New York's 42nd congressional district

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The 42nd Congressional District of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1913 as a result of the 1910 Census. It was eliminated as a result of the 1960 Census. It was last represented by John R. Pillion who was redistricted into the 39th District.

Contents 1 Past Components 2 Representatives 3 Election results 4 Source

[edit] Past Components

1953-1963:

Parts of Erie

1945-1953:

All of Niagara

Parts of Erie

1913-1945

Parts of Erie

[edit] Representatives

• Daniel A. Driscoll, Democrat, March 4, 1913 - March 4, 1917 (redistricted from 35th district)
• William F. Waldow, Republican, March 4, 1917 - March 4, 1919
• James M. Mead, Democrat, March 4, 1919 - December 2, 1938
• Pius L. Schwert, Democrat, January 3, 1939 - March 11, 1941
• John C. Butler, Republican, April 22, 1941 - January 3, 1945 (redistricted to 44th district)
• Walter G. Andrews, Republican, January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1949 (redistricted from 40th district)
• William L. Pfeiffer, Republican, January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1951
• William E. Miller, Republican, January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1953 (redistricted to 40th district)
• John R. Pillion, Republican, January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1963 (redistricted to 39th district)

[edit] Election results

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

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1960	Charles J. McCabe: 93,492	John R. Pillion: 122,073	James A. Peck (Liberal): 4,979
1958	Joseph R. Stiglmeier: 69,747	John R. Pillion: 99,799
1956	James Kane, Jr.: 80,568	John R. Pillion: 117,178	David E. Gundlach (Liberal): 2,027
1954	John J. Zablotny: 60,880	John R. Pillion: 82,707
1952	Chester C. Gorski: 81,201	John R. Pillion: 100,434	Charles T. Asque (American Labor): 238
1950	Mary Louise Nice: 53,310	William E. Miller: 75,377
1948	Mary Louise Nice: 69,290	William L. Pfeiffer: 75,842	Emanuel Fried (American Labor): 3,427
1946	William R. Lupton: 43,028	Walter G. Andrews: 71,862
1944	William Haeseler, Jr.: 62,590	Walter G. Andrews: 83,781
1942	Frank J. Caffery: 34,248	John C. Butler: 39,650
1940	Pius L. Schwert: 64,250	Edward F. Moss: 44,866	Mattie Green (Communist) 227
1938	Pius L. Schwert: 39,287	John C. Butler: 36,326	John A. Ulinksi: 9,537 John E. Kralisz: 414 Connie Wilson (Socialist): 274
1936	James M. Mead: 57,132	Eugene D. Crooker: 32,395	Anthony Fitzgibbons: 6,840 John J. Szczepaniak: 3,384 Fred Riefler (Socialist): 1,304 Mattie Green (Communist) 168
1934	James M. Mead: 49,251	Walter J. Lohr: 26,036	Marklet H. Harding (Socialist): 1,917
1932	James M. Mead: 51,516	Henry Adsit Bull: 30,230	Marklet H. Harding (Socialist): 1,410
1930	James M. Mead: 33,195	Frank A. Dorn: 16,072	Clara Haushammer (Socialist): 1,308
1928	James M. Mead: 44,373	C. Hamilton Cook: 31,785
1926	James M. Mead: 28,873	John Bruno McGrath: 19,362	Florence A. McCarthy (Socialist): 1,498
1924	James M. Mead: 28,152	Richard S. Persons: 25,236	Amy R. Juengling (Socialist): 2,778
1922	James M. Mead: 25,070	Louis J. Schwendler: 12,494	Jacob F. Griesinger (Socialist): 2,913
1920	James M. Mead: 22,869	C. Hamilton Cook: 21,224	John H. Gibbons (Socialist): 3,218

[edit] Source

• Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives

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