New York's 42nd congressional district

The 42nd Congressional District of New York 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 Census. It was eliminated as a result of the 1960 Census. It was last represented by John R. Pillion, who was redistricted into the 39th District.

Past Components

1953–1963:

Parts of Erie

1945–1953:

All of Niagara

Parts of Erie

1913–1945:

Parts of Erie

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
District created		March 4, 1913
Daniel A. Driscoll	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917	redistricted from 35th district
William F. Waldow	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919	defeated for reelection
James M. Mead	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – December 2, 1938	resigned to take seat in United States Senate
vacant		December 3, 1938 – January 2, 1939
Pius L. Schwert	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – March 11, 1941	died
vacant		March 12, 1941 – April 21, 1941
John C. Butler	Republican	April 22, 1941 – January 3, 1945	redistricted to 44th district
Walter G. Andrews	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949	redistricted from 40th district
William L. Pfeiffer	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	did not run for reelection
William E. Miller	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	redistricted to 40th district
John R. Pillion	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	redistricted to 39th district
District eliminated		January 3, 1963

Election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1960	Charles J. McCabe: 93,492	John R. Pillion: 122,073	James A. Peck (Liberal): 4,979
1958	Joseph R. Stiglmeier: 69,747	John R. Pillion: 99,799
1956	James Kane, Jr.: 80,568	John R. Pillion: 117,178	David E. Gundlach (Liberal): 2,027
1954	John J. Zablotny: 60,880	John R. Pillion: 82,707
1952	Chester C. Gorski: 81,201	John R. Pillion: 100,434	Charles T. Asque (American Labor): 238
1950	Mary Louise Nice: 53,310	William E. Miller: 75,377
1948	Mary Louise Nice: 69,290	William L. Pfeiffer: 75,842	Emanuel Fried (American Labor): 3,427
1946	William R. Lupton: 43,028	Walter G. Andrews: 71,862
1944	William Haeseler, Jr.: 62,590	Walter G. Andrews: 83,781
1942	Frank J. Caffery: 34,248	John C. Butler: 39,650
1940	Pius L. Schwert: 64,250	Edward F. Moss: 44,866	Mattie Green (Communist) 227
1938	Pius L. Schwert: 39,287	John C. Butler: 36,326	John A. Ulinksi: 9,537 John E. Kralisz: 414 Connie Wilson (Socialist): 274
1936	James M. Mead: 57,132	Eugene D. Crooker: 32,395	Anthony Fitzgibbons: 6,840 John J. Szczepaniak: 3,384 Fred Riefler (Socialist): 1,304 Mattie Green (Communist) 168
1934	James M. Mead: 49,251	Walter J. Lohr: 26,036	Marklet H. Harding (Socialist): 1,917
1932	James M. Mead: 51,516	Henry Adsit Bull: 30,230	Marklet H. Harding (Socialist): 1,410
1930	James M. Mead: 33,195	Frank A. Dorn: 16,072	Clara Haushammer (Socialist): 1,308
1928	James M. Mead: 44,373	C. Hamilton Cook: 31,785
1926	James M. Mead: 28,873	John Bruno McGrath: 19,362	Florence A. McCarthy (Socialist): 1,498
1924	James M. Mead: 28,152	Richard S. Persons: 25,236	Amy R. Juengling (Socialist): 2,778
1922	James M. Mead: 25,070	Louis J. Schwendler: 12,494	Jacob F. Griesinger (Socialist): 2,913
1920	James M. Mead: 22,869	C. Hamilton Cook: 21,224	John H. Gibbons (Socialist): 3,218

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives