Arkansas's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of (Arkansas). The district covers Northwest Arkansas and takes in (Fort Smith), (Fayetteville), (Springdale), and (Bentonville).
Arkansas's 3rd congressional district | |||
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |||
(Representative) |
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Area | 8,661 sq mi (22,430 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 784,904 | ||
Median household income | $66,414 | ||
Ethnicity |
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(Cook PVI) | R+15 |
The district is represented by Republican (Steve Womack).
Character
(Wal-Mart)'s corporate headquarters are located in this district in Bentonville. The (University of Arkansas) is located in Fayetteville. Springdale is the home of (Tyson Foods).
The district swung Republican long before the rest of the state. It has been in Republican hands continuously since the election of (John Paul Hammerschmidt) in 1966. However, conservative Democrats continued to hold most state and local offices well into the 1990s.
George W. Bush received 62% of the vote in this district in (2004). (John McCain) swept the district in (2008) with 64.16% of the vote while (Barack Obama) received 33.45% of the vote. It was McCain's best and Obama's worst performance in Arkansas.
Composition
The 3rd district comprises the entirety of the following counties:
# | County | Seat | Population |
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7 | (Benton) | (Bentonville) | 311,013 |
15 | (Carroll) | (Berryville), (Eureka Springs) | 28,814 |
33 | (Crawford) | (Van Buren) | 61,891 |
87 | (Madison) | (Huntsville) | 17,775 |
131 | (Sebastian) | (Fort Smith), (Greenwood) | 129,098 |
143 | (Washington) | (Fayetteville) | 261,549 |
Recent election results in statewide races
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | (U.S. President) | Bush 60 - 37% |
2004 | (U.S. President) | Bush 62 - 36% |
2008 | (U.S. President) | (McCain) 64 - 34% |
2012 | (U.S. President) | (Romney) 66 - 32% |
2016 | (U.S. President) | (Trump) 60 - 32% |
2020 | U.S. President | (Trump) 60 - 37% |
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location |
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District created March 4, 1863 | |||||
Vacant | March 4, 1863 – June 22, 1868 | (38th) (39th) (40th) | Civil War and (Reconstruction) | ||
![]() (Thomas Boles) ((Dardanelle)) | Republican | June 22, 1868 – March 3, 1871 | (40th) (41st) | (Elected in 1868 to finish term). (Re-elected in 1868). Lost re-election. | |
![]() (John Edwards) ((Fort Smith)) | (Liberal Republican) | March 4, 1871 – February 9, 1872 | (42nd) | (Elected in 1870). Lost contested election. | |
![]() (Thomas Boles) ((Dardanelle)) | Republican | February 9, 1872 – March 3, 1873 | Successfully contested Edwards's election. Retired. | ||
![]() (William W. Wilshire) ((Little Rock)) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – June 16, 1874 | (43rd) | (Elected in 1872). Lost contested election. | |
![]() (Thomas M. Gunter) ((Fayetteville)) | (Democratic) | June 16, 1874 – March 3, 1875 | Successfully contested Wilshire's election. Redistricted to the (4th district). | ||
![]() (William W. Wilshire) ((Little Rock)) | (Democratic) | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | (44th) | (Elected in 1874). Retired. | |
![]() (Jordan E. Cravens) ((Clarksville)) | (Independent Democratic) | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | (45th) (46th) (47th) | (Elected in 1876). | |
(Democratic) | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | (Re-elected in 1878) as a Democrat. (Re-elected in 1880). Lost renomination. | |||
![]() (John Henry Rogers) ((Fort Smith)) | (Democratic) | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | (48th) | (Elected in 1882). Redistricted to the (4th district). | |
