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