Minnesota's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd Congressional District of Minnesota is a congressional district encompassing the suburbs of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area.

Minnesota's 3rd congressional district is one of the wealthiest in the state, encompassing the suburbs of Hennepin County to the north, west, and south of Minneapolis.

Previously, the district encompassed portions of Hennepin County to the north, west, and south of Minneapolis.

The current representative of the 3rd congressional district is Erik Paulsen (R).

Elections

2012

See also: Minnesota's 3rd congressional district elections, 2012

The 3rd congressional district of Minnesota will held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, which incumbent Erik Paulsen won.

U.S. House, Minnesota, District 3, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Erik Paulsen Incumbent	58.1%	222,335
	Democratic	Brian Barnes	41.8%	159,937
	NA	Write-in	0.1%	433
Total Votes				382,705
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Erik Paulsen won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Meffert (D) and Jon Oleson (Independence) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 3 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Erik Paulsen incumbent	58.8%	161,177
	Democratic	Jim Meffert	36.6%	100,240
	Independence	Jon Oleson	4.6%	12,508
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	167
Total Votes				274,092

2008
On November 4, 2008, Erik Paulsen won election to the United States House. He defeated Ashwin Madia (D), David Dillon (Independence) and Harley Swarm, Jr. (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 3 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Erik Paulsen	48.5%	178,932
	Democratic	Ashwin Madia	40.9%	150,787
	Independence	David Dillon	10.6%	38,970
	Write-in	Harley Swarm, Jr.	0%	9
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	406
Total Votes				369,104

2006
On November 7, 2006, Jim Ramstad won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Wendy Wilde (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 3 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Ramstad incumbent	64.9%	184,333
	Democratic	Wendy Wilde	35%	99,588
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	323
Total Votes				284,244

2004
On November 2, 2004, Jim Ramstad won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Deborah Watts (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 3 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Ramstad incumbent	73.7%	231,871
	Democratic	Deborah Watts	26.2%	82,575
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	309
Total Votes				314,755

2002
On November 5, 2002, Jim Ramstad won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Darryl Stanton (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	(R)	Jim Ramstad incumbent	72%	213,334
	(D)	Darryl Stanton	27.9%	82,575
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	309
Total Votes				296,218

2000
On November 7, 2000, Jim Ramstad won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Sue Shuff (D), Bob Odden (L) and Arne Niska (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Ramstad incumbent	67.6%	222,571
	Democratic	Sue Shuff	29.8%	98,219
	Constitution	Arne Niska	1.6%	5,302
	Libertarian	Bob Odden	0.9%	2,970
Total Votes				329,062

Redistricting

2010-2011

This is the 3rd congressional district of Minnesota after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Minnesota

In 2011, the Minnesota State Legislature re-drew the Congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

External links

• Open Congress District 3

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Minnesota's 3rd congressional district

See also

• Redistricting in Minnesota
• Minnesota's 3rd congressional district elections, 2012