2017–2022 :Between 2017 and 2022, the 3rd district's head town was at
Guadalupe Victoria and it covered 17 municipalities in the same region of the state: :*Canatlán, Coneto de Comonfort, Cuencamé, Simón Bolívar, Guadalupe Victoria, Hidalgo, Indé, Mapimí, Nazas, Nombre de Dios, Nuevo Ideal, Ocampo, El Oro, Pánuco de Coronado, Peñón Blanco, Poanas, Rodeo, San Bernardo, San Juan de Guadalupe, San Juan del Río, San Luis del Cordero, San Pedro del Gallo, Santa Clara, Tlahualilo, and Vicente Guerrero.
1996–2005 :In the 1996 scheme, Durango's seats were reduced from six to five. The 3rd district had its head town at Lerdo and it comprised 14 municipalities: :*Canatlán (head town), Canelas, Guanaceví, Otáez, San Bernardo, Santiago Papasquiaro, Tamazula, Tepehuanes and Topia. ==Deputies returned to Congress ==