New York's 39th congressional district was a
congressional district
Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts and legislative districts, electorates, or wards in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional bod ...
for the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
in
New York. It was created in 1913 as a result of the
1910 U.S. Census. It was eliminated in 1983 as a result of the
redistricting cycle after the
1980 Census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
. It was last represented by
Stanley N. Lundine who was redistricted into the
34th congressional district.
Components
1973–1983:
:All of
Allegany County,
Cattaraugus County and
Chautauqua County
:Parts of
Chemung County,
Erie County and
Steuben County
1963–1973:
:Parts of
Erie County
1953–1963:
:All of
Genesee County,
Orleans County and
Wyoming County
:Parts of
Monroe County
1945–1953:
:All of
Chemung County,
Schuyler County,
Steuben County,
Tioga County and
Tompkins County
1913–1945:
:All of
Genesee County,
Livingston County,
Orleans County and
Wyoming County
:Parts of
Monroe County
List of members representing the district
Election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. ''Italic type'' indicates incumbent.
References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–presentClerk of the House of Representatives
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Along with the other House officers, the Clerk is elec ...
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Former congressional districts of the United States
1913 establishments in New York (state)
1983 disestablishments in New York (state)
Constituencies established in 1913
Constituencies disestablished in 1983