New York's 29th congressional district

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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."

Contents 1 Components: past and present 2 Representatives 3 Election results 4 References

[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

[edit] Representatives

• 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, Democrat, January 3, 1963 - December 30, 1966 (redistricted from 30th district)
• Daniel E. Button, Republican, January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1971
• Samuel S. Stratton, Democrat, 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)
• Edward W. Pattison, Democrat, 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, Democrat, 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 parcelled 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 Chatauqua 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

[edit] References

• 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
• 2002 House election data "
• 2000 House election data "
• 1998 House election data "
• 1996 House election data "

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