New York's 39th congressional district was acongressional district for theUnited States House of Representatives inNew York. It was created in 1913 as a result of the1910 U.S. census. It was eliminated in 1983 as a result of theredistricting cycle after the1980 census. It was last represented byStan Lundine who was redistricted into the34th congressional district.

1973–1983:

All ofAllegany County,Cattaraugus County andChautauqua County

Parts ofChemung County,Erie County andSteuben County

1963–1973:

Parts ofErie County

1953–1963:

All ofGenesee County,Orleans County andWyoming County

Parts ofMonroe County

1945–1953:

All ofChemung County,Schuyler County,Steuben County,Tioga County andTompkins County

1913–1945:

All ofGenesee County,Livingston County,Orleans County andWyoming County

Parts ofMonroe County

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Note
District established March 4, 1913
Henry G. Danforth (Rochester)	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917	63rd 64th	Redistricted from the32nd district andre-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. [data missing]
Archie D. Sanders (Stafford)	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933	65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1916. Re-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. Retired.
James W. Wadsworth Jr. (Geneseo)	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1945	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the41st district.
W. Sterling Cole (Bath)	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	79th 80th 81st 82nd	Redistricted from the37th district andre-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the37th district.
Harold C. Ostertag (Attica)	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Redistricted from the41st district andre-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the37th district.
John R. Pillion (Lake View)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Redistricted from the42nd district andre-elected in 1962. [data missing]
Richard D. McCarthy (Buffalo)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971	89th 90th 91st	Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Retired to run forU.S. Senate.
Jack Kemp (Hamburg)	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973	92nd	Elected in 1970. Redistricted to the38th district.
James F. Hastings (Caneadea)	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 20, 1976	93rd 94th	Redistricted from the38th district andre-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Resigned.
Vacant		January 21, 1976 – March 1, 1976	94th
Stan Lundine (Jamestown)	Democratic	March 2, 1976 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	Elected to finish Hastings's term. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the34th district.
District dissolved January 3, 1983

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

• 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–presentArchived April 23, 2010, at theWayback Machine
• Election Statistics 1920-presentClerk of the House of Representatives

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