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Missouri's 3rd congressional district

Coordinates: 38°34′41″N 91°33′48″W / 38.57806°N 91.56333°W / 38.57806; -91.56333
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Missouri's 3rd congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2023)781,181
Median household
income
$77,614[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+16[2]

Missouri's third congressional district is in the eastern and central portion of the state. It stretches from the southern part of Columbia (including the University of Missouri) and the state capital of Jefferson City in the west to St. Charles County (including the large suburbs of St. Charles, St. Peters and Wentzville) and western Jefferson County in the east. The district took its current form in 2023, when Cooper and parts of Boone counties were added to the district, while Franklin and most of Warren counties were instead drawn into the 2nd district, and much of Lincoln County moved to the 6th district. Its current representative is Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer.

From 1953 to 2013, the 3rd had been located in the southern portion of the St. Louis area, including the southern third of St. Louis City, and had a dramatically different political history from the current 3rd. Its best-known congressman was Dick Gephardt, who represented the district for 28 years until his retirement from Congress.

Following a dramatic drop in the population of St. Louis in the 2010 United States census, Missouri lost a congressional seat effective in 2013. Redistricting maps indicated that the 3rd district would be dismantled. The 3rd's home base in St. Louis would be absorbed by Missouri's 1st congressional district. Much of the district outside the St. Louis area would be drawn into the 8th district. Meanwhile, the new 3rd included most of the territory currently in the 9th district, which was dissolved.[3]

Election from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2000 President Al Gore 54 - George W. Bush 43%
2004 President John Kerry 57 - George W. Bush 43%
2008 President Barack Obama 60 - John McCain 39%
2012 President Mitt Romney 62 - Barack Obama 36%
2016 President Donald Trump 67 - Hillary Clinton 28%
2020 President Donald Trump 67 - Joe Biden 31%

List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history District location
District created March 4, 1847

James S. Green
(Canton)
Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851
30th
31st
Elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
Retired.
John G. Miller
(Boonville)
Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
32nd Elected in 1850.
Redistricted to the 5th district.
James J. Lindley
(Monticello)
Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rd
34th
Elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1854.
Retired.
Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
Vacant March 4, 1857 –
December 7, 1857
35th

John B. Clark
(Fayette)
Democratic December 7, 1857 –
July 13, 1861
35th
36th
37th
Elected after James S. Green was elected to US Senate prior to being seated.
Re-elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Expelled after taking up arms against the Union.
Vacant July 13, 1861 –
January 20, 1862
37th

William A. Hall
(Huntsville)
Democratic January 20, 1862 –
March 3, 1863
Elected to finish Clark's term.
Redistricted to the 8th district.
John W. Noell
(Perryville)
Unconditional Unionist March 4, 1863 –
March 14, 1863
38th Redistricted from the 7th district and Re-elected in 1862.
Died.
Vacant March 14, 1863 –
December 7, 1863

John G. Scott
(Irondale)
Democratic December 7, 1863 –
March 3, 1865
Elected to finish Noell's term.
Retired.

Thomas E. Noell
(Perryville)
Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867
39th
40th
Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Died.
Democratic March 4, 1867 –
October 3, 1867
Vacant October 3, 1867 –
December 17, 1867
40th
James R. McCormick
(Arcadia)
Democratic December 17, 1867 –
March 3, 1873
40th
41st
42nd
Elected to finish Noell's term.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Retired.

William H. Stone
(St. Louis)
Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877
43rd
44th
Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Retired.

Lyne Metcalfe
(St. Louis)
Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879
45th Elected in 1876.
Lost re-election.
Richard G. Frost
(St. Louis)
Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 2, 1883
46th
47th
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired but lost contested election before next term began.
Gustavus Sessinghaus
(St. Louis)
Republican March 2, 1883 –
March 3, 1883
47th Won contested election.
Lost re-election.

Alexander M. Dockery
(Gallatin)
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1899
48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
54th
55th
Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Retired to run for governor.
John Dougherty
(Liberty)
Democratic March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1905
56th
57th
58th
Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Lost renomination.

Frank B. Klepper
(Kingston)
Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907
59th Elected in 1904.
Lost re-election.

Joshua W. Alexander
(Gallatin)
Democratic March 4, 1907 –
December 15, 1919
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Resigned when appointed US Secretary of Commerce
Vacant December 15, 1919 –
February 14, 1920
66th

Jacob L. Milligan
(Richmond)
Democratic February 14, 1920 –
March 3, 1921
Elected to finish Alexander's term.
Lost re-election.

Henry F. Lawrence
(Cameron)
Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923
67th Elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.

Jacob L. Milligan
(Richmond)
Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1933
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
District inactive March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
73rd All representatives elected At-large on a general ticket.
Richard M. Duncan
(St. Joseph)
Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1943
74th
75th
76th
77th
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost re-election.

William C. Cole
(St. Joseph)
Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1949
78th
79th
80th
Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.
Phil J. Welch
(St. Joseph)
Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1953
81st
82nd
Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Retired to run for governor.

Leonor Sullivan
(St. Louis)
Democratic January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1977
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-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.
Retired.
1953–1963
[data missing]
1963–1973
[data missing]
1973–1983
[data missing]

Dick Gephardt
(St. Louis)
Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 2005
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Retired to run for Democratic nominee for president.
1983–1993
[data missing]
1993–2003
[data missing]
2003–2013

Russ Carnahan
(St. Louis)
Democratic January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2013
109th
110th
111th
112th
Elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 1st district and lost renomination.

Blaine Luetkemeyer
(St. Elizabeth)
Republican January 3, 2013 –
present
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Retiring at end of term.
2013–2023
2023–present

Recent election results

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2012

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Missouri's 3rd congressional district, 2012 [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer (incumbent) 214,843 63.5
Democratic Eric C. Mayer 111,189 32.8
Libertarian Steven Wilson 12,353 3.7
Total votes 338,385 100.0
Republican hold

2014

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Missouri's 3rd congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer (incumbent) 130,940 68.3
Democratic Courtney Denton 52,021 27.2
Libertarian Steven Hedrick 8,593 4.5
Independent Harold Davis (write-in) 66 0.0
Total votes 191,620 100.0
Republican hold

2016

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Missouri's 3rd congressional district, 2016[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer (incumbent) 249,865 67.8
Democratic Kevin Miller 102,891 27.9
Libertarian Dan Hogan 11,962 3.3
Constitution Doanita Simmons 3,605 1.0
Independent Harold Davis (write-in) 10 0.0
Total votes 368,333 100.0
Republican hold

2018

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Missouri's 3rd congressional district, 2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer (incumbent) 211,243 65.1
Democratic Katy Geppert 106,589 32.8
Libertarian Donald Stolle 6,776 2.1
Total votes 324,608 100.0
Republican hold

2020

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Missouri's 3rd congressional district, 2020[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer (incumbent) 282,866 69.4
Democratic Megan Rezabek 116,095 28.5
Libertarian Leonard J. Steinman II 8,344 2.1
Write-in 43 0.0
Total votes 407,348 100.0
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "UPDATE: House Redistricting Committee Unveils Map". OzarksFirst.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  4. ^ "State of Missouri - Election Night Results".
  5. ^ "State of Missouri - Election Night Results".
  6. ^ "2016 General Election Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  7. ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  8. ^ "All Results State of Missouri - State of Missouri - General Election, November 03, 2020". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

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