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.
List of members representing the district Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history District location District established March 4, 1913 Daniel A. Driscoll Democratic March 4, 1913 –March 3, 1917 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1912.Re-elected in 1914. Parts of Erie William F. Waldow Republican March 4, 1917 –March 3, 1919 Elected in 1916.Lost re-election. James M. Mead Democratic March 4, 1919 –December 2, 1938 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.Resigned to take seat in United States Senate. Vacant December 3, 1938 –January 2, 1939 Pius Schwert Democratic January 3, 1939 –March 11, 1941 Elected in 1938.Re-elected in 1940.Died. Vacant March 12, 1941 –April 21, 1941 John C. Butler Republican April 22, 1941 –January 3, 1945 Elected to finish Schwert's term.Re-elected in 1942.Redistricted to the . Walter G. Andrews Republican January 3, 1945 –January 3, 1949 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1944.Re-elected in 1946. All of Niagara, Parts of Erie William L. Pfeiffer Republican January 3, 1949 –January 3, 1951 Elected in 1948.Retired. William E. Miller Republican January 3, 1951 –January 3, 1953 Elected in 1950.Redistricted to the . John R. Pillion Republican January 3, 1953 –January 3, 1963 Elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Redistricted to the . Parts of Erie District dissolved January 3, 1963
Election results The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
Year Democratic Republican Other 1920 James M. Mead: 22,869 C. Hamilton Cook: 21,224 John H. Gibbons (Socialist): 3,218 1922 James M. Mead: 25,070 Louis J. Schwendler: 12,494 Jacob F. Griesinger (Socialist): 2,913 1924 James M. Mead: 28,152 Richard S. Persons: 25,236 Amy R. Juengling (Socialist): 2,778 1926 James M. Mead: 28,873 John Bruno McGrath: 19,362 Florence A. McCarthy (Socialist): 1,498 1928 James M. Mead: 44,373 C. Hamilton Cook: 31,785 1930 James M. Mead: 33,195 Frank A. Dorn: 16,072 Clara Haushammer (Socialist): 1,308 1932 James M. Mead: 51,516 Henry Adsit Bull: 30,230 Marklet H. Harding (Socialist): 1,410 1934 James M. Mead: 49,251 Walter J. Lohr: 26,036 Marklet H. Harding (Socialist): 1,917 1936 James M. Mead: 57,132 Eugene D. Crooker: 32,395 Anthony Fitzgibbons: 6,840John J. Szczepaniak: 3,384Fred Riefler (Socialist): 1,304Mattie Green (Communist) 168 1938 Pius L. Schwert: 39,287 John C. Butler: 36,326 John A. Ulinksi: 9,537John E. Kralisz: 414Connie Wilson (Socialist): 274 1940 Pius L. Schwert: 64,250 Edward F. Moss: 44,866 Mattie Green (Communist) 227 1942 Frank J. Caffery: 34,248 John C. Butler: 39,650 1944 William Haeseler, Jr.: 62,590 Walter G. Andrews: 83,781 1946 William R. Lupton: 43,028 Walter G. Andrews: 71,862 1948 Mary Louise Nice: 69,290 William L. Pfeiffer: 75,842 Emanuel Fried (American Labor): 3,427 1950 Mary Louise Nice: 53,310 William E. Miller: 75,377 1952 Chester C. Gorski: 81,201 John R. Pillion: 100,434 Charles T. Asque (American Labor): 238 1954 John J. Zablotny: 60,880 John R. Pillion: 82,707 1956 James Kane, Jr.: 80,568 John R. Pillion: 117,178 David E. Gundlach (Liberal): 2,027 1958 Joseph R. Stiglmeier: 69,747 John R. Pillion: 99,799 1960 Charles J. McCabe: 93,492 John R. Pillion: 122,073 James A. Peck (Liberal): 4,979
References
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives