Iowa's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district

Congressional district

A congressional district is “a geographical division of a state from which one member of the House of Representatives is elected.”Congressional Districts are made up of three main components, a representative, constituents, and the specific land area that both the representative and the...

 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

 that currently covers an area from Des Moines

Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...

 (on the western end) to the western outskirts of the Cedar Falls

Cedar Falls, Iowa

Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States, and it is home to one of Iowa's three public universities, the University of Northern Iowa. The population was 39,260 in the 2010 census, an increase from the 36,145 population in the 2000 census...

-Waterloo

Waterloo, Iowa

Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...

 Metropolitan Area (on the northeastern end) to the western outskirts of the Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and east of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city...

 area (on the eastern end) and to Lucas

Lucas County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 8,898 in the county, with a population density of . There were 4,238 housing units, of which 3,689 were occupied.-2000 census:...

 and Monroe

Monroe County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 7,970 in the county, with a population density of . There were 3,884 housing units, of which 3,213 were occupied.-2000 census:...

 counties (on the southern end).

The district is currently represented by Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 Leonard Boswell

Leonard Boswell

Leonard L. Boswell is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district is based in Des Moines.-Early life, education and career:...

.

Redistricting

On June 22, 2001, the Iowa Legislature passed a plan to redistrict the state of Iowa. The plan went into effect in 2002 for the 108th U.S. Congress. The prior redistricting plan was effective from 1992-2001.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Term	District Residence	Note
District created		March 4, 1863
William B. Allison William B. Allison William Boyd Allison was an early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, who represented northeastern Iowa for four consecutive terms in the U.S. House before representing his state for six consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871
William G. Donnan William G. Donnan William G. Donnan was a pioneer lawyer, Civil War officer, and two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district during the administration of President Ulysses S...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875
Lucien L. Ainsworth Lucien Lester Ainsworth Lucien Lester Ainsworth was a one-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district in northeastern Iowa....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Theodore W. Burdick Theodore Weld Burdick Theodore Weld Burdick was a one-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district.Born in Evansburg, Pennsylvania, Burdick attended the common schools....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
Thomas Updegraff Thomas Updegraff Thomas Updegraff was an attorney and five-term Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from northeastern Iowa. His two periods of service were separated by ten years out of Congress....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
David B. Henderson David B. Henderson David Bremner Henderson , a ten-term Republican Congressman from Dubuque, Iowa, was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1903		Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1899–1903
Benjamin P. Birdsall Benjamin P. Birdsall Benjamin Pixley Birdsall was a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district during the first decade of the 20th century....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909
Charles E. Pickett Charles E. Pickett Charles Edgar Pickett was a two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district.-Early years:...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913
Maurice Connolly Maurice Connolly Maurice Connolly was elected in 1912 to a single term as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. After giving up his House seat in an unsuccessful bid for election to the U.S...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Burton E. Sweet Burton E. Sweet Burton Erwin Sweet was a four-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, then a wide but short chain of counties in north-central and northeastern Iowa, in the shape of a monkey wrench....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923
Thomas J. B. Robinson Thomas J. B. Robinson Thomas John Bright Robinson was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. Elected in an era in which Republicans held every Iowa U.S. House seat, Robinson served five terms before losing in the 1932 general election.Born in New Diggings, Wisconsin, Robinson moved...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933
Albert C. Willford Albert C. Willford Albert Clinton Willford was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district and supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal." He was elected in 1932, defeated in 1934, and failed to regain his seat in 1936.Born in Vinton, Iowa, Willford attended the country and town...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
John W. Gwynne John W. Gwynne John Williams Gwynne was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, and a Federal Trade Commission member and chairman during the Eisenhower Administration.- Personal background :...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1949
Harold R. Gross	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1975
Chuck Grassley Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest "Chuck" Grassley is the senior United States Senator from Iowa . A member of Republican Party, he previously served in the served in the United States House of Representatives and the Iowa state legislature...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981
T. Cooper Evans T. Cooper Evans Thomas Cooper Evans was a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987
David R. Nagle David R. Nagle David R. Nagle in Grinnell, Iowa was a Representative in the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa's 3rd congressional district from 1987 to 1993. Nagle is a member of the Democratic Party....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993
Jim R. Lightfoot Jim Ross Lightfoot James Ross "Jim" Lightfoot is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa.-Early life:...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997		Redistricted Redistricting Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to...  from the
Leonard Boswell Leonard Boswell Leonard L. Boswell is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district is based in Des Moines.-Early life, education and career:...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 3, 1997 – Present		Incumbent

