Ohio's 3rd congressional district

Ohio's 3rd congressional district is located entirely in Franklin County and includes most of the city of Columbus. The current district lines were drawn in 2022, following the redistricting based on the 2020 census. It is currently represented by Democrat Joyce Beatty.

It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio's congressional map due to alleged unconstitutional gerrymandering.Todd Ruger, "Voters Challenge Ohio Congressional Map as Partisan Gerrymander" , Roll Call, May 23, 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018. According to the lawsuit, the 3rd was "shaped like a snowflake" that was designed to "fracture" Columbus.Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute et al., v. John Kasich, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, filed 05/23/2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018. The plaintiffs focused on the 3rd in part because the 2013-2023 version of the district was barely contiguous. In some portions, it was almost, but not quite, split in two by the neighboring 12th and 15th districts which split the rest of Columbus between them.

The 2013-2023 map drew most of the heavily Democratic portions of Columbus into the 3rd, with much of the rest of Columbus split into the more Republican 12th and 15th districts. An alternative plan was to split Columbus between four districts, creating 13 safe Republican seats. In May 2019, the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati deemed the map unconstitutional, as intentionally drawn to keep Republicans in power and disenfranchise Democratic voters. The U.S. Supreme Court discarded the district court ruling in October 2019.

In 2018, Ohio voters approved a ballot measure known as Issue 1, which grants the minority party oversight on redistricting, requiring 50 percent minority party approval for district maps. The process would only take place after the 2020 census and presidential election.

For most of the time from 1887 to 2003, the 3rd was a Dayton-based district; much of that territory is now the 10th district.

Composition For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST39/CD118_OH03.pdf

Franklin County (20)

Bexley, Blendon Township, Columbus (part; also 4th, 12th, and 15th; shared with Delaware and Fairfield counties), Gahanna, Grandview Heights, Jefferson Township, Marble Cliff, Mifflin Township, Minerva Park, New Albany (part; also 12th; shared with Licking County), Perry Township, Plain Township, Riverlea, Reynoldsburg (part; also 12th; shared with Licking County), Sharon Township, Truro Township, Upper Arlington, Westerville (part; also 4th; shared with Delaware County), Whitehall, Worthington

