House districts / Michigan
Michigan's 3rd congressional district
MI-3. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Hillary Scholten Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $3.0mSpent $1.9m · Cash $1.5m
- Terri Deboer Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $865kSpent $795k · Cash $70k
2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 3 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 53.1% | Trump 45.2% | 1.7% | D+7.8 |
| 2020 | Biden 53.3% | Trump 44.8% | 1.9% | D+8.5 |
| 2016 | Clinton 46.9% | Trump 46.8% | 6.3% | D+0.2 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 779,539 | |
| Adults (18+) | 601,077 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 95.0% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 23.6% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 27.0% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 29.3% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 20.1% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 70.4% | 57.4% |
| Black | 10.7% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 10.8% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 2.9% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.3% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 38.6% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $78,245 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) seat count changed from 14 to 13 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Hillary J. Scholten Democrat | 53.7% | Paul Hudson Republican others 2.6% | 43.8% | D+9.9 |
| 2022 | Hillary Scholten Democrat | 54.9% | John Gibbs Republican others 3.2% | 42.0% | D+12.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 15 to 14 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Peter Meijer Republican | 53.0% | Hillary Scholten Democrat | 47.0% | R+5.9 |
| 2018 | Justin Amash Republican | 54.4% | Cathy Albro Democrat others 2.4% | 43.2% | R+11.2 |
| 2016 | Justin Amash Republican | 59.5% | Douglas Smith Democrat others 3.0% | 37.5% | R+21.9 |
| 2014 | Justin Amash Republican | 57.9% | Bob Goodrich Democrat others 3.1% | 39.0% | R+18.9 |
| 2012 | Justin Amash Republican | 52.6% | Steve Pestka Democrat others 3.2% | 44.2% | R+8.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 16 to 15 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Justin Amash Republican | 59.7% | Pat Miles Democrat others 2.8% | 37.5% | R+22.2 |
| 2008 | Vernon J. Ehlers Republican | 61.1% | Henry Sanchez Democrat others 3.5% | 35.4% | R+25.7 |
| 2006 | Vernon J. Ehlers Republican | 63.1% | James R. Rinck Democrat others 2.3% | 34.6% | R+28.5 |
| 2004 | Vernon J. Ehlers Republican | 66.6% | Peter H. Hickey Democrat others 1.9% | 31.5% | R+35.1 |
| 2002 | Vernon J. Ehlers Republican | 70.0% | Kathryn Lynnes Democrat others 1.7% | 28.3% | R+41.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 18 to 16 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Vernon J. Ehlers Republican | 65.0% | Timothy W. Steele Democrat others 2.0% | 33.0% | R+31.9 |
| 1998 | Vernon J. Ehlers Republican | 73.1% | John Ferguson, Jr. Democrat others 2.2% | 24.7% | R+48.4 |
| 1996 | Vernon J. Ehlers Republican | 68.6% | Betsy J. Flory Democrat others 1.9% | 29.5% | R+39.1 |
| 1994 | Vernon J. Ehlers Republican | 73.9% | Betsy J. Flory Democrat others 2.6% | 23.6% | R+50.3 |
| 1992 | Paul B. Henry Republican | 61.3% | Carol S. Kooistra Democrat others 2.5% | 36.2% | R+25.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 19 to 18 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Howard Wolpe Democrat | 57.9% | Brad Haskins Republican | 42.1% | D+15.7 |
| 1988 | Howard Wolpe Democrat | 57.3% | Cal Allgaier Republican | 42.7% | D+14.7 |
| 1986 | Howard Wolpe Democrat | 60.4% | Jackie McGregor Republican | 39.6% | D+20.7 |
| 1984 | Howard Wolpe Democrat | 52.9% | Jackie McGregor Republican | 47.1% | D+5.9 |
| 1982 | Howard Wolpe Democrat | 56.3% | Richard L. Milliman Republican others 1.1% | 42.6% | D+13.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Howard Wolpe Democrat | 52.0% | James S. Gilmore Republican others 0.8% | 47.2% | D+4.8 |
| 1978 | Howard Wolpe Democrat | 51.3% | Garry Brown Republican | 48.7% | D+2.7 |
| 1976 | Garry Brown Republican | 50.6% | Howard Wolpe Democrat others 0.8% | 48.6% | R+2.0 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits