Indiana's 3rd congressional district

Indiana's 3rd congressional district
Indiana's 3rd congressional district
	Indiana's 3rd congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative	Jim Banks; R–Columbia City
Area	3,239.8 sq mi (8,391 km2)
Distribution	65.14% urban; 34.86% rural;
Population (2023)	764,836
Median household; income	$65,351
Ethnicity	80.5% White; 6.7% Hispanic; 6.0% Black; 3.6% Two or more races; 2.6% Asian; 0.6% other;
Cook PVI	R+18

Indiana's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in Fort Wayne, the district takes in the northeastern part of the state. This district includes all of Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties, as well as northern Jay and northeast Kosciusko counties.

Recent representation

The district is currently represented by Republican Jim Banks, who succeeded fellow Republican Marlin Stutzman. Stutzman succeeded Mark Souder in a special election in 2010. Souder resigned after admitting his involvement in an affair with a married member of his congressional staff.

Congressman Marlin Stutzman announced he would not run for reelection and instead campaign for the Republican nomination to succeed retiring Senator Dan Coats. On May 12, 2015, Indiana State Senator Jim Banks announced his intention to run for Indiana's Third Congressional District.^[3] Another Indiana State Senator, Liz Brown,^[4] also announced she would seek the Republican nomination.^[5]

Partisan makeup

The district and its predecessors have typically been strongly Republican. It occasionally elected Democrats in the past, but the Democrats have not come close to winning it since 1994. Pockets of Democratic influence exist in Fort Wayne itself, which frequently elects Democratic mayors and occasionally sends Democrats to the state legislature. However, this is nowhere near enough to overcome the overwhelming Republican lean of the rest of the district.

Election results from presidential races

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	George W. Bush 66% – Al Gore 33%
2004	President	George W. Bush 68% – John Kerry 31%
2008	President	John McCain 56% – Barack Obama 43%
2012	President	Mitt Romney 62.5% – Barack Obama 35.7%
2016	President	Donald Trump 65.1% – Hillary Clinton 30.1%
2020	President	Donald Trump 63.9% – Joe Biden 34.0%

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
1	Adams	Decatur	36,068
3	Allen	Fort Wayne	391,449
9	Blackford	Hartford City	11,919
33	DeKalb	Auburn	43,731
69	Huntington	Huntington	36,834
75	Jay	Portland	20,198
85	Kosciusko	Warsaw	80,826
87	LaGrange	LaGrange	40,866
113	Noble	Albion	47,367
135	Randolph	Winchester	24,437
151	Steuben	Angola	34,725
179	Wells	Bluffton	28,335
183	Whitley	Columbia City	34,627

Cities of 10,000 or more people

Fort Wayne – 265,974
Huntington – 17,022
New Haven – 15,583
Auburn – 13,412
Bluffton – 10,308
Kendallville – 10,271

2,500 – 10,000 people

Decatur – 9,913
Columbia City – 9,892
Angola – 9,340
Huntertown – 9,141
Garrett – 6,542
Portland – 6,320
Hartford City – 6,086
Winchester – 4,843
Ligonier – 4,568
Berne – 4,173
Leo-Cedarville – 3,624
Union City – 3,454
Ossian – 3,266
Syracuse – 3,079
LaGrange – 2,715
Butler – 2,684

