U.S. House of Representatives · District 3
Minnesota. Election Day was Nov. 3, 2026.
Who is running
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Worth knowing
- The party winning this district last changed in 2018, when Dean Phillips (Democratic) won it after a Republican win in 2016. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
- The closest result we hold for this district was in 1970: Bill Frenzel won by 2,780 votes, 1.3 points of all votes counted. Source: Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election
- 15 different people won the 52 regular elections for this district from 1920 to 2024. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
Each fact is worked out from the official records linked beside it. None is a prediction or a rating.
Past results
- Democratic candidate
- Republican candidate
District lines are redrawn after each census and sometimes in between, so the same district number did not always cover the same ground. A break in a line means no figure was published or held for that year. It does not mean zero.
Data table: Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
| Year | Democratic candidate | Republican candidate |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 21.38% | 58.82% |
| 1922 | 30.18% | 69.82% |
| 1924 | No figure | 57.31% |
| 1926 | 15.36% | 63.31% |
| 1928 | 22.23% | 58.84% |
| 1930 | 23.53% | 48.05% |
| 1934 | 20.34% | 25.82% |
| 1936 | 12.09% | 32.5% |
| 1938 | 11.92% | 45.28% |
| 1940 | 19.28% | 43.47% |
| 1942 | 18.12% | 49.02% |
| 1944 | 50.91% | 49.09% |
| 1946 | 47.34% | 51.47% |
| 1948 | 54.63% | 45.37% |
| 1950 | 51.7% | 48.3% |
| 1952 | 52.2% | 47.8% |
| 1954 | 54.43% | 45.57% |
| 1956 | 51.97% | 48.03% |
| 1958 | 51.64% | 48.36% |
| 1960 | 46.6% | 51.58% |
| 1962 | 39.83% | 60.17% |
| 1964 | 43.01% | 56.99% |
| 1966 | 34.57% | 65.43% |
| 1968 | 35.22% | 64.78% |
| 1970 | 49.37% | 50.63% |
| 1972 | 31.32% | 62.88% |
| 1974 | 39.6% | 60.4% |
| 1976 | 31.95% | 66.09% |
| 1978 | 34.27% | 65.73% |
| 1980 | 24.39% | 75.61% |
| 1982 | 26.37% | 72.15% |
| 1984 | 26.81% | 73.18% |
| 1986 | 29.86% | 70.12% |
| 1988 | 31.61% | 68.22% |
| 1990 | 32.92% | 66.87% |
| 1992 | 33.24% | No figure |
| 1994 | 26.3% | 73.23% |
| 1996 | 29.75% | 70.1% |
| 1998 | 23.47% | 71.91% |
| 2000 | 29.85% | 67.64% |
| 2002 | 27.88% | 72.02% |
| 2004 | 35.29% | 64.61% |
| 2006 | 35.04% | 64.85% |
| 2008 | 40.85% | 48.48% |
| 2010 | 36.57% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | 41.79% | 58.1% |
| 2014 | 37.78% | 62.14% |
| 2016 | 43.01% | 56.7% |
| 2018 | 55.61% | 44.19% |
| 2020 | 55.61% | 44.32% |
| 2022 | 59.56% | 40.37% |
| 2024 | 58.43% | 41.45% |
Winners and margins, 1920 to 2024
| Year | Most votes | Margin over the runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kelly Morrison (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 69,782 votes (17.0 points) |
| 2022 | Dean Phillips (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 64,086 votes (19.2 points) |
| 2020 | Dean Phillips (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 50,041 votes (11.3 points) |
| 2018 | Dean Phillips (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 41,565 votes (11.4 points) |
| 2016 | Erik Paulsen (Republican) | 53,834 votes (13.7 points) |
| 2014 | Erik Paulsen (Republican) | 65,669 votes (24.4 points) |
| 2012 | Erik Paulsen (Republican) | 62,398 votes (16.3 points) |
| 2010 | Erik Paulsen (Republican) | 60,937 votes (22.2 points) |
| 2008 | Erik Paulsen (Republican) | 28,145 votes (7.6 points) |
| 2006 | Jim Ramstad (Republican) | 84,745 votes (29.8 points) |
| 2004 | Jim Ramstad (Republican) | 105,206 votes (29.3 points) |
| 2002 | Jim Ramstad (Republican) | 130,759 votes (44.1 points) |
| 2000 | Jim Ramstad (Republican) | 124,352 votes (37.8 points) |
