New York's 37th congressional district

{{Infobox U.S. congressional district

|state = New York

|district number = 37

|obsolete = yes

|created = 1900

|eliminated = 1980

|years = 1903–1983

|population =

|population year = 1970

}}

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.

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

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! Representative

! Party

! Years

! Cong
ress

! Note

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| colspan=5 | District established March 4, 1903

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Edward B. Vreeland
{{Small|(Salamanca)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1913

| {{USCongressOrdinal|58|62}}

| Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Redistricted from 34th district

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Edwin S. Underhill
{{Small|(Bath)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915

| {{USCongressOrdinal|63}}

| Redistricted from 33rd district and re-elected in 1912.
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

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Harry H. Pratt
{{Small|(Corning)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919

| {{USCongressOrdinal|64|65}}

| Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1918.

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Alanson B. Houghton
{{Small|(Corning)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| March 4, 1919 –
February 28, 1922

| {{USCongressOrdinal|66|67}}

| Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Resigned to become United States Ambassador to Germany.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| March 1, 1922 –
April 10, 1922

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|67}}

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Lewis Henry
{{Small|(Elmira)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| April 11, 1922 –
March 3, 1923

| Elected to finish Houghton's term.
Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922.

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Gale H. Stalker
{{Small|(Elmira)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| March 4, 1923 –
January 3, 1935

| {{USCongressOrdinal|68|73}}

| 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.

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W. Sterling Cole
{{Small|(Bath)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1945

| {{USCongressOrdinal|74|78}}

| Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Redistricted to 39th district.

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Edwin A. Hall
{{Small|(Binghamton)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1953

| {{USCongressOrdinal|79|82}}

| Redistricted from 34th district and re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

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W. Sterling Cole
{{Small|(Bath)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| January 3, 1953 –
December 1, 1957

| {{USCongressOrdinal|83|85}}

| Redistricted from 39th district and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Resigned to head IAEA.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| December 2, 1957 –
January 13, 1958

| {{USCongressOrdinal|85}}

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Howard W. Robison
{{Small|(Owego)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| January 14, 1958 –
January 3, 1963

| {{USCongressOrdinal|85|87}}

| Elected to finish Cole's term.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to 33rd district.

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Harold C. Ostertag
{{Small|(Attica)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965

| {{USCongressOrdinal|88}}

| Redistricted from 39th district and re-elected in 1962.
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

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Barber B. Conable, Jr.
{{Small|(Alexander)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1973

| {{USCongressOrdinal|89|92}}

| Elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to 35th district.

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Thaddeus J. Dulski
{{Small|(Buffalo)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| January 3, 1973 –
December 31, 1974

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|93}}

| Redistricted from 41st district and re-elected in 1972.
Resigned.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| January 1, 1975 –
January 2, 1975

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Henry J. Nowak
{{Small|(Buffalo)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1983

| {{USCongressOrdinal|94|97}}

| Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to 33rd district.

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| colspan=5 | District dissolved January 3, 1983

Election results

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

class=wikitable ! 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

References

{{cite book |title=The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last=Martis|first=Kenneth C.|year=1989|publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company|location=New York}}
{{cite book |title=The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last=Martis|first=Kenneth C.|year=1982|publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company|location=New York}}
[http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]
[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html Election Statistics 1920–present] Clerk of the House of Representatives

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