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.

Contents

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
District established March 4, 1913
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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
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William F. Waldow
(Buffalo)
Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919
65th Elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.
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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.
VacantDecember 3, 1938 –
January 2, 1939
75th
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Pius Schwert
(Buffalo)
Democratic January 3, 1939 –
March 11, 1941
76th
77th
Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Died.
VacantMarch 12, 1941 –
April 21, 1941
77th
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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 .
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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
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William L. Pfeiffer
(Kenmore)
Republican January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
81st Elected in 1948.
Retired.
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William E. Miller
(Lockport)
Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
82nd Elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the 40th district .
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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

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

YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
1920 James M. Mead : 22,869 C. Hamilton Cook: 21,224John H. Gibbons (Socialist): 3,218
1922 James M. Mead : 25,070 Louis J. Schwendler: 12,494Jacob F. Griesinger (Socialist): 2,913
1924 James M. Mead : 28,152 Richard S. Persons: 25,236Amy R. Juengling (Socialist): 2,778
1926 James M. Mead : 28,873 John Bruno McGrath: 19,362Florence 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: 16,072Clara Haushammer (Socialist): 1,308
1932 James M. Mead : 51,516 Henry Adsit Bull: 30,230Marklet H. Harding (Socialist): 1,410
1934 James M. Mead : 49,251 Walter J. Lohr: 26,036Marklet H. Harding (Socialist): 1,917
1936 James M. Mead : 57,132 Eugene D. Crooker: 32,395Anthony 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: 36,326John A. Ulinksi: 9,537
John E. Kralisz: 414
Connie Wilson (Socialist): 274
1940 Pius L. Schwert : 64,250 Edward F. Moss: 44,866Mattie 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 : 75,842Emanuel 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 : 100,434Charles 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 : 117,178David 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 : 122,073James A. Peck (Liberal): 4,979

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