New York's 38th congressional district

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The 38th 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 in 1983 as a result of the 1980 Census. It was last represented by Jack Kemp who was redistricted into the 31st District.

1 Past Components
2 Representatives
3 Election results
4 Source

[edit] Past Components

1973-1983:

Parts of Erie

1971-1973:

All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Steuben

Parts of Erie

1963-1971:

All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Schuyler, Steuben

1953-1963:

All of Wayne

Parts of Monroe

1945-1953:

All of Cayuga, Cortland, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Yates

1913-1945:

Parts of Monroe

[edit] Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
Thomas B. Dunn	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1923
Meyer Jacobstein	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929
James L. Whitley	Republican	March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935
James P.B. Duffy	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
George B. Kelly	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939
Joseph J. O'Brien	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945
John Taber	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	redistricted from 36th district, redistricted to 36th district
Kenneth B. Keating	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959	redistricted from 40th district
Jessica M. Weis	Republican	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963
Charles E. Goodell	Republican	January 3, 1963 – September 9, 1968	redistricted from 43rd district, resigned to take seat in United States Senate
vacant		September 10, 1968 – January 2, 1969
James F. Hastings	Republican	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1973	redistricted to 39th district
Jack Kemp	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	redistricted from 39th district, redistricted to 31st district

[edit] Election results

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

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1980	Gale A. Denn: 37,875	Jack Kemp: 167,434
1978		Jack Kemp: 113,928	James A. Peck (Liberal): 6,204
1976	Peter J. Geraci: 46,307	Jack Kemp: 165,702
1974	Barbara C. Wicks: 48,929	Jack Kemp: 126,687
1972	Anthony P. LoRusso: 57,585	Jack Kemp: 156,967
1970	James G. Cretekos: 37,961	James F. Hastings: 94,906
1968	Wilbur White, Jr.: 47,093	James F. Hastings: 90,281	Gust E. Johnson (Conservative): 3,594 Charles F. Schwartz (Liberal): 1,353
1966	Edison Le Roy, Jr.: 35,785	Charles E. Goodell: 82,137	Charles F. Schwartz (Liberal): 2,546 Lloyd R. Murphy (Conservative): 1,695
1964	Robert V. Kelley: 61,179	Charles E. Goodell: 90,201
1962	T. Joseph Lynch: 36,992	Charles E. Goodell: 83,361	Leo M. Brushingham (Liberal): 1,611
1960	Arthur B. Curran, Jr.: 84,716	Jessica M. Weis: 114,871
1958	Alphonse L. Cassetti: 66,806	Jessica M. Weis: 92,944
1956	Reed Harding: 53,477	Kenneth B. Keating: 135,572
1954	Rubin Brodsky: 40,400	Kenneth B. Keating: 103,293
1952	Victor Kruppenbacher: 56,177	Kenneth B. Keating: 128,566	Manuel Gitlin (American Labor): 691
1950	Robert G. Gordon: 31,115	John Taber: 68,474
1948	Francis J. Souhan: 48,222	John Taber: 66,695
1946	George T. Franklin: 24,576	John Taber: 63,382
1944	Frank J. Erwin: 36,327	John Taber: 75,432	Walter O'Hagan (American Labor): 3,294
1942	Walden Moore: 53,889	Joseph J. O'Brien: 77,970
1940	George B. Kelly: 86,197	Joseph J. O'Brien: 92,866
1938	George B. Kelly: 63,325	Joseph J. O'Brien: 80,963	James Oakes (Socialist): 777
1936	George B. Kelly: 82,708	Joseph Fritsch, Jr.: 72,910	Glenn W. Simpson: 2,519 Richard M. Briggs (Socialist): 1,680 Ezra Harari (Communist): 414
1934	James P.B. Duffy: 64,434	James L. Whitley: 50,066	Jack Britt Gearity (Socialist): 2,876 Getrude Walsh (Communist): 921 James A. Alesi: 464 Harry Paul: 213
1932	Charles Stanton: 58,775	James L. Whitley: 64,003	Arthur Rathjen (Law Preservation): 12,097 Richard M. Briggs (Socialist): 3,637
1930	Nelson E. Spencer: 37,500	James L. Whitley: 50,083	Harry Hoffman (Socialist): 2,985
1928	Charles Stanton: 43,009	James L. Whitley: 47,298	William MacFarlane: 38,324 Charles Messinger (Socialist): 2,782
1926	Meyer Jacobstein: 42,803	James E. Cuff: 41,191	William J. Bolton (Socialist): 3,514
1924	Meyer Jacobstein: 63,997	John J. McInerney: 33,895
1922	Meyer Jacobstein: 35,319	Frederick T. Pierson: 33,690	Joel Moses (Socialist): 5,101
1920	Hiram R. Wood: 20,281	Thomas B. Dunn: 56,796	Charles Messinger (Socialist): 8,369 H.C. Gregory (Farmer-Labor): 659

[edit] Source

Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives

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