New York's 37th congressional district

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The 37th Congressional District of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. 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.

1 Past Components
2 Representatives
3 Election results
4 Source

[edit] 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

[edit] Representatives

Edwin S. Underhill, Democrat, 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
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)
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, Democrat, January 3, 1973 - December 31, 1974 (redistricted from 41st district)
Henry J. Nowak, Democrat, January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1983 (redistricted to 33rd district)

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[edit] 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

[edit] Source

Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives

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