# New York's 36th congressional district

New York's 36th 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 John 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 established March 4, 1903 |||||
| De Alva S. Alexander (Buffalo) | 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 (Buffalo) | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | 62nd | Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 41st district. |
| Sereno E. Payne (Auburn) | 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 | Vacant | December 11, 1914 – November 1, 1915 | 63rd | |
| Norman J. Gould (Seneca Falls) | 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 (Auburn) | 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 (Syracuse) | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | 79th | Redistricted from the 35th district and re-elected in 1944. Retired. |
| R. Walter Riehlman (Tully) | 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 (Auburn) | 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 (Rochester) | 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 (North Tonawanda) | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | 93rd | Redistricted from the 40th district and re-elected in 1972. Retired. |
| John LaFalce (Tonawanda) | 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 dissolved January 3, 1983 |||||

## Election results

| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
| 1920 | George K. Shuler: 23,534 | √ Norman J. Gould (inc.): 49,160 | |
| 1922 | David J. Sims: 22,980 | √ John Taber: 43,633 | |
| 1924 | Michael J. Maney: 22,890 | √ John Taber (inc.): 57,865 | |
| 1926 | J. Seldon Brandt: 20,886 | √ John Taber (inc.): 48,783 | |
| 1928 | Joseph P. Craugh: 30,503 | √ John Taber (inc.): 68,095 | |
| 1930 | Joseph P. Craugh: 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 | Dennis F. Sullivan: 27,129 | √ John Taber (inc.): 45,431 | Alexander Benedict (Socialist): 1,659 Charles Van Gordon (Law Preservation): 287 |
| 1936 | William A. Aiken: 32,318 | √ John Taber (inc.): 61,271 | John E. DuBois (Townsend): 8,003 Walter O'Hagen (Socialist): 1,908 |
| 1938 | George F. Davis: 20,636 | √ John Taber (inc.): 48,344 | Charles P. Russell (American Labor): 19,020 Walter O'Hagen (Socialist): 451 |
| 1940 | John W. Kennelly: 40,929 | √ John Taber (inc.): 64,507 | Walter Walczyck (American Labor): 2,814 |
| 1942 | Charles Osborne: 28,502 | √ John Taber (inc.): 47,620 | |
| 1944 | George M. Haight: 70,012 | √ Clarence E. Hancock (inc.): 79,535 | |
| 1946 | Lawson Barnes: 44,371 | √ R. Walter Riehlman: 76,372 | |
| 1948 | Richard T. Mosher: 71,847 | √ R. Walter Riehlman (inc.): 78,409 | Sidney H. Greenburg (American Labor): 4,883 |
| 1950 | Alfred W. Haight: 50,107 | √ R. Walter Riehlman (inc.): 81,508 | |
| 1952 | Donald J. O'Connor: 47,189 | √ John Taber (inc.): 110,304 | Lila K. Larson (American Labor): 311 |
| 1954 | Daniel J. Carey: 36,910 | √ John Taber (inc.): 79,850 | |
| 1956 | Lewis S. Bell: 47,764 | √ John Taber (inc.): 109,101 | |
| 1958 | Frank B. Lent: 45,822 | √ John Taber (inc.): 84,019 | |
| 1960 | Francis J. Souhan: 76,120 | √ John Taber (inc.): 84,441 | |
| 1962 | Robert R. Bickal: 66,371 | √ Frank Horton: 96,581 | |
| 1964 | John C. Williams: 81,509 | √ Frank Horton (inc.): 107,406 | Helmut A. Zander (Liberal): 2,834 |
| 1966 | Milo Thomas: 37,129 | √ Frank Horton (inc.): 110,541 | Robert H. Detig (Conservative): 10,493 Donald P. Feder (Liberal): 6,048 |
| 1968 | Augustine J. Marvin: 46,008 | √ Frank Horton (inc.): 138,400 | Leo J. Kesselring (Conservative): 9,916 Robert L. Holmes (Liberal): 2,409 |
| 1970 | Jordan E. Pappas: 38,898 | √ Frank Horton (inc.): 123,209 | David F. Hampson (Conservative): 10,442 Morley Schloss (Liberal): 2,165 |
| 1972 | Max McCarthy: 82,095 | √ Henry P. Smith III (inc.): 110,238 | |
| 1974 | √ John LaFalce: 90,498 | Russell A. Rourke: 61,442 | |
| 1976 | √ John LaFalce (inc.): 123,246 | Ralph J. Argen: 61,701 | |
| 1978 | √ John LaFalce (inc.): 99,497 | Francina Joyce Cartonia: 31,527 | Francis P. Mundy (Conservative): 3,233 |
| 1980 | √ John LaFalce (inc.): 122,929 | H. William Feder: 48,428 | |