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 eliminated as a result of the 1980 Census. It was last represented by John J. LaFalce who was redistricted into the 32nd District.

1 Past Components
2 Representatives
3 Election results
4 Source

[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

Sereno E. Payne, Republican, March 4, 1913 - December 10, 1914 (redistricted from 31st district)
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, Democrat, January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1983 (redistricted to 32nd district)

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[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

[edit] Source

Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives

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