New York's 36th congressional district

The 36th 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 John J. LaFalce who was redistricted into the 32nd District.

Past Components[]

1973-1983:

All of Niagara, Orleans

Parts of Erie, Monroe

1963-1973:

All of Wayne

Parts of Monroe

1953-1963:

All of Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins, Yates

1945-1953:

All of Onondaga

1913-1945:

All of Cayuga, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Yates

1903-1913:

All of Erie and Parts of Buffalo

List of members representing the district[]

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1903
De Alva S. Alexander	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	58th 59th 60th 61st	Redistricted from the 33rd district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost re-election.
Charles B. Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 41st district.
Sereno E. Payne	Republican	March 4, 1913 – December 10, 1914	63rd	Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914, but died before the new Congress began
Vacant		December 11, 1914 – November 1, 1915	63rd
Norman J. Gould	Republican	November 2, 1915 – March 3, 1923	64th 65th 66th 67th	Elected to finish the vacant term Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired.
John Taber	Republican	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1945	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 38th district.
Clarence E. Hancock	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	79th	Redistricted from the 35th district and re-elected in 1944. Retired.
R. Walter Riehlman	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953	80th 81st 82nd	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 35th district.
John Taber	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Redistricted from the 38th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired rather than face a redistricting contest
Frank Horton	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 34th district.
Henry P. Smith III	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975	93rd	Redistricted from the 40th district and re-elected in 1972. Retired.
John J. LaFalce	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 the 32nd district.
District eliminated January 3, 1983

Election results[]

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1920	George K. Shuler: 23,534	√ Norman J. Gould (inc.): 49,160
1922	: 22,980	√ John Taber: 43,633
1924	: 22,890	√ John Taber (inc.): 57,865
1926	: 20,886	√ John Taber (inc.): 48,783
1928	: 30,503	√ John Taber (inc.): 68,095
1930	: 23,763	√ John Taber (inc.): 43,132	Elmer Pierce (Socialist): 1,272
1932	Lithgow Osborne: 36,648	√ John Taber (inc.): 58,484	Esther Wright (Socialist): 896
1934	: 27,129	√ John Taber (inc.): 45,431	Alexander Benedict (Socialist): 1,659 Charles Van Gordon (Law Preservation): 287
1936	: 32,318	√ John Taber (inc.): 61,271	John E. DuBois (Townsend): 8,003 Walter O'Hagen (Socialist): 1,908
1938	: 20,636	√ John Taber (inc.): 48,344	Charles P. Russell (American Labor): 19,020 Walter O'Hagen (Socialist): 451
1940	: 40,929	√ John Taber (inc.): 64,507	Walter Walczyck (American Labor): 2,814
1942	Charles Osborne: 28,502	√ John Taber (inc.): 47,620
1944	: 70,012	√ Clarence E. Hancock (inc.): 79,535
1946	: 44,371	√ R. Walter Riehlman: 76,372
1948	: 71,847	√ R. Walter Riehlman (inc.): 78,409	Sidney H. Greenburg (American Labor): 4,883
1950	: 50,107	√ R. Walter Riehlman (inc.): 81,508
1952	: 47,189	√ John Taber (inc.): 110,304	Lila K. Larson (American Labor): 311
1954	: 36,910	√ John Taber (inc.): 79,850
1956	: 47,764	√ John Taber (inc.): 109,101
1958	: 45,822	√ John Taber (inc.): 84,019
1960	: 76,120	√ John Taber (inc.): 84,441
1962	: 66,371	√ Frank Horton: 96,581
1964	John C. Williams: 81,509	√ Frank Horton (inc.): 107,406	Helmut A. Zander (Liberal): 2,834
1966	: 37,129	√ Frank Horton (inc.): 110,541	Robert H. Detig (Conservative): 10,493 Donald P. Feder (Liberal): 6,048
1968	: 46,008	√ Frank Horton (inc.): 138,400	Leo J. Kesselring (Conservative): 9,916 Robert L. Holmes (Liberal): 2,409
1970	: 38,898	√ Frank Horton (inc.): 123,209	David F. Hampson (Conservative): 10,442 Morley Schloss (Liberal): 2,165
1972	: 82,095	√ Henry P. Smith III (inc.): 110,238
1974	√ John J. LaFalce: 90,498	Russell A. Rourke: 61,442
1976	√ John J. LaFalce (inc.): 123,246	: 61,701
1978	√ John J. LaFalce (inc.): 99,497	: 31,527	Francis P. Mundy (Conservative): 3,233
1980	√ John J. LaFalce (inc.): 122,929	: 48,428

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