New York's 44th congressional district

The 44th Congressional District of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1945. It was eliminated as a result of the 1950 Census. It was last represented by John C. Butler.

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Congress(es) Components Electoral history
District created January 3, 1945
John C. Butler Republican January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1949
79th Parts of Erie County Redistricted from 42nd district, and re-elected in 1944
80th Re-elected in 1946

Lost re-election
Chester C. Gorski Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
81st Elected in 1948

Lost re-election
John C. Butler Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
82nd Elected in 1950

Lost renomination
District eliminated January 3, 1953

Election results

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

Year Democratic Republican Other
1944 Leon A. Dombrowski: 72,164 John C. Butler: 72,402  
1946 James B. Downey: 49,798 John C. Butler: 67,495  
1948 Chester C. Gorski: 79,795 John C. Butler: 71,275 Robert Williams (American Labor): 3,062
1950 Chester C. Gorski: 66,541 John C. Butler: 69,260 Rufus Frasier (American Labor): 2,035

References

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