# 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.

## 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 established March 4, 1903 |||||
| Edward B. Vreeland (Salamanca) | 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 (Bath) | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | 63rd | Redistricted from 33rd district and re-elected in 1912. [data missing] |
| Harry H. Pratt (Corning) | 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 (Corning) | 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 | Vacant | March 1, 1922 – April 10, 1922 | 67th | |
| Lewis Henry (Elmira) | Republican | April 11, 1922 – March 3, 1923 | 67th | Elected to finish Houghton's term. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922. |
| Gale H. Stalker (Elmira) | 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 (Bath) | 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 (Binghamton) | 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 missing] |
| W. Sterling Cole (Bath) | 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 | Vacant | December 2, 1957 – January 13, 1958 | 85th | |
| Howard W. Robison (Owego) | 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 (Attica) | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | 88th | Redistricted from 39th district and re-elected in 1962. [data missing] |
| Barber B. Conable, Jr. (Alexander) | 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 (Buffalo) | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974 | 93rd | Redistricted from 41st district and re-elected in 1972. Resigned. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 1, 1975 – January 2, 1975 | 93rd | |
| Henry J. Nowak (Buffalo) | 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 dissolved 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 | 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 |