New York's 36th congressional district

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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.

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[edit] 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

[edit] Representatives

Representative Party Years Note
De Alva S. Alexander Republican March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 redistricted from 33rd district
Charles B. Smith Democratic March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 redistricted to 41st district
Sereno E. Payne Republican March 4, 1913 – December 10, 1914 redistricted from 31st district
vacant December 11, 1914 – November 1, 1915
Norman J. Gould Republican November 2, 1915 – March 3, 1923
John Taber Republican March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1945 redistricted to 38th district
Clarence E. Hancock Republican January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 redistricted from 35th district
R. Walter Riehlman Republican January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 redistricted to 35th district
John Taber Republican January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 redistricted from 38th district
Frank Horton Republican January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 redistricted to 34th district
Henry P. Smith III Republican January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 redistricted from 40th district
John J. LaFalce Democratic January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 redistricted to 32nd district

[edit] Election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.

Year Democratic Republican Other
1980 John J. LaFalce: 122,929 H. William Feder: 48,428
1978 John J. LaFalce: 99,497 Francina Joyce Cartonia: 31,527 Francis P. Mundy (Conservative): 3,233
1976 John J. LaFalce: 123,246 Ralph J. Argen: 61,701
1974 John J. LaFalce: 90,498 Russell A. Rourke: 61,442
1972 Max McCarthy: 82,095 Henry P. Smith III: 110,238
1970 Jordan E. Pappas: 38,898 Frank Horton: 123,209 David F. Hampson (Conservative): 10,442
Morley Schloss (Liberal): 2,165
1968 Augustine J. Marvin: 46,008 Frank Horton: 138,400 Leo J. Kesselring (Conservative): 9,916
Robert L. Holmes (Liberal): 2,409
1966 Milo Thomas: 37,129 Frank Horton: 110,541 Robert H. Detig (Conservative): 10,493
Donald P. Feder (Liberal): 6,048
1964 John C. Williams: 81,509 Frank Horton: 107,406 Helmut A. Zander (Liberal): 2,834
1962 Robert R. Bickal: 66,371 Frank Horton: 96,581
1960 Francis J. Souhan: 76,120 John Taber: 84,441
1958 Frank B. Lent: 45,822 John Taber: 84,019
1956 Lewis S. Bell: 47,764 John Taber: 109,101
1954 Daniel J. Carey: 36,910 John Taber: 79,850
1952 Donald J. O'Connor: 47,189 John Taber: 110,304 Lila K. Larson (American Labor): 311
1950 Alfred W. Haight: 50,107 R. Walter Riehlman: 81,508
1948 Richard T. Mosher: 71,847 R. Walter Riehlman: 78,409 Sidney H. Greenburg (American Labor): 4,883
1946 Lawson Barnes: 44,371 R. Walter Riehlman: 76,372
1944 George M. Haight: 70,012 Clarence E. Hancock: 79,535
1942 Charles Osborne: 28,502 John Taber: 47,620
1940 John W. Kennelly: 40,929 John Taber: 64,507 Walter Walczyck (American Labor): 2,814
1938 George F. Davis: 20,636 John Taber: 48,344 Charles P. Russell (American Labor): 19,020
Walter O'Hagen (Socialist): 451
1936 William A. Aiken: 32,318 John Taber: 61,271 John E. DuBois (Townsend): 8,003
Walter O'Hagen (Socialist): 1,908
1934 Dennis F. Sullivan: 27,129 John Taber: 45,431 Alexander Benedict (Socialist): 1,659
Charles Van Gordon (Law Preservation): 287
1932 Lithgow Osborne: 36,648 John Taber: 58,484 Esther Wright (Socialist): 896
1930 Joseph P. Craugh: 23,763 John Taber: 43,132 Elmer Pierce (Socialist): 1,272
1928 Joseph P. Craugh: 30,503 John Taber: 68,095
1926 J. Seldon Brandt: 20,886 John Taber: 48,783
1924 Michael J. Maney: 22,890 John Taber: 57,865
1922 David J. Sims: 22,980 John Taber: 43,633
1920 George K. Shuler: 23,534 Norman J. Gould: 49,160

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