Michigan's 3rd congressional district
U.S. House district for Michigan
Michigan's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Michigan. The district is in the middle of the state. The cities in the district are Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, Ionia, Hastings, Lowell. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Republican Party Peter Meijer. Justin Amash represented the district before Meijer and was the first and only member of the Libertarian Party to be in the House of Representatives.
| Michigan's 3rd congressional district | |||
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 Michigan's 3rd congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 752,287[2] | ||
| Median household income | $64,919[2] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+6[3] | ||
Election historyEdit
| Year | Office | Winner & margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2018 | Senate | James 51 – 47% |
| 2018 | Governor | Schuette 49 – 48% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 51 – 47% |
| 2020 | Senate | James 53 – 45% |
2012Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin Amash (incumbent) | 171,675 | 52.6 | |
| Democratic | Steve Pestka | 144,108 | 44.2 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Gelineau | 10,498 | 3.2 | |
| Independent | Steven Butler (write-in) | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 326,283 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin Amash (incumbent) | 125,754 | 57.9 | |
| Democratic | Bob Goodrich | 84,720 | 39.0 | |
| Green | Tonya Duncan | 6,691 | 3.1 | |
| Total votes | 217,165 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin Amash (incumbent) | 203,545 | 59.5 | |
| Democratic | Douglas Smith | 128,400 | 37.5 | |
| Constitution | Ted Gerrard | 10,420 | 3.0 | |
| Total votes | 342,365 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin Amash (incumbent) | 169,107 | 54.4 | |
| Democratic | Cathy Albro | 134,185 | 43.2 | |
| Constitution | Ted Gerrard | 7,445 | 2.4 | |
| Independent | Joe Farrington (write-in) | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 310,740 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Meijer | 213,649 | 53.0 | |
| Democratic | Hillary Scholten | 189,769 | 47.0 | |
| Independent | Richard Fuentes (write-in) | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 403,419 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Libertarian | ||||
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ MICHIGAN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS BY URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION AND LAND AREA
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "My Congressional District".
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ https://www.politico.com/2012-election/results/house/michigan
- ↑ https://mielections.us/election/results/14GEN/
- ↑ "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ↑ https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/michigan/
- ↑ "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.