New York's 29th congressional district 2120388 226100390 2008-07-16T20:43:46Z 63.118.56.110 /* Election results */ {{Infobox U.S. congressional district |state = New York |district number = 29 |image name = United States House of Representatives, New York District 29 map.png |image width = 300 |image caption = |english area = |percent urban = |percent rural = |population = 654,360 |population year = 2000 |median income = 41,857 |percent white = 93.4 |percent black = 2.7 |percent asian = 1.8 |percent native american = 0.5 |percent hispanic = 1.4 |percent other race = 0.2 |percent blue collar = |percent white collar = |percent gray collar = |cpvi = 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]]." ==Components: past and present== 2003-present: :All of [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany]], [[Cattaraugus County, New York|Cattaraugus]], [[Chemung County, New York|Chemung]], [[Schuyler County, New York|Schuyler]], [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben]], [[Yates County, New York|Yates]] :Parts of [[Monroe County, New York|Monroe]], [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario]] 1993-2003: :All of [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara]], [[Orleans County, New York|Orleans]] :Parts of [[Erie County, New York|Erie]], [[Monroe County, New York|Monroe]] 1983-1993: :All of [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga]], [[Oswego County, New York|Oswego]], [[Seneca County, New York|Seneca]], [[Wayne County, New York|Wayne]] :Parts of [[Monroe County, New York|Monroe]], [[Oneida County, New York|Oneida]] 1973-1983: :All of [[Greene County, New York|Greene]], [[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer]], [[Saratoga County, New York|Saratoga]], [[Warren County, New York|Warren]], [[Washington County, New York|Washington]] :Parts of [[Albany County, New York|Albany]], [[Columbia County, New York|Columbia]], [[Essex County, New York|Essex]] 1971-1973: :All of [[Schenectady County, New York|Schenectady]] :Parts of [[Albany County, New York|Albany]], [[Montgomery County, New York|Montgomery]] 1969-1971: :All of [[Albany County, New York|Albany]], [[Schenectady County, New York|Schenectady]] 1963-1969: :All of [[Albany County, New York|Albany]], [[Schenectady County, New York|Schenectady]] :Parts of [[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer]] 1953-1963: :All of [[Columbia County, New York|Columbia]], [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess]], [[Greene County, New York|Greene]], [[Schoharie County, New York|Schoharie]], [[Ulster County, New York|Ulster]] 1945-1953: :All of [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware]], [[Orange County, New York|Orange]], [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland]], [[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan]] 1913-1945: :All of [[Saratoga County, New York|Saratoga]], [[Warren County, New York|Warren]], [[Washington County, New York|Washington]] :Parts of [[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer]] {{expand list}} == Representatives == {| class=wikitable |- valign=bottom ! Representative ! Party ! Years ! Note |- {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | nowrap | [[Isaac Wilson]] | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|D-R]] | [[March 4]][[1823]] – [[January 7]][[1824]] | election successfully contested by [[Parmenio Adams]] |- {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | nowrap | [[Parmenio Adams]] | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|D-R]] | [[January 7]][[1824]] – [[March 3]][[1825]] | |- {{Party shading/Adams}} | nowrap | [[Parmenio Adams]] | [[National Republican Party (United States)|Adams]] | [[March 4]][[1825]] – [[March 3]][[1827]] | |- {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | nowrap | [[David Ellicott Evans]] | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]] | [[March 4]][[1827]] – [[May 2]][[1827]] | resigned |- | colspan=2 | vacant | [[May 3]][[1827]] – [[November 4]][[1827]] |- {{Party shading/Adams}} | nowrap | [[Phineas L. Tracy]] | [[National Republican Party (United States)|Adams]] | [[November 5]][[1827]] – [[March 3]][[1829]] | |- {{Party shading/Anti-Masonic}} | nowrap | [[Phineas L. Tracy]] | [[Anti-Masonic Party (United States)|Anti-Masonic]] | [[March 4]][[1829]] – [[March 3]][[1833]] | |- {{Party shading/Anti-Masonic}} | nowrap | [[George W. Lay]] | [[Anti-Masonic Party (United States)|Anti-Masonic]] | [[March 4]][[1833]] – [[March 3]][[1835]] | |- {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | nowrap | [[George W. Lay]] | [[Anti-Jacksonian Party (United States)|Anti-Jacksonian]] | [[March 4]][[1835]] – [[March 3]][[1837]] | |- {{Party shading/Whig}} | nowrap | [[William Patterson (New York)|William Patterson]] | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] | [[March 4]][[1837]] – [[August 14]][[1838]] | died in office |- | colspan=2 | vacant | [[August 15]][[1838]] – [[November 6]][[1838]] |- {{Party shading/Whig}} | nowrap | [[Harvey Putnam]] | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] | [[November 7]][[1838]] – [[March 3]][[1839]] | |- {{Party shading/Whig}} | nowrap | [[Seth M. Gates]] | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] | [[March 4]][[1839]] – [[March 3]][[1843]] | |- {{Party shading/Whig}} | nowrap | [[Charles H. Carroll]] | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] | [[March 4]][[1843]] – [[March 3]][[1847]] | |- {{Party shading/Whig}} | nowrap | [[Robert L. Rose]] | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] | [[March 4]][[1847]] – [[March 3]][[1851]] | |- {{Party shading/Whig}} | nowrap | [[Jerediah Horsford]] | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] | [[March 4]][[1851]] – [[March 3]][[1853]] | |- {{Party shading/Whig}} | nowrap | [[Azariah Boody]] | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] | [[March 4]][[1853]] – October 1853 | resigned |- | colspan=2 | vacant | October 1853 – [[November 7]][[1853]] |- {{Party shading/Whig}} | nowrap | [[Davis Carpenter]] | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] | [[November 8]][[1853]] – [[March 3]][[1855]] | |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | nowrap | [[John Williams (Rochester)|John Williams]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | [[March 4]][[1855]] – [[March 3]][[1857]] | |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Samuel G. Andrews]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[March 4]][[1857]] – [[March 3]][[1859]] | |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Alfred Ely]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[March 4]][[1859]] – [[March 3]][[1863]] | |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Reuben E. Fenton]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[March 4]][[1863]] – [[December 20]][[1864]] | redistricted from [[New York's 33rd congressional district|33rd district]], resigned |- | colspan=2 | vacant | [[December 21]][[1864]] – [[March 3]][[1865]] |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Burt Van Horn]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[March 4]][[1865]] – [[March 3]][[1869]] | |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[John Fisher (U.S. politician)|John Fisher]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[March 4]][[1869]] – [[March 3]][[1871]] | |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Seth Wakeman]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[March 4]][[1871]] – [[March 3]][[1873]] | |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Freeman Clarke]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[March 4]][[1873]] – [[March 3]][[1875]] | redistricted from [[New York's 28th congressional district|28th district]] |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | nowrap | [[Charles C.B. Walker]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | [[March 4]][[1875]] – [[March 3]][[1877]] | |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[John N. Hungerford]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[March 4]][[1877]] – [[March 3]][[1879]] | |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[David P. Richardson]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[March 4]][[1879]] – [[March 3]][[1883]] | |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | nowrap | [[John Arnot, Jr.]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | [[March 4]][[1883]] – [[March 3]][[1885]] | redistricted to [[New York's 28th congressional district|28th district]] |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Ira Davenport]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[March 4]][[1885]] – [[March 3]][[1889]] | |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[John Raines]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[March 4]][[1889]] – [[March 3]][[1893]] | |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Charles W. Gillet]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[March 4]][[1893]] – [[March 3]][[1903]] | redistricted to [[New York's 33rd congressional district|33rd district]] |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Michael E. Driscoll]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[March 4]][[1903]] – [[March 3]][[1913]] | redistricted from [[New York's 27th congressional district|27th district]] |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[James S. Parker]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[March 4]][[1913]] – [[December 19]][[1933]] | died in office |- | colspan=2 | vacant | [[December 20]][[1933]] – [[January 29]][[1934]] |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[William D. Thomas]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[January 30]][[1934]] – [[May 17]][[1936]] | died in office |- | colspan=2 | vacant | [[May 18]][[1936]] – [[January 2]][[1937]] |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[E. Harold Cluett]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[January 3]][[1937]] – [[January 3]][[1943]] | |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Dean P. Taylor]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[January 3]][[1943]] – [[January 3]][[1945]] | redistricted to [[New York's 33rd congressional district|33rd district]] |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Augustus W. Bennet]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[January 3]][[1945]] – [[January 3]][[1947]] | |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Katharine St. George]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[January 3]][[1947]] – [[January 3]][[1953]] | redistricted to [[New York's 28th congressional district|28th district]] |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[J. Ernest Wharton]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[January 3]][[1953]] – [[January 3]][[1963]] | redistricted from [[New York's 30th congressional district|30th district]], redistricted to [[New York's 28th congressional district|28th district]] |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | nowrap | [[Leo W. O'Brien]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | [[January 3]][[1963]] – [[December 30]][[1966]] | redistricted from [[New York's 30th congressional district|30th district]], resigned |- | colspan=2 | vacant | [[December 31]][[1966]] – [[January 2]][[1967]] |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Daniel E. Button]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[January 3]][[1967]] – [[January 3]][[1971]] | |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | nowrap | [[Samuel S. Stratton]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | [[January 3]][[1971]] – [[January 3]][[1973]] | redistricted from [[New York's 35th congressional district|35th district]], redistricted to [[New York's 28th congressional district|28th district]] |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Carleton J. King]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[January 3]][[1973]] – [[December 31]][[1974]] | redistricted from [[New York's 30th congressional district|30th district]], resigned |- | colspan=2 | vacant | [[January 1]][[1975]] – [[January 2]][[1975]] |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | nowrap | [[Edward W. Pattison]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | [[January 3]][[1975]] – [[January 