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New York's 31st congressional district was a
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for the
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. It was eliminated as a result of the 2000 census. It was last represented by
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who was redistricted into the 29th district.


Voting


Past components

* 1863–1875: Parts of
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* 1875–1897: All of
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, Genesee and Niagara counties * 1875–1897: All of
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, Genesee and Niagara counties * 1903–1913: All of
Cayuga Cayuga often refers to: * Cayuga people, a native tribe to North America, part of the Iroquois Confederacy * Cayuga language, the language of the Cayuga Cayuga may also refer to: Places Canada *Cayuga, Ontario United States * Cayuga, Illinois ...
,
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, Wayne and Yates counties * 1913–1945: All of
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, and St. Lawrence counties * 1945–1953: All of Fulton,
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, Montgomery, Otsego, and
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counties * 1953–1963: All of
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, Saratoga,
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, and
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counties; parts of Rensselaer county * 1963–1969: All of
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, Jefferson,
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, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties * 1969–1971: All of
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Franklin Franklin may refer to: People and characters * Franklin (given name), including list of people and characters with the name * Franklin (surname), including list of people and characters with the name * Franklin (class), a member of a historic ...
, Jefferson,
Lewis Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohe ...
, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties * 1971–1973: All of
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Franklin Franklin may refer to: People and characters * Franklin (given name), including list of people and characters with the name * Franklin (surname), including list of people and characters with the name * Franklin (class), a member of a historic ...
, Jefferson, and St. Lawrence counties; parts of
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, and Oswego counties * 1973–1983: All of Fulton,
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Herkimer Herkimer may refer to: People: * Johan Jost Herkimer (1732–1795), United Empire Loyalist, brother of Nicholas Herkimer * John Herkimer (1773–1848), American lawyer and politician from New York * Lawrence Herkimer (1925–2015), American innov ...
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counties * 1983–1993: All of
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county; parts of Cattaraugus,
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, and
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counties * 1993–2003: All of Allegany, Cattaraugus,
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, Chemung, Schuyler,
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, and Yates counties; parts of
Cayuga Cayuga often refers to: * Cayuga people, a native tribe to North America, part of the Iroquois Confederacy * Cayuga language, the language of the Cayuga Cayuga may also refer to: Places Canada *Cayuga, Ontario United States * Cayuga, Illinois ...
,
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, and Tompkins counties


List of members representing the district


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").


References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present


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1998 House election data
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