New York's 37th congressional district

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.

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 created March 4, 1903
Edward B. Vreeland	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	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Redistricted from 33rd district and re-elected in 1912. [data unknown/missing]
Harry H. Pratt	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	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	Republican	April 11, 1922 – March 3, 1923	67th	Elected to finish Houghton's term. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922.
Gale H. Stalker	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	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	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 unknown/missing]
W. Sterling Cole	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	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	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Redistricted from 39th district and re-elected in 1962. [data unknown/missing]
Barber B. Conable, Jr.	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	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	93rd
Henry J. Nowak	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 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	: 16,560	Thomas A. O'Conner (Right to Life): 2,887
1978	Henry J. Nowak: 70,911	: 17,585	Dustin Haettenschwiller (Conservative): 1,501 Khushro Ghandi (Labor): 274
1976	Henry J. Nowak: 100,042	: 23,660	Stephen Grimm (Conservative): 4,249
1974	Henry J. Nowak: 84,064	: 27,531	Ira Liebowitz (Socialist Labor): 521
1972	Thaddeus J. Dulski: 114,605	William F. McLaughlin: 44,103
1970	: 48,061	Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 107,677	Keith R. Wallis (Conservative): 7,729
1968	: 50,930	Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 129,697	Berta S. MacKenzie (Liberal): 1,899
1966	: 46,201	Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 104,342	Jerome Balter (Liberal): 3,683
1964	: 80,411	Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 98,923	David L. McAdam (Liberal): 3,296
1962	: 56,428	Harold C. Ostertag: 101,821
1960	: 71,354	Howard W. Robison: 123,782
1958	: 52,636	Howard W. Robison: 101,279
1956	: 53,830	W. Sterling Cole: 136,044
1954	: 37,525	W. Sterling Cole: 94,840
1952	: 57,474	W. Sterling Cole: 131,172	Robert L. Blandford (American Labor): 419
1950	: 33,018	Edwin Arthur Hall: 60,278
1948	: 35,503	Edwin Arthur Hall: 65,848	John Mushock (American Labor): 1,900 Pierre De Nio (Liberal): 598
1946	: 23,687	Edwin Arthur Hall: 59,920
1944	: 33,465	Edwin Arthur Hall: 75,246
1942	: 22,452	W. Sterling Cole: 54,700
1940	: 38,878	W. Sterling Cole: 76,630	L. Cyrus Rigby (American Labor): 2,552
1938	: 37,216	W. Sterling Cole: 57,648	Trevor Teele (Socialist): 355
1936	: 38,560	W. Sterling Cole: 73,018	Trevor Teele (Socialist): 1,493 Allen R. Chase (Communist): 145
1934	: 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	: 48,048	Gale H. Stalker: 55,305	Edward Amherst Ott (Socialist): 1,401 John D. Driscoll (Liberal): 696
1930	: 28,723	Gale H. Stalker: 44,374	Hezekiah D. Wilcox (Socialist): 1,620
1928	: 33,212	Gale H. Stalker: 78,789
1926	Edwin S. Underhill: 32,618	Gale H. Stalker: 46,757	Daniel D. Hungerford (Socialist): 933
1924	: 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	: 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