Michigan's 3rd congressional district

Michigan's 3rd congressional district
Michigan's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Justin Amash (R–Cascade Township)
Distribution
  • 68.54[1]% urban
  • 31.46% rural
Population (2016) 733,618[2]
Median income $57,926
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+6[3]

Michigan's 3rd congressional district is a United States Congressional district in Western Michigan. From 2003 to 2013 it consisted of the counties of Barry, Ionia, and all except the northwest portion of Kent. The district was extended to Battle Creek after redistricting in 2012.

The district is currently represented by Republican Justin Amash, one of the youngest members of the House. In the 2010 General Election, Amash, then a State Representative, defeated Democrat Pat Miles to take the seat he currently holds.

Major cities

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
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%

Formerly 5th Congressional District

From 1873 to 1993 the Congressional District that included Grand Rapids was numbered as Michigan's 5th. In 1993 it was renumbered the 3rd, and the 5th became the Congressional District that included Bay City.

History of 3rd congressional district

Prior to 1992 the 3rd congressional district largely consisted of Calhoun County the home of Battle Creek and Eaton County along with about half the area of Lansing, and Kalamazoo County, including the city of Kalamazoo, but not Portage and the adjacent south-ward township. With the 1992 redistricting the old 3rd district was split between the 6th congressional district, and the 7th congressional district with most of Lansing itself going to the 8th congressional district.

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Cong
ress		 Notes
District created March 4, 1843
James B. Hunt Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847		 28
29		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Kinsley S. Bingham Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851		 30
31		 [Data unknown/missing.]
James L. Conger Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853		 32 [Data unknown/missing.]
Samuel Clark Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 33 [Data unknown/missing.]
David S. Walbridge Republican March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1859		 34
35		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Francis William Kellogg Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863		 36
37		 Redistricted to the 4th district
John W. Longyear Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867		 38
39		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Austin Blair Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1873		 40
41
42		 [Data unknown/missing.]
George Willard Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877		 43
44		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Jonas H. McGowan Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1881		 45
46		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Edward S. Lacey Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1885		 47
48		 [Data unknown/missing.]
James O'Donnell Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1893		 49
50
51
52		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Julius C. Burrows Republican March 4, 1893 –
January 23, 1895		 53 Redistricted from the 4th district
Re-elected but then resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate
Vacant January 23, 1895 –
December 2, 1895		 54
Alfred Milnes Republican December 2, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 Elected to finish Burrows' term
Albert M. Todd Democratic[4] March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899		 55 [Data unknown/missing.]
Washington Gardner Republican March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1911		 56
57
58
59
60
61		 [Data unknown/missing.]
John M. C. Smith Republican March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1921		 62
63
64
65
66		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William H. Frankhauser Republican March 4, 1921 –
May 9, 1921		 67 Died
Vacant May 9, 1921 –
June 28, 1921
John M. C. Smith Republican June 28, 1921 –
March 30, 1923		 67
68		 First elected to finish Frankhauser's term
Died
Vacant March 30, 1923 –
June 19, 1923		 68
Arthur B. Williams Republican June 19, 1923 –
May 1, 1925		 68
69		 First elected to finish Smith's term
Died
Vacant May 1, 1925 –
August 18, 1925		 69
Joseph L. Hooper Republican August 18, 1925 –
February 22, 1934		 69
70
71
72
73		 First elected to finish Williams's term
Died
Vacant February 22, 1934 –
January 3, 1935		 73
Henry M. Kimball Republican January 3, 1935 –
October 19, 1935		 74 Died
Vacant October 19, 1935 –
December 17, 1935
Verner Main Republican December 17, 1935 –
January 3, 1937		 First elected to finish Kimball's term
Lost renomination
Paul W. Shafer Republican January 3, 1937 –
August 17, 1954		 75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83		 Died
Vacant August 17, 1954 –
January 3, 1955		 83
August E. Johansen Republican January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1965		 84
85
86
87
88		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Paul H. Todd, Jr. Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967		 89 [Data unknown/missing.]
Garry E. Brown Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1979		 90
91
92
94
95		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Howard Wolpe Democratic January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1993		 96
97
98
99
100
101
102		 Retired in an unsuccessful run for Governor of Michigan
Paul B. Henry Republican January 3, 1993 –
July 31, 1993		 103 Redistricted from the 5th district
Died
Vacant July 31, 1993 –
December 7, 1993
Vern Ehlers Republican December 7, 1993 –
January 3, 2011		 103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111		 Elected to finish Henry's term
Retired
Justin Amash Republican January 3, 2011 –
Present		 112
113
114
115		 First elected in 2010
Re-elected in 2012
Re-elected in 2014
Re-elected in 2016

Historical district boundaries

1993 - 2003
2003 - 2013

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ https://www2.census.gov/geo/relfiles/cdsld13/26/ur_cd_26.txt
  2. ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=26&cd=03
  3. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ 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.

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
  • "U.S. Representatives 1837-2003" (PDF). legislature.mi.gov. Michigan Legislature. Michigan Manual 2003-2004
  • 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

Coordinates: 42°43′12″N 85°14′14″W / 42.72000°N 85.23722°W / 42.72000; -85.23722

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