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Fort Wayne Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Cens ...

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LaGrange Joseph-Louis Lagrange (born Giuseppe Luigi LagrangiaNoble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties, as well as northern Jay and northeast Kosciusko counties. The district is currently represented by

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who succeeded fellow Republican

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. Stutzman succeeded

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in a special election in 2010. Souder resigned after admitting his involvement in an affair with a married female member of his congressional staff. Congressman Marlin Stutzman announced he would not run for reelection and instead campaign for the Republican nomination to succeed retiring Senator

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. On May 12, 2015

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Jim Banks James Edward Banks (born July 16, 1979) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2017. A Republican, he previously served as a member of the Indiana Senate from 2010 to 2016. Early life and career Banks was bo ...

announced his intention to run for Indiana's Third Congressional District. Another Indiana State Senator, Liz Brown, also announced she would seek the Republican nomination. The district and its predecessors have typically been strongly Republican. It occasionally elected Democrats in the past, but the Democrats have not come close to winning it since 1994. Pockets of Democratic influence exist in Fort Wayne itself, which frequently elects Democratic mayors and occasionally sends Democrats to the state legislature. However, it is nowhere near enough to overcome the overwhelming Republican lean of the rest of the district.

Election results from presidential races

List of members representing the district

Current counties in the district

As of 2013. * 5 Blackford County exists in both the 3rd and 5th Congressional districts. One city, Montpelier, exists in the 3rd congressional district, and one city, Hartford City, exists in the 5th congressional district. One township,

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, exists in the 3rd congressional district, and three townships,

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, exist in the 5th congressional district. * 64 Kosciusko County exists in both the 2nd and 3rd Congressional districts. Half of one city,

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exists in the 2nd and 3rd Congressional districts, twelve townships,

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, Etna, Franklin,

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, Jefferson,

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, Seward, Turkey Creek, Van Buren exist in the 2nd Congressional District, and three townships,

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, Wayne exist in the 3rd Congressional District. They are partitioned by Indiana S 1000 W35, North 200W and West 700N.

Cities of 10,000 or more people

(2010 Census) *

Fort Wayne Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Cens ...

- 253,691 *

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- 15,709 * Huntington - 17,391 * Wabash - 10,666 *

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- 13,559 * Auburn - 13,086

2,500 - 10,000 people

(2010 Census) *

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- 3,999 * Decatur - 9,405 * Huntertown - 4,810 * Leo-Cedarville - 3,603 * Hartford City - 6,220 * Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana - 2,684 * Garett, DeKalb County, Indiana - 6,286 * Grant Township - 3,245 * Jackson Township - 3,064 * Portland - 6,161 *

LaGrange Joseph-Louis Lagrange (born Giuseppe Luigi LagrangiaKendallville - 9,862 * Ligonier - 4,405 *

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- 8,612 * Bluffton - 9,897 *

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- 3,289 * Columbia City - 8,750

Election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

Historical district boundaries

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

Rep. Jim Banks's official House of Representatives website
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