| 1998 | Jim Ramstad (Republican) | 137,226 votes (48.4 points) |
| 1996 | Jim Ramstad (Republican) | 118,466 votes (40.4 points) |
| 1994 | Jim Ramstad (Republican) | 111,012 votes (46.9 points) |
| 1992 | Jim Ramstad (Independent-Republican) | 95,634 votes (30.4 points) |
| 1990 | Jim Ramstad (Republican) | 99,438 votes (34.0 points) |
| 1988 | Bill Frenzel (Republican) | 115,552 votes (36.6 points) |
| 1986 | Bill Frenzel (Republican) | 73,173 votes (40.3 points) |
| 1984 | Bill Frenzel (Republican) | 131,687 votes (46.4 points) |
| 1982 | Bill Frenzel (Republican) | 105,898 votes (45.8 points) |
| 1980 | Bill Frenzel (Republican) | 121,525 votes (51.2 points) |
| 1978 | Bill Frenzel (Republican) | 61,639 votes (31.5 points) |
| 1976 | Bill Frenzel (Republican) | 76,969 votes (34.1 points) |
| 1974 | Bill Frenzel (Republican) | 28,695 votes (20.8 points) |
| 1972 | Bill Frenzel (Republican) | 66,568 votes (31.6 points) |
| 1970 | Bill Frenzel (Republican) | 2,780 votes (1.3 points) |
| 1968 | Clark Macgregor (Republican) | 72,555 votes (29.6 points) |
| 1966 | Clark Macgregor (Republican) | 57,914 votes (30.9 points) |
| 1964 | Clark Macgregor (Republican) | 30,782 votes (14.0 points) |
| 1962 | Clark Macgregor (Republican) | 29,664 votes (20.3 points) |
| 1960 | Clark Macgregor (Republican) | 14,939 votes (5.0 points) |
| 1958 | Roy W. Wier (Democrat-Farmer-Labor) | 6,259 votes (3.3 points) |
| 1956 | Roy W. Wier (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 9,640 votes (3.9 points) |
| 1954 | Roy W. Wier (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 16,018 votes (8.9 points) |
| 1952 | Roy W. Wier (Democrat-Farmer Labor) | 9,688 votes (4.4 points) |
| 1950 | Roy W. Wier (Democratic-Farmer Labor) | 4,839 votes (3.4 points) |
| 1948 | Roy W. Wier (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 14,769 votes (9.3 points) |
| 1946 | George Mackinnon (Republican) | 4,600 votes (4.1 points) |
| 1944 | William J. Gallagher (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 2,579 votes (1.8 points) |
| 1942 | Richard P. Gale (Republican) | 14,726 votes (16.2 points) |
| 1940 | Richard P. (Dick) Gale (Republican) | 13,632 votes (9.3 points) |
| 1938 | John G. Alexander (Republican) | 2,937 votes (2.5 points) |
| 1936 | Henry G. Teigan (Farmer-Labor) | 17,248 votes (13.7 points) |
| 1934 | Ernest Lundeen (Farmer-Labor) | 30,460 votes (27.5 points) |
| 1930 | August H. Andresen (Republican) | 14,586 votes (19.6 points) |
| 1928 | August H. Andresen (Republican) | 32,682 votes (36.6 points) |
| 1926 | August H. Andresen (Republican) | 26,848 votes (42.0 points) |
| 1924 | August H. Andresen (Republican) | 10,305 votes (14.6 points) |
| 1922 | Charles R. Davis (Republican) | 24,246 votes (39.6 points) |
| 1920 | Charles R. Davis (Republican) | 26,532 votes (37.4 points) |
Map
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Outlines are the Census Bureau's simplified cartographic boundaries, drawn for display, not for legal boundaries. Group names are in the table and in each district's tooltip, not only shown by colour.
Data table: Minnesota's U.S. House districts, with District 3 outlined
| District | Contest |
|---|---|
| MN-1 | Another district |
| MN-2 | Another district |
| MN-3 | This race |
| MN-4 | Another district |
| MN-5 | Another district |
| MN-6 | Another district |
| MN-7 | Another district |
| MN-8 | Another district |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress. As of the 119th Congress (2025 to 2027) boundary file.
The outlined district is the one in force for the 119th Congress. A state that redrew its map for 2026 may vote on different lines; the official list above names the contest.
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