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District created March 4, 1823
John Test (Brookville)	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th	Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Lost re-election.	1823 – 1833 Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Henry, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Switzerland, Union, and Wayne
John Test (Brookville)	Anti- Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	18th 19th	Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Lost re-election.
Oliver H. Smith (Connersville)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	20th	Elected in 1826. Retired.
John Test (Lawrenceburg)	Anti- Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	21st	Elected in 1828. Lost re-election.
Johnathan McCarty (Connersville)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	22nd	Elected in 1831. Redistricted to the 5th district.
John Carr (Charlestown)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Retired.	1833 – 1843 [data missing]
William Graham (Vallonia)	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	25th	Elected in 1837. Lost re-election.
John Carr (Charlestown)	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	26th	Elected in 1839. Lost re-election.
Joseph L. White (Madison)	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election.
Thomas Smith (Versailles)	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Retired.	1843 – 1853 [data missing]
John L. Robinson (Rushville)	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853	30th 31st 32nd	Elected in 1847. Re-elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Retired.	1843 – 1853 [data missing]
Cyrus L. Dunham (Salem)	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1852. Lost re-election.	1853 – 1863 [data missing]
George G. Dunn (Bedford)	People's	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	Elected in 1854. Retired.
James Hughes (Bloomington)	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th	Elected in 1856. Lost re-election.
William M. Dunn (Madison)	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	36th 37th	Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Lost re-election.
Henry W. Harrington (Madison)	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Elected in 1862. Lost re-election.	1863 – 1873 [data missing]
Ralph Hill (Columbus)	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	39th	Elected in 1864. Retired.
Morton C. Hunter (Bloomington)	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869	40th	Elected in 1866. Retired.
William S. Holman (Aurora)	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875	41st 42nd 43rd	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Redistricted to the 5th district.
1873 – 1883 [data missing]			41st 42nd 43rd
	Michael C. Kerr (New Albany)	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – August 19, 1876	44th	Elected in 1874. Died.
	Vacant		August 19, 1876 – December 5, 1876
	Nathan T. Carr (Columbus)	Democratic	December 5, 1876 – March 3, 1877		Elected to finish Kerr's term. Was not candidate for full term.
	George A. Bicknell (New Albany)	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881	45th 46th	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Lost renomination.
	Strother M. Stockslager (Corydon)	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885	47th 48th	Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Lost renomination.
1883 – 1893 [data missing]				47th 48th	Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Lost renomination.
	Jonas G. Howard (Jeffersonville)	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th	Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Lost renomination.
	Jason B. Brown (Seymour)	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895	51st 52nd 53rd	Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost renomination.
1893 – 1903 [data missing]				51st 52nd 53rd
	Robert J. Tracewell (Corydon)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election.
	William T. Zenor (Corydon)	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1907	55th 56th 57th 58th 59th	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired.
1903 – 1913 [data missing]				55th 56th 57th 58th 59th
1903 – 1913 [data missing]	William E. Cox (Jasper)	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1919	60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election.
1913 – 1923 [data missing]				60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th
1913 – 1923 [data missing]	James W. Dunbar (New Albany)	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923	66th 67th	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired.
Frank Gardner (Scottsburg)	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929	68th 69th 70th	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Lost re-election.	1923 – 1933 [data missing]
James W. Dunbar (New Albany)	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931	71st	Elected in 1928. Lost re-election.
Eugene B. Crowe (Bedford)	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	72nd	Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 9th district.
Samuel B. Pettengill (South Bend)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	73rd 74th 75th	Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Retired.	1933 – 1943 [data missing]
Robert A. Grant (South Bend)	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1949	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election.	1933 – 1943 [data missing]
1943 – 1953 [data missing]			76th 77th 78th 79th 80th
	Thurman C. Crook (South Bend)	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	81st	Elected in 1948. Lost re-election.
	Shepard Crumpacker (South Bend)	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1957	82nd 83rd 84th	Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Retired.
1953 – 1963 [data missing]				82nd 83rd 84th
	F. Jay Nimtz (South Bend)	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959	85th	Elected in 1956. Lost re-election.
	John Brademas (South Bend)	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1981	86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th	Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election.
1963 – 1973 [data missing]
1973 – 1983 [data missing]
1973 – 1983 [data missing]	John P. Hiler (La Porte)	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991	97th 98th 99th 100th 101st	Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Lost re-election.
1983 – 1993 [data missing]				97th 98th 99th 100th 101st
1983 – 1993 [data missing]	Tim Roemer (South Bend)	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2003	102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired.
1993 – 2003 [data missing]				102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th
Mark Souder (Fort Wayne)	Republican	January 3, 2003 – May 21, 2010	108th 109th 110th 111th	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Resigned.	2003 – 2013 [data missing]
Vacant		May 21, 2010 – November 16, 2010	111th
Marlin Stutzman (Howe)	Republican	November 16, 2010 – January 3, 2017	111th 112th 113th 114th	Elected to finish Souder's term. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Marlin Stutzman (Howe)	Republican	November 16, 2010 – January 3, 2017	111th 112th 113th 114th		2013 – 2023
Jim Banks (Columbia City)	Republican	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Retiring at end of term to run for U.S. Senator.	2013 – 2023
Jim Banks (Columbia City)	Republican	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th		2023 – present
Marlin Stutzman (elect) (Howe)	Republican	January 3, 2025		Elected in 2024.

Composition

As of 2013.

#	County	Seat	Population
1	Adams	Decatur	35,491
2	Allen	Fort Wayne	377,872
5	Blackford	Hartford City	12,766
17	DeKalb	Auburn	40,285
35	Huntington	Huntington	37,124
38	Jay	Portland	21,253
43	Kosciusko	Warsaw	77,358
44	LaGrange	LaGrange	37,128
57	Noble	Albion	47,536
76	Steuben	Angola	34,185
90	Wells	Bluffton	27,636
92	Whitley	Columbia City	33,292

5 Blackford County exists in both the 3rd and 5th congressional districts. One city, Montpelier, exists in the 3rd congressional district; and one city, Hartford City, exists in the 5th congressional district. One township, Harrison, exists in the 3rd congressional district; and three townships, Washington, Licking, and Jackson, exist in the 5th congressional district.
64 Kosciusko County exists in both the 2nd and 3rd congressional districts. Half of one city, Warsaw, exists in the 2nd and 3rd congressional districts; twelve townships, Clay, Etna, Franklin, Harrison, Jefferson, Lake, Plain, Prairie, Scott, Seward, Turkey Creek, Van Buren exist in the 2nd congressional district; and three townships, Jackson, Washington, and Wayne, exist in the 3rd congressional district. They are partitioned by Indiana S 1000 W35, North 200W and West 700N.

Cities of 10,000 or more people

(2010 census)

Fort Wayne – 253,691
New Haven – 15,709
Huntington – 17,391
Wabash – 10,666
Warsaw – 13,559
Auburn – 13,086

2,500 – 10,000 people

(2010 census)

Berne – 3,999
Decatur – 9,405
Huntertown – 4,810
Leo-Cedarville – 3,603
Hartford City – 6,220
Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana – 2,684
Garett, DeKalb County, Indiana – 6,286
Grant Township – 3,245
Jackson Township – 3,064
Portland – 6,161
LaGrange – 2,625
Kendallville – 9,862
Ligonier – 4,405
Angola – 8,612
Bluffton – 9,897
Ossian – 3,289
Columbia City – 8,750

Election results

2002

Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Souder	92,566	63.14
	Democratic	Jay Rigdon	50,509	34.45
	Libertarian	Michael Donlan	3,531	2.41
Total votes			146,606	100.00
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

2004

Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Souder*	171,389	69.21
	Democratic	Maria M. Parra	76,232	30.79
Total votes			247,621	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2006

Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Souder*	95,421	54.29
	Democratic	Thomas Hayhurst	80,357	45.71
Total votes			175,778	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2008

Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Souder*	155,693	55.04
	Democratic	Mike Montagano	112,309	39.66
	Libertarian	Bill Larsen	14,877	5.30
Total votes			282,879	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2010

Indiana's 3rd Congressional District special election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marlin Stutzman	115,415	62.65
	Democratic	Thomas Hayhurst	60,880	33.05
	Libertarian	Scott W. Wise	7,914	4.30
Total votes			184,209	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

Indiana's 3rd Congressional District general election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marlin Stutzman*	116,140	62.76
	Democratic	Thomas Hayhurst	61,267	33.11
	Libertarian	Scott W. Wise	7,631	4.12
	No party	Others	11	0.01
Total votes			185,049	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2012

Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marlin Stutzman*	187,872	67.04
	Democratic	Kevin Boyd	92,363	32.96
Total votes			280,235	100.00
Turnout				60
	Republican hold

2014

Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marlin Stutzman*	102,889	69.15
	Democratic	Justin Kuhnle	39,771	26.73
	Libertarian	Scott Wise	6,133	4.12
Total votes			148,793	100.00
Turnout				31
	Republican hold

2016

Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Banks	201,396	70.11
	Democratic	Tommy Schrader	66,023	22.98
	Libertarian	Pepper Snyder	19,828	6.90
Total votes			287,247	100.00
Turnout				58
	Republican hold

2018

Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election (2018)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Banks*	158,927	64.7
	Democratic	Courtney Tritch	86,610	35.3
Total votes			245,537	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

Indiana's 3rd congressional district, 2020^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Banks*	220,989	67.8
	Democratic	Chip Coldiron	104,762	32.2
Total votes			325,751	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

Indiana's 3rd congressional district, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Banks*	131,252	65.3
	Democratic	Gary Snyder	60,312	30.0
	Independent	Nathan Gotsch	9,354	4.7
Total votes			200,918	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

References

^ "My Congressional District".
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "Banks announces candidacy for Congress | Local | Journal Gazette". Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
^ Liz Brown
^ "Liz Brown | Liz Brown for Indiana State Senate". Lizbrown.us. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ "Indiana Election Results November 3, 2020". Indiana Election Division. Retrieved November 26, 2020.

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

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Maine's 3rd congressional district	Home district of the speaker of the House December 6, 1875 – August 19, 1876	Succeeded by Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district

External links

Rep. Jim Banks's official House of Representatives website

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[1] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-2] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[3] "Banks announces candidacy for Congress | Local | Journal Gazette". Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2015.

[4] Liz Brown

[5] "Liz Brown | Liz Brown for Indiana State Senate". Lizbrown.us. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

[INgenr-6] "Indiana Election Results November 3, 2020". Indiana Election Division. Retrieved November 26, 2020.

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Recent representation

Partisan makeup

Election results from presidential races

Composition

Cities of 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

List of members representing the district

Composition

Cities of 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

Election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

Historical district boundaries

See also

References

External links