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. Another Indiana State Senator, Liz Brown, also announced she would seek the Republican nomination.

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

Composition

Cities of 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

List of members representing the district

Composition

As of 2013.

Cities of 10,000 or more people

(2010 census)

2,500 – 10,000 people

(2010 census)

Election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

Historical district boundaries