# New York's 31st congressional district

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.

## Voting

Election results from presidential races :
| Year | Office | Results |
| 1992 | President | Bush 40–34% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 44–41% |

## Past components

* 1863–1875: Parts of Buffalo
* 1875–1897: All of Wyoming, Genesee and Niagara counties
* 1875–1897: All of Wyoming, Genesee and Niagara counties
* 1903–1913: All of Cayuga, Ontario, Wayne and Yates counties
* 1913–1945: All of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and St. Lawrence counties
* 1945–1953: All of Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Otsego, and Schenectady counties
* 1953–1963: All of Clinton, Essex, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties; parts of Rensselaer county
* 1963–1969: All of Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties
* 1969–1971: All of Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties
* 1971–1973: All of Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, and St. Lawrence counties; parts of Essex, and Oswego counties
* 1973–1983: All of Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Oneida, and Schoharie counties; parts of Montgomery, Otsego, and Schenectady counties
* 1983–1993: All of Wyoming county; parts of Cattaraugus, Erie, Livingston, and Ontario counties
* 1993–2003: All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Yates counties; parts of Cayuga, Seneca, and Tompkins counties

## List of members representing the district

| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| District established March 4, 1833 |||||
| Abner Hazeltine (Jamestown) | Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | 23rd 24th | Elected in 1832. |
| Abner Hazeltine (Jamestown) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | 23rd 24th | Re-elected in 1834. |
| Richard P. Marvin (Jamestown) | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | 25th 26th | Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. |
| Staley N. Clarke (Ellicottville) | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | 27th | Elected in 1840. |
| Asher Tyler (Ellicottville) | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | Elected in 1842. |
| Abner Lewis (Panama) | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | 29th | Elected in 1844. |
| Dudley Marvin (Ripley) | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | 30th | Elected in 1846. |
| Elijah Risley (Fredonia) | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | 31st | Elected in 1848. |
| Frederick S. Martin (Olean) | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1850. |
| Thomas T. Flagler (Lockport) | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd 34th | Elected in 1852. |
| Thomas T. Flagler (Lockport) | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 33rd 34th | Re-elected in 1854. |
| Silas M. Burroughs (Medina) | Republican | March 4, 1857 – June 3, 1860 | 35th 36th | Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | June 4, 1860 – December 4, 1860 | 36th | |
| Edwin R. Reynolds (Albion) | Republican | December 5, 1860 – March 3, 1861 | 36th | Elected to finish Burroughs's term. |
| Burt Van Horn (Newfane) | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | 37th | Elected in 1860. |
| Reuben E. Fenton (Frewsburg) | Republican | March 4, 1863 – December 20, 1864 | 38th | Redistricted from 33rd district and re-elected in 1862. Resigned after being elected Governor of New York. |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 20, 1864 – March 4, 1865 | 38th | |
| Henry Van Aernam (Franklinville) | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 | 39th 40th | Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. |
| Porter Sheldon (Jamestown) | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | 41st | Elected in 1868. |
| Walter L. Sessions (Panama) | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | 42nd | Elected in 1870. Redistricted to 32nd district. |
| Lyman K. Bass (Buffalo) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Elected in 1872. Redistricted to 32nd district. |
| George G. Hoskins (Attica) | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Redistricted from 30th district and re-elected in 1874. |
| Charles B. Benedict (Attica) | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | 45th | Elected in 1876. |
| Richard Crowley (Lockport) | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | 46th 47th | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. |
| Robert S. Stevens (Attica) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Elected in 1882. |
| John G. Sawyer (Albion) | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 | 49th 50th 51st | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. |
| James Wolcott Wadsworth (Geneseo) | Republican | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Elected in 1890. Redistricted to 30th district. |
| John Van Voorhis (Rochester) | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | 53rd | Elected in 1892. |
| Henry C. Brewster (Rochester) | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | 54th 55th | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. |
| James M.E. O'Grady (Rochester) | Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | 56th | Elected in 1898. |
| James B. Perkins (Rochester) | Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | 57th | Elected in 1900. Redistricted to 32nd district. |
| Sereno E. Payne (Auburn) | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd | 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. |
| Edwin A. Merritt (Potsdam) | Republican | March 4, 1913 – December 4, 1914 | 63rd | Redistricted from 26th district and re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 5, 1914 – November 1, 1915 | 63rd 64th | |
| Bertrand H. Snell (Potsdam) | Republican | November 2, 1915 – January 3, 1939 | 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th | 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. |
| Wallace E. Pierce (Plattsburgh) | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1940 | 76th | Elected in 1938. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 4, 1940 – February 12, 1940 | 76th | |
| Clarence E. Kilburn (Malone) | Republican | February 13, 1940 – January 3, 1945 | 76th 77th 78th | Elected to finish Pierce's term. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to 34th district. |
| Bernard W. Kearney (Gloversville) | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | 79th 80th 81st 82nd | 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. |
| Dean P. Taylor (Troy) | Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961 | 83rd 84th 85th 86th | Redistricted from 33rd district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. |
| Carleton J. King (Saratoga Springs) | Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | 87th | Elected in 1960. Redistricted to 30th district. |
| Clarence E. Kilburn (Malone) | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | 88th | Elected in 1962. Redistricted from 33rd district. |
| Robert C. McEwen (Ogdensburg) | Republican | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 | 89th 90th 91st 92nd | Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to 30th district. |
| Donald J. Mitchell (Herkimer) | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th | Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. |
| Jack Kemp (Hamburg) | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 | 98th 99th 100th | Redistricted from 38th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. |
| Bill Paxon (Williamsville) | Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993 | 101st 102nd | Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to 27th district. |
| Amo Houghton (Corning) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th | 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 |||||

## Election results

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").
US House election, 2000: New York District 31 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Amo Houghton (incumbent) | 154,238 | 77.3 | +9.3 |
| | Democratic | Kisun J. Peters | 45,193 | 22.7 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109,045 | 54.7 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 199,431 | 100 | +26.0 |
US House election, 1998: New York District 31 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Amo Houghton (incumbent) | 107,615 | 68.0 | −3.6 |
| | Democratic | Caleb Rossiter | 40,091 | 25.3 | −0.1 |
| | Right to Life | James R. Pierce, Sr. | 10,546 | 6.7 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67,524 | 42.7 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158,252 | 100 | −19.0 |
US House election, 1996: New York District 31 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Amo Houghton (incumbent) | 139,734 | 71.6 |
| | Democratic | Bruce D. MacBain | 49,502 | 25.4 |
| | Right to Life | Le Roy Stewart Wilson | 6,031 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90,232 | 46.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 195,267 | 100 |