Iowa's 3rd congressional district is a

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in the

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Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

that covers its southwestern quadrant, which roughly consists of an area stretching from

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to the borders with

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and

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. From 2013 to 2022, the district covered the southwestern corner of the state, from the

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on the northeastern end to the greater

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area on the southwestern end. The district has been represented in the

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Cindy Axne Cynthia Lynne Axne (née Wadle; born April 20, 1965) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she narrowly defeated incumbent Republican David Y ...

since 2019. At the time, it was one of seven districts that voted for

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in the

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while being won by a Democrat.

Statewide races since 2000

Election results from statewide races:

List of members representing the district

Recent election results

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David R. Nagle David Ray "Dave" Nagle (born April 15, 1943) is an American politician and lawyer from Iowa. He was a Legislator, Representative in the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa's 3rd congressional district from 1987 to 1993. He i ...

, 83,504 , rowspan=2 } , Republican , John McIntee , 69,386 , 55% – 45% , - , 1988 , 129,204 , Donald B. Redfern , 74,682 , 63% – 37% , - ,

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, 100,947 , colspan=2 , ''unopposed'' , 833 , 99% – 1% , - , 1992 , rowspan=2 } , Republican , rowspan=2 ,

Jim Ross Lightfoot James Ross Lightfoot (born September 27, 1938) is an American businessman-broadcaster who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa. Early life Lightfoot was born in the Florence Crittenton Home for Unwed Mothers ...

, 125,931 , rowspan=2 } , Democratic , rowspan=2 ,

Elaine Baxter Elaine Bland Baxter (January 16, 1933 – March 26, 2021) was an American politician and educator who served as the 27th Iowa Secretary of State. Personal life She was the daughter of Clarence Arthur Bland and Margaret Clark Bland. She married H ...

, 121,063 , 49% – 47% , - ,

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, 111,862 , 79,310 , 58% – 41% , - , 1996 , rowspan=8 } , Democratic , rowspan=8 ,

Leonard Boswell Leonard Leroy Boswell (January 10, 1934 – August 17, 2018) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2013, a district based in Des Moines. A member of the Democratic Party, he was defeated for reelect ...

, 115,914 , rowspan=8 } , Republican ,

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, 111,895 , 49% – 48% , - , 1998 , 107,947 , Larry McKibben , 78,063 , 57% – 41% , - , 2000 , 156,327 , Jay Marcus , 83,810 , 63% – 34% , - , 2002 , 115,367 , rowspan=2 , Stan Thompson , 97,285 , 53% – 45% , - , 2004 , 168,007 , 136,099 , 55% – 45% , - ,

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, 114,689 ,

Jeff Lamberti Jeffrey M. Lamberti (born October 21, 1962, in Ankeny, Iowa) is a former Republican Senate leader and two term state senator representing the 35th District of the Iowa Senate, and served two terms as State Representative. In the 2006 mid-term ele ...

, 103,182 , 52% – 47% , - , 2008 , 175,423 , Kim Schmett , 131,524 , 56% – 42% , - , 2010 , 122,147 ,

Brad Zaun Bradley Zaun ( R- Urbandale) is an Iowa State Senator formerly from the 32nd District and currently the 20th District. He was the Republican nominee for Iowa's 3rd congressional district in the 2010 general election. Iowa Senate Zaun has ser ...

, 111,925 , 50% – 46% , - , 2012 , rowspan=3 } , Republican , Tom Latham , 202,000 , rowspan=3 } , Democratic ,

, 168,632 , 51% – 42% , - , 2014 , rowspan=2 , David Young , 148,814 , Staci Appel , 119,109 , 52% – 42% , - , 2016 , 208,598 , Jim Mowrer , 155,002 , 53% – 40% , - , 2018 , rowspan=2 } , Democratic , rowspan=2 ,

, 169,888 , rowspan=2 } , Republican , rowspan=2 , David Young , 164,667 , 49% – 47% , - ,

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, 219,205 , 212,997 , 49% – 48% , - ,

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, } , Republican ,

Zach Nunn Zachary Martin Nunn (born May 4, 1979) is an American politician and former member of the Iowa Air National Guard who has served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he w ...

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Historical district boundaries

United States House of Representatives, Iowa District 3 map

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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