Missouri's 3rd congressional district
U.S. House district for Missouri
Missouri's 3rd congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Population (2023) 781,181 Median household income $77,614[ 1] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+16[ 2]
Missouri 's third congressional district is in the eastern and central portion of the state. It stretches from the southern part of Columbia (including the University of Missouri ) and the state capital of Jefferson City in the west to St. Charles County (including the large suburbs of St. Charles , St. Peters and Wentzville ) and western Jefferson County in the east. The district took its current form in 2023, when Cooper and parts of Boone counties were added to the district, while Franklin and most of Warren counties were instead drawn into the 2nd district , and much of Lincoln County moved to the 6th district . Its current representative is Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer .
From 1953 to 2013, the 3rd had been located in the southern portion of the St. Louis area, including the southern third of St. Louis City, and had a dramatically different political history from the current 3rd. Its best-known congressman was Dick Gephardt , who represented the district for 28 years until his retirement from Congress.
Following a dramatic drop in the population of St. Louis in the 2010 United States census , Missouri lost a congressional seat effective in 2013. Redistricting maps indicated that the 3rd district would be dismantled. The 3rd's home base in St. Louis would be absorbed by Missouri's 1st congressional district . Much of the district outside the St. Louis area would be drawn into the 8th district . Meanwhile, the new 3rd included most of the territory currently in the 9th district , which was dissolved.[ 3]
Election from statewide races
Composition
#
County
Seat
Population
19
Boone
Columbia
189,463
27
Callaway
Fulton
44,731
29
Camden
Camdenton
44,044
51
Cole
Jefferson City
77,278
53
Cooper
Boonville
16,947
55
Crawford
Steelville
22,719
73
Gasconade
Hermann
14,705
99
Jefferson
Hillsboro
231,230
125
Maries
Vienna
8,430
131
Miller
Tuscumbia
25,590
135
Moniteau
California
15,256
139
Montgomery
Montgomery City
11,459
151
Osage
Linn
13,468
183
St. Charles
St. Charles
416,659
219
Warren
Warrenton
37,806
221
Washington
Potosi
23,534
Cities and CDPs of 10,000 people or more
2,500 – 10,000 people
Warrenton – 8,429
Boonville – 7,894
Sullivan – 6,906
De Soto – 6,449
Cottleville – 5,611
Weldon Spring – 5,326
Ashland – 5,026
Wright City – 4,881
Holts Summit – 4,832
Osage Beach – 4,637
Eldon – 4,509
California – 4,498
High Ridge – 4,242
Hillsboro – 3,473
Cuba – 3,181
Byrnes Mill – 3,173
St. Paul – 3,005
Tipton – 2,920
Montgomery City – 2,811
Owensville – 2,758
Potosi – 2,538
List of members representing the district
Member
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
District location
District created March 4, 1847
James S. Green (Canton )
Democratic
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
30th 31st
Elected in 1846 .Re-elected in 1848 . Retired.
John G. Miller (Boonville )
Whig
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
32nd
Elected in 1850 . Redistricted to the 5th district .
James J. Lindley (Monticello )
Whig
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
33rd 34th
Elected in 1852 .Re-elected in 1854 . Retired.
Opposition
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Vacant
March 4, 1857 – December 7, 1857
35th
John B. Clark (Fayette )
Democratic
December 7, 1857 – July 13, 1861
35th 36th 37th
Elected after James S. Green was elected to US Senate prior to being seated.Re-elected in 1858 .Re-elected in 1860 . Expelled after taking up arms against the Union.
Vacant
July 13, 1861 – January 20, 1862
37th
William A. Hall (Huntsville )
Democratic
January 20, 1862 – March 3, 1863
Elected to finish Clark's term. Redistricted to the 8th district .
John W. Noell (Perryville )
Unconditional Unionist
March 4, 1863 – March 14, 1863
38th
Redistricted from the 7th district and Re-elected in 1862 . Died.
Vacant
March 14, 1863 – December 7, 1863
John G. Scott (Irondale )
Democratic
December 7, 1863 – March 3, 1865
Elected to finish Noell's term. Retired.