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 65% - 34%2012 PresidentObama 66% - 34%2016 PresidentClinton 67% - 28% SenateStrickland 57% - 39%2018 SenateBrown 74% - 26% GovernorCordray 69% - 29% Secretary of StateClyde 68% - 30% TreasurerRichardson Jr. 67% - 33% AuditorSpace 68% - 28% Attorney GeneralDettelbach 67% - 33%2020 PresidentBiden 71% - 27%2022 SenateRyan 72% - 28% GovernorWhaley 63% - 37% Secretary of StateClark 64% - 35% TreasurerSchertzer 66% - 34% AuditorSappington 66% - 34% Attorney GeneralCrossman 65% - 35%2024 PresidentHarris 70% - 29% SenateBrown 71% - 26% List of members representing the district Member Party Year(s) Congress Electoral history Counties represented District established March 4, 1813 Duncan McArthur Federalist March 4, 1813 –April 5, 1813 Elected in 1812.Resigned. Vacant April 5, 1813 –May 4, 1813 William Creighton Jr. Democratic-Republican May 4, 1813 –March 3, 1817 Elected May 10, 1813 to finish McArthur's term and seated June 15, 1813.Re-elected in 1814.Retired. Levi Barber Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –March 3, 1819 Elected in 1816.Lost re-election. Henry Brush Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 –March 3, 1821 Elected in 1818.Lost re-election. Levi Barber Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –March 3, 1823 Elected in 1820.Redistricted to the and lost re-election. William McLean Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –March 3, 1825 Elected in 1822.Re-elected in 1824.Re-elected in 1826.Retired. Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –March 3, 1829Joseph Halsey Crane Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –March 3, 1837 Elected in 1828.Re-elected in 1830.Re-elected in 1832.Re-elected in 1834. Patrick Gaines Goode Whig March 4, 1837 –March 3, 1843 Elected in 1836.Re-elected in 1838.Re-elected in 1840. Robert C. Schenck Whig March 4, 1843 –March 3, 1851 Elected in 1843.Re-elected in 1844.Re-elected in 1846.Re-elected in 1848.Hiram Bell Whig March 4, 1851 –March 3, 1853 Elected in 1850. Lewis D. Campbell Whig March 4, 1853 –March 3, 1855 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1852.Re-elected in 1854.Lost contested election. Opposition March 4, 1855 –March 3, 1857 Republican March 4, 1857 –May 25, 1858 Clement Vallandigham Democratic May 25, 1858 –March 3, 1863 Won contested election.Re-elected in 1858.Re-elected in 1860. Robert C. Schenck Republican March 4, 1863 –January 5, 1871 Elected in 1862.Re-elected in 1864.Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868.Resigned to become Minister to Great Britain. Vacant January 5, 1871 –March 3, 1871 Lewis D. Campbell Democratic March 4, 1871 –March 3, 1873 Elected in 1870. John Quincy Smith Republican March 4, 1873 –March 3, 1875 Elected in 1872.John S. Savage Democratic March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1877 Elected in 1874. Mills Gardner Republican March 4, 1877 –March 3, 1879 Elected in 1876. John A. McMahon Democratic March 4, 1879 –March 3, 1881 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1878. Henry Lee Morey Republican March 4, 1881 –March 3, 1883 Elected in 1880. Robert Maynard Murray Democratic March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1885 Elected in 1882. James E. Campbell Democratic March 4, 1885 –March 3, 1887 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1884.Redistricted to the . Elihu S. Williams Republican March 4, 1887 –March 3, 1891 Elected in 1886.Re-elected in 1888. George W. Houk Democratic March 4, 1891 –February 9, 1894 Elected in 1890.Re-elected in 1892.Died. Vacant February 9, 1894 –May 21, 1894 Paul J. Sorg Democratic May 21, 1894 –March 3, 1897 Elected to finish Houk's term.Re-elected in 1894. John Lewis Brenner Democratic March 4, 1897 –March 3, 1901 Elected in 1896.Re-elected in 1898. Robert M. Nevin Republican March 4, 1901 –March 3, 1907 Elected in 1900.Re-elected in 1902.Re-elected in 1904. J. Eugene Harding Republican March 4, 1907 –March 3, 1909 Elected in 1906. James M. Cox Democratic March 4, 1909 –January 12, 1913 Elected in 1908.Re-elected in 1910.Resigned when elected Governor of Ohio. Vacant January 12, 1913 –March 3, 1913 Warren Gard Democratic March 4, 1913 –March 3, 1921 Elected in 1912.Re-elected in 1914.Re-elected in 1916.Re-elected in 1918.Retired. Roy G. Fitzgerald Republican March 4, 1921 –March 3, 1931 Elected in 1920.Re-elected in 1922.Re-elected in 1924.Re-elected in 1926.Re-elected in 1928.Lost re-election.Byron B. Harlan Democratic March 4, 1931 –January 3, 1939 Elected in 1930.Re-elected in 1932.Re-elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Lost re-election. Harry N. Routzohn Republican January 3, 1939 –January 3, 1941 Elected in 1938.Lost re-election.Greg J. Holbrock Democratic January 3, 1941 –January 3, 1943 Elected in 1940.Lost re-election. Harry P. Jeffrey Republican January 3, 1943 –January 3, 1945 Elected in 1942.Lost re-election.Edward J. Gardner Democratic January 3, 1945 –January 3, 1947 Elected in 1944.Lost re-election. Raymond H. Burke Republican January 3, 1947 –January 3, 1949 Elected in 1946.Lost re-election. Edward G. Breen Democratic January 3, 1949 –October 1, 1951 Elected in 1948.Re-elected in 1950.Resigned due to ill health. Vacant October 1, 1951 –November 6, 1951 Paul F. Schenck Republican November 6, 1951 –January 3, 1965 Elected to finish Breen's term.Re-elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Re-elected in 1962.Lost re-election. Rodney M. Love Democratic January 3, 1965 –January 3, 1967 Elected in 1964.Lost re-election. Charles W. Whalen Jr. Republican January 3, 1967 –January 3, 1979 Elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Re-elected in 1972.Re-elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Retired. Tony P. Hall Democratic January 3, 1979 –September 9, 2002 Elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Re-elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Resigned when appointed Ambassador toFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Vacant September 9, 2002 –January 3, 2003 Mike Turner Republican January 3, 2003 –January 3, 2013 Elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Redistricted to the . 2003–2013 Joyce Beatty Democratic January 3, 2013 –presentElected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024.2013–2023 2023–2027

Recent election results The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.