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Minnesota's 3rd congressional district The 3rd congressional district of Minnesota since 2002
Current Representative Erik Paulsen (R–Eden Prairie) Area 468[1] mi² (1212 km²) Distribution 96% urban, 4% rural Population (2000) 614,935[2] Median income $63,816 Ethnicity 89.5% White, 3.8% Black, 4% Asian, 1.8% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 0.7% other Cook PVI EVEN 
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THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a more detailed, and useful representation of the 3rd CD's borders, based on Google Maps. Minnesota's 3rd congressional district is one of the most affluent in the state, encompassing the suburbs of Hennepin County to the north, west, and south of Minneapolis. With blue collar Brooklyn Park and Coon Rapids to the north, middle-income Bloomington to the south, and higher-income Eden Prairie, Edina, Maple Grove, Plymouth and Wayzata to the West, it features a mixed characteristic. Republican Erik Paulsen currently represents the district in the U.S. House of Representatives, having been elected in 2008.
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Election of 2008
The district leans slightly Republican with a CPVI of EVEN.[3] However, 53% of people in the district voted for Barack Obama in 2008, equal to his share of the national popular vote. On September 17, 2007, incumbent Republican Jim Ramstad announced he would not seek reelection in 2008.[4] On November 4, 2008, Republican Erik Paulsen defeated Democrat Ashwin Madia to replace Ramstad.[5]
Election of 2010
On April 10, 2010 the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Party endorsed Jim Meffert to run for the seat, while the GOP endorsed Paulsen for another term.
On November 2, 2010, Paulsen was re-elected in a landslide, taking 59% to Meffert's 37%.
See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2010List of representatives
Congress Representative Party Years Notes District created March 4, 1873 43rd John T. Averill Republican March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875 Redistricted from the 2nd district 44th William S. King Republican March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877 45th Jacob H. Stewart Republican March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1879 46th-47th William D. Washburn Republican March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1883 Redistricted to the 4th district 48th-49th Horace B. Strait Republican March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1887 Redistricted from the 2nd district 50th John L. MacDonald Democratic March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889 51st Darwin Hall Republican March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1891 52nd-53rd Osee M. Hall Democratic March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1895 54th-57th Joel Heatwole Republican March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1903 58th-68th Charles Russell Davis Republican March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1925 69th-72nd August H. Andresen Republican March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1933 73rd March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935 District inactive, all representatives elected At-large on a general ticket 74th Ernest Lundeen Farmer-Labor January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1937 Redistricted from the At-large district 75th Henry Teigan Farmer-Labor January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1939 76th John G. Alexander Republican January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1941 77th-78th Richard Pillsbury Gale Republican January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1945 79th William Gallagher DFL January 3, 1945 - August 13, 1946 Died Vacant August 13, 1946 - March 4, 1947 80th George MacKinnon Republican January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1949 81st-86th Roy Wier DFL January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1961 87th-91st Clark MacGregor Republican January 3, 1961 - January 3, 1971 92nd-101st Bill Frenzel Republican January 3, 1971 - January 3, 1991 102nd-110th Jim Ramstad Republican January 3, 1991 - January 3, 2009 111th Erik Paulsen Republican January 3, 2009 - Present Incumbent Elections
2010
Main article: U.S. House elections, 20102010 Third Congressional District of Minnesota Elections Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Erik Paulsen 161,177 58.8 - Democratic Jim Meffert 100,240 36.6 - Independence Jon Oleson 12,508 4.6 - 2008
Main article: U.S. House elections, 20082008 Third Congressional District of Minnesota Elections Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Erik Paulsen 179,032 48.5 - Democratic Ashwin Madia 150,863 40.9 - Independence David Dillon 38,987 10.6 - 2006
Main article: U.S. House elections, 20062006 Third Congressional District of Minnesota Elections Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Jim Ramstad 184,355 65 - Democratic Wendy Wilde 99,599 35 - 2004
Main article: U.S. House elections, 20042004 Third Congressional District of Minnesota Elections Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Jim Ramstad 231,872 65 -7 Democratic Deborah Watts 126,670 35 - References
- ^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area". US Census Bureau. 2000. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cd109th/MN/ur_c9_27.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ "Fast Facts". US Census Bureau. 2000. http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US2703&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US27%7C50000US2702&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US2703&_cityTown=&_state=04000US27&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry=. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 111th Congress, Arranged by State/District". The Cook Political Report. 2009-04-10. http://www.cookpolitical.com/sites/default/files/pvistate.pdf.
- ^ Fred Frommer, Fred (2007-09-17). "Ramstad announces his retirement from Congress". Minnesota Public Radio. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/09/17/ramstad/. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- ^ "Election results: Minnesota: U.S. House". Minnesota Public Radio. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/2008/campaign/results/mn/ushouse.php. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
Minnesota's congressional districts All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
The At-large, 9th and 10th districts are obsolete.
See also: Minnesota's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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