Minnesota's 3rd congressional district

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Minnesota's 3rd congressional district
Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in the Twin Cities (since 2023).svg
Minnesota's 3rd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023, with Hennepin County highlighted in red
Representative
Area468 [1]  sq mi (1,210 km2)
Distribution
  • 95.57% urban [2]
  • 4.43% rural
Population (2023)699,786 [3]
Median household
income
$101,791 [4]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+8 [5]
External image
Searchtool.svg THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a useful representation of the 3rd CD's borders, based on Google Maps.

Minnesota's 3rd congressional district encompasses the suburbs of Hennepin and Anoka counties to the west, south, and north of Minneapolis. The district, which is mostly suburban in character, includes a few farming communities on its far western edge and also inner-ring suburban areas on its eastern edge. The district includes the blue collar cities of Brooklyn Park and Coon Rapids to the north-east, middle-income Bloomington to the south, and higher-income Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Minnetonka, and Wayzata to the west. Democrat Dean Phillips currently represents the district in the U.S. House of Representatives, after defeating incumbent Republican Erik Paulsen in the 2018 midterm elections.

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The 3rd congressional district has the highest median household income out of Minnesota's congressional districts, with a median household income of $100,867, compared to the state average of $74,593. 12 percent of residents of the 3rd congressional district are immigrants; the largest countries of origin being India, Mexico, Laos, Liberia, and Vietnam. The largest immigrant populations in the district are concentrated in Brooklyn Park, one of the most culturally diverse cities in Minnesota, as well as in Eden Prairie and Bloomington. [6]

The 2024 election was between Republican Tad Jude and Democrat Kelly Morrison. It was described as "decidedly low-keyed", notable for a lack of attack ads or advertising in general. [7]

Recent statewide election results

YearOfficeResultsParty
2000 President Bush 50 - 46% Republican
2004 President Bush 51 - 48% Republican
2008 President Obama 52 - 46% Democratic
2012 President Obama 49.6 - 48.8% Democratic
2016 President Clinton 50.8 - 41.4% Democratic
2018 Senate Klobuchar 62.3 - 34.7% Democratic
2020 President Biden 58.7 - 39.2% Democratic
2022 Governor Tim Walz 59.2 - 38.13% [8] Democratic


Composition

#CountySeatPopulation
3 Anoka Anoka 372,441
53 Hennepin Minneapolis 1,258,713

Cities and townships of 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
District created March 4, 1873
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John T. Averill
(St. Paul)
Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
43rd Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1872.
Retired.
1873–1883
[ data missing ]
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William S. King
(Minneapolis)
Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877
44th Elected in 1874.
Retired.
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Jacob H. Stewart
(St. Paul)
Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879
45th Elected in 1876.
Retired.
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William D. Washburn
(Minneapolis)
Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
46th
47th
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the 4th district .
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Horace B. Strait
(Shakopee)
Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887
48th
49th
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.
1883–1893
Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Goodhue, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Rice, Scott, and Swift
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John L. MacDonald
(Shakopee)
Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889
50th Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.
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Darwin Hall
(Stewart)
Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891
51st Elected in 1888.
Lost re-election.
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Osee M. Hall
(Red Wing)
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895
52nd
53rd
Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.
1893–1903
Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Rice, Scott, and Sibley
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Joel Heatwole
(Northfield)
Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1903
54th
55th
56th
57th
Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Retired.
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Charles Russell Davis
(St. Paul)
Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1925
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-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.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Lost renomination.
1903–1915
[ data missing ]
1915–1933
Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley, and Washington
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August H. Andresen
(Red Wing)
Republican March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1933
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election.
District inactiveMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
73rd All representatives elected at-large
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Ernest Lundeen
(Minneapolis)
Farmer–Labor January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
74th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1934.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
1935–1963
Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, and Washington; parts of Hennepin
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Henry Teigan
(Minneapolis)
Farmer–Labor January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
75th Elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.
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John G. Alexander
(Minneapolis)
Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941
76th Elected in 1938.
Lost renomination.
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Richard Pillsbury Gale

(Mound)

Republican January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1945
77th
78th
Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.
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William Gallagher
(Minneapolis)
Democratic (DFL) January 3, 1945 –
August 13, 1946
79th Elected in 1944.
Died.
VacantAugust 13, 1946 –
January 3, 1947
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George MacKinnon
(Minneapolis)
Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
80th Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.
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Roy Wier
(Minneapolis)
Democratic (DFL) January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1961
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Lost re-election.
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Clark MacGregor
(Plymouth)
Republican January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1971
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
1963–1973
Anoka; parts of Hennepin
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Bill Frenzel
(Golden Valley)
Republican January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1991
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
Elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-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.
Retired.
1973–1983
[ data missing ]
1983–1993
Parts of Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, and Scott
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Jim Ramstad
(Minnetonka)
Republican January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 2009
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
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.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired.
1993–1995
Parts of Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, and Washington
1995–2003
Parts of Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, and Wright
2003–2013
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Parts of Anoka and Hennepin
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Erik Paulsen
(Eden Prairie)
Republican January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2019
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Lost re-election.
2013–2023
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Parts of Anoka, Carver, and Hennepin
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Dean Phillips
(Plymouth)
Democratic (DFL) January 3, 2019 –
present
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Retired to run for U.S. President.
2023–present
Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in the Twin Cities (since 2023).svg
Parts of Anoka and Hennepin
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Kelly Morrison (elect)
(Deephaven)
Democratic (DFL) January 3, 2025 Elected in 2024.

Recent election results

Graph of election results in Minnesota's 3rd congressional district

2022

Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL) Dean Phillips (Incumbent) 198,883 [8] 59.56%
Republican Tom Weiler134,797 [8] 40.37%

2020

Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL) Dean Phillips (Incumbent) 246,666 55.61%
Republican Kendall Qualls196,62544.32%

2018

Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL) Dean Phillips 202,402 55.61%
Republican Erik Paulsen (Incumbent)160,83844.19%

2016

Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Erik Paulsen (Incumbent) 233,075 56.9%
Democratic (DFL) Terri Bonoff 169,23843.1%

2014

Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Erik Paulsen (Incumbent) 167,515 62.1
Democratic (DFL) Sharon Sund101,84637.8

2012

Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Erik Paulsen (Incumbent) 222,335 58.10
Democratic (DFL) Brian Barnes159,93741.79
Write-in 4330.11
Total votes382,705 100.0

2010

Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Erik Paulsen (Incumbent) 161,177 58.8
Democratic (DFL) Jim Meffert 100,24036.6
Independence Jon Oleson12,5084.6

2008

Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Erik Paulsen 179,032 48.5
Democratic (DFL) Ashwin Madia150,86340.9
Independence David Dillon38,98710.6

2006

Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) 184,355 64.9
Democratic (DFL) Wendy Wilde 99,59935.0

2004

Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) 231,871 64.7
Democratic (DFL) Deborah Watts 126,66535.3

2002

Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) 213,334 72.0
Democratic (DFL) Darryl Stanton82,57527.9

2000

Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) 222,571 67.6
Democratic (DFL) Sue Schuff98,21929.9
Libertarian Bob Odden5,3021.6
Constitution Arne Niska2,9700.9

Historical district boundaries

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2003–2013
2013-2023 Minnesota US Congressional District 3 (since 2013).tif
2013–2023

See also

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