| State: | New York |
| District Number: | 36 |
| Obsolete: | yes |
| Created: | 1900 |
| Eliminated: | 1980 |
| Years: | 1903–1983 |
| Population Year: | 1970 |
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.
1973–1983:
Parts of Erie, Monroe1963–1973:
All of Wayne
Parts of Monroe1953–1963:
All of Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins, Yates1945–1953:
All of Onondaga1913–1945:
All of Cayuga, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Yates1903–1913:
All of Erie and Parts of Buffalo
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1903 | |||||||
| align=left | De Alva S. Alexander | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | Charles B. Smith | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Sereno E. Payne | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – December 10, 1914 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914, but died before the new Congress began | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 11, 1914 – November 1, 1915 | |||||
| align=left | Norman J. Gould | Republican | nowrap | November 2, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | Elected to finish the vacant term Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired. | ||
| align=left | John Taber | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1945 | 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 . | ||
| align=left | Clarence E. Hancock | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1944. Retired. | ||
| align=left | R. Walter Riehlman | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 | Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | John Taber | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 | Redistricted from the 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 | ||
| align=left | Frank Horton | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Henry P. Smith III | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972. Retired. | ||
| align=left | John LaFalce | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the . | ||
| District dissolved January 3, 1983 | |||||||
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George K. Shuler 23,534 | √ Norman J. Gould (inc.): 49,160 | |||
| David J. Sims 22,980 | √ John Taber: 43,633 | |||
| Michael J. Maney 22,890 | √ John Taber (inc.): 57,865 | |||
| J. Seldon Brandt 20,886 | √ John Taber (inc.): 48,783 | |||
| Joseph P. Craugh 30,503 | √ John Taber (inc.): 68,095 | |||
| Joseph P. Craugh 23,763 | √ John Taber (inc.): 43,132 | Elmer Pierce (Socialist): 1,272 | ||
| Lithgow Osborne 36,648 | √ John Taber (inc.): 58,484 | Esther Wright (Socialist): 896 | ||
| Dennis F. Sullivan 27,129 | √ John Taber (inc.): 45,431 | Alexander Benedict (Socialist): 1,659 Charles Van Gordon (Law Preservation): 287 | ||
| William A. Aiken 32,318 | √ John Taber (inc.): 61,271 | John E. DuBois (Townsend): 8,003 Walter O'Hagen (Socialist): 1,908 | ||
| George F. Davis 20,636 | √ John Taber (inc.): 48,344 | Charles P. Russell (American Labor): 19,020 Walter O'Hagen (Socialist): 451 | ||
| John W. Kennelly 40,929 | √ John Taber (inc.): 64,507 | Walter Walczyck (American Labor): 2,814 | ||
| Charles Osborne 28,502 | √ John Taber (inc.): 47,620 | |||
| George M. Haight 70,012 | √ Clarence E. Hancock (inc.): 79,535 | |||
| Lawson Barnes 44,371 | √ R. Walter Riehlman: 76,372 | |||
| Richard T. Mosher 71,847 | √ R. Walter Riehlman (inc.): 78,409 | Sidney H. Greenburg (American Labor): 4,883 | ||
| Alfred W. Haight 50,107 | √ R. Walter Riehlman (inc.): 81,508 | |||
| Donald J. O'Connor 47,189 | √ John Taber (inc.): 110,304 | Lila K. Larson (American Labor): 311 | ||
| Daniel J. Carey 36,910 | √ John Taber (inc.): 79,850 | |||
| Lewis S. Bell 47,764 | √ John Taber (inc.): 109,101 | |||
| Frank B. Lent 45,822 | √ John Taber (inc.): 84,019 | |||
| Francis J. Souhan 76,120 | √ John Taber (inc.): 84,441 | |||
| Robert R. Bickal 66,371 | √ Frank Horton: 96,581 | |||
| John C. Williams: 81,509 | √ Frank Horton (inc.): 107,406 | Helmut A. Zander (Liberal): 2,834 | ||
| Milo Thomas 37,129 | √ Frank Horton (inc.): 110,541 | Robert H. Detig (Conservative): 10,493 Donald P. Feder (Liberal): 6,048 | ||
| Augustine J. Marvin 46,008 | √ Frank Horton (inc.): 138,400 | Leo J. Kesselring (Conservative): 9,916 Robert L. Holmes (Liberal): 2,409 | ||
| Jordan E. Pappas 38,898 | √ Frank Horton (inc.): 123,209 | David F. Hampson (Conservative): 10,442 Morley Schloss (Liberal): 2,165 | ||
| Max McCarthy 82,095 | √ Henry P. Smith III (inc.): 110,238 | |||
| √ John LaFalce: 90,498 | Russell A. Rourke 61,442 | |||
| √ John LaFalce (inc.): 123,246 | Ralph J. Argen 61,701 | |||
| √ John LaFalce (inc.): 99,497 | Francina Joyce Cartonia 31,527 | Francis P. Mundy (Conservative): 3,233 | ||
| √ John LaFalce (inc.): 122,929 | H. William Feder 48,428 |