New York's 36th congressional district

"NY-36" redirects here. NY-36 may also refer to New York State Route 36.

The 36th Congressional District of New York 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 1980 Census. It was last represented by John J. 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 representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1903
De Alva S. Alexander	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	Redistricted from the 33rd district and re-elected here in 1902 Re-elected in 1904 Re-elected in 1906 Re-elected in 1908 Lost re-election
Charles B. Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	First elected in 1910 Redistricted to the 41st district
Sereno E. Payne	Republican	March 4, 1913 – December 10, 1914	Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected here in 1912 Re-elected in 1914, but died before the new Congress began
Vacant		December 11, 1914 – November 1, 1915
Norman J. Gould	Republican	November 2, 1915 – March 3, 1923	First elected to finish the vacant term Re-elected in 1916 Re-elected in 1918 Re-elected in 1920 Retired
John Taber	Republican	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1945	First 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	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	Redistricted from the 35th district and re-elected here in 1944 Retired
R. Walter Riehlman	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953	First elected in 1946 Re-elected in 1948 Re-elected in 1950 Redistricted to the 35th district
John Taber	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	Redistricted from the 38th district and re-elected here 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	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973	Redistricted to the 34th district and re-elected here in 1962 Re-elected in 1964 Re-elected in 1966 Re-elected in 1968 Re-elected in 1970 Redistricted to the 34th and then the 29th Districts, served until retiring in 1993.
Henry P. Smith III	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975	Redistricted from the 40th district and re-elected here in 1972 Retired
John J. LaFalce	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	First elected in 1974 Re-elected in 1976 Re-elected in 1978 Re-elected in 1980 Redistricted to the 32nd district
District eliminated		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 J. LaFalce: 90,498	Russell A. Rourke: 61,442
1976	√ John J. LaFalce (inc.): 123,246	Ralph J. Argen: 61,701
1978	√ John J. LaFalce (inc.): 99,497	Francina Joyce Cartonia: 31,527	Francis P. Mundy (Conservative): 3,233
1980	√ John J. LaFalce (inc.): 122,929	H. William Feder: 48,428

References

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives

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The At-large and 28th–45th districts are obsolete.

See also: New York's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations; Recent U.S. House elections in New York: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

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