Historical Election Results

Year	Party Affiliation	Winner	Number of Votes	Party Affiliation	Loser	Number of Votes	Percentage of Votes
1920	Republican	Burton E. Sweet Burton E. Sweet Burton Erwin Sweet was a four-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, then a wide but short chain of counties in north-central and northeastern Iowa, in the shape of a monkey wrench....	67,859	Farmer-Labor	Roy Jacobs	1,974	97% - 3%
1922	Republican	Thomas J. B. Robinson Thomas J. B. Robinson Thomas John Bright Robinson was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. Elected in an era in which Republicans held every Iowa U.S. House seat, Robinson served five terms before losing in the 1932 general election.Born in New Diggings, Wisconsin, Robinson moved...	34,518	Democrat	Fred P. Hageman	24,304	58% - 41%
1924	Republican	Thomas J. B. Robinson Thomas J. B. Robinson Thomas John Bright Robinson was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. Elected in an era in which Republicans held every Iowa U.S. House seat, Robinson served five terms before losing in the 1932 general election.Born in New Diggings, Wisconsin, Robinson moved...	54,921	Democrat	Willis N. Birdsall	25,215	69% - 31%
1926	Republican	Thomas J. B. Robinson Thomas J. B. Robinson Thomas John Bright Robinson was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. Elected in an era in which Republicans held every Iowa U.S. House seat, Robinson served five terms before losing in the 1932 general election.Born in New Diggings, Wisconsin, Robinson moved...	32,180	Democrat	Ellis E. Wilson	13,696	70% - 30%
1928	Republican	Thomas J. B. Robinson Thomas J. B. Robinson Thomas John Bright Robinson was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. Elected in an era in which Republicans held every Iowa U.S. House seat, Robinson served five terms before losing in the 1932 general election.Born in New Diggings, Wisconsin, Robinson moved...	60,025	Democrat	Leo. F. Tierney	38,469	61% - 39%
1930	Republican	Thomas J. B. Robinson Thomas J. B. Robinson Thomas John Bright Robinson was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. Elected in an era in which Republicans held every Iowa U.S. House seat, Robinson served five terms before losing in the 1932 general election.Born in New Diggings, Wisconsin, Robinson moved...	27,098	Democrat	W. L. Beecher	15,908	63% - 37%
1932	Democrat	Albert C. Willford Albert C. Willford Albert Clinton Willford was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district and supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal." He was elected in 1932, defeated in 1934, and failed to regain his seat in 1936.Born in Vinton, Iowa, Willford attended the country and town...	48,939	Republican	Thomas J. B. Robinson Thomas J. B. Robinson Thomas John Bright Robinson was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. Elected in an era in which Republicans held every Iowa U.S. House seat, Robinson served five terms before losing in the 1932 general election.Born in New Diggings, Wisconsin, Robinson moved...	47,776	51% - 49%
1934	Republican	John W. Gwynne John W. Gwynne John Williams Gwynne was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, and a Federal Trade Commission member and chairman during the Eisenhower Administration.- Personal background :...	42,063	Democrat	Albert C. Willford Albert C. Willford Albert Clinton Willford was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district and supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal." He was elected in 1932, defeated in 1934, and failed to regain his seat in 1936.Born in Vinton, Iowa, Willford attended the country and town...	35,159	51% - 43%
1936	Republican	John W. Gwynne John W. Gwynne John Williams Gwynne was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, and a Federal Trade Commission member and chairman during the Eisenhower Administration.- Personal background :...	53,928	Democrat	Albert C. Willford Albert C. Willford Albert Clinton Willford was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district and supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal." He was elected in 1932, defeated in 1934, and failed to regain his seat in 1936.Born in Vinton, Iowa, Willford attended the country and town...	47,391	52% - 46%
1938	Republican	John W. Gwynne John W. Gwynne John Williams Gwynne was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, and a Federal Trade Commission member and chairman during the Eisenhower Administration.- Personal background :...	45,541	Democrat	W. F. Hayes	30,158	60% - 40%
1940	Republican	John W. Gwynne John W. Gwynne John Williams Gwynne was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, and a Federal Trade Commission member and chairman during the Eisenhower Administration.- Personal background :...	65,425	Democrat	Ernest J. Seemann	43,709	60% - 40%
1942	Republican	John W. Gwynne John W. Gwynne John Williams Gwynne was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, and a Federal Trade Commission member and chairman during the Eisenhower Administration.- Personal background :...	54,124	Democrat	William D. Kearney	35,065	61% - 39%
1944	Republican	John W. Gwynne John W. Gwynne John Williams Gwynne was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, and a Federal Trade Commission member and chairman during the Eisenhower Administration.- Personal background :...	74,901	Democrat	William D. Kearney	56,985	58% - 42%
