Michigan's 3rd congressional district

Michigan's 3rd congressional district
Michigan's 3rd congressional district
	Michigan's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Justin Amash; L–Cascade Township
Distribution	31.46% rural;
Population (2018)	749,975
Median household; income	$58,999
Ethnicity	84.2% White; 7.98% Black; 6.89% Hispanic; 0.3% Native American;
Cook PVI	R+6

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, including the city of Grand Rapids. The district was extended to Battle Creek after redistricting in 2012.

The district is currently represented by Justin Amash, a Libertarian. He was first elected in the 2010 General Election, and until July 2019, was a member of the Republican Party. From July 2019 to April 2020, Amash served as an Independent. Since April 2020, Amash has been the only Libertarian member of the House.

Major cities

Recent election results in statewide races

Year	Office	Winner & margin
1992	President	George H.W. Bush 46 – 34%
1996	President	Bob Dole 53 – 39%
2000	President	George W. Bush 60 – 38%
2004	President	George W. Bush 59 – 40%
2008	President	John McCain 49 – 48%
2012	President	Mitt Romney 53 – 46%
2016	President	Donald Trump 52 – 42%

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 members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District created		March 4, 1843
James B. Hunt	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	[data missing]	1843–1853 [data missing]
Kinsley S. Bingham	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	30th 31st	[data missing]
James L. Conger	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	[data missing]
Samuel Clark	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	[data missing]	1853–1863 [data missing]
David S. Walbridge	Republican	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859	34th 35th	[data missing]
Francis William Kellogg	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	36th 37th	[data missing] Redistricted to the 4th district.
John W. Longyear	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	38th 39th	[data missing]	1863–1873 [data missing]
Austin Blair	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873	40th 41st 42nd	[data missing]	1863–1873 [data missing]
George Willard	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	43rd 44th	[data missing]	1873–1883 [data missing]
Jonas H. McGowan	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881	45th 46th	[data missing]
Edward S. Lacey	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885	47th 48th	[data missing]
Edward S. Lacey	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885	47th 48th	[data missing]	1883–1893 [data missing]
James O'Donnell	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893	49th 50th 51st 52nd	[data missing]	1883–1893 [data missing]
Julius C. Burrows	Republican	March 4, 1893 – January 23, 1895	53rd	Redistricted from the 4th district. Re-elected but resigned when elected U.S. Senator.	1893–1903 [data missing]
Vacant		January 23, 1895 – December 2, 1895
Alfred Milnes	Republican	December 2, 1895 – March 3, 1897		Elected to finish Burrows's term. [data missing]
Albert M. Todd	Democratic^[5]	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th	[data missing]
Washington Gardner	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911	56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st	[data missing]
Washington Gardner	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911	56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st	[data missing]	1913–1933 [data missing]
John M. C. Smith	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921	62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th	Elected in 1910. Retired.
William H. Frankhauser	Republican	March 4, 1921 – May 9, 1921	67th	Elected in 1920. Died.
Vacant		May 9, 1921 – June 28, 1921	67th
John M. C. Smith	Republican	June 28, 1921 – March 30, 1923	67th 68th	Elected to finish Frankhauser's term. Died.
Vacant		March 30, 1923 – June 19, 1923	68th
Arthur B. Williams	Republican	June 19, 1923 – May 1, 1925	68th 69th	Elected to finish Smith's term. Died.
Vacant		May 1, 1925 – August 18, 1925	69th
Joseph L. Hooper	Republican	August 18, 1925 – February 22, 1934	69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	Elected to finish Williams's term. Died.
Joseph L. Hooper	Republican	August 18, 1925 – February 22, 1934	69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	Elected to finish Williams's term. Died.	1933–1943 [data missing]
Vacant		February 22, 1934 – January 3, 1935	73rd
Henry M. Kimball	Republican	January 3, 1935 – October 19, 1935	74th	[data missing] Died.
Vacant		October 19, 1935 – December 17, 1935
Verner Main	Republican	December 17, 1935 – January 3, 1937		Elected to finish Kimball's term. Lost renomination.
Paul W. Shafer	Republican	January 3, 1937 – August 17, 1954	75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd	[data missing] Died.
					1943–1953 [data missing]
					1953–1963 [data missing]
Vacant		August 17, 1954 – January 3, 1955	83rd
August E. Johansen	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965	84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	[data missing]
August E. Johansen	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965	84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	[data missing]	1963–1973 [data missing]
Paul H. Todd Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	[data missing]
Garry E. Brown	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1979	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th	[data missing]
Garry E. Brown	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1979	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th	[data missing]	1973–1983 [data missing]
Howard Wolpe	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	[data missing] Retired to run for Governor of Michigan.	1973–1983 [data missing]
Howard Wolpe	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	[data missing] Retired to run for Governor of Michigan.	1983–1993 [data missing]
Paul B. Henry	Republican	January 3, 1993 – July 31, 1993	103rd	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1992. Died.	1993–2003
Vacant		July 31, 1993 – December 7, 1993	103rd
Vern Ehlers	Republican	December 7, 1993 – January 3, 2011	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th	Elected to finish Henry's term. 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. Re-elected in 2008. Retired.
Vern Ehlers	Republican	December 7, 1993 – January 3, 2011	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th		2003–2013
Justin Amash	Republican	January 3, 2011 – July 4, 2019	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018.	2003–2013
	Republican	January 3, 2011 – July 4, 2019			2013–present
	Independent	July 4, 2019 – April 28, 2020
	Libertarian	April 28, 2020 – present

Notes

^ MICHIGAN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS BY URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION AND LAND AREA
^ "My Congressional District".
^ "My Congressional District".
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ 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

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[1] MICHIGAN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS BY URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION AND LAND AREA

[2] "My Congressional District".

[3] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-4] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[Todd-5] 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.

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