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U.S. Representative, 3rd Congressional District

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Term
2 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

Public safety

  • Berney FlowersRepublican

    • Supports border security and faster legal immigration processing.

  • Sarah ElfrethDemocratic

    • Voted against funding for ICE and DHS.

Economy & jobs

  • Berney FlowersRepublican

    • Supports expanding American energy production to cut costs.

  • Sarah ElfrethDemocratic

    • Co-sponsored bills against grocery price gouging and grocery tariffs.

Health & human services

  • Berney FlowersRepublican

    • Pledges to keep Social Security and Medicare reliable.

  • Sarah ElfrethDemocratic

    • Co-sponsors Medicare for All.
    • Voted against the 2025 budget law's Medicaid and SNAP cuts.

Government & transparency

  • Berney FlowersRepublican

    • Supports voter ID and transparent post-election audits.

  • Sarah ElfrethDemocratic

    • Voted against the SAVE Act twice.

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 5 issues covered in this race.