1946	Republican	John W. Gwynne John W. Gwynne John Williams Gwynne was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, and a Federal Trade Commission member and chairman during the Eisenhower Administration.- Personal background :...	48,346	Democrat	Dan J. P. Ryan	29,661	62% - 38%
1948	Republican	H. R. Gross	78,838	Democrat	Dan J. P. Ryan	56,002	58% - 41%
1950	Republican	H. R. Gross	73,490	Democrat	James O. Babcock	40,786	64% - 36%
1952	Republican	H. R. Gross	109,992	Democrat	George R. Laub	56,871	66% - 34%
1954	Republican	H. R. Gross	68,307	Democrat	George R. Laub	41,622	62% - 38%
1956	Republican	H. R. Gross	97,590	Democrat	Michael Micich	69,076	59% - 41%
1958	Republican	H. R. Gross	61,920	Democrat	Michael Micich	53,467	54% - 46%
1960	Republican	H. R. Gross	99,046	Democrat	Edward J. Gallagher, Jr.	76,837	56% - 44%
1962	Republican	H. R. Gross	66,337	Democrat	Neel F. Hill	50,580	57% - 43%
1964	Republican	H. R. Gross	83,455	Democrat	Stephen M. Peterson	83,036	50.1% - 49.9%
1966	Republican	H. R. Gross	79,343	Democrat	L. A. Pat Touchae	48,530	62% - 38%
1968	Republican	H. R. Gross	101,839	Democrat	John E. Van Eschen	57,164	64% - 36%
1970	Republican	H. R. Gross	66,087	Democrat	Lyle D. Taylor	45,958	59% - 41%
1972	Republican	H. R. Gross	109,113	Democrat	Lyle D. Taylor	86,848	56% - 44%
1974	Republican	Charles E. Grassley	77,468	Democrat	Stephen J. Rapp	74,859	51% - 49%
1976	Republican	Charles E. Grassley	117,957	Democrat	Stephen J. Rapp	90,981	56% - 44%
1978	Republican	Charles E. Grassley	103,659	Democrat	John Knudson	34,880	75% - 25%
1980	Republican	Cooper Evans	107,869	Democrat	Lynn G. Cutler	101,735	51% - 48%
1982	Republican	Cooper Evans	104,072	Democrat	Lynn G. Cutler	83,581	55% - 45%
1984	Republican	Cooper Evans	133,737	Democrat	Joe Johnston Joe Johnston Joseph Eggleston "Joe" Johnston II is an American film director and former effects artist best known for such effects-driven movies as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Jumanji, The Rocketeer, Jurassic Park III, the period drama October Sky, The Wolfman, and Captain America: The First Avenger.- Life and...	86,574	61% - 39%
1986	Democrat	David R. Nagle David R. Nagle David R. Nagle in Grinnell, Iowa was a Representative in the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa's 3rd congressional district from 1987 to 1993. Nagle is a member of the Democratic Party....	83,504	Republican	John McIntee	69,386	55% - 45%
1988	Democrat	David R. Nagle David R. Nagle David R. Nagle in Grinnell, Iowa was a Representative in the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa's 3rd congressional district from 1987 to 1993. Nagle is a member of the Democratic Party....	129,204	Republican	Donald B. Redfern	74,682	63% - 37%
1990	Democrat	David R. Nagle David R. Nagle David R. Nagle in Grinnell, Iowa was a Representative in the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa's 3rd congressional district from 1987 to 1993. Nagle is a member of the Democratic Party....	100,947	N/A	No Opponent	833	99% - 1%
1992	Republican	Jim Lightfoot	125,931	Democrat	Elaine Baxter Elaine Baxter Elaine Bland Baxter is a politician and school teacher from Iowa. She currently resides in Burlington, Iowa.-Family:She is the daughter of Clarence Arthur Bland and Margaret Clark Bland....	121,063	49% - 47%
1994	Republican	Jim Lightfoot	111,862	Democrat	Elaine Baxter Elaine Baxter Elaine Bland Baxter is a politician and school teacher from Iowa. She currently resides in Burlington, Iowa.-Family:She is the daughter of Clarence Arthur Bland and Margaret Clark Bland....	79,310	58% - 41%
1996	Democrat	Leonard L. Boswell	115,914	Republican	Mike Mahaffey Mike Mahaffey Mike Mahaffey was a founding member of the power-pop band Self. Founded with his brother, Matt Mahaffey, in the early 1990s, Self released two major-label albums and various independent and Internet-only albums. A multi-talented performer, Mike played lead guitar, keyboards, and bass for the...	111,895	49% - 48%
1998	Democrat	Leonard L. Boswell	107,947	Republican	Larry McKibben Larry McKibben Larry E. McKibben was the Iowa State Senator from the 22nd District. He had served in the Iowa Senate since 1997 and was an assistant minority leader until he retired in 2008. He received his B.A. from the University of Northern Iowa and his J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law...	78,063	57% - 41%
2000	Democrat	Leonard L. Boswell	156,327	Republican	Jay Marcus	83,810	63% - 34%
2002	Democrat	Leonard L. Boswell	115,367	Republican	Stan Thompson	97,285	53% - 45%
2004	Democrat	Leonard L. Boswell	168,007	Republican	Stan Thompson	136,099	55% - 45%
2006	Democrat	Leonard L. Boswell	114,689	Republican	Jeff Lamberti Jeff Lamberti Jeff Lamberti is the former Republican Senate leader and two term state senator representing the 35th District of the Iowa Senate, and served two terms as State Representative. In the 2006 mid-term election, Lamberti was the Republican nominee for U.S...	103,182	52% - 47%
2008	Democrat	Leonard L. Boswell	175,423	Republican	Kim Schmett	131,524	56% - 42%
2010	Democrat	Leonard L. Boswell	122,147	Republican	Brad Zaun Brad Zaun Brad Zaun is an Iowa State Senator from the 32nd District and the Republican nominee for Iowa's 3rd congressional district in 2010 general election. In the 3rd District Republican primary, he won with 42% of the vote in a crowded seven-candidate field to face the district's Democratic incumbent,...	111,925	50% - 46%

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