North Dakota's 3rd congressional district

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North Dakota's 3rd congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1910
Eliminated1930
Years active1913-1933

North Dakota's 3rd congressional district is an obsolete congressional district in the state of North Dakota that was created by reapportionments in 1913, and eliminated by the reapportionments of the 1930 census in 1933. The district consisted of the western part of the state, and was made up of following counties: Divide, Burke, Renville, Ward, Mountrail, Williams, McKenzie, McLean, Dunn, Mercer, Oliver, Billings, Stark, Morton, Hettinger, Bowman and Adams.

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The seat only was only filled by two congressmen during its existence; Patrick Daniel Norton and James H. Sinclair.

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1913
Patrick Daniel Norton.jpg
Patrick Daniel Norton
(Hettinger)
Republican March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1919
63rd
64th
65th
Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Retired.
JamesSinclair.jpg
James H. Sinclair
(Kenmare)
Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1933
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the at-large district .
District dissolved March 4, 1933

Election results

YearCandidatePartyVotes%
1912 (63rd Congress) Patrick Daniel Norton Republican 12,93550.7
Hal Halvorsen Democratic 7,30628.7
Arthur LeSueur Socialist 5,25420.6
1914 (64th Congress) Patrick Daniel Norton Republican 15,54757.1
Halvor Halvorsen Democratic 7,39427.2
S. Griffith Socialist 3,79113.9
1916 (65th Congress) Patrick Daniel Norton Republican 20,39365.2
Charles Simon Democratic 8,29326.5
Anton Klemmens Socialist 2,5868.3
1918 (66th Congress) James H. Sinclair Republican 17,56466.2
Halvor Halvorson Democratic 8,95133.8
1920 (67th Congress) James H. Sinclair Republican 41,40962.9
R. A. Johnson Democratic 24,46037.1
1922 (68th Congress) James H. Sinclair Republican 33,49964.2
E. J. Hughes Democratic 18,67235.8
1924 (69th Congress) James H. Sinclair Republican 37,92573.4
R. A. Johnson Democratic 13,73026.6
1926 (70th Congress) James H. Sinclair Republican 42,92387.8
Reuben H. Leavitt Democratic 5,96012.2
1928 (71st Congress) James H. Sinclair Republican 52,22084.8
Reuben H. Leavitt Democratic 9,33515.2
1930 (72nd Congress) James H. Sinclair Republican 50,91777.8
Reuben H. Leavitt Democratic 12,29618.8
Andrew Omholt Communist 2,2343.4

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