# Maine's 3rd congressional district

Maine's 3rd congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820 as part of the enactment of the Missouri Compromise. It was eliminated in 1963 after the 1960 U.S. census. Its last congressman was Clifford McIntire.

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years ↑ | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
| District created March 4, 1821 ||||||
| Mark Langdon Hill (Phippsburg) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | 17th | Redistricted from Massachusetts's 16th district and re-elected in 1821. Lost re-election. | 1821 – 1823 Hancock County: Deer Isle, Isleborough, Lincolnville, Northport, Vinalhaven; Lincoln County: Alna, Bath, Booth Bay, Bristol, Camden, Cushing, Edgecomb, Friendship, Georgetown, New Castle, Nobleborough, Phillipsburg, Saint George, Thomastown, Topsham, Waldoborough, Warren, Wiscasset, Woolwich |
| Ebenezer Herrick (Bowdoinham) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th 19th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1823 on the third ballot. Re-elected in 1825 on the fourth ballot. Retired. | 1823 – 1833 Lincoln County: Alna, Bath, Boothbay, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Bristol, Camden, Cushing, Dresden, Edgecomb, Friendship, Georgetown, Hope, Nobleborough, Jefferson, New Castle, Phipsburg, Richmond, Saint George, Thomaston, Topsham, Union, Waldoborough, Warren, Whitefield, Wiscasset, Woolwich |
| Ebenezer Herrick (Bowdoinham) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | 18th 19th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1823 on the third ballot. Re-elected in 1825 on the fourth ballot. Retired. | 1823 – 1833 Lincoln County: Alna, Bath, Boothbay, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Bristol, Camden, Cushing, Dresden, Edgecomb, Friendship, Georgetown, Hope, Nobleborough, Jefferson, New Castle, Phipsburg, Richmond, Saint George, Thomaston, Topsham, Union, Waldoborough, Warren, Whitefield, Wiscasset, Woolwich |
| Joseph F. Wingate (Bath) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 | 20th 21st | Elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Retired. | 1823 – 1833 Lincoln County: Alna, Bath, Boothbay, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Bristol, Camden, Cushing, Dresden, Edgecomb, Friendship, Georgetown, Hope, Nobleborough, Jefferson, New Castle, Phipsburg, Richmond, Saint George, Thomaston, Topsham, Union, Waldoborough, Warren, Whitefield, Wiscasset, Woolwich |
| Edward Kavanagh (Damariscotta Mills) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835 | 22nd 23rd | Elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1833. Lost re-election. | 1823 – 1833 Lincoln County: Alna, Bath, Boothbay, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Bristol, Camden, Cushing, Dresden, Edgecomb, Friendship, Georgetown, Hope, Nobleborough, Jefferson, New Castle, Phipsburg, Richmond, Saint George, Thomaston, Topsham, Union, Waldoborough, Warren, Whitefield, Wiscasset, Woolwich |
| Edward Kavanagh (Damariscotta Mills) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835 | 22nd 23rd | Elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1833. Lost re-election. | 1833 – 1843 [data missing] |
| Jeremiah Bailey (Wiscasset) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | 24th | Elected in 1834. Lost re-election. | 1833 – 1843 [data missing] |
| Jonathan Cilley (Thomaston) | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – February 24, 1838 | 25th | Elected in 1836. Died. | 1833 – 1843 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | February 24, 1838 – April 28, 1838 | 25th | | 1833 – 1843 [data missing] |
| Edward Robinson (Thomaston) | Whig | April 28, 1838 – March 3, 1839 | 25th | Elected to finish Cilley's term. Retired. | 1833 – 1843 [data missing] |
| Benjamin Randall (Bath) | Whig | March 3, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | 26th 27th | Elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Retired. | 1833 – 1843 [data missing] |
| Luther Severance (Augusta) | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | 28th 29th | Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. Retired. | 1843 – 1853 [data missing] |
| Hiram Belcher (Farmington) | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | 30th | Elected in 1846. Retired. | 1843 – 1853 [data missing] |
| John Otis (Hallowell) | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | 31st | Elected in 1848. Retired. | 1843 – 1853 [data missing] |
| Robert Goodenow (Farmington) | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1850. Lost renomination. | 1843 – 1853 [data missing] |
| E. Wilder Farley (Newcastle) | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Elected in 1852. Lost re-election. | 1853 – 1863 [data missing] |
| Ebenezer Knowlton (South Montville) | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 34th | Elected in 1854. Retired. | 1853 – 1863 [data missing] |
| Nehemiah Abbott (Belfast) | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | 35th | Elected in 1856. Retired. | 1853 – 1863 [data missing] |
