New York's 45th congressional district

"NY-45" redirects here. NY-45 may also refer to New York State Route 45.

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.

Representative

Representative	Party	Years	Congress(es)	Components	Electoral history
District created		January 3, 1945
Daniel A. Reed	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	79 80 81 82	All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties	Redistricted from the 43rd district and re-elected here in 1944 Re-elected in 1946 Re-elected in 1948 Re-elected in 1950 Redistricted to the 43rd district
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	Orrin H. Parker: 36,050	Daniel A. Reed: 64,456
1946	Joseph E. Proudman: 20,205	Daniel A. Reed: 53,327	Carl William Lundberg (VV): 2,208
1948	Hubert D. Bliss: 35,406	Daniel A. Reed: 58,340	Lewis King (American Labor): 2,093 Elmer Olson (Liberal): 1,166
1950	Frederick S. Buck: 27,317	Daniel A. Reed: 54,490	Elmer Olson (Liberal): 757

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives