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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.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District components
District established January 3, 1945
John C. Butler (Buffalo)	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949	79th 80th	Redistricted from the 42nd district, and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election.	1945–1953 Parts of Erie County
Chester C. Gorski (Buffalo)	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	81st	Elected in 1948. Lost re-election.
John C. Butler (Buffalo)	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	82nd	Elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 42nd district and lost renomination.
District dissolved January 3, 1953

Election results

The following chart shows complete election results.

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

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

• Congressional districts of New York (state)
• Former congressional districts of the United States
• 1945 establishments in New York (state)
• 1953 disestablishments in New York (state)
• Constituencies established in 1945
• Constituencies disestablished in 1953