| State: | Iowa |
| District: | 3 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Lynn Evans |
| Party: | Republican |
The 3rd district of the Iowa Senate, located in Northwestern Iowa, is currently composed of Buena Vista County, Osceola County, O'Brien County and parts of Cherokee County and Clay County.[1] Its current member of the Iowa Senate is Republican Lynn Evans.
Republican Lynn Evans has been the senator representing the 3rd District since 2023.
The area of the 3rd District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:[2]
The district is also located in Iowa's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra.[3]
Source:[4]
| Representative | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | Democratic | 1846-1851 | Bloomfield | |||
| bgcolor= | Whig | 1852-1855 | Farmington | |||
| bgcolor= | Whig | 1852-1853 | Birmingham | |||
| bgcolor= | Whig | 1854-1857 | ||||
| bgcolor= | Democratic | 1858-1859 | Vernon | |||
| bgcolor= | Democratic | 1860-1862 | Bloomfield | Called to the Army in February, 1862[5] | ||
| bgcolor= | Democratic | 1862-1863 | Bloomfield | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1864-1867 | ||||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1868-1871 | Bloomfield | |||
| bgcolor= | Democratic | 1872-1877 | ||||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1878-1879 | Centerville | |||
| bgcolor= | Greenback | 1880-1883 | Centerville | |||
| bgcolor= | Democratic | 1884-1887 | Cincinnati | |||
| bgcolor= | Democratic | 1888-1891 | Bloomfield | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1892-1895 | Centerville | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1896-1899 | Bloomfield | |||
| bgcolor= | Democratic | 1900-1903 | Centerville | |||
| bgcolor= | Democratic | 1904-1912 | Centerville | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1913-1920 | Centerville | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1921-1924 | Bloomfield | |||
| bgcolor= | Democratic | 1925-1928 | Chariton | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1929-1932 | ||||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1933-1936 | Centerville | Elected Lieutenant Governor in 1936. | ||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1936-1940 | Centerville | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1941-1944 | Bloomfield | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1945-1948 | Moulton | Died in office, July 8, 1948. | ||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1949-1952 | Moulton | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1953-1956 | Mystic | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1957-1960 | West Grove | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1961-1964 | Unionville | |||
| bgcolor= | Democrat | 1965-1970 | Melrose | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1971-1973 | Oak Lake | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1972-1978 | Cherokee County | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1979-1982 | Buena Vista County | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1983-1986 | Sioux County | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1987-1998 | Sioux Center | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 1999-2002 | Sioux County | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 2003-2012 | Ocheyedan | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 2013-2017 | Pierson | Resigned from office in 2017. | ||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 2017-2022 | Sioux City | |||
| bgcolor= | Republican | 2023–Present | Cherokee County | |||
Source:[6]
| Map | Description | Years Effective | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appanoose County Davis County | 1846-1849 | From 1846 to 1857, District numbering was not utilized by the Iowa State Legislature. This convention was added with the passing of the 1857 Iowa Constitution. Numbering of districts pre-1857 is done as a matter of historic convenience.[7] | ||
| Appanoose County Davis County Wayne County | 1850-1851 | |||
| Van Buren County | 1852-1855 | |||
| Van Buren County | 1856-1859 | District 3 included a portion of district 2 during this period.[8] | ||
| Davis County | 1860-1877 | |||
| Appanoose County | 1878-1883 | |||
| Appanoose County Monroe County | 1884-1887 | |||
| Appanoose County Davis County | 1888-1962 | |||
| Lucas County Monroe County Wayne County | 1963-1966 | |||
| Appanoose County Lucas County Monroe County | 1967-1970 | |||
| Emmet County Humboldt County Kossuth County | 1971-1972 | In 1970, the Iowa Legislature passed an amendment to the Iowa Constitution setting forth the rules for legislative redistricting in order to abide by the rules established by the Reynolds v. Sims Supreme Court Case. The first reapportionment map created by the Republican controlled legislature was deemed Unconstitutional, but was still used for the 1970 Election.[9] | ||
| Buena Vista County (partial) Cherokee County (partial) Clay County (partial) Palo Alto County (partial) Plymouth County (partial) Pocahontas County (partial) O'Brien County (partial) | 1973-1982 | |||
| Plymouth County Sioux County (partial) Woodbury County (partial) | 1983-1992 | |||
| Lyon County O'Brien County (partial) Osceola County Sioux County | 1993-2002 | |||
| Clay County Dickinson County O'Brien County Osceola County Sioux County (partial) | 2003-2012 | |||
Plymouth County (partial)
Woodbury County (partial)
| 2013-2022 | |||
| Buena Vista County Cherokee County (partial)
Clay County (partial) | 2023–Present |