New York's 45th congressional district

The 45th congressional district of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1945 and eliminated as a result of the 1950 Census. For the entirety of its existence it was represented by Daniel A. Reed who was redistricted into the 43rd District after its demise.

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Components
District created		January 3, 1945
Daniel A. Reed	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	79th 80th 81st 82nd	Redistricted from the 43rd district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 43rd district.	All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties
District eliminated		January 3, 1953

Election results

The following chart shows historic election results.

U.S. House election, 1944: New York District 45[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel A. Reed (Incumbent)	64,456	64.1%
	Democratic	Orrin H. Parker	32,801	32.6%
	American Labor	Orrin H. Parker	3,249	3.2%
	Total	Orrin H. Parker	36,050	35.9%
Total votes			100, 506	100%

U.S. House election, 1946: New York District 45[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel A. Reed (Incumbent)	53,327	70.4%
	Democratic	Joseph E. Proudman	18,603	24.6%
	American Labor	Joseph E. Proudman	1,602	2.1%
	Total	Joseph E. Proudman	20,205	26.7%
	Veterans' Victory Party	Carl William Lundberg	2,208	2.9%
Total votes			75,740	100%

U.S. House election, 1948: New York District 45[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel A. Reed (Incumbent)	58,340	60.1%
	Democratic	Hubert D. Bliss	35,406	36.5%
	American Labor	Lewis King	2,903	3.0%
	Liberal	Elmer Olson	1,166	1.2%
Total votes			97,005	100%

U.S. House election, 1950: New York District 45[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel A. Reed (Incumbent)	54,490	66.0%
	Democratic	Frederick S. Buck	27,317	33.1%
	Liberal	Elmer Olson	757	0.9%
Total votes			82,564	100%

References

1. "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 7, 1944". Retrieved June 29, 2020.
2. "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 5, 1946". Retrieved June 29, 2020.
3. "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1948". Retrieved June 29, 2020.
4. "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 7, 1950". Retrieved June 29, 2020.

Sources

• 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
• Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives