# New York's 33rd congressional district

New York's 33rd congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was eliminated as a result of the 1990 census. It was last represented by Henry J. Nowak. Much of this area became part of 30th district during the 1990s, and is now largely in the 27th district.

## Components

1983–1993:
    Parts of Erie
1973–1983:
    All of Cayuga, Schuyler, Seneca, Yates
    Parts of Onondaga, Ontario, Oswego, Steuben, Tompkins
1971–1973:
    All of Broome, Chemung, Tioga
    Parts of Tompkins
1963–1971:
    All of Broome, Chemung, Tioga, Tompkins
1953–1963:
    All of Franklin, Lewis, Jefferson, Oswego, St. Lawrence
1945–1953:
    All of Clinton, Essex, Saratoga, Warren, Washington
    Parts of Rensselaer
1913–1945:
    All of Herkimer, Oneida
1903–1913:
    All of Seneca, Schuyler, Chemung and Steuben County, New York.
From 1893–1903 the 33rd district covered all of Erie County except the heavily settled southern portion of the city of Buffalo, New York. Even though about two-thirds of Buffalo's area was in the 33rd District, the 32nd district which had the southern third or so of Buffalo and none of the rest of Erie county had about 6000 more people than the 33rd district.
From 1885–1893 all of Niagara County and all of Erie county except Buffalo had been in the 33rd district. During this time Buffalo was the 32nd district which had 37,000 more people than the 33rd district.
From its formation in 1875 until 1885 the 33rd district had covered Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties.

## Past demographics

The population of the 33rd's 1903–1913 area was 180,810 in 1900. The population was 0.9% black at this point.

## List of members representing the district

| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| District established March 4, 1833 |||||
| Gideon Hard (Albion) | Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | 23rd 24th | Elected in 1832. |
| Gideon Hard (Albion) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | 23rd 24th | Re-elected in 1834. [data missing] |
| Charles F. Mitchell (Lockport) | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | 25th 26th | Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. [data missing] |
| Alfred Babcock (Gaines) | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | 27th | Elected in 1840. [data missing] |
| Albert Smith (Batavia) | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | 28th 29th | Elected in 1842. Re-elected in 1844. [data missing] |
| Harvey Putnam (Attica) | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | 30th 31st | Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. [data missing] |
| Augustus P. Hascall (Le Roy) | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1850. [data missing] |
| Reuben E. Fenton (Frewsburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Elected in 1852. [data missing] |
| Francis S. Edwards (Fredonia) | American | March 4, 1855 – February 28, 1857 | 34th | Elected in 1854. Resigned. |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 1, 1857 – March 3, 1857 | 34th | |
| Reuben E. Fenton (Frewsburg) | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863 | 35th 36th 37th | Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Redistricted to 31st district. |
| District dissolved March 3, 1863 |||||
| District re-established March 4, 1875 |||||
| Vacant | Vacant | March 4, 1875 – December 5, 1875 | 44th | Representative-elect Augustus F. Allen died on January 20, 1875. |
| Nelson I. Norton (Hinsdale) | Republican | December 6, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Elected to finish Allen's term. [data missing] |
| George W. Patterson (Westfield) | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | 45th | Elected in 1876. [data missing] |
| Henry Van Aernam (Franklinville) | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | 46th 47th | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing] |
| Francis B. Brewer (Westfield) | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Elected in 1882. [data missing] |
| John B. Weber (Buffalo) | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | 49th 50th | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. [data missing] |
| John M. Wiley (East Aurora) | Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | 51st | Elected in 1888. [data missing] |
| Thomas L. Bunting (Hamburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Elected in 1890. [data missing] |
| Charles Daniels (Buffalo) | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | 53rd 54th | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. [data missing] |
| De Alva S. Alexander (Buffalo) | Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 | 55th 56th 57th | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to 36th district. |
| Charles W. Gillet (Addison) | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | 58th | Redistricted from 29th district and re-elected in 1902. [data missing] |
| J. Sloat Fassett (Elmira) | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | 59th 60th 61st | Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data missing] |
| Edwin S. Underhill (Bath) | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | 62nd | Elected in 1910. Redistricted to 37th district. |
| Charles A. Talcott (Utica) | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | 63rd | Redistricted from 27th district and re-elected in 1912. [data missing] |
| Homer P. Snyder (Little Falls) | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1925 | 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. [data missing] |
| Frederick M. Davenport (Clinton) | Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 | 69th 70th 71st 72nd | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. [data missing] |
| Fred J. Sisson (Whitesboro) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | 73rd 74th | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. [data missing] |
| Fred J. Douglas (Utica) | Republican | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1945 | 75th 76th 77th 78th | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. [data missing] |
| Dean P. Taylor (Troy) | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | 79th 80th 81st 82nd | Redistricted from 29th district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to 31st district. |
| Clarence E. Kilburn (Malone) | Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 | 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | Redistricted from 34th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to 31st district. |
| Howard W. Robison (Owego) | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 | 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd | Redistricted from 37th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to 27th district. |
| William F. Walsh (Syracuse) | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 | 93rd 94th 95th | Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. [data missing] |
| Gary A. Lee (Dryden) | Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 | 96th 97th | Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. [data missing] |
| Henry J. Nowak (Buffalo) | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Redistricted from 37th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. [data missing] |
| District dissolved January 3, 1993 |||||

