Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Wisconsin'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: Derrick Van Orden (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Derrick Van Orden	Republican	51.3%	2.7
2022	Derrick Van Orden	Republican	51.8%	3.7
2020	Ron Kind	Democratic	51.3%	2.7
2018	Ron Kind	Democratic	59.6%	19.3
2016	Ron Kind	Democratic	98.9%	98.8
2014	Ron Kind	Democratic	56.5%	13.0
2012	Ron Kind	Democratic	64.1%	28.3
2010	Ron Kind	Democratic	50.3%	3.8
2008	Ron Kind	Democratic	63.2%	28.8
2006	Ron Kind	Democratic	64.8%	29.7
2004	Ron Kind	Democratic	56.4%	12.9
2002	Ron Kind	Democratic	62.8%	29.3
2000	Ron Kind	Democratic	63.7%	27.8
1998	Ron Kind	Democratic	71.5%	43.1
1980	Steven Gunderson	Republican	51.0%	2.0
1978	Alvin J. Baldus	Democratic	62.8%	25.6
1976	Alvin J. Baldus	Democratic	58.1%	16.2

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Derrick Van Orden Won	REP	212,064	51.33%
Rebecca Cooke	DEM	200,808	48.60%
Scattering	—	309	0.08%
Total		413,181

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Derrick Van Orden Won	REP	164,743	51.82%
Brad Pfaff	DEM	152,977	48.12%
Scattering	—	202	0.06%
Total		317,922

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ron Kind Won	DEM	199,870	51.30%
Derrick Van Orden	REP	189,524	48.64%
Scattering	—	224	0.06%
Total		389,618

Questions and answers

Who represents Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district?

Derrick Van Orden (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district?

Derrick Van Orden won in 2024 by 2.7 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.