| State: | New York |
| District Number: | 37 |
| Obsolete: | yes |
| Created: | 1900 |
| Eliminated: | 1980 |
| Years: | 1903–1983 |
| 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.
1973–1983:
Parts of Erie1971–1973:
All of Genesee, Orleans, Wyoming
Parts of Erie, Livingston, Monroe1963–1971:
All of Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Wyoming
Parts of Monroe1953–1963:
All of Broome, Chemung, Steuben, Tioga1945–1953:
All of Broome, Chenango, Madison1913–1945:
All of Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins1903–1913:
All of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1903 | ||||||
| align=left nowrap | Edward B. Vreeland | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted from 34th district | ||
| align=left nowrap | Edwin S. Underhill | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Redistricted from 33rd district and re-elected in 1912. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Harry H. Pratt | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1918. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Alanson B. Houghton | Republican | March 4, 1919 – February 28, 1922 | Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Resigned to become United States Ambassador to Germany. | ||
| Vacant | March 1, 1922 – April 10, 1922 | |||||
| align=left nowrap | Lewis Henry | Republican | April 11, 1922 – March 3, 1923 | Elected to finish Houghton's term. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Gale H. Stalker | Republican | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935 | 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. | ||
| align=left nowrap | W. Sterling Cole | Republican | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1945 | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to 39th district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Edwin A. Hall | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | Redistricted from 34th district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. | ||
| align=left nowrap | W. Sterling Cole | Republican | January 3, 1953 – December 1, 1957 | Redistricted from 39th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Resigned to head IAEA. | ||
| Vacant | December 2, 1957 – January 13, 1958 | |||||
| align=left nowrap | Howard W. Robison | Republican | January 14, 1958 – January 3, 1963 | Elected to finish Cole's term. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to 33rd district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Harold C. Ostertag | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | Redistricted from 39th district and re-elected in 1962. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Barber B. Conable, Jr. | Republican | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 | Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to 35th district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Thaddeus J. Dulski | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974 | Redistricted from 41st district and re-elected in 1972. Resigned. | ||
| Vacant | January 1, 1975 – January 2, 1975 | |||||
| align=left nowrap | Henry J. Nowak | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to 33rd district. | ||
| District dissolved January 3, 1983 | ||||||
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 |