Michigan's 3rd congressional district
The Michigan's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Michigan. The district is in the middle of the state. The cities in the district are Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, Ionia, Hastings, Lowell. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Hillary Scholten, a member of the Democratic Party.
| Michigan's 3rd congressional district | |||
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 771,917[1] | ||
| Median income | $75,170[2] | ||
| Ethnicity | |||
| Cook PVI | D+4[3] | ||
Election history
| Year | Office | Winner & margin |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | President | Bush 46 – 34% |
| 1996 | President | Dole 53 – 39% |
| 2000 | President | Bush 60 – 38% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 59 – 40% |
| 2008 | President | McCain 49 – 48% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 53 – 46% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 52 – 42% |
| 2018 | Senate | James 51 – 47% |
| 2018 | Governor | Schuette 49 – 48% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 51 – 47% |
| 2020 | Senate | James 53 – 45% |
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin Amash (incumbent) | 171,675 | 52.6 | |
| Democrat | Steve Pestka | 144,108 | 44.2 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Gelineau | 10,498 | 3.2 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Steven Butler (write-in) | 2 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | 326,283 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin Amash (incumbent) | 125,754 | 57.9 | |
| Democrat | Bob Goodrich | 84,720 | 39.0 | |
| Green | Tonya Duncan | 6,691 | 3.1 | |
| Total votes | 217,165 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin Amash (incumbent) | 203,545 | 59.5 | |
| Democrat | Douglas Smith | 128,400 | 37.5 | |
| [[US Taxpayers Party|Template:US Taxpayers Party/meta/shortname]] | Ted Gerrard | 10,420 | 3.0 | |
| Total votes | 342,365 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin Amash (incumbent) | 169,107 | 54.4 | |
| Democrat | Cathy Albro | 134,185 | 43.2 | |
| [[US Taxpayers Party|Template:US Taxpayers Party/meta/shortname]] | Ted Gerrard | 7,445 | 2.4 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Joe Farrington (write-in) | 3 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | 310,740 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Meijer | 213,649 | 53.0 | |
| Democrat | Hillary Scholten | 189,769 | 47.0 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Richard Fuentes (write-in) | 1 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | 403,419 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Libertarian | ||||
Michigan's 3rd Congressional District Media
Hon. Kingsley S. Bingham, Michigan - NARA - 529951cr
David S. Walbridge, US Representative from Michigan
Francis William Kellogg - Brady-Handy
Cropped Hon. John W. Longyear, Mich - NARA - 525422
Austin Blair, Governor of Michigan, 1861–65
Engraving of George Willard, U.S. Congressman
James O'Donnell (Michigan Congressman)
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References
- ↑ "My Congressional District".
- ↑ "My Congressional District".
- ↑ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. April 3, 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ↑ MICHIGAN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS BY URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION AND LAND AREA
- ↑ "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014". Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ↑ "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ↑ "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.