North Dakota's 3rd congressional district

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.

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

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created		March 4, 1913
Patrick Daniel Norton	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919
James H. Sinclair	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933
District eliminated		March 4, 1933

Election results

Year	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1912 (63rd Congress)	Patrick Daniel Norton	R	12,935	50.7
	Hal Halvorsen	D	7,306	28.7
	Arthur LeSeuer	SOC	5,254	20.6
1914 (64th Congress)	Patrick Daniel Norton	R	15,547	57.1
	Halvor Halvorsen	D	7,394	27.2
	S. Griffith	SOC	3,791	13.9
1916 (65th Congress)	Patrick Daniel Norton	R	20,393	65.2
	Charles Simon	D	8,293	26.5
	Anton Klemmens	SOC	2,586	8.3
1918 (66th Congress)	James H. Sinclair	R	17,564	66.2
	Halvor Halvorson	D	8,951	33.8
1920 (67th Congress)	James H. Sinclair	R	41,409	62.9
	R.H. Johnson	D & I	24,460	37.1
1922 (68th Congress)	James H. Sinclair	R	33,499	64.2
	E.J. Hughes	IR	18,672	35.8
1924 (69th Congress)	James H. Sinclair	R	37,925	73.4
	R.A. Johnson	D	13,730	26.6
1926 (70th Congress)	James H. Sinclair	R	42,923	87.8
	Reuben H. Leavitt	D	5,960	12.2
1928 (71st Congress)	James H. Sinclair	R	52,220	84.8
	Reuben H. Leavitt	D	9,335	15.2
1930 (72nd Congress)	James H. Sinclair	R	50,917	77.8
	Reuben H. Leavitt	D	12,296	18.8

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections, Fourth Edition (CQ Press, 2001)

Coordinates: 47°40′N 101°25′W / 47.667°N 101.417°W