## Election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
| 1990 | Henry J. Nowak: 84,905 | Thomas K. Kepfer: 18,181 | Louis P. Corrigan, Jr. (Conservative): 6,460 |
| 1988 | Henry J. Nowak: 139,604 | | |
| 1986 | Henry J. Nowak: 109,256 | Charles A. Walker: 19,147 | |
| 1984 | Henry J. Nowak: 155,198 | David S. Lewandowski: 44,880 | |
| 1982 | Henry J. Nowak: 126,091 | Walter J. Pillich: 19,791 | James F. Gallagher (Right to Life): 4,095 |
| 1980 | Dolores M. Reed: 39,542 | Gary A. Lee: 132,831 | William L. Jones (Right to Life): 2,898 |
| 1978 | Roy A. Bernardi: 58,286 | Gary A. Lee: 82,501 | Robert J. Byrne (Conservative): 4,972 Lynne Budzinski (Liberal): 1,695 |
| 1976 | Charles R. Welch: 48,855 | William F. Walsh: 125,163 | William C. Elkins (Conservative): 5,980 Lillian Reiner (Liberal): 2,757 |
| 1974 | Robert H. Bockman: 45,043 | William F. Walsh: 97,380 | Francis H. Aspinwall (Conservative): 4,866 Bessie C. Noble (Liberal): 1,802 |
| 1972 | Clarence Kadys: 53,039 | William F. Walsh: 132,139 | |
| 1970 | David Bernstein: 45,373 | Howard W. Robison: 90,196 | |
| 1968 | Benjamin Nichols: 50,549 | Howard W. Robison: 110,080 | |
| 1966 | Blair G. Ewing: 45,761 | Howard W. Robison: 88,378 | Joe Griffith (Write-in): 432 |
| 1964 | John L. Joy: 69,277 | Howard W. Robison: 97,213 | |
| 1962 | Theodore W. Maurer: 41,412 | Howard W. Robison: 92,460 | Harrop Freeman (Liberal): 4,519 |
| 1960 | Edward J. Gosier: 53,130 | Clarence E. Kilburn: 91,710 | Winfred Harberson (Liberal): 3,334 |
| 1958 | Robert P. McDonald: 40,010 | Clarence E. Kilburn: 73,698 | |
| 1956 | Louis C. Britton: 38,793 | Clarence E. Kilburn: 103,419 | |
| 1954 | Harold Blake: 31,279 | Clarence E. Kilburn: 70,708 | William J. Delo (Liberal): 1,851 |
| 1952 | Maurice N. McGrath: 41,803 | Clarence E. Kilburn: 98,653 | William J. Delo (Liberal): 2,522 |
| 1950 | Joseph T. Hammer: 42,680 | Dean P. Taylor: 100,425 | George LaFortune (American Labor): 1,874 John H. Sullivan (Liberal): 676 |
| 1948 | Joseph T. Hammer: 52,059 | Dean P. Taylor: 98,618 | Rockwell Kent (American Labor): 4,257 |
| 1946 | David J. Fitzgerald: 38,666 | Dean P. Taylor: 89,778 | |
| 1944 | Thomas P. McLoughlin: 52,354 | Dean P. Taylor: 95,299 | Henry G. Bell (American Labor): 4,530 |
| 1942 | Stanard Dow Butler: 34,965 | Fred J. Douglas: 53,030 | |
| 1940 | Samuel H. Miller: 52,469 | Fred J. Douglas: 72,412 | Edward G. Cluney (American Labor): 3,405 |
| 1938 | Ralph A. Peters: 37,195 | Fred J. Douglas: 63,857 | Stanley C. Walewski (American Labor): 2,882 Albert R. Tully (Socialist): 344 |
| 1936 | Fred J. Sisson: 45,969 | Fred J. Douglas: 63,281 | William D. Arquint (Prosperity): 8,479 Peter Hansen (Socialist): 1,428 |
| 1934 | Fred J. Sisson: 45,831 | Frederick M. Davenport: 45,579 | Anthony Spadafora (Socialist): 1,682 Fred C. Foster (Law Preservation): 205 |
| 1932 | Fred J. Sisson: 53,427 | Frederick M. Davenport: 52,398 | Otto L. Endres (Socialist): 1,119 |
| 1930 | James J. Loftis: 39,340 | Frederick M. Davenport: 39,810 | |
| 1928 | Fred J. Sisson: 48,380 | Frederick M. Davenport: 62,746 | |
| 1926 | Isaac C. Flint: 30,265 | Frederick M. Davenport: 40,845 | Otto L. Endres (Socialist): 1,572 |
| 1924 | Albert R. Kessinger: 33,068 | Frederick M. Davenport: 48,591 | Otto L. Endres (Socialist): 1,979 |
| 1922 | Fred J. Sisson: 30,118 | Homer P. Snyder: 31,978 | Charles L. Letson (Socialist): 1,431 William Harrison (Prohibition): 987 |
| 1920 | Roger W. Huntington: 21,732 | Homer P. Snyder: 47,251 | Harvey P. Brucker (Socialist): 2,887 Olin S. Bishop (Prohibition): 1,320 |