| State: | New York |
| District Number: | 34 |
| Obsolete: | yes |
| Created: | 1840 1875 |
| Eliminated: | 1850 1990 |
| Years: | 1843–1853 1885–1993 |
| Population Year: | 1840 1990 |
New York's 34th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1843 as a result of the 1840 census, eliminated after the 1850 census, and then re-created in 1885 due to the 1880 census. It was eliminated most recently as a result of the 1990 census. It was last represented by Amo Houghton who was redistricted into the 31st district.
1983–1993:
All of Allegany, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Yates
Parts of Cattaraugus, Tompkins1973–1983:
All of Wayne
Parts of Monroe1971–1973:
All of Cayuga, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Yates
Parts of Livingston, Onondaga, Oswego, Tompkins1963–1971:
All of Onondaga1953–1963:
All of Herkimer, Madison, Oneida1945–1953:
All of Franklin, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence1913–1945:
All of Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego1885–1913:
All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1843 | |||||||
| align=left | Washington Hunt | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 | Elected in 1842. Re-elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Retired. | ||
| align=left | Lorenzo Burrows | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. | ||
| District dissolved March 4, 1853 | |||||||
| District re-established March 4, 1885 | |||||||
| align=left | Walter L. Sessions | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | Elected in 1884. Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | William G. Laidlaw | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. | ||
| align=left | Warren B. Hooker | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – November 10, 1898 | Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Resigned when appointed justice of New York Supreme Court. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | November 11, 1898 – November 6, 1899 | |||||
| align=left | Edward B. Vreeland | Republican | nowrap | November 7, 1899 – March 3, 1903 | Elected to finish Hooker's term. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | James Wolcott Wadsworth | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Lost re-election | ||
| align=left | Peter A. Porter | Independent Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 | Elected in 1906. Retired. | ||
| align=left | James S. Simmons | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 | Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | George W. Fairchild | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. | ||
| align=left | William H. Hill | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 | Elected in 1918. Retired. | ||
| align=left | John D. Clarke | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925 | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | Harold S. Tolley | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927 | Elected in 1924. Lost renomination | ||
| align=left | John D. Clarke | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1927 – November 5, 1933 | Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Died. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | November 6, 1933 – December 27, 1933 | |||||
| align=left | Marian W. Clarke | Republican | nowrap | December 28, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | Elected to finish her husband's term. Retired. | ||
| align=left | Bert Lord | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1935 – May 24, 1939 | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Died. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | May 25, 1939 – November 6, 1939 | |||||
| align=left | Edwin Arthur Hall | Republican | nowrap | November 7, 1939 – January 3, 1945 | Elected to finish Lord's term. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Clarence E. Kilburn | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | William R. Williams | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. | ||
| align=left | Alexander Pirnie | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | R. Walter Riehlman | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962. | ||
| align=left | James M. Hanley | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971 | Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | John H. Terry | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | Elected in 1970. Retired. | ||