Vacant | March 4, 1885 – December 7, 1885 | (49th) | (James K. Jones) was redistricted from the (2nd district) and (re-elected in 1884), but resigned before the term began when (elected U.S. senator). | ||
![]() (Thomas Chipman McRae) ((Prescott)) | (Democratic) | December 7, 1885 – March 3, 1903 | (49th) (50th) (51st) (52nd) (53rd) (54th) (55th) (56th) (57th) | (Elected to finish Jones's term). (Re-elected in 1886). (Re-elected in 1888). (Re-elected in 1890). (Re-elected in 1892). (Re-elected in 1894). (Re-elected in 1896). (Re-elected in 1898). (Re-elected in 1900). Retired. | |
![]() (Hugh A. Dinsmore) ((Fayetteville)) | (Democratic) | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | (58th) | Redistricted from the (5th district) and (Re-elected in 1902). Lost renomination. | |
![]() (John C. Floyd) ((Yellville)) | (Democratic) | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1915 | (59th) (60th) (61st) (62nd) (63rd) | (Elected in 1904). (Re-elected in 1906). (Re-elected in 1908). (Re-elected in 1910). (Re-elected in 1912). Retired. | |
![]() (John N. Tillman) ((Fayetteville)) | (Democratic) | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929 | (64th) (65th) (66th) (67th) (68th) (69th) (70th) | (Elected in 1914). (Re-elected in 1916). (Re-elected in 1918). (Re-elected in 1920). (Re-elected in 1922). (Re-elected in 1924). (Re-elected in 1926). Retired. | |
![]() (Claude A. Fuller) ((Eureka Springs)) | (Democratic) | March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1939 | (71st) (72nd) (73rd) (74th) (75th) | (Elected in 1928). (Re-elected in 1930). (Re-elected in 1932). (Re-elected in 1934). (Re-elected in 1936). Lost renomination. | |
(Clyde T. Ellis) ((Bentonville)) | (Democratic) | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | (76th) (77th) | (Elected in 1938). (Re-elected in 1940). Retired to (run for U.S. senator). | |
![]() (J. William Fulbright) ((Fayetteville)) | (Democratic) | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | (78th) | (Elected in 1942). Retired to (run for U.S. senator). | |
![]() (James William Trimble) ((Berryville)) | (Democratic) | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1967 | 79th (80th) (81st) (82nd) (83rd) (84th) (85th) (86th) 87th (88th) (89th) | (Elected in 1944). (Re-elected in 1946). (Re-elected in 1948). (Re-elected in 1950). (Re-elected in 1952). (Re-elected in 1954). (Re-elected in 1956). (Re-elected in 1958). (Re-elected in 1960). (Re-elected in 1962). (Re-elected in 1964). Lost re-election. | |
![]() (John Paul Hammerschmidt) ((Harrison)) | Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1993 | (90th) (91st) (92nd) (93rd) (94th) (95th) (96th) (97th) (98th) (99th) (100th) (101st) (102nd) | (Elected in 1966). (Re-elected in 1968). (Re-elected in 1970). (Re-elected in 1972). (Re-elected in 1974). (Re-elected in 1976). (Re-elected in 1978). (Re-elected in 1980). (Re-elected in 1982). (Re-elected in 1984). (Re-elected in 1986). (Re-elected in 1988). (Re-elected in 1990). Retired. | |
![]() (Tim Hutchinson) ((Bentonville)) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 2, 1997 | (103rd) (104th) | (Elected in 1992). (Re-elected in 1994). Retired to (run for U.S. senator) and resigned early when elected. | 1993–2003 [] |
Vacant | January 2, 1997 – January 3, 1997 | (104th) | |||
![]() (Asa Hutchinson) ((Bentonville)) | Republican | January 3, 1997 – August 6, 2001 | (105th) (106th) (107th) | (Elected in 1996). (Re-elected in 1998). (Re-elected in 2000). Resigned when appointed Director of the (Drug Enforcement Administration). | |
Vacant | August 6, 2001 – November 20, 2001 | (107th) | |||
![]() (John Boozman) ((Rogers)) | Republican | November 20, 2001 – January 3, 2011 | (107th) (108th) (109th) (110th) (111th) | (Elected to finish Hutchinson's term). (Re-elected in 2002). (Re-elected in 2004). . . Retired to (run for U.S. senator). | |
2003–2013![]() | |||||
