Michigan's 3rd congressional district

Michigan's 3rd congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 68.54% urban[1]
  • 31.46% rural
Population (2023)771,917[2]
Median household
income		$75,170[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+1[4]

Michigan's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in West Michigan. From 2003 to 2013, it consisted of the counties of Barry and Ionia, as well as all except the northwestern portion of Kent, including the city of Grand Rapids. In 2012 redistricting, the district was extended to Battle Creek. In 2022, the district was condensed to the greater Grand Rapids and Muskegon areas, including portions of Kent, Muskegon, and Ottawa counties. Redistricting removed Barry, Calhoun, and Ionia counties.[5]

The district is currently represented by Hillary Scholten, a member of the Democratic Party.

Composition

# County Seat Population
81 Kent Grand Rapids 661,354
121 Muskegon Muskegon 176,564
139 Ottawa Grand Haven 303,372

Cities and townships of 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

Presidential election results

This table indicates how the district has voted in U.S. presidential elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it was configured at the time of the election, not as it is configured today.
Year Results
1992 George H.W. Bush 46% – Bill Clinton 34%
1996 Bob Dole 53% – Bill Clinton 39%
2000 George W. Bush 60% – Al Gore 38%
2004 George W. Bush 59% – John Kerry 40%
2008 John McCain 49% – Barack Obama 48%
2012 Mitt Romney 53% – Barack Obama 46%
2016 Donald Trump 52% – Hillary Clinton 42%
2020 Donald Trump 50% – Joe Biden 47%

Recent election results from statewide races

This table indicates how the district has voted in recent statewide elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it is currently configured, not necessarily as it was at the time of these elections.
Year Office Results
2018 Senate Debbie Stabenow 50.6% – John James 47.2%
Governor Gretchen Whitmer 52.1% – Bill Schuette 44.9%
Attorney General Tom Leonard 47.8% – Dana Nessel 47.2%
2020 Senate Gary Peters 50.2% – John James 47.9%[6]

History

Prior to 1993, the 3rd congressional district largely consisted of Calhoun and Eaton counties, about half of Lansing and surrounding Ingham County, and most of Kalamazoo County (including the city of Kalamazoo, but not Portage and the adjacent south-ward township). With the redistricting, the old 3rd district was split between the 6th and 7th congressional districts, with most of Lansing itself going to the 8th congressional district. Meanwhile, the new 3rd district became the Grand Rapids district, covering much of the territory which had previously constituted the 5th district from 1873 to 1993.

No Democrat had represented Grand Rapids in Congress since Richard Vander Veen from 1974 to 1977, prior to redistricting due to the 1990 census, which took effect in 1993 and moved Grand Rapids from the 5th to the 3rd congressional district. However, following the 2020 census, the 3rd district was redrawn once again,[7] and in the 2022 midterm elections Democratic candidate Hillary Scholten was chosen to represent the district.[8]

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history Location
District created March 4, 1843
James B. Hunt
(Pontiac) 		Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847 		28th
29th 		Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
Retired. 		1843–1853
[data missing]

Kinsley S. Bingham
(Kensington) 		Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851 		30th
31st 		Elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
Retired.
James L. Conger
(Mount Clemens) 		Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853 		32nd Elected in 1850.
Retired.
Samuel Clark
(Kalamazoo) 		Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855 		33rd Elected in 1852.
Lost re-election. 		1853–1863
[data missing]

David S. Walbridge
(Kalamazoo) 		Republican March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1859 		34th
35th 		Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Retired.

Francis William Kellogg
(Grand Rapids) 		Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863 		36th
37th 		Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Redistricted to the 4th district.

John W. Longyear
(Lansing) 		Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867 		38th
39th 		Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Retired. 		1863–1873
[data missing]

Austin Blair
(Jackson) 		Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1873 		40th
41st
42nd 		Elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Retired to run for Governor of Michigan.

George Willard
(Battle Creek) 		Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877 		43rd
44th 		Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Retired. 		1873–1883
[data missing]

Jonas H. McGowan
(Coldwater) 		Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1881 		45th
46th 		Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Retired.

Edward S. Lacey
(Charlotte) 		Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1885 		47th
48th 		Elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Retired.
1883–1893
[data missing]

James O'Donnell
(Jackson) 		Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1893 		49th
50th
51st
52nd 		Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election.

Julius C. Burrows
(Kalamazoo) 		Republican March 4, 1893 –
January 23, 1895 		53rd
54th 		Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator. 		1893–1903
[data missing]
Vacant January 23, 1895 –
December 2, 1895

Alfred Milnes
(Coldwater) 		Republican December 2, 1895 –
March 3, 1897 		Elected to finish Burrows's term.
Lost re-election.

Albert M. Todd
(Kalamazoo) 		Democratic[9] March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899 		55th Elected in 1896.
Lost re-election.