| align=left | Frank Horton | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Stan Lundine | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – December 31, 1986 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of New York and resigned when elected. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 31, 1986 – January 3, 1987 | |||||
| align=left | Amo Houghton | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the . | ||
| District dissolved January 3, 1993 | |||||||
The following chart shows historic election results.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Charles R. Seymour 21,496 | John D. Clarke: 52,809 | Arthur Breckenridge (Socialist): 1,386 | |
| 1922 | Clayton L. Wheeler 23,323 | John D. Clarke (Incumbent): 40,902 | Arthur Breckenridge (Socialist): 1,018 | |
| 1924 | Charles R. Seymour 24,800 | Harold S. Tolley: 61,547 | William M. Boyd (Socialist): 1,979 | |
| 1926 | Bernard J. McGuire 20,792 | John D. Clarke: 52,363 | ||
| 1928 | William W. Lampman 32,925 | John D. Clarke (Incumbent): 80,531 | ||
| 1930 | James F. Byrne 23,968 | John D. Clarke (Incumbent): 51,460 | ||
| 1932 | Charles R. Seymour 44,174 | John D. Clarke (Incumbent): 58,735 | Leon Ray Steenburg (Law Preservation): 6,676 Pierre De Nio (Socialist): 718 | |
| 1934 | Charles C. Flaesch 32,075 | Bert Lord: 50,528 | Pierre De Nio (Socialist): 1,159 Mathew J. Maxian (Communist): 248 | |
| 1936 | John T. Buckley 47,857 | Bert Lord (Incumbent): 75,580 | Merle A. Wilson (Socialist): 1,241 | |
| 1938 | John V. Johnson 35,456 | Bert Lord (Incumbent): 67,330 | Merle A. Wilson (Socialist): 305 | |
| 1940 | Donald W. Kramer 41,027 | Edwin A. Hall (Incumbent): 93,990 | William Livings (American Labor): 2,563 | |
| 1942 | Arthur J. Ruland 33,276 | Edwin A. Hall (Incumbent): 53,762 | Charles F. Doherty (American Labor): 1,444 | |
| 1944 | John D. Van Kennen 44,557 | Clarence E. Kilburn (Incumbent): 75,532 | ||
| 1946 | William G. Houk 22,368 | Clarence E. Kilburn (Incumbent): 64,217 | Carl H. Bogardus (American Labor): 1,384 | |
| 1948 | Francis K. Purcell 43,777 | Clarence E. Kilburn (Incumbent): 70,715 | Raymond Bull (American Labor): 2,083 | |
| 1950 | Mildred McGill 32,446 | Clarence E. Kilburn (Incumbent): 67,739 | Carl H. Bogardus (American Labor): 1,290 | |
| 1952 | Charles Ray Wilson 65,080 | William R. Williams (Incumbent): 97,488 | Anthony Blasting (Liberal): 2,797 Michael A. Jimenez (American Labor): 315 | |
| 1954 | Vernon E. Olin 53,112 | William R. Williams (Incumbent): 77,659 | Marcia Daz Butler (American Labor): 174 | |
| 1956 | Edwin L. Slusarczyk 70,837 | William R. Williams (Incumbent): 95,681 | ||
| 1958 | Edwin L. Slusarczyk 68,271 | Alexander Pirnie: 70,482 | ||
| 1960 | Edwin L. Slusarczyk 79,153 | Alexander Pirnie (Incumbent): 98,063 | ||
| 1962 | Lee Alexander 67,149 | R. Walter Riehlman (Incumbent): 84,780 | John Arneson (Liberal): 2,860 | |
| 1964 | James M. Hanley: 96,219 | R. Walter Riehlman (Incumbent): 91,697 | ||
| 1966 | James M. Hanley (Incumbent): 90,044 | Stewart F. Hancock Jr. 62,559 | Benjamin K. Souler (Conservative): 5,903 Norman Balabanian (Liberal): 4,900 | |
| 1968 | James M. Hanley (Incumbent): 96,520 | David V. O'Brien 82,333 | Francis H. Aspinwall (Conservative): 6,988 Aubrey D. Tussing (Liberal): 2,282 | |
| 1970 | Neal P. McCurn 60,452 | John H. Terry: 88,786 | ||
| 1972 | Jack Rubens 46,509 | Frank Horton (Incumbent): 142,803 | Richard E. Lusink (Conservative): 5,603 Rafael Martinez (Liberal): 3,088 | |
| 1974 | Irene Gossin 45,408 | Frank Horton (Incumbent): 105,585 | J. Warren McGee (Conservative): 4,309 Virginia Tadio (Liberal): 1,063 | |
| 1976 | William C. Larsen 58,247 | Frank Horton (Incumbent): 126,566 | Thomas D. Cook (Conservative): 7,383 | |
| 1978 | Frank Horton (Incumbent): 60,704 | Frank Horton (Incumbent): 62,081 | Leo J. Kesselring (Conservative): 18,127 | |
| 1980 | James Toole 37,883 | Frank Horton (Incumbent): 133,278 | Clyde O. Benoy (Conservative): 5,829 William Bastuk (Right to Life): 3,178 David D. Hoesly (Libertarian): 2,627 | |
| 1982 | Stan Lundine (Incumbent): 99,502 | James J. Snyder Sr. 63,972 | Genevieve F. Ronan (Right to Life): 1,806 | |
| 1984 | Stan Lundine (Incumbent): 110,902 | Jill Houghton Emery 91,016 | Carol L. Fisher (Right to Life): 2,560 | |
| 1986 | Larry M. Himelein 56,898 | Amo Houghton: 85,856 | ||
| 1988 | Amo Houghton (Incumbent): 131,078 | Ian Kelly Woodward (Liberal): 4,797 | ||
| 1990 | Joseph P. Leahey 37,421 | Amo Houghton (Incumbent): 89,831 | Nevin K. Eklund (Liberal): 1,807 |