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New York's 42nd congressional district

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New York's 42nd congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1910
Eliminated1960
Years active1913–1963

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.

List of members representing the district

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Representative Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history District location
District established March 4, 1913

Daniel A. Driscoll
(Buffalo)
Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1917
63rd
64th
Redistricted from the 35th district and re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
[data missing]
Parts of Erie

William F. Waldow
(Buffalo)
Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919
65th Elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.

James M. Mead
(Buffalo)
Democratic March 4, 1919 –
December 2, 1938
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
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.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Resigned to take seat in United States Senate.
Vacant December 3, 1938 –
January 2, 1939
75th

Pius Schwert
(Buffalo)
Democratic January 3, 1939 –
March 11, 1941
76th
77th
Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Died.
Vacant March 12, 1941 –
April 21, 1941
77th

John C. Butler
(Buffalo)
Republican April 22, 1941 –
January 3, 1945
77th
78th
Elected to finish Schwert's term.
Re-elected in 1942.
Redistricted to the 44th district.

Walter G. Andrews
(Buffalo)
Republican January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1949
79th
80th
Redistricted from the 40th district and re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
[data missing]
All of Niagara, Parts of Erie

William L. Pfeiffer
(Kenmore)
Republican January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
81st Elected in 1948.
Retired.

William E. Miller
(Lockport)
Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
82nd Elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the 40th district.

John R. Pillion
(Hamburg)
Republican January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1963
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the 39th district.
Parts of Erie
District dissolved January 3, 1963

Election results

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

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

References

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  • 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