Thomas E. Noell (Perryville )
Republican
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867
39th 40th
Elected in 1864 .Re-elected in 1866 . Died.
Democratic
March 4, 1867 – October 3, 1867
Vacant
October 3, 1867 – December 17, 1867
40th
James R. McCormick (Arcadia )
Democratic
December 17, 1867 – March 3, 1873
40th 41st 42nd
Elected to finish Noell's term.Re-elected in 1868 .Re-elected in 1870 . Retired.
William H. Stone (St. Louis )
Democratic
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
43rd 44th
Elected in 1872 .Re-elected in 1874 . Retired.
Lyne Metcalfe (St. Louis )
Republican
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
45th
Elected in 1876 . Lost re-election.
Richard G. Frost (St. Louis )
Democratic
March 4, 1879 – March 2, 1883
46th 47th
Elected in 1878 .Re-elected in 1880 . Retired but lost contested election before next term began.
Gustavus Sessinghaus (St. Louis )
Republican
March 2, 1883 – March 3, 1883
47th
Won contested election. Lost re-election.
Alexander M. Dockery (Gallatin )
Democratic
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1899
48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th
Elected in 1882 .Re-elected in 1884 .Re-elected in 1886 .Re-elected in 1888 .Re-elected in 1890 .Re-elected in 1892 .Re-elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 . Retired to run for governor .
John Dougherty (Liberty )
Democratic
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905
56th 57th 58th
Elected in 1898 .Re-elected in 1900 .Re-elected in 1902 . Lost renomination.
Frank B. Klepper (Kingston )
Republican
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907
59th
Elected in 1904 . Lost re-election.
Joshua W. Alexander (Gallatin )
Democratic
March 4, 1907 – December 15, 1919
60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th
Elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 .Re-elected in 1912 .Re-elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 . Resigned when appointed US Secretary of Commerce
Vacant
December 15, 1919 – February 14, 1920
66th
Jacob L. Milligan (Richmond )
Democratic
February 14, 1920 – March 3, 1921
Elected to finish Alexander's term. Lost re-election.
Henry F. Lawrence (Cameron )
Republican
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
67th
Elected in 1920 . Lost re-election.
Jacob L. Milligan (Richmond )
Democratic
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
Elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 . Redistricted to the at-large district .
District inactive
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
73rd
All representatives elected At-large on a general ticket.
Richard M. Duncan (St. Joseph )
Democratic
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943
74th 75th 76th 77th
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1934 .Re-elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 . Lost re-election.
William C. Cole (St. Joseph )
Republican
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949
78th 79th 80th
Elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 .Re-elected in 1946 . Lost re-election.
Phil J. Welch (St. Joseph )
Democratic
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953
81st 82nd
Elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 . Retired to run for governor .
Leonor Sullivan (St. Louis )
Democratic
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1977
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th
Elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 . Retired.
1953–1963 [data missing ]
1963–1973 [data missing ]
1973–1983 [data missing ]
Dick Gephardt (St. Louis )
Democratic
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2005
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th
Elected in 1976 .Re-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 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 . Retired to run for Democratic nominee for president .
1983–1993 [data missing ]
1993–2003 [data missing ]
2003–2013
Russ Carnahan (St. Louis )
Democratic
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013
109th 110th 111th 112th
Elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 . Redistricted to the 1st district and lost renomination.
Blaine Luetkemeyer (St. Elizabeth )
Republican
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2025
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 . Retired.
2013–2023
2023–present
Bob Onder (Augusta )
Republican
January 3, 2025 – present
119th
Elected in 2024 .
Recent election results
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
See also
References
^ "My Congressional District" .
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ "UPDATE: House Redistricting Committee Unveils Map" . OzarksFirst.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011 .
^ "State of Missouri - Election Night Results" .
^ "State of Missouri - Election Night Results" .
^ "2016 General Election Official Results" . Missouri Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016 .
^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018" . Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved April 27, 2019 .
^ "All Results State of Missouri - State of Missouri - General Election, November 03, 2020" . Missouri Secretary of State . Retrieved December 9, 2020 .
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