New York's 33rd congressional district

The 33rd Congressional District of New York 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.

Past 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.^[1]

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 33rds 1903-1913 area was 180,810 in 1900. The population was 0.9% black at this point.^[2]

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
District created		March 4, 1833
Gideon Hard	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Charles F. Mitchell	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
Alfred Babcock	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Albert Smith	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Harvey Putnam	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
Augustus P. Hascall	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Reuben E. Fenton	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Francis S. Edwards	American	March 4, 1855 – February 28, 1857	resigned
vacant		March 1, 1857 – March 3, 1857
Reuben E. Fenton	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863	redistricted to 31st district
District eliminated		March 3, 1863
District reestablished		March 4, 1875
vacant		March 4, 1875 – December 5, 1875
Nelson I. Norton	Republican	December 6, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Won election to complete term of deceased Rep.-elect Augustus F. Allen
George W. Patterson	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
Henry Van Aernam	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
Francis B. Brewer	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
John B. Weber	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889
John M. Wiley	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
Thomas L. Bunting	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Charles Daniels	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897
De Alva S. Alexander	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	redistricted to 36th district
Charles W. Gillet	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	redistricted from 29th district
J. Sloat Fassett	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911
Edwin S. Underhill	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	redistricted to 37th district
Charles A. Talcott	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	redistricted from 27th district
Homer P. Snyder	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1925
Frederick M. Davenport	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933
Fred J. Sisson	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937
Fred J. Douglas	Republican	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1945
Dean P. Taylor	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	redistricted from 29th district, redistricted to 31st district
Clarence E. Kilburn	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	redistricted from 34th district, redistricted to 31st district
Howard W. Robison	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973	redistricted from 37th district, redistricted to 27th district
William F. Walsh	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979
Gary A. Lee	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983
Henry J. Nowak	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	redistricted from 37th district
District eliminated		January 3, 1993

Election results

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

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