Michigan's 3rd congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in Michigan's 3rd congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.
Current representative: Hillary J. Scholten (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hillary Scholten | Democratic | 53.7% | 9.9 |
| 2022 | Hillary Scholten | Democratic | 54.9% | 12.9 |
| 2020 | Peter Meijer | Republican | 53.0% | 5.9 |
| 2018 | Justin Amash | Republican | 54.4% | 11.2 |
| 2016 | Justin Amash | Republican | 59.5% | 22.0 |
| 2014 | Justin Amash | Republican | 57.9% | 18.9 |
| 2012 | Justin Amash | Republican | 52.6% | 8.5 |
| 2010 | Justin Amash | Republican | 59.7% | 22.2 |
| 2008 | Vernon J. Ehlers | Republican | 61.1% | 25.7 |
| 2006 | Vernon J. Ehlers | Republican | 63.1% | 28.5 |
| 2004 | Vernon J. Ehlers | Republican | 66.6% | 35.1 |
| 2002 | Vernon J. Ehlers | Republican | 70.0% | 41.7 |
| 2000 | Vernon J. Ehlers | Republican | 65.0% | 31.9 |
| 1998 | Vernon J. Ehlers | Republican | 73.1% | 48.4 |
| 1980 | Howard Wolpe | Democratic | 52.0% | 4.8 |
| 1978 | Howard Wolpe | Democratic | 51.3% | 2.7 |
| 1976 | Garry E. Brown | Republican | 50.6% | 2.0 |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Scholten Won | DEM | 225,510 | 53.66% | |
| Paul Hudson | REP | 183,952 | 43.77% | |
| Louis Palus | UST | 5,546 | 1.32% | |
| Alex Avery | LIB | 5,281 | 1.26% | |
| Total | 420,289 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Scholten Won | DEM | 185,989 | 54.87% | |
| John Gibbs | REP | 142,229 | 41.96% | |
| Jamie Lewis | LIB | 6,634 | 1.96% | |
| Louis Palus | WCP | 4,136 | 1.22% | |
| Total | 338,988 | |||
2020
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Meijer Won | REP | 213,649 | 52.96% | |
| Hillary Scholten | DEM | 189,769 | 47.04% | |
| Richard David Fuentes | W | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Shannon Ruth Hogan | W | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 403,419 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents Michigan's 3rd congressional district?
Hillary J. Scholten (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in Michigan's 3rd congressional district?
Hillary Scholten won in 2024 by 9.9 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.