# New York's 32nd congressional district

New York's 32nd 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 John LaFalce who was redistricted into the 29th district.

## Past components

New York's 32nd Congressional District was first formed in 1832. The district was abolished in 1862.
It was reestablished in 1872 and then consisted of Chautauqua County, New York and Cattaraugus County, New York. In 1874, the congressional districts of New York were redrawn and the 32nd district was moved to Erie County, the location of Buffalo, New York. With 178,699 residents it was the most populous district in New York, with its closest competitor being the 153,000 population of the 1st district on Long Island.
When district boundaries were again redrawn in 1885, the 32nd district was reduced to just covering Buffalo.
By 1892 even just Buffalo was too populous for a single district, and the city was split, with the southern portion being put in the 32nd district.
In the 1902 redistricting the 32nd district was moved to Monroe County, which is dominated by the city of Rochester.
1913–1945:
    All of Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oswego
1945–1953:
    All of Albany
    Parts of Rensselaer
1953–1963:
    All of Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Otsego, Schenectady
1963–1971:
    All of Herkimer, Madison, Oneida
1971–1973:
    All of Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Oneida
1973–1983:
    All of Chenango, Cortland, Madison
    Parts of Delaware, Onondaga, Otsego
1983–1993:
    All of Niagara, Orleans
    Parts of Erie, Monroe

