Incumbent Democrat Hillary Scholten faces Republican Terri DeBoer and Green Party candidate Joe Jock in Michigan's 3rd congressional district, which encompasses western Michigan areas including Grand Rapids. Primaries concluded in August with Scholten unopposed and DeBoer prevailing decisively, leaving three weeks until the November 3 general election. Nonpartisan forecasts rate the seat Likely or Safe Democratic and project a double-digit margin based on the district's partisan lean and Scholten's incumbency. Trader consensus on margins clusters in the 10-25 point range for a Democratic win, reflecting limited recent polling and the absence of major campaign developments that would shift expectations. A late surge in Republican turnout or unexpected national headwinds could narrow the spread, while stronger Democratic performance in battleground suburbs would widen it.