New York's 37th congressional district

New York's 37th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1900
Eliminated1980
Years active1903–1983
"NY-37" redirects here. The term may also refer to New York State Route 37.

New York's 37th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1903 as a result of the 1900 census. It was eliminated as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. It was last represented by Henry J. Nowak who was redistricted into the 33rd district.

Past components

1973–1983:

Parts of Erie

1971–1973:

All of Genesee, Orleans, Wyoming
Parts of Erie, Livingston, Monroe

1963–1971:

All of Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Wyoming
Parts of Monroe

1953–1963:

All of Broome, Chemung, Steuben, Tioga

1945–1953:

All of Broome, Chenango, Madison

1913–1945:

All of Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins

1903–1913:

All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua

List of members representing the district

Representative Party Years Cong
ress 		Note
District established March 4, 1903

Edward B. Vreeland
(Salamanca) 		Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1913 		58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd 		Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Redistricted from 34th district

Edwin S. Underhill
(Bath) 		Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915 		63rd Redistricted from 33rd district and re-elected in 1912.
[data missing]

Harry H. Pratt
(Corning) 		Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919 		64th
65th 		Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1918.

Alanson B. Houghton
(Corning) 		Republican March 4, 1919 –
February 28, 1922 		66th
67th 		Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Resigned to become United States Ambassador to Germany.
Vacant March 1, 1922 –
April 10, 1922 		67th

Lewis Henry
(Elmira) 		Republican April 11, 1922 –
March 3, 1923 		Elected to finish Houghton's term.
Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922.

Gale H. Stalker
(Elmira) 		Republican March 4, 1923 –
January 3, 1935 		68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd 		Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Not a candidate for renomination in 1934.

W. Sterling Cole
(Bath) 		Republican January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1945 		74th
75th
76th
77th
78th 		Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Redistricted to 39th district.

Edwin A. Hall
(Binghamton) 		Republican January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1953 		79th
80th
81st
82nd 		Redistricted from 34th district and re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
[data missing]

W. Sterling Cole
(Bath) 		Republican January 3, 1953 –
December 1, 1957 		83rd
84th
85th 		Redistricted from 39th district and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Resigned to head IAEA.
Vacant December 2, 1957 –
January 13, 1958 		85th

Howard W. Robison
(Owego) 		Republican January 14, 1958 –
January 3, 1963 		85th
86th
87th 		Elected to finish Cole's term.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to 33rd district.

Harold C. Ostertag
(Attica) 		Republican January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965 		88th Redistricted from 39th district and re-elected in 1962.
[data missing]

Barber B. Conable, Jr.
(Alexander)

Republican January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1973 		89th
90th
91st
92nd 		Elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to 35th district.

Thaddeus J. Dulski
(Buffalo) 		Democratic January 3, 1973 –
December 31, 1974 		93rd Redistricted from 41st district and re-elected in 1972.
Resigned.
Vacant January 1, 1975 –
January 2, 1975

Henry J. Nowak
(Buffalo)

Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1983 		94th
95th
96th
97th 		Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to 33rd district.
District dissolved January 3, 1983

Election results

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

Year Democratic Republican Other
1980 Henry J. Nowak: 94,890 Roger Heymanowski: 16,560 Thomas A. O'Conner (Right to Life): 2,887
1978 Henry J. Nowak: 70,911 Charles Poth III: 17,585 Dustin Haettenschwiller (Conservative): 1,501
Khushro Ghandi (Labor): 274
1976 Henry J. Nowak: 100,042 Calvin Kimbrough: 23,660 Stephen Grimm (Conservative): 4,249
1974 Henry J. Nowak: 84,064 Joseph R. Bala: 27,531 Ira Liebowitz (Socialist Labor): 521
1972 Thaddeus J. Dulski: 114,605 William F. McLaughlin: 44,103
1970 Richard N. Anderson: 48,061 Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 107,677 Keith R. Wallis (Conservative): 7,729
1968 Norman M. Gerhard: 50,930 Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 129,697 Berta S. MacKenzie (Liberal): 1,899
1966 Kenneth Hed: 46,201 Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 104,342 Jerome Balter (Liberal): 3,683
1964 Neil F. Bubel: 80,411 Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 98,923 David L. McAdam (Liberal): 3,296
1962 Norman C. Katner: 56,428 Harold C. Ostertag: 101,821
1960 Joseph V. Julian: 71,354 Howard W. Robison: 123,782
1958 Francis P. Hogan: 52,636 Howard W. Robison: 101,279
1956 Francis P. Hogan: 53,830 W. Sterling Cole: 136,044
1954 John E. Bloomer: 37,525 W. Sterling Cole: 94,840
1952 Jean Ivory: 57,474 W. Sterling Cole: 131,172 Robert L. Blandford (American Labor): 419
1950 John J. Burns: 33,018 Edwin Arthur Hall: 60,278
1948 Myron C. Sloat: 35,503 Edwin Arthur Hall: 65,848 John Mushock (American Labor): 1,900
Pierre De Nio (Liberal): 598
1946 Charles R. Wilson: 23,687 Edwin Arthur Hall: 59,920
1944 James S. Byrne: 33,465 Edwin Arthur Hall: 75,246
1942 Daniel Crowley: 22,452 W. Sterling Cole: 54,700
1940 David Moses: 38,878 W. Sterling Cole: 76,630 L. Cyrus Rigby (American Labor): 2,552
1938 David Moses: 37,216 W. Sterling Cole: 57,648 Trevor Teele (Socialist): 355
1936 Paul Smith: 38,560 W. Sterling Cole: 73,018 Trevor Teele (Socialist): 1,493
Allen R. Chase (Communist): 145
1934 Julian P. Bretz: 28,979 W. Sterling Cole: 48,964 Neil D. Cramer (Law Preservation): 2,231
William C. Perry (Socialist): 1,562
Sammie A. Abbott (Communist): 161
1932 Julian P. Bretz: 48,048 Gale H. Stalker: 55,305 Edward Amherst Ott (Socialist): 1,401
John D. Driscoll (Liberal): 696
1930 Julian P. Bretz: 28,723 Gale H. Stalker: 44,374 Hezekiah D. Wilcox (Socialist): 1,620
1928 Paul Smith: 33,212 Gale H. Stalker: 78,789
1926 Edwin S. Underhill: 32,618 Gale H. Stalker: 46,757 Daniel D. Hungerford (Socialist): 933
1924 Charles L. Durham: 27,763 Gale H. Stalker: 59,498 Daniel D. Hungerford (Socialist): 1,720
1922 Charles P. Smith: 28,290 Gale H. Stalker: 42,144 William J.C. Wismar (Socialist): 821
1920 Charles B. Durham: 21,762 Alanson B. Houghton: 51,512 Francis Toomey (Socialist): 2,456

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