Washington Gardner
(Albion) 		Republican March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1911 		56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st 		Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Lost renomination.
1913–1933
[data missing]

John M. C. Smith
(Charlotte) 		Republican March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1921 		62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th 		Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Retired.
William H. Frankhauser
(Hillsdale) 		Republican March 4, 1921 –
May 9, 1921 		67th Elected in 1920.
Died.
Vacant May 9, 1921 –
June 28, 1921

John M. C. Smith
(Charlotte) 		Republican June 28, 1921 –
March 30, 1923 		67th
68th 		Elected to finish Frankhauser's term.
Re-elected in 1922.
Died.
Vacant March 30, 1923 –
June 19, 1923 		68th

Arthur B. Williams
(Battle Creek) 		Republican June 19, 1923 –
May 1, 1925 		68th
69th 		Elected to finish Smith's term.
Re-elected in 1924.
Died.
Vacant May 1, 1925 –
August 18, 1925 		69th

Joseph L. Hooper
(Battle Creek) 		Republican August 18, 1925 –
February 22, 1934 		69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd 		Elected to finish Williams's term.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Died.
1933–1943
[data missing]
Vacant February 22, 1934 –
January 3, 1935 		73rd

Henry M. Kimball
(Kalamazoo) 		Republican January 3, 1935 –
October 19, 1935 		74th Elected in 1934.
Died.
Vacant October 19, 1935 –
December 17, 1935

Verner Main
(Battle Creek) 		Republican December 17, 1935 –
January 3, 1937 		Elected to finish Kimball's term.
Lost renomination.

Paul W. Shafer
(Battle Creek) 		Republican January 3, 1937 –
August 17, 1954 		75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd 		Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Died.
1943–1953
[data missing]
1953–1963
[data missing]
Vacant August 17, 1954 –
January 3, 1955 		83rd

August E. Johansen
(Battle Creek) 		Republican January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1965 		84th
85th
86th
87th
88th 		Elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Lost re-election.
1963–1973
[data missing]

Paul H. Todd Jr.
(Kalamazoo) 		Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967 		89th Elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.

Garry E. Brown
(Schoolcraft) 		Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1979 		90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th 		Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Lost re-election.
1973–1983
[data missing]

Howard Wolpe
(Lansing) 		Democratic January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1993 		96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd 		Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired to run for Governor of Michigan.
1983–1993
[data missing]

Paul B. Henry
(Grand Rapids) 		Republican January 3, 1993 –
July 31, 1993 		103rd Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1992.
Died. 		1993–2003
Vacant July 31, 1993 –
December 7, 1993

Vern Ehlers
(Grand Rapids) 		Republican December 7, 1993 –
January 3, 2011 		103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th 		Elected to finish Henry's term.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired.
2003–2013

Justin Amash
(Cascade Township) 		Republican January 3, 2011 –
July 4, 2019 		112th
113th
114th
115th
116th 		Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retired.
2013–2023
Independent July 4, 2019 –
April 28, 2020
Libertarian April 28, 2020 –
January 3, 2021

Peter Meijer
(Grand Rapids) 		Republican January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023 		117th Elected in 2020.
Lost renomination.

Hillary Scholten
(Grand Rapids) 		Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present 		118th Elected in 2022. 2023–present

Recent election results

2012

Michigan's 3rd congressional district, 2012[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Justin Amash (incumbent) 171,675 52.6
Democratic Steve Pestka 144,108 44.2
Libertarian Bill Gelineau 10,498 3.2
Independent Steven Butler (write-in) 2 0.0
Total votes 326,283 100.0
Republican hold

2014

Michigan's 3rd congressional district, 2014[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Justin Amash (incumbent) 125,754 57.9
Democratic Bob Goodrich 84,720 39.0
Green Tonya Duncan 6,691 3.1
Total votes 217,165 100.0
Republican hold

2016

Michigan's 3rd congressional district, 2016[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Justin Amash (incumbent) 203,545 59.5
Democratic Douglas Smith 128,400 37.5
Constitution Ted Gerrard 10,420 3.0
Total votes 342,365 100.0
Republican hold

2018

Michigan's 3rd congressional district, 2018[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Justin Amash (incumbent) 169,107 54.4
Democratic Cathy Albro 134,185 43.2
Constitution Ted Gerrard 7,445 2.4
Independent Joe Farrington (write-in) 3 0.0
Total votes 310,740 100.0
Republican hold

2020

Michigan's 3rd congressional district, 2020[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter Meijer 213,649 53.0
Democratic Hillary Scholten 189,769 47.0
Independent Richard Fuentes (write-in) 1 0.0
Total votes 403,419 100.0
Republican gain from Libertarian

2022

Michigan's 3rd congressional district, 2022[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hillary Scholten 185,989 54.8
Republican John Gibbs 142,229 41.9
Libertarian Jamie Lewis 6,634 1.9
Working Class Louis Palus 4,136 1.2
Total votes 338,988 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

Notes

  1. ^ MICHIGAN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS BY URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION AND LAND AREA
  2. ^ "My Congressional District".
  3. ^ "My Congressional District".
  4. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "The changes to Michigan's congressional map, district by district". Michigan Radio. February 15, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020". Daily Kos. November 14, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Final Maps".
  8. ^ "'I am so ready': Democrat Hillary Scholten wins 3rd Congressional District". November 9, 2022.
  9. ^ In 1896, Albert M. Todd and Ferdinand Brucker were elected on the "Democratic Peoples Union Silver" ticket, a union of elements from the Democratic Party and Populist Party. They were seated as part of the Democratic Party in Congress.
  10. ^ "2012 Michigan House Results". Politico.
  11. ^ "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014".
  12. ^ "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  13. ^ "Michigan Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis". Politico.
  14. ^ "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "2022 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

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