New York's 37th congressional district

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.

New York's 37th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1900
Eliminated1980
Years active1903–1983

Past components edit

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 edit

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress
Note
District established March 4, 1903

Edward B. Vreeland
(Salamanca)
RepublicanMarch 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)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915
63rdRedistricted from 33rd district and re-elected in 1912.
[data missing]

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

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

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

Gale H. Stalker
(Elmira)
RepublicanMarch 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)
RepublicanJanuary 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)
RepublicanJanuary 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)
RepublicanJanuary 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.
VacantDecember 2, 1957 –
January 13, 1958
85th

Howard W. Robison
(Owego)
RepublicanJanuary 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)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
88thRedistricted from 39th district and re-elected in 1962.
[data missing]

Barber B. Conable, Jr.
(Alexander)

RepublicanJanuary 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)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1973 –
December 31, 1974
93rdRedistricted from 41st district and re-elected in 1972.
Resigned.
VacantJanuary 1, 1975 –
January 2, 1975

Henry J. Nowak
(Buffalo)

DemocraticJanuary 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 edit

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

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

References edit

  • 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