Indiana's 3rd congressional district | |
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![]() Indiana's 3rd congressional district since January 3, 2023 | |
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Area | 3,239.8 sq mi (8,391 km2) |
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Population (2023) | 764,836 |
Median household income | $65,351 [1] |
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Cook PVI | R+18 [2] |
Indiana's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in Fort Wayne, the district takes in the northeastern part of the state. This district includes all of Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties, as well as northern Jay and northeast Kosciusko counties.
The district is currently represented by Republican Marlin Stutzman, who succeeded fellow Republican Jim Banks after the latter retired to run for Senate in 2024. Stutzman previously held in the same district from 2010 to 2017.
The district and its predecessors have typically been strongly Republican. It occasionally elected Democrats in the past, but the Democrats have not come close to winning it since 1994. Pockets of Democratic influence exist in Fort Wayne itself, which frequently elects Democratic mayors and occasionally sends Democrats to the state legislature. However, this is nowhere near enough to overcome the overwhelming Republican lean of the rest of the district.
Year | Office | Results [3] [4] |
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2008 | President | McCain 55% - 43% |
2012 | President | Romney 63% - 37% |
2016 | President | Trump 64% - 30% |
Senate | Young 58% - 35% | |
Governor | Holcomb 59% - 37% | |
Attorney General | Hill 72% - 28% | |
2018 | Senate | Braun 59% - 37% |
2020 | President | Trump 64% - 34% |
Governor | Holcomb 62% - 24% | |
Attorney General | Rokita 66% - 34% | |
2022 | Senate | Young 67% - 30% |
The 3rd district includes the entirety of the following counties with the exception of Kosciusko, which it shares with 2nd, and Randolph, which it shares with the 6th. Kosciusko County townships in the district include Turkey Creek, Tippecanoe, Washington, and a small section of Wayne, while Randolph County townships include Green, Franklin, Jackson, Monroe, Ward, and parts of Wayne and White River. [5]
# | County | Seat | Population |
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1 | Adams | Decatur | 36,068 |
3 | Allen | Fort Wayne | 391,449 |
9 | Blackford | Hartford City | 11,919 |
33 | DeKalb | Auburn | 43,731 |
69 | Huntington | Huntington | 36,834 |
75 | Jay | Portland | 20,198 |
85 | Kosciusko (shared with 2nd) | Warsaw | 80,826 |
87 | LaGrange | LaGrange | 40,866 |
113 | Noble | Albion | 47,367 |
135 | Randolph (shared with 6th) | Winchester | 24,437 |
151 | Steuben | Angola | 34,725 |
179 | Wells | Bluffton | 28,335 |
183 | Whitley | Columbia City | 34,627 |
# | County | Seat | Population |
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1 | Adams | Decatur | 35,491 |
2 | Allen | Fort Wayne | 377,872 |
5 | Blackford | Hartford City | 12,766 |
17 | DeKalb | Auburn | 40,285 |
35 | Huntington | Huntington | 37,124 |
38 | Jay | Portland | 21,253 |
43 | Kosciusko | Warsaw | 77,358 |
44 | LaGrange | LaGrange | 37,128 |
57 | Noble | Albion | 47,536 |
76 | Steuben | Angola | 34,185 |
90 | Wells | Bluffton | 27,636 |
92 | Whitley | Columbia City | 33,292 |
(2010 census)
(2010 census)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Mark Souder | 92,566 | 63.14 | |||
Democratic | Jay Rigdon | 50,509 | 34.45 | |||
Libertarian | Michael Donlan | 3,531 | 2.41 | |||
Total votes | 146,606 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Souder* | 171,389 | 69.21 | |
Democratic | Maria M. Parra | 76,232 | 30.79 | |
Total votes | 247,621 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Souder* | 95,421 | 54.29 | |
Democratic | Thomas Hayhurst | 80,357 | 45.71 | |
Total votes | 175,778 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Souder* | 155,693 | 55.04 | |
Democratic | Mike Montagano | 112,309 | 39.66 | |
Libertarian | Bill Larsen | 14,877 | 5.30 | |
Total votes | 282,879 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Marlin Stutzman | 115,415 | 62.65 | |
Democratic | Thomas Hayhurst | 60,880 | 33.05 | |
Libertarian | Scott W. Wise | 7,914 | 4.30 | |
Total votes | 184,209 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Marlin Stutzman* | 116,140 | 62.76 | |
Democratic | Thomas Hayhurst | 61,267 | 33.11 | |
Libertarian | Scott W. Wise | 7,631 | 4.12 | |
No party | Others | 11 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 185,049 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Marlin Stutzman* | 187,872 | 67.04 | |
Democratic | Kevin Boyd | 92,363 | 32.96 | |
Total votes | 280,235 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 60 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Marlin Stutzman* | 102,889 | 69.15 | |
Democratic | Justin Kuhnle | 39,771 | 26.73 | |
Libertarian | Scott Wise | 6,133 | 4.12 | |
Total votes | 148,793 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 31 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Banks | 201,396 | 70.11 | |
Democratic | Tommy Schrader | 66,023 | 22.98 | |
Libertarian | Pepper Snyder | 19,828 | 6.90 | |
Total votes | 287,247 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 58 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Banks* | 158,927 | 64.7 | |
Democratic | Courtney Tritch | 86,610 | 35.3 | |
Total votes | 245,537 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Banks* | 220,989 | 67.8 | |
Democratic | Chip Coldiron | 104,762 | 32.2 | |
Total votes | 325,751 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Banks* | 131,252 | 65.3 | |
Democratic | Gary Snyder | 60,312 | 30.0 | |
Independent | Nathan Gotsch | 9,354 | 4.7 | |
Total votes | 200,918 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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