# New York's 38th congressional district

New York's 38th 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 and eliminated in 1983 as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. It was last represented by Republican Jack Kemp who was redistricted into the 31st congressional district.

## Components

1973–1983:
    Parts of Erie County
1971–1973:
    All of Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County and Steuben County
    Parts of Erie County
1963–1971:
    All of Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, Schuyler County and Steuben County
1953–1963:
    All of Wayne County
    Parts of Monroe County
1945–1953:
    All of Cayuga County, Cortland County, Ontario County, Seneca County, Wayne County and Yates County
1913–1945:
    Parts of Monroe County

## List of members representing the district

| Representative | Party | Term | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| District established March 4, 1913 |||||
| Thomas B. Dunn (Rochester) | Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1923 | 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired. |
| Meyer Jacobstein (Rochester) | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929 | 68th 69th 70th | Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Retired. |
| James L. Whitley (Rochester) | Republican | March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935 | 71st 72nd 73rd | Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Lost re-election. |
| James P.B. Duffy (Rochester) | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | 74th | Elected in 1934. Lost renomination. |
| George B. Kelly (Rochester) | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | 75th | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election. |
| Joseph J. O'Brien (East Rochester) | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 | 76th 77th 78th | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election. |
| John Taber (Auburn) | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | 79th 80th 81st 82nd | Redistricted from the 36th district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 36th district and re-elected there. |
| Kenneth Keating (Rochester) | Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 | 83rd 84th 85th | Redistricted from 40th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| Jessica M. Weis (Rochester) | Republican | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 | 86th 87th | Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired. |
| Charles Goodell (Jamestown) | Republican | January 3, 1963 – September 9, 1968 | 88th 89th 90th | Redistricted from the 43rd district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Resigned upon being appointed to the United States Senate. |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 10, 1968 – January 2, 1969 | 90th | |
| James F. Hastings (Allegany) | Republican | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1973 | 91st 92nd | Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 39th district and re-elected there. |
| Jack Kemp (Hamburg) | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th | Redistricted from the 39th district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 31st district and re-elected there. |
| 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 | Gale A. Denn: 37,875 | Jack Kemp: 167,434 | |
| 1978 | | Jack Kemp: 113,928 | James A. Peck (Liberal): 6,204 |
| 1976 | Peter J. Geraci: 46,307 | Jack Kemp: 165,702 | |
| 1974 | Barbara C. Wicks: 48,929 | Jack Kemp: 126,687 | |
| 1972 | Anthony P. LoRusso: 57,585 | Jack Kemp: 156,967 | |
| 1970 | James G. Cretekos: 37,961 | James F. Hastings: 94,906 | |
| 1968 | Wilbur White, Jr.: 47,093 | James F. Hastings: 90,281 | Gust E. Johnson (Conservative): 3,594 Charles F. Schwartz (Liberal): 1,353 |
| 1966 | Edison Le Roy, Jr.: 35,785 | Charles E. Goodell: 82,137 | Charles F. Schwartz (Liberal): 2,546 Lloyd R. Murphy (Conservative): 1,695 |
| 1964 | Robert V. Kelley: 61,179 | Charles E. Goodell: 90,201 | |
| 1962 | T. Joseph Lynch: 36,992 | Charles E. Goodell: 83,361 | Leo M. Brushingham (Liberal): 1,611 |
| 1960 | Arthur B. Curran, Jr.: 84,716 | Jessica M. Weis: 114,871 | |
| 1958 | Alphonse L. Cassetti: 66,806 | Jessica M. Weis: 92,944 | |
| 1956 | Reed Harding: 53,477 | Kenneth B. Keating: 135,572 | |
| 1954 | Rubin Brodsky: 40,400 | Kenneth B. Keating: 103,293 | |
| 1952 | Victor Kruppenbacher: 56,177 | Kenneth B. Keating: 128,566 | Manuel Gitlin (American Labor): 691 |
| 1950 | Robert G. Gordon: 31,115 | John Taber: 68,474 | |
| 1948 | Francis J. Souhan: 48,222 | John Taber: 66,695 | |
| 1946 | George T. Franklin: 24,576 | John Taber: 63,382 | |
| 1944 | Frank J. Erwin: 36,327 | John Taber: 75,432 | Walter O'Hagan (American Labor): 3,294 |
| 1942 | Walden Moore: 53,889 | Joseph J. O'Brien: 77,970 | |
| 1940 | George B. Kelly: 86,197 | Joseph J. O'Brien: 92,866 | |
| 1938 | George B. Kelly: 63,325 | Joseph J. O'Brien: 80,963 | James Oakes (Socialist): 777 |
| 1936 | George B. Kelly: 82,708 | Joseph Fritsch, Jr.: 72,910 | Glenn W. Simpson: 2,519 Richard M. Briggs (Socialist): 1,680 Ezra Harari (Communist): 414 |
| 1934 | James P.B. Duffy: 64,434 | James L. Whitley: 50,066 | Jack Britt Gearity (Socialist): 2,876 Getrude Walsh (Communist): 921 James A. Alesi: 464 Harry Paul: 213 |
| 1932 | Charles Stanton: 58,775 | James L. Whitley: 64,003 | Arthur Rathjen (Law Preservation): 12,097 Richard M. Briggs (Socialist): 3,637 |
| 1930 | Nelson E. Spencer: 37,500 | James L. Whitley: 50,083 | Harry Hoffman (Socialist): 2,985 |
| 1928 | Charles Stanton: 43,009 | James L. Whitley: 47,298 | William MacFarlane: 38,324 Charles Messinger (Socialist): 2,782 |
| 1926 | Meyer Jacobstein: 42,803 | James E. Cuff: 41,191 | William J. Bolton (Socialist): 3,514 |
| 1924 | Meyer Jacobstein: 63,997 | John J. McInerney: 33,895 | |
| 1922 | Meyer Jacobstein: 35,319 | Frederick T. Pierson: 33,690 | Joel Moses (Socialist): 5,101 |
| 1920 | Hiram R. Wood: 20,281 | Thomas B. Dunn: 56,796 | Charles Messinger (Socialist): 8,369 H.C. Gregory (Farmer-Labor): 659 |