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Indiana's 3rd congressional district
Indiana's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Marlin Stutzman R–Howe
Area	3,239.8 sq mi (8,391 km)
Distribution	65.14% urban 34.86% rural
Population (2000)	675,457
Median household income	44,013
Ethnicity	89.4% White 5.6% Black 4.5% Hispanic 2.4% other 1% Asian 0.3% Native American
Cook PVI	R+13

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.

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

Presidential Election Results

In 2008, John McCain defeated Barack Obama 56-43% in the district. George W. Bush defeated John Kerry 68-31% four years earlier.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1823
John Test	Jacksonian Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825	[data missing]
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1827
Oliver H. Smith	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 4, 1829	[data missing]
John Test	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1831	[data missing]
Johnathan McCarty	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1833	Redistricted to the 5th district.
John Carr	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837	Redistricted from the 2nd district. [data missing]
William Graham	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1839	[data missing]
John Carr	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1841	[data missing]
Joseph L. White	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843	[data missing]
Thomas Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1847	[data missing]
John L. Robinson	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1853	[data missing]
Cyrus L. Dunham	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855	Redistricted from the 2nd district. [data missing]
George G. Dunn	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857	[data missing]
James Hughes	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859	[data missing]
William M. Dunn	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1863	[data missing]
Henry W. Harrington	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865	[data missing]
Ralph Hill	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1867	[data missing]
Morton C. Hunter	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1869	[data missing]
William S. Holman	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1875	Redistricted from the 4th district. Redistricted to the 5th district.
Michael C. Kerr	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – August 19, 1876	Died.
Vacant		August 19, 1876 – December 5, 1876
Nathan T. Carr	Democratic	December 5, 1876 – March 4, 1877	[data missing]
George A. Bicknell	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881	[data missing]
Strother M. Stockslager	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1885	[data missing]
Jonas G. Howard	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889	[data missing]
Jason B. Brown	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1895	[data missing]
Robert J. Tracewell	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897	[data missing]
William T. Zenor	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1907	[data missing]
William E. Cox	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1919	[data missing]
James W. Dunbar	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1923	[data missing]
Frank Gardner	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1929	[data missing]
James W. Dunbar	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931	[data missing]
Eugene B. Crowe	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933	Redistricted to the 9th district.
Samuel B. Pettengill	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	Redistricted from the 13th district. [data missing]
Robert A. Grant	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1949	[data missing]
Thurman C. Crook	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	[data missing]
Shepard J. Crumpacker, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1957	[data missing]
F. Jay Nimtz	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959	[data missing]
John Brademas	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1981	[data missing]
John P. Hiler	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991	[data missing]
Timothy J. Roemer	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2003	[data missing]
Mark Souder	Republican	January 3, 2003 – May 21, 2010	Redistricted from the 4th district. Resigned.
Vacant		May 21, 2010 – November 16, 2010	[data missing]
Marlin Stutzman	Republican	November 16, 2010 – Present	First elected to finish Souder's term and to the next term. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014.

Election Results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

Historical district boundaries

See also

• Indiana's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• United States Congressman Mark Souder (R-IN) Official House site

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