New York's 44th congressional district

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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.

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[edit] Past Components

1945-1953:

Parts of Erie

[edit] Representatives

Representative Party Years Note
John C. Butler Republican January 3, 1945January 3, 1949 redistricted from 42nd district
Chester C. Gorski Democratic January 3, 1949January 3, 1951
John C. Butler Republican January 3, 1951January 3, 1953

[edit] Election results

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

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

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