauqua county; suburban Rochester had never been in a southern tier district until the 2002 remap. The result was that the district changed from a "packed" Republican district to a "cracked" district. The 2008 elections reversed the crack, meaning that the heavily Democratic and suburban Monroe County votes were able to swing the district in their favor, leaving most of the rest of the expansive district out of influence, though not without help from an unexplained vote shift in Cattaraugus County. Former Corning Mayor Tom Reed, a Republican, was sworn in on Nov. 18, 2010 to fill out the term of Democrat Eric Massa, who resigned. Reed was elected to a full two-year term in the 112th Congress.

1913–1945:

All of Saratoga, Warren, Washington

Parts of Rensselaer

1945–1953:

All of Delaware, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan

1953–1963:

All of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Schoharie, Ulster

1963–1969:

All of Albany, Schenectady

Parts of Rensselaer

1969–1971:

All of Albany, Schenectady

1971–1973:

All of Schenectady

Parts of Albany, Montgomery

1973–1983:

All of Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Washington

Parts of Albany, Columbia, Essex

1983–1993:

All of Cayuga, Oswego, Seneca, Wayne

Parts of Monroe, Oneida

1993–2003:

All of Niagara, Orleans

Parts of Erie, Monroe

2003–2013:

All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Yates

Parts of Monroe, Ontario

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1823
Isaac Wilson (Middlebury)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – January 7, 1824	18th	Lost election contest
Parmenio Adams (Batavia)	Adams-Clay Republican	January 7, 1824 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th	Won election contest Re-elected in 1824. [data missing]
Parmenio Adams (Batavia)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	18th 19th	Won election contest Re-elected in 1824. [data missing]
David Ellicott Evans (Batavia)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – May 2, 1827	20th	Elected in 1826. Resigned.
Vacant		May 3, 1827 – December 3, 1827	20th
Phineas L. Tracy (Batavia)	Anti-Jacksonian	December 3, 1827 – March 3, 1829	20th 21st 22nd	Elected to finish Evans's term. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. [data missing]
Phineas L. Tracy (Batavia)	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833	20th 21st 22nd
George W. Lay (Batavia)	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	23rd 24th	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. [data missing]
George W. Lay (Batavia)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. [data missing]
William Patterson (Warsaw)	Whig	March 4, 1837 – August 14, 1838	25th	Elected in 1836. Died.
Vacant		August 14, 1838 – November 6, 1838
Harvey Putnam (Attica)	Whig	November 7, 1838 – March 3, 1839		Elected to finish Patterson's term. [data missing]
Seth M. Gates (Le Roy)	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	26th 27th	Elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. [data missing]
Charles H. Carroll (Groveland)	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	Elected in 1842. Re-elected in 1844. [data missing]
Robert L. Rose (Allens Hill)	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	30th 31st	Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. [data missing]
Jerediah Horsford (Moscow)	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	Elected in 1850. [data missing]
Azariah Boody (Rochester)	Whig	March 4, 1853 – October, 1853	33rd	Elected in 1852. Resigned.
Vacant		October 1853 – November 7, 1853
Davis Carpenter (Brockport)	Whig	November 8, 1853 – March 3, 1855		Elected to finish Boody's term. [data missing]
John Williams (Rochester)	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	Elected in 1854. [data missing]
Samuel G. Andrews (Rochester)	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th	Elected in 1856. [data missing]
Alfred Ely (Rochester)	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	36th 37th	Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. [data missing]
Augustus Frank (Warsaw)	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1862. [data missing]
Burt Van Horn (Lockport)	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	39th 40th	Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. [data missing]
John Fisher (Batavia)	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	41st	Elected in 1868. [data missing]
Seth Wakeman (Batavia)	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	42nd	Elected in 1870. [data missing]
Freeman Clarke (Rochester)	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1872. [data missing]
Charles C.B. Walker (Corning)	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	Elected in 1874. [data missing]
John N. Hungerford (Corning)	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th	Elected in 1876. [data missing]
David P. Richardson (Angelica)	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	46th 47th	Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing]
John Arnot Jr. (Elmira)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 28th district.
Ira Davenport (Bath)	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th	Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. [data missing]
John Raines (Canandaigua)	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893	51st 52nd	Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. [data missing]
Charles W. Gillet (Addison)	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th	Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 33rd district.
Michael E. Driscoll (Syracuse)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd	Redistricted from the 27th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. [data missing]
James S. Parker (Salem)	Republican	March 4, 1913 – December 19, 1933	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Died.
Vacant		December 19, 1933 – January 29, 1934	73rd
William D. Thomas (Hoosick Falls)	Republican	January 30, 1934 – May 17, 1936	73rd 74th	Elected to finish Parker's term. Re-elected in 1934. Died.
Vacant		May 18, 1936 – January 3, 1937	74th
E. Harold Cluett (Troy)	Republican	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	75th 76th 77th	Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. [data missing]
Dean P. Taylor (Troy)	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	78th	Elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 33rd district.
Augustus W. Bennet (Newburgh)	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	79th	Elected in 1944. [data missing]
Katharine St. George (Tuxedo Park)	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953	80th 81st 82nd	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 28th district.
J. Ernest Wharton (Richmondville)	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 28th district.
Leo W. O'Brien (Albany)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – December 30, 1966	88th 89th	Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Resigned.
Vacant		December 31, 1966 – January 2, 1967	89th
Daniel E. Button (Albany)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971	90th 91st	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. [data missing]
Samuel S. Stratton (Amsterdam)	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973	92nd	Redistricted from the 35th district and re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 28th district.
Carleton J. King (Saratoga Springs)	Republican	January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974	93rd	Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1972. Resigned.
Vacant		January 1, 1975 – January 2, 1975	93rd
Edward W. Pattison (West Sand Lake)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979	94th 95th	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. [data missing]
Gerald Solomon (Glens Falls)	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983	96th 97th	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 24th district.
Frank Horton (Rochester)	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. [data missing]
John LaFalce (Tonawanda)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. [data missing]
Amo Houghton (Corning)	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005	108th	Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 2002. Retired.
Randy Kuhl (Hammondsport)	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2009	109th 110th	Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Lost re-election.
Eric Massa (Corning)	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – March 8, 2010	111th	Elected in 2008. Resigned.
Vacant		March 8, 2010 – November 18, 2010	111th
Tom Reed (Corning)	Republican	November 18, 2010 – January 3, 2013	111th 112th	Elected to finish Massa's term, Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
District dissolved January 3, 2013

Recent election results

Following are the results of the elections of 1996 through 2008.

In New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office. Therefore, the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").

US House election, 1996: New York District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. LaFalce (incumbent)	132,317	62.0
	Republican	David B. Callard	81,135	38.0
Majority			51,182	24.0
Turnout			213,452	100

US House election, 1998: New York District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John J. LaFalce (incumbent)	97,235	57.0	−5.0
	Republican	Chris Collins	56,443	40.7	+2.7
	Right to Life	David E. Denzel	3,813	2.2	+2.2
Majority			27,754	16.3	+7.7
Turnout			170,529	100	−20.1

US House election, 2000: New York District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John J. LaFalce (incumbent)	128,328	61.3	+4.3
	Republican	Brett M. Sommer	81,159	38.7	−2.0
Majority			47,169	22.5	+6.2
Turnout			209,487	100	+22.8

US House election, 2002: New York District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Amo Houghton	127,657	73.1	+34.4
	Democratic	Kisun J. Peters	37,128	21.3	−40.0
	Right to Life	Wendy M. Johnson	5,836	3.3	+3.3
	Green	Rachel Treichler	4,010	2.3	+2.3
Majority			90,529	51.8	+29.3
Turnout			174,631	100	−16.6

US House election, 2004: New York District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Randy Kuhl	136,883	50.7	−22.4
	Democratic	Samara Barend	110,241	40.8	+19.5
	Conservative	Mark W. Assini	17,272	6.4	+6.4
	Independence	John Ciampoli	5,819	2.2	+2.2
Majority			26,642	9.9	−41.9
Turnout			270,215	100	+54.7

US House election, 2006: New York District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Randy Kuhl (incumbent)	106,077	51.5	+0.8
	Democratic	Eric Massa	100,044	48.5	+7.7
Majority			6,033	2.9	−7.0
Turnout			206,121	100	−23.7

US House election, 2008: New York District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Eric Massa	140,529	51.0	+2.5
	Republican	Randy Kuhl (incumbent)	135,199	49.0	−2.5
Majority			5,330	1.9	−1.0
Turnout			275,728	100	+33.8

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 State Board of Elections 2008 Election Results
2006 Election Statistics (House), Clerk of the House of Representatives
2006 House election data
2004 House election data
2002 House election data
2000 House election data
1998 House election data
1996 House election data

External links

All about New York's 29th Congressional District, via Fighting29th.com