| State: | New York |
| District Number: | 28 |
| Obsolete: | yes |
| Created: | 1820 |
| Eliminated: | 2010 |
| Years: | 1823-2013 |
| Population Year: | 2000 |
New York’s 28th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district for the United States House of Representatives. Before becoming obsolete in 2013, the district was based in Rochester, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls, and included parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara and Orleans Counties. Its easternmost point was in Fairport at the home of its final representative, Democrat Louise Slaughter. Due to its gerrymandered shape it was sometimes known as "the earmuffs."
After congressional district lines were redrawn to accommodate the loss of the seat due to reapportionment as a result of the 2010 census,[1] the "earmuffs" were dismantled. The western portion of the present 28th district became part of the new 27th district and the eastern portion of the 28th comprised the majority of the new 25th district, which is contained entirely in Monroe County.
| Election results from presidential races | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results | |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 44–38% | |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 55–36% | |
| 2000 | President | Gore 60–35% | |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 63–36% | |
| 2008 | President | Obama 69–30% | |
2003–2013:
Parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans1993–2003:
Parts of Monroe1983–1993:
Parts of Delaware, Sullivan, Tompkins1973–1983:
Parts of Albany, Montgomery, Schenectady1971–1973:
All of Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Ulster
Parts of Duchess, Montgomery, Sullivan1963–1971:
All of Columbia, Duchess, Greene, Schoharie, Ulster1953–1963:
All of Delaware, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan1945–1953:
Parts of Westchester1913–1945:
All of Albany
Parts of Rensselaer
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1823 | ||||||
| align=left nowrap | William B. Rochester | Crawford D-R | March 4, 1823 – April 21, 1823 | Redistricted from 20th district and re-elected in 1822. Resigned upon appointment as Judge of the Eighth Circuit Court. | ||
| Vacant | April 21, 1823 – December 1, 1823 | |||||
| align=left nowrap | William Woods | Adams-Clay DR | December 1, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Elected to finish Rochester's term. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Timothy H. Porter | Adams | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | Elected in 1824. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | John Magee | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 | Elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Grattan H. Wheeler | Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | Elected in 1830. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Frederick Whittlesey | Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | Redistricted from 27th district and re-elected in 1832. | ||
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2 | Timothy Childs | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | Elected in 1834. | ||
| Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | Re-elected in 1836. Did not run for reelection. | ||||
| align=left nowrap | Thomas Kempshall | Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | Elected in 1838. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Timothy Childs | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1840. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Thomas J. Paterson | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Elected in 1842. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Elias B. Holmes | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 | Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Abraham M. Schermerhorn | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | George Hastings | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1852. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap rowspan=2 | William H. Kelsey | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected in 1854. | ||
| Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Elected in 1856. Did not run for reelection. | ||||
| align=left nowrap | William Irvine | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | Elected in 1858. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Robert B. Van Valkenburgh | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1860. Redistricted to 27th district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Freeman Clarke | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Elected in 1862. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Roswell Hart | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | Elected in 1864. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Lewis Selye | Ind. Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 | Elected in 1866. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Noah Davis | Republican | March 4, 1869 – July 15, 1870 | Elected in 1868. Resigned after becoming United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. | ||
| Vacant | July 16, 1870 – December 5, 1870 | |||||
| align=left nowrap | Charles H. Holmes | Republican | December 6, 1870 – March 3, 1871 | Elected to finish Davis's term. [2] | ||
| align=left nowrap | Freeman Clarke | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1870. Redistricted to 29th district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Horace B. Smith | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Redistricted from 27th district and re-elected in 1872. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Thomas C. Platt | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Redistricted from 27th district and re-elected in 1874. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Jeremiah W. Dwight | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Stephen C. Millard | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Elected in 1882. Redistricted to 26th district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | John Arnot Jr. | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – November 20, 1886 | redistricted from 29th district and re-elected in 1884. Died. | ||
| Vacant | November 21, 1886 – March 3, 1887 | |||||
| align=left nowrap | Thomas S. Flood | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Hosea H. Rockwell | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1890. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Sereno E. Payne | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 | Redistricted from 27th district and re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to 31st district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Charles L. Knapp | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 | Redistricted from 24th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Luther W. Mott | Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | Elected in 1910. Redistricted to 32nd district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Peter G. Ten Eyck | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Elected in 1912. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Rollin B. Sanford | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Peter G. Ten Eyck | Democratic | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 | Elected in 1920. Did not run for reelection. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Parker Corning | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1937 | 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. Retired. | ||
| align=left nowrap | William T. Byrne | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1945 | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to 32nd district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Ralph A. Gamble | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | Redistricted from 25th district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to 26th district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Katharine St. George | Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 | Redistricted from 29th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to 27th district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | J. Ernest Wharton | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | Redistricted from 29th district and re-elected in 1962. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Joseph Y. Resnick | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969 | Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Unsuccessful candidate for Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Hamilton Fish IV | Republican | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1973 | Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to 25th district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Samuel S. Stratton | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | Redistricted from 29th district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to 23rd district | ||
| align=left nowrap | Matthew F. McHugh | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Redistricted from 27th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Louise Slaughter | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 | Redistricted from 30th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to 25th district. | ||
| District dissolved January 3, 2013 | ||||||
The 28th District has included all or part of Rochester since 1992. The 2002 remap added parts of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. In the 1980s the 28th District was the southern tier seat now numbered the 22nd District. In the 1970s it was the Capitol District seat now numbered the 21st District. During the 1960s it was a Hudson Valley/Catskill seat including much of the present 19th District and parts of the 20th and 22nd District.
Prior to 1992 the Rochester area district was the 30th. Monroe County was split between two districts in the 1970s, the 34th District (which included much of the present 25th District) and the 35th District (which included much of the present 26th District).
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").