Minnesota's 3rd congressional district
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| Current Representative | Erik Paulsen (R) | |
| Area | 468[1] mi² (1212 km²) | |
| Distribution | 96% urban, 4% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 614,935[2] | |
| Median income | $63,816 | |
| Ethnicity | 89.5% White, 3.8% Black, 4% Asian, 1.8% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 0.7% other | |
| Cook PVI | EVEN | |
Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District is one of the most affluent in the state, encompassing the suburbs of Hennepin County to the north, west, and south of Minneapolis. With blue collar Brooklyn Park and Coon Rapids to the north, middle-income Bloomington to the south, and higher-income Eden Prairie, Edina, Maple Grove, Plymouth and Wayzata to the West, it features a mixed characteristic. The district leans slightly Republican with a CPVI of EVEN.[3] People of the district voted for Barack Obama in 2008, but with only 53% of the votes cast. On September 17, 2007 Ramstad announced he would not seek reelection in 2008.[4] On November 4, 2008, Erik Paulsen defeated Ashwin Madia to replace Jim Ramstad.[5]
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[edit] Historical Representation
| Congress | Representative | Party |
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| 43rd (1873–1875) | John T. Averill | Republican |
| 44th (1875–1877) | William S. King | Republican |
| 45th (1877–1879) | Jacob H. Stewart | Republican |
| 46th-47th (1879–1883) | William D. Washburn | Republican |
| 48th-49th (1883–1887) | Horace B. Strait | Republican |
| 50th (1887–1889) | John L. MacDonald | Democratic |
| 51st (1889–1891) | Darwin Hall | Republican |
| 52nd-53rd (1891–1895) | Osee M. Hall | Democratic |
| 54th-57th (1895–1903) | Joel Heatwole | Republican |
| 58th-68th (1903–1925) | Charles Russell Davis | Republican |
| 69th-72nd (1925–1933) | August H. Andresen | Republican |
| 73rd (1933–1935) | Theodore Christianson | Republican |
| 74th (1935–1937) | Ernest Lundeen | Farmer-Labor |
| 75th (1937–1939) | Henry Teigan | Farmer-Labor |
| 76th (1939–1941) | John G. Alexander | Republican |
| 77th-78th (1941–1945) | Richard Pillsbury Gale | Republican |
| 79th (1945–1947) | William Gallagher | Democratic |
| 80th (1947–1949) | George MacKinnon | Republican |
| 81st-86th (1949–1961) | Roy Wier | Democratic |
| 87th-91st (1961–1971) | Clark MacGregor | Republican |
| 92nd-101st (1971–1991) | Bill Frenzel | Republican |
| 102nd-110th (1991–2009) | Jim Ramstad | Republican |
| 111th (2009-) | Erik Paulsen | Republican |
[edit] Elections
[edit] 2008
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2008
| 2008 Third Congressional District of Minnesota Elections | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Erik Paulsen | 179,032 | 48.5 | - | |
| Democratic | Ashwin Madia | 150,863 | 40.9 | - | |
| Independence | David Dillon | 38,987 | 10.6 | - | |
[edit] 2006
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2006
| 2006 Third Congressional District of Minnesota Elections | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jim Ramstad | 184,355 | 65 | - | |
| Democratic | Wendy Wilde | 99,599 | 35 | - | |
[edit] 2004
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2004
| 2004 Third Congressional District of Minnesota Elections | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jim Ramstad | 231,872 | 65 | -7 | |
| Democratic | Deborah Watts | 126,670 | 35 | - | |
[edit] 2002
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2002
| 2002 Third Congressional District of Minnesota Elections | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jim Ramstad | 213,355 | 72 | - | |
| Democratic | Darryl Stanton | 82,587 | 28 | - | |
[edit] References
- ^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area". US Census Bureau. 2000. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cd109th/MN/ur_c9_27.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ "Fast Facts". US Census Bureau. 2000. http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US2703&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US27%7C50000US2702&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US2703&_cityTown=&_state=04000US27&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry=. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 111th Congress, Arranged by State/District". The Cook Political Report. 2009-04-10. http://www.cookpolitical.com/sites/default/files/pvistate.pdf.
- ^ Fred Frommer, Fred (2007-09-17). "Ramstad announces his retirement from Congress". Minnesota Public Radio. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/09/17/ramstad/. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- ^ "Election results: Minnesota: U.S. House". Minnesota Public Radio. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/2008/campaign/results/mn/ushouse.php. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
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