New York's 29th congressional district

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New York's 29th congressional district
Population (2000) 654,360
Median income $41,857
Ethnic composition 93.4% White, 2.7% Black, 1.8% Asian, 1.4% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI R+5


The Twenty-ninth district of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives which covers the portion of the Appalachian mountains in New York known as the "Southern Tier."

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[edit] Components: past and present

2003-present:

All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Yates
Parts of Monroe, Ontario

1993-2003:

All of Niagara, Orleans
Parts of Erie, Monroe

1983-1993:

All of Cayuga, Oswego, Seneca, Wayne
Parts of Monroe, Oneida

1973-1983:

All of Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Washington
Parts of Albany, Columbia, Essex

1971-1973:

All of Schenectady
Parts of Albany, Montgomery

1969-1971:

All of Albany, Schenectady

1963-1969:

All of Albany, Schenectady
Parts of Rensselaer

1953-1963:

All of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Schoharie, Ulster

1945-1953:

All of Delaware, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan

1913-1945:

All of Saratoga, Warren, Washington
Parts of Rensselaer
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[edit] Representatives

Representative Party Years Note
Isaac Wilson D-R March 4, 1823 – January 7, 1824 election successfully contested by Parmenio Adams
Parmenio Adams D-R January 7, 1824 – March 3, 1825
Parmenio Adams Adams March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
David Ellicott Evans Jacksonian March 4, 1827 – May 2, 1827 resigned
vacant May 3, 1827 – November 4, 1827
Phineas L. Tracy Adams November 5, 1827 – March 3, 1829
Phineas L. Tracy Anti-Masonic March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833
George W. Lay Anti-Masonic March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
George W. Lay Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
William Patterson Whig March 4, 1837 – August 14, 1838 died in office
vacant August 15, 1838 – November 6, 1838
Harvey Putnam Whig November 7, 1838 – March 3, 1839
Seth M. Gates Whig March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Charles H. Carroll Whig March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Robert L. Rose Whig March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
Jerediah Horsford Whig March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Azariah Boody Whig March 4, 1853 – October 1853 resigned
vacant October 1853 – November 7, 1853
Davis Carpenter Whig November 8, 1853 – March 3, 1855
John Williams Democratic March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Samuel G. Andrews Republican March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Alfred Ely Republican March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
Reuben E. Fenton Republican March 4, 1863 – December 20, 1864 redistricted from 33rd district, resigned
vacant December 21, 1864 – March 3, 1865
Burt Van Horn Republican March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869
John Fisher Republican March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871
Seth Wakeman Republican March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
Freeman Clarke Republican March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 redistricted from 28th district
Charles C.B. Walker Democratic March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
John N. Hungerford Republican March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
David P. Richardson Republican March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
John Arnot, Jr. Democratic March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 redistricted to 28th district
Ira Davenport Republican March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889
John Raines Republican March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893
Charles W. Gillet Republican March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 redistricted to 33rd district
Michael E. Driscoll Republican March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 redistricted from 27th district
James S. Parker Republican March 4, 1913 – December 19, 1933 died in office
vacant December 20, 1933 – January 29, 1934
William D. Thomas Republican January 30, 1934 – May 17, 1936 died in office
vacant May 18, 1936 – January 2, 1937
E. Harold Cluett Republican January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943
Dean P. Taylor Republican January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 redistricted to 33rd district
Augustus W. Bennet Republican January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
Katharine St. George Republican January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 redistricted to 28th district
J. Ernest Wharton Republican January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 redistricted from 30th district, redistricted to 28th district
Leo W. O'Brien Democratic January 3, 1963 – December 30, 1966 redistricted from 30th district, resigned
vacant December 31, 1966 – January 2, 1967
Daniel E. Button Republican January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971
Samuel S. Stratton Democratic January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 redistricted from 35th district, redistricted to 28th district
Carleton J. King Republican January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974 redistricted from 30th district, resigned
vacant January 1, 1975 – January 2, 1975
Edward W. Pattison Democratic January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979
Gerald B.H. Solomon Republican January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 redistricted to 24th district
Frank Horton Republican January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 redistricted from 34th district
John J. LaFalce Democratic January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 redistricted from 32nd district
Amo Houghton Republican January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 redistricted from 31st district
Randy Kuhl Republican January 3, 2005 – present

The 29th District was centered in Buffalo and Niagara Falls in the 1990s; 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. During the 1970s this area was primarily in the 39th District. Prior versions of this district included Chautauqua county; suburban Rochester had not been in a southern tier district until the 2002 remap.

[edit] Election results

Note that 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, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").

US House election, 2006: New York District 29
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Randy Kuhl 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, 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, 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, 2000: New York District 29
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John J. LaFalce 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, 1998: New York District 29
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John J. LaFalce 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, 1996: New York District 29
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John J. LaFalce 132,317 62.0
Republican David B. Callard 81,135 38.0
Majority 51,182 24.0
Turnout 213,452 100

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