| Ezra B. French (Damariscotta) | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | 36th | Elected in 1858. Retired. | 1853 – 1863 [data missing] |
| Samuel C. Fessenden (Rockland) | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | 37th | Elected in 1860. Retired. | 1853 – 1863 [data missing] |
| James G. Blaine (Augusta) | Republican | March 4, 1863 – July 10, 1876 | 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator. | 1863 – 1873 [data missing] |
| James G. Blaine (Augusta) | Republican | March 4, 1863 – July 10, 1876 | 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator. | 1873 – 1883 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | July 10, 1876 – December 4, 1876 | 44th | | 1873 – 1883 [data missing] |
| Edwin Flye (New Castle) | Republican | December 4, 1876 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Elected to finish Blaine's term. Retired. | 1873 – 1883 [data missing] |
| Stephen Decatur Lindsey (Norridgewock) | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | 45th 46th 47th | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired. | 1873 – 1883 [data missing] |
| District inactive | District inactive | March 3, 1883 – March 4, 1885 | 48th | At-large districts used | At-large districts used |
| Seth Milliken (Belfast) | Republican | March 4, 1885 – April 18, 1897 | 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th | Redistricted from the at-large district and 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. Died. | 1885 – 1893 [data missing] |
| Seth Milliken (Belfast) | Republican | March 4, 1885 – April 18, 1897 | 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th | Redistricted from the at-large district and 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. Died. | 1893 – 1903 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | April 18, 1897 – June 21, 1897 | 55th | | 1893 – 1903 [data missing] |
| Edwin C. Burleigh (Augusta) | Republican | June 21, 1897 – March 3, 1911 | 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st | Elected to finish Milliken's term. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost re-election. | 1893 – 1903 [data missing] |
| Edwin C. Burleigh (Augusta) | Republican | June 21, 1897 – March 3, 1911 | 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st | Elected to finish Milliken's term. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost re-election. | 1903 – 1913 [data missing] |
| Samuel W. Gould (Skowhegan) | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | 62nd | Elected in 1910. Lost re-election. | 1903 – 1913 [data missing] |
| Forrest Goodwin (Skowhegan) | Republican | March 4, 1913 – May 28, 1913 | 63rd | Elected in 1912. Died. | 1913 – 1933 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | May 28, 1913 – September 9, 1913 | 63rd | | | 1913 – 1933 [data missing] |
| John A. Peters (Ellsworth) | Republican | September 9, 1913 – January 2, 1922 | 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th | Elected to finish Goodwin's term. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Resigned when appointed Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. | 1913 – 1933 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 2, 1922 – March 20, 1922 | 67th | | 1913 – 1933 [data missing] |
| John E. Nelson (Augusta) | Republican | March 20, 1922 – March 3, 1933 | 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd | Elected to finish Peters's term. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election. | 1913 – 1933 [data missing] |
| John G. Utterback (Bangor) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | Elected in 1932. Lost re-election. | 1933 – 1943 [data missing] |
| Ralph O. Brewster (Dexter) | Republican | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 | 74th 75th 76th | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | 1933 – 1943 [data missing] |
| Frank Fellows (Bangor) | Republican | January 3, 1941 – August 27, 1951 | 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd | Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Died. | 1933 – 1943 [data missing] |
| Frank Fellows (Bangor) | Republican | January 3, 1941 – August 27, 1951 | 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd | Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Died. | 1943 – 1953 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | August 27, 1951 – October 22, 1951 | 82nd | | 1943 – 1953 [data missing] |
| Clifford McIntire (Perham) | Republican | October 22, 1951 – January 3, 1963 | 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | Elected to finish Fellows's term. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | 1943 – 1953 [data missing] |
| Clifford McIntire (Perham) | Republican | October 22, 1951 – January 3, 1963 | 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | Elected to finish Fellows's term. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | 1953 – 1963 [data missing] |
| District eliminated January 3, 1963 ||||||