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

Counties and municipalities

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and municipalities:^[6]

Kent County (15)

Ada Township, Alpine Township, Byron Township, Cannon Township, Cascade Charter Township, East Grand Rapids, Gaines Charter Township, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Charter Township, Grandville, Kentwood, Plainfield Charter Township, Rockford, Walker, Wyoming

Muskegon County (12)

Fruitport, Fruitport Charter Township, Laketon Township (part; also 2nd), Muskegon, Muskegon Charter Township (part; also 2nd), Muskegon Heights, North Muskegon (part; also 2nd), Norton Shores, Ravenna, Ravenna Township, Roosevelt Park, Sullivan Township

Ottawa County (13)

Allendale Charter Township, Coopersville, Crockery Township, Ferrysburg, Georgetown Charter Township, Grand Haven, Grand Haven Charter Township, Polkton Charter Township, Robinson Township, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Township, Tallmadge Charter Township, Wright Township

Recent election results from statewide races

Year

Office

Results^[7]^[8]

2008

President

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2014

Senate

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Secretary of State

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2016

President

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Governor

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2020

President

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2022

Governor

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Attorney General

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Senate

moved Grand Rapids from the 5th to the 3rd congressional district. However, following the 2020 census, the 3rd district was redrawn once again. It lost the more rural portions of Kent County, and was pushed westward to grab the more urban portion of Muskegon County along with northern Ottawa County, which had previously been in the 2nd district.^[9] In the 2022 midterm elections Democratic candidate Hillary Scholten was chosen to represent the district.^[10]

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District created March 4, 1843
James B. Hunt (Pontiac)	28th 29th	Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. Retired.	1843–1853 [data missing]
Kinsley S. Bingham (Kensington)	30th 31st	Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Retired.
James L. Conger (Mount Clemens)	32nd	Elected in 1850. Retired.
Samuel Clark (Kalamazoo)	33rd	Elected in 1852. Lost re-election.	1853–1863 [data missing]
David S. Walbridge (Kalamazoo)	34th 35th	Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Retired.
Francis William Kellogg (Grand Rapids)	36th 37th	Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 4th district.
John W. Longyear (Lansing)	38th 39th	Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Retired.	1863–1873 [data missing]
Austin Blair (Jackson)	40th 41st 42nd	Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Retired to run for Governor of Michigan.	1863–1873 [data missing]
George Willard (Battle Creek)	43rd 44th	Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Retired.	1873–1883 [data missing]
Jonas H. McGowan (Coldwater)	45th 46th	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Retired.
Edward S. Lacey (Charlotte)	47th 48th	Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Retired.
Edward S. Lacey (Charlotte)	47th 48th	Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Retired.	1883–1893 [data missing]
James O’Donnell (Jackson)	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.	1883–1893 [data missing]
Julius C. Burrows (Kalamazoo)	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)	Elected to finish Burrows’s term. Lost re-election.
Albert M. Todd (Kalamazoo)	[11]	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899		55th	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election.
Washington Gardner (Albion)	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.
Washington Gardner (Albion)	56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st		1913–1933 [data missing]
John M. C. Smith (Charlotte)	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)	67th	Elected in 1920. Died.
Vacant		May 9, 1921 – June 28, 1921
John M. C. Smith (Charlotte)	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)	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)	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.
Joseph L. Hooper (Battle Creek)	69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd		1933–1943 [data missing]
Vacant		February 22, 1934 – January 3, 1935		73rd
Henry M. Kimball (Kalamazoo)	74th	Elected in 1934. Died.
Vacant		October 19, 1935 – December 17, 1935
Verner Main (Battle Creek)	Elected to finish Kimball’s term. Lost renomination.
Paul W. Shafer (Battle Creek)	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)	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.
August E. Johansen (Battle Creek)	84th 85th 86th 87th 88th		1963–1973 [data missing]
Paul H. Todd Jr. (Kalamazoo)	89th	Elected in 1964. Lost re-election.
Garry E. Brown (Schoolcraft)	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.
Garry E. Brown (Schoolcraft)	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th		1973–1983 [data missing]
Howard Wolpe (Lansing)	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. Redistricted to the 6th district and retired.	1973–1983 [data missing]
Howard Wolpe (Lansing)	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd		1983–1993 [data missing]
Paul B. Henry (Grand Rapids)	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)	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.
Vern Ehlers (Grand Rapids)	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th		2003–2013
Justin Amash (Cascade Township)	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.	2003–2013
	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th		2013–2023
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	Peter Meijer (Grand Rapids)			117th	Elected in 2020. Lost renomination.
Hillary Scholten (Grand Rapids)	118th 119th	Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.		2023–present

Recent election results

2012

[12]

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

[13]

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

[14]

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

[15]

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

[16]

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

[17]

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

2024

[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hillary Scholten (incumbent)	225,510	53.7
	Republican	Paul Hudson	183,952	43.8
	Working Class	Louis Palus	5,546	1.3
	Libertarian	Alex Avery	5,281	1.2
Total votes			420,289	100.0
	Democratic hold

Notes

↑ MICHIGAN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS BY URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION AND LAND AREA
↑ “My Congressional District”.
↑ “My Congressional District”.
↑ “2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)”. Cook Political Report. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
↑ “The changes to Michigan’s congressional map, district by district”. Michigan Radio. February 15, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
↑ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST26/CD118_MI03.pdf
↑ “Dra 2020”.
↑ “Michigan: The Redistricting Shuffle”.
↑ “Final Maps”.
↑ “‘I am so ready’: Democrat Hillary Scholten wins 3rd Congressional District”. November 9, 2022.
↑ 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.
↑ “2012 Michigan House Results”. Politico.
↑ “2014 Michigan Official General Election Results – 11/04/2014”.
↑ “2016 Michigan Election Results – Official Results”. Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
↑ “Michigan Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis”. Politico. November 7, 2018.
↑ “2020 Michigan Election Results Official”. Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
↑ “2022 Michigan Election Results”. Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
↑ “2024 Michigan Election Results”. Michigan Department of State. November 22, 2024.

References

Govtrack.us for the 3rd District – Lists current Senators and representative, and map showing district outline
The Political graveyard: U.S. Representatives from Michigan, 1807–2003
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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[1] MICHIGAN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS BY URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION AND LAND AREA

[2] “My Congressional District”.

[3] “My Congressional District”.

[Cook-4] “2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)”. Cook Political Report. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.

[5] “The changes to Michigan’s congressional map, district by district”. Michigan Radio. February 15, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[6] ttps://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST26/CD118_MI03.pdf

[7] “Dra 2020”.

[8] “Michigan: The Redistricting Shuffle”.

[9] “Final Maps”.

[10] “‘I am so ready’: Democrat Hillary Scholten wins 3rd Congressional District”. November 9, 2022.

[Todd-11] 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.

[12] “2012 Michigan House Results”. Politico.

[Generalelection-13] “2014 Michigan Official General Election Results – 11/04/2014”.

[GeneralElection-14] “2016 Michigan Election Results – Official Results”. Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

[15] “Michigan Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis”. Politico. November 7, 2018.

[MIgenr-16] “2020 Michigan Election Results Official”. Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[MIElectionResults2022-17] “2022 Michigan Election Results”. Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

[MIElectionResults2024-18] “2024 Michigan Election Results”. Michigan Department of State. November 22, 2024.

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Counties and municipalities

Recent election results from statewide races

List of members representing the district

Recent election results

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

See also

Notes

References