| State: | New York |
| District Number: | 29 |
| Obsolete: | yes |
| Created: | 1820 |
| Eliminated: | 2010 |
| Years: | 1823–2013 |
| Population Year: | 2000 |
New York's 29th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district for the United States House of Representatives which most recently included a portion of the Appalachian mountains in New York known as the "Southern Tier." It was most recently represented by Tom Reed. This district number became obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013 as a result of the 2010 census. Most of the former 29th district remained intact and was to be renumbered as the 23rd district.
| Election results from presidential races | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results | |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 40–33% | |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 51–35% | |
| 2000 | President | Bush 53–43% | |
| 2004 | President | Bush 56–42% | |
| 2008 | President | McCain 51–48% | |
The 29th district was centered in Buffalo and Niagara Falls in the 1990s (represented by John LaFalce); 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, when Amo Houghton represented it. During the 1970s this area was primarily in the 39th District. Prior versions of this district included Chautauqua county; suburban Rochester had never been in a southern tier district until the 2002 remap. The result was that the district changed from a "packed" Republican district to a "cracked" district. The 2008 elections reversed the crack, meaning that the heavily Democratic and suburban Monroe County votes were able to swing the district in their favor, leaving most of the rest of the expansive district out of influence, though not without help from an unexplained vote shift in Cattaraugus County. Former Corning Mayor Tom Reed, a Republican, was sworn in on Nov. 18, 2010 to fill out the term of Democrat Eric Massa, who resigned. Reed was elected to a full two-year term in the 112th Congress.
1913–1945:
All of Saratoga, Warren, Washington
Parts of Rensselaer
1945–1953:
All of Delaware, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan
1953–1963:
All of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Schoharie, Ulster
1963–1969:
All of Albany, Schenectady
Parts of Rensselaer
1969–1971:
All of Albany, Schenectady
1971–1973:
All of Schenectady
Parts of Albany, Montgomery
1973–1983:
All of Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Washington
Parts of Albany, Columbia, Essex
1983–1993:
All of Cayuga, Oswego, Seneca, Wayne
1993–2003:
2003–2013:
All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Yates
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1823 | |||||||
| align=left | Isaac Wilson | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1823 – January 7, 1824 | Lost election contest | ||
| nowrap rowspan=2 align=left | Parmenio Adams | Adams-Clay Republican | nowrap | January 7, 1824 – March 3, 1825 | Won election contest Re-elected in 1824. | ||
| Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | |||||
| align=left | David Ellicott Evans | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1827 – May 2, 1827 | Elected in 1826. Resigned. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | May 3, 1827 – December 3, 1827 | |||||
| nowrap rowspan=2 align=left | Phineas L. Tracy | Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | December 3, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | Elected to finish Evans's term. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. | ||
| Anti-Masonic | nowrap | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 | |||||
| nowrap rowspan=2 align=left | George W. Lay | Anti-Masonic | nowrap | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. | ||
| Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | |||||
| align=left | William Patterson | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1837 – August 14, 1838 | Elected in 1836. Died. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | August 14, 1838 – November 6, 1838 | |||||
| align=left | Harvey Putnam | Whig | nowrap | November 7, 1838 – March 3, 1839 | Elected to finish Patterson's term. | ||
| align=left | Seth M. Gates | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. | ||
| align=left | Charles H. Carroll | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | Elected in 1842. Re-elected in 1844. | ||
| align=left | Robert L. Rose | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. | ||
| align=left | Jerediah Horsford | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1850. | ||
| align=left | Azariah Boody | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – October, 1853 | Elected in 1852. Resigned. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | October 1853 – November 7, 1853 | |||||
| align=left | Davis Carpenter | Whig | nowrap | November 8, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected to finish Boody's term. | ||
| align=left | John Williams | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected in 1854. | ||
| align=left | Samuel G. Andrews | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Elected in 1856. | ||
| align=left | Alfred Ely | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. | ||
| align=left | Augustus Frank | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1862. | ||
| align=left | Burt Van Horn | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 | Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. | ||
| align=left | John Fisher | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | Elected in 1868. | ||
| align=left | Seth Wakeman | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1870. | ||
| align=left | Freeman Clarke | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1872. | ||
| align=left | Charles C.B. Walker | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Elected in 1874. | ||
| align=left | John N. Hungerford | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Elected in 1876. | ||
| align=left | David P. Richardson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. | ||
| align=left | John Arnot Jr. | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Ira Davenport | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. | ||
| align=left | John Raines | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. | ||
| align=left | Charles W. Gillet | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Michael E. Driscoll | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. | ||
| align=left | James S. Parker | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – December 19, 1933 | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Died. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 19, 1933 – January 29, 1934 | |||||
| align=left | William D. Thomas | Republican | nowrap | January 30, 1934 – May 17, 1936 | Elected to finish Parker's term. Re-elected in 1934. Died. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | May 18, 1936 – January 3, 1937 | |||||
| align=left | E. Harold Cluett | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. | ||
| align=left | Dean P. Taylor | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | Elected in 1942. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Augustus W. Bennet | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | Elected in 1944. | ||
| align=left | Katharine St. George | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 | Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | J. Ernest Wharton | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Leo W. O'Brien | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – December 30, 1966 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Resigned. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 31, 1966 – January 2, 1967 | |||||
| align=left | Daniel E. Button | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. | ||
| align=left | Samuel S. Stratton | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Carleton J. King | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972. Resigned. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 1, 1975 – January 2, 1975 | |||||
| align=left | Edward W. Pattison | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. | ||
| align=left | Gerald Solomon | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Frank Horton | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. | ||
| align=left | John LaFalce | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. | ||
| align=left | Amo Houghton | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002. Retired. | ||
| align=left | Randy Kuhl | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2009 | Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | Eric Massa | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2009 – March 8, 2010 | Elected in 2008. Resigned. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 8, 2010 – November 18, 2010 | |||||
| align=left | Tom Reed | Republican | nowrap | November 18, 2010 – January 3, 2013 | Elected to finish Massa's term, Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the . | ||
| District dissolved January 3, 2013 | |||||||
Following are the results of the elections of 1996 through 2008.
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. Therefore, the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").