Michigan's 3rd congressional district | |||
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Population (2022) | 781,426 [2] | ||
Median household income | $72,574 [3] | ||
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Cook PVI | D+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.
Year | Results |
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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% |
Year | Office | Results |
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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] |
Prior to 1993, the 3rd congressional district largely consisted of Calhoun County and Eaton County, along with about half the area of Lansing, as well as 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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
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