3]][[1979]] | |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Gerald B.H. Solomon]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[January 3]][[1979]] – [[January 3]][[1983]] | redistricted to [[New York's 24th congressional district|24th district]] |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Frank Horton]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[January 3]][[1983]] – [[January 3]][[1993]] | redistricted from [[New York's 34th congressional district|34th district]] |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | nowrap | [[John J. LaFalce]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | [[January 3]][[1993]] – [[January 3]][[2003]] | redistricted from [[New York's 32nd congressional district|32nd district]] |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Amo Houghton]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | [[January 3]][[2003]] – [[January 3]][[2005]] | redistricted from [[New York's 31st congressional district|31st district]] |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | nowrap | [[Randy Kuhl]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|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. == 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"). {{Election box begin | title=[[United States House election, 2006|US House election, 2006]]: New York District 29}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = [[Randy Kuhl]] |votes = 106,077 |percentage = 51.5 |change = +0.8}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (US) |candidate = [[Eric Massa]] |votes = 100,044 |percentage = 48.5 |change = +7.7}} {{Election box majority| |votes = 6,033 |percentage = 2.9 |change = -7.0}} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 206,121 |percentage = 100 |change = -23.7}} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[United States House election, 2004|US House election, 2004]]: New York District 29}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = [[Randy Kuhl]] |votes = 136,883 |percentage = 50.7 |change = -22.4}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (US) |candidate = [[Samara Barend]] |votes = 110,241 |percentage = 40.8 |change = +19.5}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party of New York |candidate = [[Mark W. Assini]] |votes = 17,272 |percentage = 6.4 |change = +6.4}} {{Election box candidate| |party = [[Independence Party of New York|Independence]] |candidate = [[John Ciampoli]] |votes = 5,819 |percentage = 2.2 |change = +2.2}} {{Election box majority| |votes = 26,642 |percentage = 9.9 |change = -41.9}} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 270,215 |percentage = 100 |change = +54.7}} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[United States House election, 2002|US House election, 2002]]: New York District 29}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = [[Amo Houghton]] |votes = 127,657 |percentage = 73.1 |change = +34.4}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (US) |candidate = [[Kisun J. Peters]] |votes = 37,128 |percentage = 21.3 |change = -40.0}} {{Election box candidate| |party = [[New York State Right to Life Party|Right to Life]] |candidate = [[Wendy M. Johnson]] |votes = 5,836 |percentage = 3.3 |change = +3.3}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party (US) |candidate = [[Rachel Treichler]] |votes = 4,010 |percentage = 2.3 |change = +2.3}} {{Election box majority| |votes = 90,529 |percentage = 51.8 |change = +29.3}} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 174,631 |percentage = 100 |change = -16.6}} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[United States House election, 2000|US House election, 2000]]: New York District 29}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (US) |candidate = [[John J. LaFalce]] |votes = 128,328 |percentage = 61.3 |change = +4.3}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = [[Brett M. Sommer]] |votes = 81,159 |percentage = 38.7 |change = -2.0}} {{Election box majority| |votes = 47,169 |percentage = 22.5 |change = +6.2}} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 209,487 |percentage = 100 |change = +22.8}} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[United States House election, 1998|US House election, 1998]]: New York District 29}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (US) |candidate = [[John J. LaFalce]] |votes = 97,235 |percentage = 57.0 |change = -5.0}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = [[Chris Collins (Erie County)|Chris Collins]] |votes = 56,443 |percentage = 40.7 |change = +2.7}} {{Election box candidate| |party = [[New York State Right to Life Party|Right to Life]] |candidate = [[David E. Denzel]] |votes = 3,813 |percentage = 2.2 |change = +2.2}} {{Election box majority| |votes = 27,754 |percentage = 16.3 |change = +7.7}} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 170,529 |percentage = 100 |change = -20.1}} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[United States House election, 1996|US House election, 1996]]: New York District 29}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (US) |candidate = [[John J. LaFalce]] |votes = 132,317 |percentage = 62.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = [[David B. Callard]] |votes = 81,135 |percentage = 38.0 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 51,182 |percentage = 24.0 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 213,452 |percentage = 100 |change = }} {{Election box end}} == References == * [http://clerk.house.gov/members/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm 2004 House election data] [[Clerk of the House of Representatives]] * [http://clerk.house.gov/members/electionInfo/2002/2002Stat.htm 2002 House election data] " * [http://clerk.house.gov/members/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm 2000 House election data] " * [http://clerk.house.gov/members/electionInfo/1998/98Stat.htm 1998 House election data] " * [http://clerk.house.gov/members/electionInfo/1996/96Stat.htm 1996 House election data] " == External links == * [http://www.fighting29th.com/ All about New York's 29th Congressional District] {{USCongDistStateNY}} [[Category:Congressional districts of New York|29]]