New York's 30th congressional district

The 30th congressional district of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was eliminated as a result of the 2000 U.S. Census. It was last represented by Jack Quinn who was redistricted into the 27th district.

"NY-30" redirects here. For other uses, see New York 30 (disambiguation).

The 30th congressional district is also referred to in the NBC television series Heroes, as the fictional district represented by Nathan Petrelli.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Clinton 45–26%
1996	President	Clinton 57–29%

Past components

1993–2003:

Parts of Erie

1983–1993:

All of Genesee

Parts of Livingston, Monroe, Ontario

1973–1983:

All of Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence

Parts of Essex, Oswego

1971–1973:

All of Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Washington

Parts of Albany, Essex

1969–1971:

All of Essex, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Washington

1963–1969:

All of Clinton, Essex, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington

Parts of Rensselaer

1953–1963:

All of Albany

Parts of Rensselaer

1945–1953:

All of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Schoharie, Ulster

1913–1945:

All of Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Schenectady

1903–1913:

All of Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins

1893–1903:

All of Genesee, Livingston, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming

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List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1823	[data unknown/missing]
Albert H. Tracy	D-R	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th	Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1822. Retired.
Daniel G. Garnsey	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829	19th 20th	Elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Lost re-election as an independent supported by the Anti-Masonic Party.
Ebenezer F. Norton	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	21st	Elected in 1828. [data unknown/missing]
Bates Cooke	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	22nd	[data unknown/missing]
Philo C. Fuller	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	23rd 24th	[data unknown/missing]
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – September 2, 1836		[data unknown/missing] Resigned.
Vacant		September 3, 1836 – November 8, 1836	[data unknown/missing]
John Young	Whig	November 9, 1836 – March 3, 1837	24th	Elected November 9, 1836 to finish Fuller's term. [data unknown/missing]
Luther C. Peck	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	25th 26th	[data unknown/missing]
John Young	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	[data unknown/missing]
William Spring Hubbell	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	[data unknown/missing]
Martin Grover	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	[data unknown/missing]
David Rumsey	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	30th 31st	[data unknown/missing]
Reuben Robie	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	[data unknown/missing]
Benjamin Pringle	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd 34th	[data unknown/missing]
	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857		[data unknown/missing]
Judson W. Sherman	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th	[data unknown/missing]
Augustus Frank	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	36th 37th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 29th district.
John Ganson	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	[data unknown/missing]
James M. Humphrey	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	39th 40th	[data unknown/missing]
David S. Bennett	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	41st	[data unknown/missing]
William Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	42nd	[data unknown/missing]
George G. Hoskins	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 31st district.
John M. Davy	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	[data unknown/missing]
Elizur K. Hart	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th	[data unknown/missing]
John Van Voorhis	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	46th 47th	[data unknown/missing]
Halbert S. Greenleaf	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	[data unknown/missing]
Charles S. Baker	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891	49th 50th 51st	[data unknown/missing]
Halbert S. Greenleaf	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	[data unknown/missing]
James Wolcott Wadsworth	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th	Redistricted from the 31st district. Redistricted to the 34th district.
John W. Dwight	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd	Redistricted from the 26th district. [data unknown/missing]
Samuel Wallin	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	[data unknown/missing]
William B. Charles	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917	64th	[data unknown/missing]
George R. Lunn	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919	65th	[data unknown/missing]
Frank Crowther	Republican	March 4, 1919 – January 3, 1943	66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th	[data unknown/missing]
Bernard W. Kearney	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	78th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 31st district.
Jay LeFevre	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951	79th 80th 81st	Redistricted from the 27th district. [data unknown/missing]
J. Ernest Wharton	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	82nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 29th district.
Leo W. O'Brien	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Redistricted from the 32nd district. Redistricted to the 29th district.
Carleton J. King	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Redistricted from the 31st district. Redistricted to the 29th district.
Robert C. McEwen	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981	93rd 94th 95th 96th	Redistricted from the 31st district. [data unknown/missing]
David O'Brien Martin	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983	97th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 26th district.
Barber B. Conable Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985	98th	Redistricted from the 35th district. [data unknown/missing]
Fred J. Eckert	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987	99th	[data unknown/missing]
Louise Slaughter	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993	100th 101st 102nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 28th district.
Jack Quinn	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 27th district.
District eliminated		January 3, 2003	[data unknown/missing]

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").

1996 US House election: District 30

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jack Quinn	121,369	54.8%
	Democratic	Francis J. Pordum	100,040	45.2%
Majority			21,329	9.6%
Turnout			221,409	100%

1998 US House election: District 30

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jack Quinn	116,093	67.8%	+13.0%
	Democratic	Crystal Peoples	55,199	32.2%	-13.0%
Majority			60,894	35.5%	+25.9%
Turnout			171,292	100%	-22.6%

2000 US House election: District 30

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jack Quinn	138,452	67.1%	-0.7%
	Democratic	John Fee	67,819	32.9%	+0.7%
Majority			70,633	34.2%	-1.3%
Turnout			206,271	100%	+20.4%

References

• 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–present
• 2000 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
• 1998 House election data
• 1996 House election data