The 32nd congressional district of New York was a

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for the

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in New York. It was eliminated as a result of the 1990 Census. It was last represented by

John J. LaFalce John Joseph LaFalce (born October 6, 1939) is an American politician who served as a Congressman from the state of New York from 1975 to 2003. He retired in 2002 after his district was merged with that of a fellow Democrat. LaFalce was first e ...

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

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. 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

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. 1913-1945: :All of Jefferson,

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, Madison, Oswego 1945-1953: :All of Albany :Parts of Rensselaer 1953-1963: :All of

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, Hamilton, Montgomery, Otsego,

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1963-1971: :All of Herkimer, Madison, Oneida 1971-1973: :All of

, Hamilton, Herkimer,

, Oneida 1973-1983: :All of Chenango, Cortland, Madison :Parts of

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, Onondaga, Otsego 1983-1993: :All of Niagara, Orleans :Parts of

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, Monroe

List of members representing the district

Election results

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

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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{{USCongDistStateNY 31 Former congressional districts of the United States Constituencies established in 1833 Constituencies disestablished in 1863 1833 establishments in New York (state) 1863 disestablishments in New York (state) Constituencies established in 1873 Constituencies disestablished in 1993 1873 establishments in New York (state) 1993 disestablishments in New York (state)