Indiana's 3rd congressional district

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.

The district is currently represented by Republican Marlin Stutzman, who succeeded fellow Republican Jim Banks after the latter retired to run for Senate in 2024. Stutzman previously held in the same district from 2010 to 2017.

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.

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentMcCain 55% - 43%2012 PresidentRomney 63% - 37%2016 PresidentTrump 64% - 30% SenateYoung 58% - 35% GovernorHolcomb 59% - 37% Attorney GeneralHill 72% - 28%2018 SenateBraun 59% - 37%2020 PresidentTrump 64% - 34% GovernorHolcomb 62% - 24% Attorney GeneralRokita 66% - 34%2022 SenateYoung 67% - 30% TreasurerElliott 68% - 32% AuditorKlutz 68% - 29% Secretary of StateMorales 63% - 33%2024 PresidentTrump 65% - 34% SenateBanks 66% - 32% GovernorBraun 60% - 34% Attorney GeneralRokita 65% - 35%

Composition For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and townships:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST18/CD119_IN09.pdf

Adams County (12)

All 12 townships

Allen County (20)

All 20 townships

Blackford County (4)

All four townships

DeKalb County (15)

All 15 townships

Huntington County (12)

All 12 townships

Kosciusko County (4)

Tippecanoe, Turkey Creek, Washington, Wayne (part, also 2nd)

Jay County (12)

All 12 townships

LaGrange County (11)

All 11 townships

Noble County (13)

All 13 townships

Randolph County (7)

Franklin, Green, Jackson, Monroe, Ward, Wayne (part, also 6th; includes Union City), White River (part, also 6th; includes Winchester)

Steuben County (12)

All 12 townships

Wells County (9)

All nine townships

Whitley County (9)

All nine townships

List of members representing the district Member Party Years Congress Electoral history Location District created March 4, 1823 John Test Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –March 3, 1825 Elected in 1822.Re-elected in 1824.Lost re-election. 1823 – 1833Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Henry, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Switzerland, Union, and Wayne Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –March 3, 1827 Oliver H. Smith Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –March 3, 1829 Elected in 1826.Retired. John Test Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –March 3, 1831 Elected in 1828.Lost re-election. Johnathan McCarty Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –March 3, 1833 Elected in 1831.Redistricted to the . John Carr Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –March 3, 1837 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1833.Re-elected in 1835.Retired. 1833 – 1843 William Graham Whig March 4, 1837 –March 3, 1839 Elected in 1837.Lost re-election. John Carr Democratic March 4, 1839 –March 3, 1841 Elected in 1839.Lost re-election. Joseph L. White Whig March 4, 1841 –March 3, 1843 Elected in 1841.Redistricted to the and lost re-election. Thomas Smith Democratic March 4, 1843 –March 3, 1847 Elected in 1843.Re-elected in 1845.Retired. 1843 – 1853 John L. Robinson Democratic March 4, 1847 –March 3, 1853 Elected in 1847.Re-elected in 1849.Re-elected in 1851.Retired. Cyrus L. Dunham Democratic March 4, 1853 –March 3, 1855 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1852.Lost re-election. 1853 – 1863 George G. Dunn People's March 4, 1855 –March 3, 1857 Elected in 1854.Retired. James Hughes Democratic March 4, 1857 –March 3, 1859 Elected in 1856.Lost re-election. William M. Dunn Republican March 4, 1859 –March 3, 1863 Elected in 1858.Re-elected in 1860.Lost re-election. Henry W. Harrington Democratic March 4, 1863 –March 3, 1865 Elected in 1862.Lost re-election. 1863 – 1873 Ralph Hill Republican March 4, 1865 –March 3, 1867 Elected in 1864.Retired. Morton C. Hunter Republican March 4, 1867 –March 3, 1869 Elected in 1866.Retired. William S. Holman Democratic March 4, 1869 –March 3, 1875 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1868.Re-elected in 1870.Re-elected in 1872.Redistricted to the . 1873 – 1883 Michael C. Kerr Democratic March 4, 1875 –August 19, 1876 Elected in 1874.Died. Vacant August 19, 1876 –December 5, 1876 Nathan T. Carr Democratic December 5, 1876 –March 3, 1877 Elected to finish Kerr's term.Was not candidate for full term. George A. Bicknell Democratic March 4, 1877 –March 3, 1881 Elected in 1876.Re-elected in 1878.Lost renomination. Strother M. Stockslager Democratic March 4, 1881 –March 3, 1885 Elected in 1880.Re-elected in 1882.Lost renomination. 1883 – 1893 Jonas G. Howard Democratic March 4, 1885 –March 3, 1889 Elected in 1884.Re-elected in 1886.Lost renomination. Jason B. Brown Democratic March 4, 1889 –March 3, 1895 Elected in 1888.Re-elected in 1890.Re-elected in 1892.Lost renomination. 1893 – 1903 Robert J. Tracewell Republican March 4, 1895 –March 3, 1897 Elected in 1894.Lost re-election. William T. Zenor Democratic March 4, 1897 –March 3, 1907 Elected in 1896.Re-elected in 1898.Re-elected in 1900.Re-elected in 1902.Re-elected in 1904.Retired. 1903 – 1913 William E. Cox Democratic March 4, 1907 –March 3, 1919 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 James W. Dunbar Republican March 4, 1919 –March 3, 1923 Elected in 1918.Re-elected in 1920.Retired. Frank Gardner Democratic March 4, 1923 –March 3, 1929 Elected in 1922.Re-elected in 1924.Re-elected in 1926.Lost re-election. 1923 – 1933 James W. Dunbar Republican March 4, 1929 –March 3, 1931 Elected in 1928.Lost re-election. Eugene B. Crowe Democratic March 4, 1931 –March 3, 1933 Elected in 1930.Redistricted to the . Samuel B. Pettengill Democratic March 4, 1933 –January 3, 1939 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.Re-elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Retired. 1933 – 1943 Robert A. Grant Republican January 3, 1939 –January 3, 1949 Elected in 1938.Re-elected in 1940.Re-elected in 1942.Re-elected in 1944.Re-elected in 1946.Lost re-election. 1943 – 1953 Thurman C. Crook Democratic January 3, 1949 –January 3, 1951 Elected in 1948.Lost re-election. Shepard Crumpacker Republican January 3, 1951 –January 3, 1957 Elected in 1950.Re-elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Retired. 1953 – 1963 F. Jay Nimtz Republican January 3, 1957 –January 3, 1959 Elected in 1956.Lost re-election. John Brademas Democratic January 3, 1959 –January 3, 1981 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 1973 – 1983 John P. Hiler Republican January 3, 1981 –January 3, 1991 Elected in 1980.Re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Lost re-election. 1983 – 1993 Tim Roemer Democratic January 3, 1991 –January 3, 2003 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 Mark Souder Republican January 3, 2003 –May 21, 2010 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Ran for re-election, but resigned. 2003 – 2013 Vacant May 21, 2010 –November 16, 2010 Marlin Stutzman Republican November 16, 2010 –January 3, 2017 Elected to finish Souder's term.Elected to full term in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Retired to run for U.S. Senator. 2013 – 2023 Jim Banks Republican January 3, 2017 –January 3, 2025 Elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Retired to run for U.S. Senator. 2023 – presentMarlin Stutzman RepublicanJanuary 3, 2025 –presentElected in 2024.

History 2010 map # 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

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Historical district boundaries

Indiana's 3rd congressional district

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