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| District established March 4, 1833 |||||
| Millard Fillmore (Buffalo) | Whig | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | 23rd | Elected in 1832. [data missing] |
| Thomas C. Love (Buffalo) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | 24th | Elected in 1834. [data missing] |
| Millard Fillmore (Buffalo) | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | 25th 26th 27th | Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. [data missing] |
| William A. Moseley (Buffalo) | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | 28th 29th | Elected in 1842. Re-elected in 1844. [data missing] |
| Nathan K. Hall (Buffalo) | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | 30th | Elected in 1846. [data missing] |
| Elbridge G. Spaulding (Buffalo) | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | 31st | Elected in 1848. [data missing] |
| Solomon G. Haven (Buffalo) | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 | 32nd 33rd 34th | Elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. [data missing] |
| Solomon G. Haven (Buffalo) | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 32nd 33rd 34th | Elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. [data missing] |
| Israel T. Hatch (Buffalo) | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | 35th | Elected in 1856. [data missing] |
| Elbridge G. Spaulding (Buffalo) | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | 36th 37th | Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. [data missing] |
| District dissolved March 4, 1863 |||||
| District re-established March 4, 1873 |||||
| Walter L. Sessions (Panama) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 1872. [data missing] |
| Lyman K. Bass (Buffalo) | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 1874. . [data missing] |
| Daniel N. Lockwood (Buffalo) | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | 45th | Elected in 1876. [data missing] |
| Ray V. Pierce (Buffalo) | Republican | March 4, 1879 – September 18, 1880 | 46th | Elected in 1878. Resigned. |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 19, 1880 – November 11, 1880 | 46th | |
| Jonathan Scoville (Buffalo) | Democratic | November 12, 1880 – March 3, 1883 | 46th 47th | Elected to finish Pierce's term and seated December 6, 1880. Re-elected in 1880.[data missing] |
| William F. Rogers (Buffalo) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Elected in 1882. [data missing] |
| John M. Farquhar (Buffalo) | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 | 49th 50th 51st | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data missing] |
| Daniel N. Lockwood (Buffalo) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | 52nd 53rd | Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. [data missing] |
| Rowland B. Mahany (Buffalo) | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | 54th 55th | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. [data missing] |
| William H. Ryan (Buffalo) | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 | 56th 57th | Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 35th district. |
| James B. Perkins (Rochester) | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 11, 1910 | 58th 59th 60th 61st | Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 12, 1910 – April 18, 1910 | 61st | |
| James S. Havens (Rochester) | Democratic | April 19, 1910 – March 3, 1911 | 61st | Elected to finish Perkins's term [data missing] |
| Henry G. Danforth (Rochester) | Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | 62nd | Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 39th district. |
| Luther W. Mott (Oswego) | Republican | March 4, 1913 – July 10, 1923 | 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th | Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | July 11, 1923 – November 5, 1923 | 68th | |
| Thaddeus C. Sweet (Phoenix) | Republican | November 6, 1923 – May 1, 1928 | 68th 69th 70th | Elected to finish Mott's term. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | May 2, 1928 – November 5, 1928 | 70th | |
| Francis D. Culkin (Oswego) | Republican | November 6, 1928 – August 4, 1943 | 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th | Elected to finish Sweet's term. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | August 5, 1943 – November 1, 1943 | 78th | |
| Hadwen C. Fuller (Parish) | Republican | November 2, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | 78th | Elected to finish Culkin's term. Redistricted to the 35th district. |
| William T. Byrne (Loudonville) | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 27, 1952 | 79th 80th 81st 82nd | Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 28, 1952 – March 31, 1952 | 82nd | |
| Leo W. O'Brien (Albany) | Democratic | April 1, 1952 – January 3, 1953 | 82nd | Elected to finish Byrne's term. Redistricted to the 30th district. |
| Bernard W. Kearney (Lake Pleasant) | Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 | 83rd 84th 85th | Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. [data missing] |
| Samuel S. Stratton (Schenectady) | Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 | 86th 87th | Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 35th district. |
| Alexander Pirnie (Utica) | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 | 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd | Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. [data missing] |
| James M. Hanley (Syracuse) | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th | Redistricted from the 35th district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. [data missing] |
| George C. Wortley (Fayetteville) | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | 97th | Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 27th district. |
| John LaFalce (Tonawanda) | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Redistricted from the 36th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 29th district. |
| 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 |
| 1920 | Newton S. Beebe: 20,085 | Luther W. Mott (Incumbent): 53,249 | |
| 1922 | M. J. Daley: 22,279 | Luther W. Mott (Incumbent): 44,091 | John Seitz (Socialist): 1,039 James Corbett (Farmer-Labor): 308 |
| 1924 | Charles R. Lee: 23,715 | Thaddeus C. Sweet: 52,506 | |
| 1926 | John M. Reynolds: 21,007 | Thaddeus C. Sweet (Incumbent): 46,232 | Thomas H. Lynch (Socialist): 900 |
| 1928 | Frank Browman: 30,201 | Francis D. Culkin: 65,009 | James A. Manson (Socialist): 1,159 |
| 1930 | Walter W. Wilcox: 20,905 | Francis D. Culkin (Incumbent): 43,625 | James A. Manson (Socialist): 1,000 |
| 1932 | John C. Purcell: 34,199 | Francis D. Culkin (Incumbent): 56,654 | James A. Manson (Socialist): 751 |
| 1934 | Annie D. Mills: 22,959 | Francis D. Culkin (Incumbent): 49,055 | George Arnold (Socialist): 1,237 |
| 1936 | Paul J. Woodard: 32,318 | Francis D. Culkin (Incumbent): 65,761 | Orley N. Tooley (Socialist): 1,389 |
| 1938 | Virginia A. Spencer: 19,631 | Francis D. Culkin (Incumbent): 60,947 | Orley N. Tooley (Socialist): 191 |
| 1940 | Frank M. McCormack: 30,105 | Francis D. Culkin (Incumbent): 71,782 | Clarence Stuber (American Labor): 2,483 |
| 1942 | Vanche F. Milligan: 17,631 | Francis D. Culkin (Incumbent): 50,970 | Raymond K. Bull (American Labor): 1,064 |
| 1944 | William T. Byrne: 85,147 | Miles A. McGrane, Jr.: 63,603 | |
| 1946 | William T. Byrne (Incumbent): 79,042 | William K. Sanford: 64,325 | |
| 1948 | William T. Byrne (Incumbent): 88,476 | Lawrence J. Collins: 65,341 | Margaret L. Wheeler (American Labor): 5,354 |
| 1950 | William T. Byrne (Incumbent): 90,420 | John T. Casey: 60,087 | Janet Scott (American Labor): 3,261 |
| 1952 | David C. Prince: 50,307 | Bernard W. Kearney: 111,025 | Herbert M. Merrill (Liberal): 3,504 |
| 1954 | David C. Prince: 48,808 | Bernard W. Kearney (Incumbent): 77,891 | |
| 1956 | R. Joseph Giblin: 52,064 | Bernard W. Kearney (Incumbent): 107,959 | |
| 1958 | Samuel S. Stratton: 73,384 | Walter C. Shaw: 62,443 | |
| 1960 | Samuel S. Stratton (Incumbent): 98,990 | W. Clyde Wright: 59,890 | |
| 1962 | Virgil C. Crisafulli: 57,414 | Alexander Pirnie: 77,875 | |
| 1964 | Robert Castle: 75,660 | Alexander Pirnie (Incumbent): 86,717 | |
| 1966 | Robert Castle: 36,195 | Alexander Pirnie (Incumbent): 94,331 | |
| 1968 | Anthony J. Montoya: 43,254 | Alexander Pirnie (Incumbent): 95,793 | Albert J. Bushong (Conservative): 10,393 |
| 1970 | Joseph Simmons: 47,306 | Alexander Pirnie (Incumbent): 90,884 | |
| 1972 | James M. Hanley: 111,481 | Leonard C. Koldin: 83,451 | |
| 1974 | James M. Hanley (Incumbent): 88,660 | William E. Bush: 61,379 | |
| 1976 | James M. Hanley (Incumbent): 101,419 | George C. Wortley: 81,597 | Earl W. Colvin (Liberal): 2,124 |
| 1978 | James M. Hanley (Incumbent): 76,251 | Peter Del Giorno: 67,071 | Lillian E. Reiner (Liberal): 2,149 |
| 1980 | Jeffrey S. Brooks: 56,535 | George C. Wortley (Incumbent): 108,128 | Peter Del Giorno (Right to Life): 11,978 James Northrup (Libertarian): 2,316 |
| 1982 | John J. LaFalce: 116,386 | | Raymond R. Walker (Conservative): 8,638 Timothy J. Hubbard (Right to Life): 2,359 |
| 1984 | John J. LaFalce (Incumbent): 139,979 | Anthony J. Murty: 61,797 | |
| 1986 | John J. LaFalce (Incumbent): 99,745 | | Dean L. Walker (Conservative): 6,234 Anthony J. Murty (Right to Life): 3,678 |
| 1988 | John J. LaFalce (Incumbent): 133,917 | Emil K. Everett: 50,299 | |
| 1990 | John J. LaFalce (Incumbent): 68,367 | Michael T. Waring: 39,053 | Kenneth J. Kowalski (Conservative): 16,853 |