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.
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[edit] Past Components
1973-1983:
- Parts of Erie
1971-1973:
1963-1971:
- All of Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Wyoming
- Parts of Monroe
1953-1963:
1945-1953:
[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 |
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| 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 |
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