| State: | New York |
| District Number: | 31 |
| Obsolete: | yes |
| Created: | 1820 |
| Eliminated: | 2000 |
| Years: | 1823-2003 |
| Population Year: | 1990 |
New York's 31st congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was eliminated as a result of the 2000 census. It was last represented by Amo Houghton who was redistricted into the 29th district.
| Election results from presidential races | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results | |
| 1992 | President | Bush 40–34% | |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 44–41% | |
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1833 | ||||||
| align=left rowspan=2 nowrap | Abner Hazeltine | Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | Elected in 1832. | ||
| Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | Re-elected in 1834. | ||||
| align=left nowrap | Richard P. Marvin | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Staley N. Clarke | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1840. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Asher Tyler | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Elected in 1842. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Abner Lewis | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | Elected in 1844. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Dudley Marvin | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | Elected in 1846. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Elijah Risley | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | Elected in 1848. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Frederick S. Martin | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1850. | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 nowrap | Thomas T. Flagler | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1852. | ||
| Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Re-elected in 1854. | ||||
| align=left nowrap | Silas M. Burroughs | Republican | March 4, 1857 – June 3, 1860 | Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Died. | ||
| Vacant | June 4, 1860 – December 4, 1860 | |||||
| align=left nowrap | Edwin R. Reynolds | Republican | December 5, 1860 – March 3, 1861 | Elected to finish Burroughs's term. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Burt Van Horn | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1860. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Reuben E. Fenton | Republican | March 4, 1863 – December 20, 1864 | Redistricted from 33rd district and re-elected in 1862. Resigned after being elected Governor of New York. | ||
| Vacant | December 20, 1864 – March 4, 1865 | |||||
| align=left nowrap | Henry Van Aernam | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 | Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Porter Sheldon | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | Elected in 1868. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Walter L. Sessions | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1870. Redistricted to 32nd district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Lyman K. Bass | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1872. Redistricted to 32nd district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | George G. Hoskins | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Redistricted from 30th district and re-elected in 1874. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Charles B. Benedict | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Elected in 1876. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Richard Crowley | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Robert S. Stevens | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Elected in 1882. | ||
| align=left nowrap | John G. Sawyer | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. | ||
| align=left nowrap | James Wolcott Wadsworth | Republican | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1890. Redistricted to 30th district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | John Van Voorhis | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Elected in 1892. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Henry C. Brewster | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. | ||
| align=left nowrap | James M.E. O'Grady | Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | Elected in 1898. | ||
| align=left nowrap | James B. Perkins | Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1900. Redistricted to 32nd district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Sereno E. Payne | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | Redistricted from 28th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to 36th district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Edwin A. Merritt | Republican | March 4, 1913 – December 4, 1914 | Redistricted from 26th district and re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Died. | ||
| Vacant | December 5, 1914 – November 1, 1915 | |||||
| align=left nowrap | Bertrand H. Snell | Republican | November 2, 1915 – January 3, 1939 | Elected to finish Merritt's term. 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. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Retired. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Wallace E. Pierce | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1940 | Elected in 1938. Died. | ||
| Vacant | January 4, 1940 – February 12, 1940 | |||||
| align=left nowrap | Clarence E. Kilburn | Republican | February 13, 1940 – January 3, 1945 | Elected to finish Pierce's term. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to 34th district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Bernard W. Kearney | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | Redistricted from 30th district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to 32nd district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Dean P. Taylor | Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961 | Redistricted from 33rd district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Carleton J. King | Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1960. Redistricted to 30th district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Clarence E. Kilburn | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | Elected in 1962. Redistricted from 33rd district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Robert C. McEwen | Republican | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 | Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to 30th district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Donald J. Mitchell | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Jack Kemp | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 | Redistricted from 38th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Bill Paxon | Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to 27th district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Amo Houghton | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | Redistricted from 34th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to 29th district. | ||
| District dissolved January 3, 2003 | ||||||
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").