- New York's 37th congressional district
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"NY-37" redirects here. NY-37 may also refer to New York State Route 37.
The 37th Congressional District of New York 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 1980 Census. It was last represented by Henry J. Nowak who was redistricted into the 33rd District.
Contents
Past Components
1973-1983:
- Parts of Erie
1971-1973:
1963-1971:
- All of Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Wyoming
- Parts of Monroe
1953-1963:
1945-1953:
1913-1945:
Representatives
Representative Party Years Note District created March 4, 1903 Edward B. Vreeland Republican March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 redistricted from 34th district Edwin S. Underhill Democratic March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 redistricted from 33rd district Harry H. Pratt Republican March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 Alanson B. Houghton Republican March 4, 1919 – February 28, 1922 resigned to become United States Ambassador to Germany vacant March 1, 1922 – April 10, 1922 Lewis Henry Republican April 11, 1922 – March 3, 1923 Gale H. Stalker Republican March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935 W. Sterling Cole Republican January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1945 redistricted to 39th district Edwin A. Hall Republican January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 redistricted from 34th district W. Sterling Cole Republican January 3, 1953 – December 1, 1957 redistricted from 39th district, resigned to head IAEA vacant December 2, 1957 – January 13, 1958 Howard W. Robison Republican January 14, 1958 – January 3, 1963 redistricted to 33rd district Harold C. Ostertag Republican January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 redistricted from 39th district Barber B. Conable, Jr. Republican January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 redistricted to 35th district Thaddeus J. Dulski Democratic January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974 redistricted from 41st district, resigned vacant January 1, 1975 – January 2, 1975 Henry J. Nowak Democratic January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 redistricted to 33rd district District eliminated 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): 2741976 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): 5981946 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): 1451934 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): 1611932 Julian P. Bretz: 48,048 Gale H. Stalker: 55,305 Edward Amherst Ott (Socialist): 1,401
John D. Driscoll (Liberal): 6961930 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
New York's congressional districts Current districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
The At-large and 30th-45th districts are obsolete.
See also: New York's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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