Minnesota's 3rd congressional district

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, 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.

Minnesota's 3rd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023, with Hennepin County highlighted in red
Representative
  Dean Phillips
DFL–Plymouth
Area468[1] sq mi (1,210 km2)
Distribution
  • 95.57% urban[2]
  • 4.43% rural
Population (2022)700,754[3]
Median household
income		$100,867[4]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+8[5]
External image
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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]

Recent statewide election results
Year Office Results Party
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%[7] Democratic


List of members representing the district
Member Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history District location
District created March 4, 1873

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]

William S. King
(Minneapolis)		 Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		 44th Elected in 1874.
Retired.

Jacob H. Stewart
(St. Paul)		 Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879		 45th Elected in 1876.
Retired.

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.

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

John L. MacDonald
(Shakopee)		 Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889		 50th Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.

Darwin Hall
(Stewart)		 Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891		 51st Elected in 1888.
Lost re-election.

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

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.

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

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 inactive March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935		 73rd All representatives elected at-large

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

Henry Teigan
(Minneapolis)		 Farmer–Labor January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939		 75th Elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.

John G. Alexander
(Minneapolis)		 Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941		 76th Elected in 1938.
Lost renomination.

Richard Pillsbury Gale

(Mound)

 Republican January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1945		 77th
78th		 Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.

William Gallagher
(Minneapolis)		 Democratic (DFL) January 3, 1945 –
August 13, 1946		 79th Elected in 1944.
Died.
Vacant August 13, 1946 –
January 3, 1947

George MacKinnon
(Minneapolis)		 Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949		 80th Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.

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.

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

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

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

Parts of Anoka and Hennepin

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

Parts of Anoka, Carver, and Hennepin

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

Parts of Anoka and Hennepin

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

2022
Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Dean Phillips (Incumbent) 198,883[7] 59.56%
Republican Tom Weiler 134,797[7] 40.37%

2020
Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections
Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Dean Phillips (Incumbent) 246,666 55.61%
Republican Kendall Qualls 196,625 44.32%

2018
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2018
Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Dean Phillips 202,402 55.61%
Republican Erik Paulsen (Incumbent) 160,838 44.19%

2016
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2016
See also: Erik Paulsen § Elections
See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2016 § District 3
Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erik Paulsen (Incumbent) 233,075 56.9%
Democratic (DFL) Terri Bonoff 169,238 43.1%

2014
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2014
Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erik Paulsen (Incumbent) 167,515 62.1
Democratic (DFL) Sharon Sund 101,846 37.8
See also: Erik Paulsen § Elections
See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2014 § District 3

2012
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2012
Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erik Paulsen (Incumbent) 222,335 58.10
Democratic (DFL) Brian Barnes 159,937 41.79
Write-in 433 0.11
Total votes 382,705 100.0
See also: Erik Paulsen § Elections

2010
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2010
Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erik Paulsen (Incumbent) 161,177 58.8
Democratic (DFL) Jim Meffert 100,240 36.6
Independence Jon Oleson 12,508 4.6

2008
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2008
Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erik Paulsen 179,032 48.5
Democratic (DFL) Ashwin Madia 150,863 40.9
Independence David Dillon 38,987 10.6

2006
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2006
Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) 184,355 64.9
Democratic (DFL) Wendy Wilde 99,599 35.0

2004
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2004
Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) 231,871 64.7
Democratic (DFL) Deborah Watts 126,665 35.3

2002
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2002
Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) 213,334 72.0
Democratic (DFL) Darryl Stanton 82,575 27.9

2000
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2000
Third Congressional District of Minnesota Election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) 222,571 67.6
Democratic (DFL) Sue Schuff 98,219 29.9
Libertarian Bob Odden 5,302 1.6
Constitution Arne Niska 2,970 0.9

Historical district boundaries
2003–2013
2013–2023

See also

References
  1. "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
  2. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Geography. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  3. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  4. "My Congressional District".
  5. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  6. "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  7. "State & Federal Results in Congressional District 3". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

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