# New York's 30th congressional district

New York’s 30th 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 U.S. census. It was last represented by Jack Quinn who was redistricted into the 27th district.
The 30th congressional district is also referred to in the NBC television series Heroes, as the fictional district represented by Nathan Petrelli.

## Voting

Election results from presidential races :
| Year | Office | Results |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 45–26% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 57–29% |

## Past components

1993–2003:
    Parts of Erie
1983–1993:
    All of Genesee
    Parts of Livingston, Monroe, Ontario
1973–1983:
    All of Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence
    Parts of Essex, Oswego
1971–1973:
    All of Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Washington
    Parts of Albany, Essex
1969–1971:
    All of Essex, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Washington
1963–1969:
    All of Clinton, Essex, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington
    Parts of Rensselaer
1953–1963:
    All of Albany
    Parts of Rensselaer
1945–1953:
    All of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Schoharie, Ulster
1913–1945:
    All of Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Schenectady
1903–1913:
    All of Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins
1893–1903:
    All of Genesee, Livingston, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| District established March 4, 1823 |||||
| Albert H. Tracy (Buffalo) | D-R | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th | Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1822. Retired. |
| Daniel G. Garnsey (Fredonia) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | 19th 20th | Elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Lost re-election as an independent supported by the Anti-Masonic Party. |
| Ebenezer F. Norton (Buffalo) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | 21st | Elected in 1828. [data missing] |
| Bates Cooke (Lewiston) | Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | 22nd | Elected in 1830. [data missing] |
| Philo C. Fuller (Geneseo) | Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | 23rd 24th | Elected in 1832. [data missing] |
| Philo C. Fuller (Geneseo) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – September 2, 1836 | 23rd 24th | Re-elected in 1834. Resigned. |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 3, 1836 – November 8, 1836 | 24th | [data missing] |
| John Young (Geneseo) | Whig | November 9, 1836 – March 3, 1837 | 24th | Elected to finish Fuller's term. [data missing] |
| Luther C. Peck (Pike) | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | 25th 26th | Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. [data missing] |
| John Young (Geneseo) | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | 27th | Elected in 1840. [data missing] |
| William Spring Hubbell (Bath) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | Elected in 1842. [data missing] |
| Martin Grover (Angelica) | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | 29th | Elected in 1844. [data missing] |
| David Rumsey (Bath) | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | 30th 31st | Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. [data missing] |
| Reuben Robie (Bath) | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1850. [data missing] |
| Benjamin Pringle (Batavia) | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd 34th | Elected in 1852. [data missing] |
| Benjamin Pringle (Batavia) | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 33rd 34th | Re-elected in 1854. [data missing] |
| Judson W. Sherman (Angelica) | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | 35th | Elected in 1856. [data missing] |
| Augustus Frank (Warsaw) | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | 36th 37th | Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 29th district. |
| John Ganson (Buffalo) | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | 38th | Elected in 1862. [data missing] |
| James M. Humphrey (Buffalo) | Democratic | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 | 39th 40th | Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. [data missing] |
| David S. Bennett (Buffalo) | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | 41st | Elected in 1868. [data missing] |
| William Williams (Buffalo) | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | 42nd | Elected in 1870. [data missing] |
| George G. Hoskins (Attica) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Elected in 1872. Redistricted to the 31st district. |
| John M. Davy (Rochester) | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Elected in 1874. [data missing] |
| Elizur K. Hart (Albion) | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | 45th | Elected in 1876. [data missing] |
| John Van Voorhis (Rochester) | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | 46th 47th | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing] |
| Halbert S. Greenleaf (Rochester) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Elected in 1882. [data missing] |
| Charles S. Baker (Rochester) | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 | 49th 50th 51st | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data missing] |
| Halbert S. Greenleaf (Rochester) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Elected in 1890. [data missing] |
| James Wolcott Wadsworth (Geneseo) | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 | 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th | Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 34th district. |
| John W. Dwight (Dryden) | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd | Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. [data missing] |
| Samuel Wallin (Amsterdam) | Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | 63rd | Elected in 1912. [data missing] |
| William B. Charles (Amsterdam) | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 | 64th | Elected in 1914. [data missing] |
| George R. Lunn (Schenectady) | Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 | 65th | Elected in 1916. [data missing] |
| Frank Crowther (Schenectady) | Republican | March 4, 1919 – January 3, 1943 | 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th | 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. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. [data missing] |
| Bernard W. Kearney (Gloversville) | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | 78th | Elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 31st district. |
| Jay LeFevre (New Paltz) | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951 | 79th 80th 81st | Redistricted from the 27th district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. [data missing] |
| J. Ernest Wharton (Richmondville) | Republican | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | 82nd | Elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 29th district. |
| Leo W. O'Brien (Albany) | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 | 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | Redistricted from the 32nd 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 29th district. |
| Carleton J. King (Saratoga Springs) | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 | 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd | Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 29th district. |
| Robert C. McEwen (Ogdensburg) | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th | Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. [data missing] |
| David O'Brien Martin (Canton) | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | 97th | Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 26th district. |
| Barber B. Conable Jr. (Alexander) | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | 98th | Redistricted from the 35th district and re-elected in 1982. [data missing] |
| Fred J. Eckert (Rochester) | Republican | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 | 99th | Elected in 1984. [data missing] |
| Louise Slaughter (Fairport) | Democratic | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 | 100th 101st 102nd | Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 28th district. |
| Jack Quinn (Hamburg) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 27th 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").
1996 US House election: District 30 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jack Quinn (incumbent) | 121,369 | 54.8% |
| | Democratic | Francis J. Pordum | 100,040 | 45.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,329 | 9.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 221,409 | 100% |
1998 US House election: District 30 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jack Quinn (incumbent) | 116,093 | 67.8% | +13.0% |
| | Democratic | Crystal Peoples | 55,199 | 32.2% | −13.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60,894 | 35.5% | +25.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,292 | 100% | −22.6% |
2000 US House election: District 30 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jack Quinn (incumbent) | 138,452 | 67.1% | −0.7% |
| | Democratic | John Fee | 67,819 | 32.9% | +0.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70,633 | 34.2% | −1.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 206,271 | 100% | +20.4% |