New York's 37th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in New York's 37th congressional district, 1976 to 1980: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

New York's 37th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
1980	Henry J. Nowak	Democratic	78.8%	66.0
1978	Henry J. Nowak	Democratic	74.7%	55.3
1976	Henry J. Nowak	Democratic	74.7%	56.2

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry J. Nowak Won	DEM	90,119	78.82%
Henry J. Nowak Won	LBL	4,771	4.17%
Roger Heymanowski	REP	14,701	12.86%
Thomas A. O'Connor	RTL	2,887	2.53%
Roger Heymanowski	CRV	1,859	1.63%
Total		114,337

1978

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry J. Nowak Won	DEM	67,475	74.75%
Henry J. Nowak Won	LBL	3,436	3.81%
Charles Poth	REP	17,585	19.48%
Dunstan Haettenschwiller	CRV	1,501	1.66%
Khushro Ghandi	LBR	274	0.30%
Total		90,271

1976

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry J. Nowak Won	DEM	95,604	74.72%
Henry J. Nowak Won	LBL	4,438	3.47%
Calvin Kimbrough	REP	23,660	18.49%
Stephen Grimm	CRV	4,249	3.32%
Total		127,951

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in New York's 37th congressional district?

Henry J. Nowak won in 1980 by 66.0 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.