Minnesota's 3rd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023, withHennepin County highlighted in red
Representative	Kelly Morrison DFL–Wayzata
Area	468[1] mi2 (1,210 km2)
Distribution	95.57% urban[2] 4.43% rural
Population (2024)	710,658[3]
Median household income	$106,557[4]
Ethnicity	71.4%White 9.5%Black 8.7%Asian 5.2%Hispanic 4.4%Two or more races 0.8% other
Cook PVI	D+11[5]

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Minnesota's 3rd congressional district encompasses the suburbs ofHennepin andAnoka counties to the west, south, and north ofMinneapolis. The district, which is mostly suburban in character, includes a few farming communities on its far western edge and alsoinner-ring suburban areas on its eastern edge. The district includes theblue collar cities ofBrooklyn Park andCoon Rapids to the north-east, middle-incomeBloomington to the south, and higher-incomeEden Prairie,Edina,Hopkins,Maple Grove,Plymouth,Minnetonka, andWayzata to the west.DemocratKelly Morrison currently represents the district in theU.S. House of Representatives, after being elected in2024.

The 3rd congressional district has the highest median household income out of Minnesota's congressional districts, with a median household income of $100,867, compared to the state average of $74,593. In 2020, 12 percent of residents of the 3rd congressional district were immigrants; the largest countries of origin wereIndia,Mexico,Laos,Liberia, andVietnam. The largest immigrant populations in the district are concentrated in Brooklyn Park, one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Minnesota, as well as in Eden Prairie and Bloomington.^[6]

The 2024 election was between RepublicanTad Jude and DemocratKelly Morrison. It was described as "decidedly low-keyed", notable for a lack of attack ads or advertising in general.^[7]

For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:^[11]

AnokaCounty(3)

Anoka,Coon Rapids,Ramsey (part; also6th)

HennepinCounty(34)

Bloomington,Brooklyn Park,Champlin,Chanhassen (part; also6th; shared withCarver County),Corcoran,Dayton,Deephaven,Eden Prairie,Edina (part; also5th),Excelsior,Greenfield,Greenwood,Hopkins,Independence,Long Lake,Loretto,Maple Grove,Maple Plain,Medicine Lake,Medina,Minnetonka,Minnetonka Beach,Minnetrista,Mound,Orono,Osseo,Plymouth,Rogers,Shorewood,Spring Park,St. Bonifacius,Tonka Bay,Wayzata,Woodland

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created March 4, 1873
John T. Averill (St. Paul)	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Redistricted from the2nd district andre-elected in 1872. Retired.	1873–1883 [data missing]
William S. King (Minneapolis)	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	Elected in 1874. Retired.
Jacob H. Stewart (St. Paul)	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th	Elected in 1876. Retired.
William D. Washburn (Minneapolis)	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	46th 47th	Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the4th district.
Horace B. Strait (Shakopee)	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th	Redistricted from the2nd district andre-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Lost re-election.	1883–1893 Carver,Chippewa,Dakota,Goodhue,Kandiyohi,McLeod,Meeker,Renville,Rice,Scott, andSwift
John L. MacDonald (Shakopee)	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected in 1886. Lost re-election.
Darwin Hall (Stewart)	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
Osee M. Hall (Red Wing)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election.
					1893–1903 Carver,Dakota,Goodhue,Le Sueur,McLeod,Meeker,Renville,Rice,Scott, andSibley
Joel Heatwole (Northfield)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903	54th 55th 56th 57th	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Retired.
Charles Russell Davis (St. Paul)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1925	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-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. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Lost renomination.	1903–1915 [data missing]
					1915–1933 Carver,Dakota,Goodhue,Le Sueur,McLeod,Nicollet,Rice,Scott,Sibley, andWashington
August H. Andresen (Red Wing)	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933	69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to theat-large district and lost re-election.
District inactive		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	All representatives elected at-large
Ernest Lundeen (Minneapolis)	Farmer–Labor	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	74th	Redistricted from theat-large district andre-elected in 1934. Retired torun for U.S. senator.	1935–1963 Anoka,Chisago,Isanti, andWashington; parts ofHennepin
Henry Teigan (Minneapolis)	Farmer–Labor	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	75th	Elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
John G. Alexander (Minneapolis)	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941	76th	Elected in 1938. Lost renomination.
Richard P. Gale (Mound)	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945	77th 78th	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election.
William Gallagher (Minneapolis)	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 1945 – August 13, 1946	79th	Elected in 1944. Died.
Vacant		August 13, 1946 – January 3, 1947
George MacKinnon (Minneapolis)	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	80th	Elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
Roy Wier (Minneapolis)	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961	81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th	Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Lost re-election.
Clark MacGregor (Plymouth)	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1971	87th 88th 89th 90th 91st	Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Retired torun for U.S. senator.
					1963–1973 Anoka; parts ofHennepin
Bill Frenzel (Golden Valley)	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1991	92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-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. Retired.
					1973–1983 [data missing]
					1983–1993 Parts ofCarver,Dakota,Goodhue,Hennepin, andScott
Jim Ramstad (Minnetonka)	Republican	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2009	102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	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. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired.
					1993–1995 Parts ofDakota,Hennepin,Scott, andWashington
					1995–2003 Parts ofDakota,Hennepin,Scott, andWright
					2003–2013 Parts ofAnoka andHennepin
Erik Paulsen (Eden Prairie)	Republican	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019	111th 112th 113th 114th 115th	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election.
					2013–2023 Parts ofAnoka,Carver, andHennepin
Dean Phillips (Plymouth)	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2025	116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Retired torun for U.S. President.
					2023–present Parts ofAnoka andHennepin
Kelly Morrison (Wayzata)	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 2025 – present	119th	Elected in 2024.

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