Representative |
Party |
Years |
Cong ress |
Electoral history |
Location |
District created March 4, 1863 |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/William_B._Allison_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/100px-William_B._Allison_-_Brady-Handy.jpg) William B. Allison (Dubuque) |
Republican |
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871 |
38th 39th 40th 41st |
Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
1863–1873 [data missing] |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/William_G_Donnan.jpg/100px-William_G_Donnan.jpg) William G. Donnan (Independence) |
Republican |
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
42nd 43rd |
Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Retired. |
1873–1883 [data missing] |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/LucienLAinsworth.jpg/100px-LucienLAinsworth.jpg) Lucien L. Ainsworth (West Union) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th |
Elected in 1874. Retired. |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Theodore_Burdick.jpg/100px-Theodore_Burdick.jpg) Theodore W. Burdick (Decorah) |
Republican |
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
45th |
Elected in 1876. Retired. |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Thomas_Updegraff_%28Iowa_Congressman%29.jpg/100px-Thomas_Updegraff_%28Iowa_Congressman%29.jpg) Thomas Updegraff (McGregor) |
Republican |
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 |
46th 47th |
Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election there. |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/DavidBremmerHenderson.jpg/100px-DavidBremmerHenderson.jpg) David B. Henderson (Dubuque) |
Republican |
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1903 |
48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th |
Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Renominated but withdrew prior to election. |
1883–1887 Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Delaware, Dubuque, and Grundy counties |
1887–1933 Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Delaware, Dubuque, Franklin, Hardin, and Wright counties |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Benjamin_P._Birdsall_%28restored%29.jpg/100px-Benjamin_P._Birdsall_%28restored%29.jpg) Benjamin P. Birdsall (Clarion) |
Republican |
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909 |
58th 59th 60th |
Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Retired. |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Charles_E._Pickett_%28Iowa_Congressman%29.jpg/100px-Charles_E._Pickett_%28Iowa_Congressman%29.jpg) Charles E. Pickett (Waterloo) |
Republican |
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 |
61st 62nd |
Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Lost re-election. |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Maurice_Connolly.png/100px-Maurice_Connolly.png) Maurice Connolly (Dubuque) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd |
Elected in 1912. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/BurtonESweet.jpg/100px-BurtonESweet.jpg) Burton E. Sweet (Waverly) |
Republican |
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 |
64th 65th 66th 67th |
Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/ThomasJBRobinson.jpg/100px-ThomasJBRobinson.jpg) Thomas J. B. Robinson (Hampton) |
Republican |
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 |
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election. |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Albert_C._Willford_%28Iowa_Congressman%29.jpg/100px-Albert_C._Willford_%28Iowa_Congressman%29.jpg) Albert C. Willford (Waterloo) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd |
Elected in 1932. Lost re-election. |
1933–1943 [data missing] |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/John_Gwynne.png/100px-John_Gwynne.png) John W. Gwynne (Waterloo) |
Republican |
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1949 |
74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th |
Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Lost renomination. |
1943–1963 [data missing] |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/H.R._Gross.jpg/100px-H.R._Gross.jpg) Harold R. Gross (Waterloo) |
Republican |
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1975 |
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Retired. |
1963–1973 [data missing] |
1973–1983 [data missing] |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Chuck_Grassley_1979_congressional_photo.jpg/100px-Chuck_Grassley_1979_congressional_photo.jpg) Chuck Grassley (New Hartford) |
Republican |
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 |
94th 95th 96th |
Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/T._Cooper_Evans.jpg/100px-T._Cooper_Evans.jpg) T. Cooper Evans (Grundy Center) |
Republican |
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987 |
97th 98th 99th |
Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired. |
1983–1993 [data missing] |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/David_R_Nagle.png/100px-David_R_Nagle.png) David R. Nagle (Cedar Rapids) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
100th 101st 102nd |
Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election. |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Jimrlightfoot.jpg/100px-Jimrlightfoot.jpg) Jim R. Lightfoot (Shenandoah) |
Republican |
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 |
103rd 104th |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
1993–2003 [data missing] |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Rep._Leonard_Boswell.jpg/100px-Rep._Leonard_Boswell.jpg) Leonard Boswell (Davis City) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013 |
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Lost re-election. |
2003–2013![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/United_States_House_of_Representatives%2C_Iowa_District_3_map.png/300px-United_States_House_of_Representatives%2C_Iowa_District_3_map.png) |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Tom_Latham%2C_official_portrait%2C_112th_Congress.jpg/100px-Tom_Latham%2C_official_portrait%2C_112th_Congress.jpg) Tom Latham (Alexander) |
Republican |
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
113th |
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 2012. Retired. |
2013–2023![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Iowa_US_Congressional_District_3_%28since_2013%29.tif/lossless-page1-300px-Iowa_US_Congressional_District_3_%28since_2013%29.tif.png) |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/David_Young_official_congressional_photo.jpg/100px-David_Young_official_congressional_photo.jpg) David Young (Van Meter) |
Republican |
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 |
114th 115th |
Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election. |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Axne_Official_Portrait.jpg/100px-Axne_Official_Portrait.jpg) Cindy Axne (West Des Moines) |
Democratic |
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 |
116th 117th |
Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Lost re-election. |
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Rep._Zach_Nunn_official_photo%2C_118th_Congress.jpg/100px-Rep._Zach_Nunn_official_photo%2C_118th_Congress.jpg) Zach Nunn (Bondurant) |
Republican |
January 3, 2023 – present |
118th |
Elected in 2022 |
2023–present:
![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Iowa%27s_3rd_congressional_district_%28since_2023%29.svg/300px-Iowa%27s_3rd_congressional_district_%28since_2023%29.svg.png) |