# New York's 39th congressional district

New York's 39th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives 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. It was last represented by Stan 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

| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Note |
| District established March 4, 1913 |||||
| Henry G. Danforth (Rochester) | Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 | 63rd 64th | Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. [data missing] |
| Archie D. Sanders (Stafford) | Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933 | 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd | 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. Did not stand reelection in 1932. |
| James W. Wadsworth Jr. (Geneseo) | Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1945 | 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 41st district. |
| W. Sterling Cole (Bath) | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | 79th 80th 81st 82nd | Redistricted from the 37th district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 37th district. |
| Harold C. Ostertag (Attica) | Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 | 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | Redistricted from the 41st district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 37th district. |
| John R. Pillion (Lake View) | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | 88th | Redistricted from the 42nd district and re-elected in 1962. [data missing] |
| Richard D. McCarthy (Buffalo) | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971 | 89th 90th 91st | Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
| Jack Kemp (Hamburg) | Republican | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | 92nd | Elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 38th district. |
| James F. Hastings (Caneadea) | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 20, 1976 | 93rd 94th | Redistricted from the 38th district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Resigned. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 21, 1976 – March 1, 1976 | 94th | |
| Stan Lundine (Jamestown) | Democratic | March 2, 1976 – January 3, 1983 | 94th 95th 96th 97th | Elected to finish Hastings's term. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 34th district. |
| District dissolved January 3, 1983 |||||

## Election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
| 1980 | Stanley N. Lundine: 93,839 | James Abdella: 75,039 | Genevieve F. Roman (Right to Life): 2,554 |
| 1978 | Stanley N. Lundine: 79,385 | Crispin Maguire: 56,431 | |
| 1976 | Stanley N. Lundine: 109,986 | Richard A. Snowden: 68,018 | |
| 1974 | William L. Parment: 53,866 | James F. Hastings: 87,321 | Joseph V. Damiano (Conservative): 3,832 |
| 1972 | Wilbur White, Jr.: 49,253 | James F. Hastings: 126,147 | |
| 1970 | Thomas P. Flaherty: 90,949 | Jack Kemp: 96,989 | |
| 1968 | Richard D. McCarthy: 120,509 | Daniel E. Weber: 92,589 | John R. Pillion (Conservative): 7,613 |
| 1966 | Richard D. McCarthy: 95,671 | John R. Pillion: 87,230 | |
| 1964 | Richard D. McCarthy: 108,235 | John R. Pillion: 96,934 | |
| 1962 | Angelo S. D'Eloia: 55,774 | John R. Pillion: 99,527 | Walter Bratek (Liberal): 3,661 |
| 1960 | Henry R. Dutcher, Jr.: 69,704 | Harold C. Ostertag: 103,162 | |
| 1958 | Harold L. Rakov: 48,144 | Harold C. Ostertag: 90,004 | |
| 1956 | William H. Mostyn: 48,634 | Harold C. Ostertag: 116,043 | |
| 1954 | George W. Cooke: 45,000 | Harold C. Ostertag: 82,769 | |
| 1952 | O. Richard Judson: 55,483 | Harold C. Ostertag: 107,501 | Michael J. Burke (American Labor): 281 |
| 1950 | Donald J. O'Connor: 31,639 | W. Sterling Cole: 64,377 | Grace W. Hill (American Labor): 1,092 |
| 1948 | Donald J. O'Connor: 37,272 | W. Sterling Cole: 70,659 | Harold Slingerland (American Labor): 2,002 |
| 1946 | William Heidt, Jr.: 23,205 | W. Sterling Cole: 61,330 | |
| 1944 | Charlotte D. Curren: 31,152 | W. Sterling Cole: 75,740 | Julian P. Bretz (American Labor): 4,396 |
| 1942 | | James W. Wadsworth, Jr.: 83,195 | |
| 1940 | J. Frederick Colson: 48,133 | James W. Wadsworth, Jr.: 73,316 | |
| 1938 | J. Frank Gilligan: 28,292 | James W. Wadsworth, Jr.: 65,489 | Edward J. Wagner (American Labor): 5,460 Clair Walbridge (Socialist): 336 |
| 1936 | Donald J. Corbett: 41,699 | James W. Wadsworth, Jr.: 66,869 | Charles A. Lissow (Union): 3,727 Clair Walbridge (Socialist): 1,811 Canio Parrini (Communist): 172 |
| 1934 | David A. White: 36,658 | James W. Wadsworth, Jr.: 49,915 | John Canden Bosch (Socialist): 2,001 Canio Parrini (Communist): 215 |
| 1932 | David A. White: 35,367 | James W. Wadsworth, Jr.: 50,855 | Ernest R. Clark (Law Preservation): 20,209 Martin T. Cook (Socialist): 1,500 |
| 1930 | James M. Dwyer: 29,610 | Archie D. Sanders: 40,069 | William Hilsdorf, Sr. (Socialist): 2,140 |
| 1928 | Frank L. Morris: 34,175 | Archie D. Sanders: 69,615 | George Weber (Socialist): 3,371 |
| 1926 | David A. White: 20,449 | Archie D. Sanders: 48,623 | George Weber (Socialist): 2,714 |
| 1924 | Michael L. Coleman: 23,689 | Archie D. Sanders: 58,165 | George Weber (Socialist): 3,798 |
| 1922 | David A. White: 22,585 | Archie D. Sanders: 37,852 | Clark Allis (Prohibition): 2,100 |
| 1920 | David A. White: 17,602 | Archie D. Sanders: 53,079 | George Weber (Socialist): 3,943 |