![]() (Steve Womack) ((Rogers)) | Republican | January 3, 2011 – present | (112th) (113th) (114th) (115th) (116th) (117th) (118th) | . . . . . . . | |
2013–2023![]() | |||||
2023–present![]() |
Recent election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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(Republican) | (John Boozman) (Incumbent) | 141,478 | 98.90 | |
(Write-In) | George N. Lyne | 1,577 | 1.10 | |
Majority | 139,901 | 97.80 | ||
(Turnout) | 143,055 | |||
(Republican) hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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(Republican) | (John Boozman) (Incumbent) | 160,629 | 59.32 | |
(Democratic) | Jan Judy | 103,158 | 38.09 | |
(Independent) | Dale Morfey | 7,016 | 2.59 | |
Majority | 57,471 | 21.23 | ||
(Turnout) | 270,803 | |||
(Republican) hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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(Republican) | (John Boozman) (Incumbent) | 125,039 | 62.23 | |
(Democratic) | Woodrow Anderson | 75,885 | 37.77 | |
Majority | 49,154 | 24.46 | ||
(Turnout) | 200,924 | |||
(Republican) hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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(Republican) | (John Boozman) (Incumbent) | 215,196 | 78.53 | |
(Green) | Abel Noah Tomlinson | 58,850 | 21.47 | |
Majority | 156,346 | 57.06 | ||
(Turnout) | 274,046 | |||
(Republican) hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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(Republican) | (Steve Womack) | 148,581 | 72.44 | |
(Democratic) | David Whitaker | 56,542 | 27.56 | |
Majority | 92,039 | 44.88 | ||
(Turnout) | 205,123 | |||
(Republican) hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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(Republican) | (Steve Womack) (Incumbent) | 186,467 | 75.90 | |
(Green) | Rebekah Kennedy | 39,318 | 16.01 | |
(Libertarian) | David Pangrac | 19,875 | 8.09 | |
Majority | 147,149 | 59.89 | ||
(Turnout) | 245,660 | |||
(Republican) hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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(Republican) | (Steve Womack) (Incumbent) | 151,630 | 79 | |
(Libertarian) | Grant Bland | 39,305 | 21 | |
Majority | 112,325 | 59 | ||
(Turnout) | 190,935 | |||
(Republican) hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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(Republican) | (Steve Womack) (Incumbent) | 217,192 | 77 | |
(Libertarian) | Grant Bland | 63,715 | 23 | |
Majority | 153,477 | 54 | ||
(Turnout) | 280,907 | |||
(Republican) hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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(Republican) | (Steve Womack) (Incumbent) | 148,717 | 64.7 | |
(Democratic) | Joshua Mahony | 74,952 | 32.6 | |
(Libertarian) | Michael Kalagias | 5,899 | 2.6 | |
Write-ins | 140 | 0.1 | ||
(Turnout) | 229,708 | |||
(Republican) hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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(Republican) | (Steve Womack) (Incumbent) | 214,960 | 64.31 | |
(Democratic) | Celeste Williams | 106,325 | 31.81 | |
(Libertarian) | Michael Kalagias | 12,997 | 3.88 | |
(Turnout) | 334,262 | |||
(Republican) hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | (Steve Womack) (incumbent) | 142,401 | 63.69 | |
(Democratic) | Lauren Mallett-Hays | 73,541 | 32.89 | |
(Libertarian) | Michael Kalagias | 7,646 | 3.42 | |
Total votes | 223,588 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
References
- Specific
- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- Clements, Derek. "Thomas Chipman McRae (1851–1929)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- "U.S. CONGRESS DISTRICT 03". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- General
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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