Arkansas's 3rd congressional district
Arkansas's 3rd congressional district | |
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Current Representative | Steve Womack (R–Rogers) |
Area | 8,661 sq mi (22,430 km2) |
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Population (2015) | 782,717[1] |
Median income | 33,915 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+19[2] |
Arkansas's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The district covers Northwest Arkansas and takes in Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale and Fort Smith.
The district is represented by Republican Steve Womack, who succeeded fellow Republican and now U.S. Senator John Boozman.
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.
It is the most Republican district in the state. The seat has been in Republican hands continuously since the election of John Paul Hammerschmidt in 1966. 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.
Voting
Election results from statewide races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2016 | President | Trump 62 - 31% |
2012 | President | Romney 66 - 32% |
2008 | President | McCain 64 - 34% |
2004 | President | Bush 62 - 36% |
2000 | President | Bush 60 - 37% |
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | Note |
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Civil War and Reconstruction | |||
Republican | June 22, 1868 – March 3, 1871 | ||
Liberal Republican | March 4, 1871 – February 9, 1872 | Lost contested election | |
Republican | February 9, 1872 – March 3, 1873 | Won contested election | |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – June 16, 1874 | Lost contested election | |
Democratic | June 16, 1874 – March 3, 1875 | Won contested election, Redistricted to the 4th district | |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | ||
Independent Democrat | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Redistricted to the 4th district | |
Vacant |
March 4, 1885 – December 7, 1885 | ||
Democratic | December 7, 1885 – March 3, 1903 | Elected after James K. Jones resigned after being elected to the US Senate | |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | Redistricted from the 5th district | |
Democratic | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1915 | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929 | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1939 | ||
Clyde T. Ellis | Democratic | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | |
Democratic | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | ||
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1967 | ||
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1993 | ||
Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 2, 1997 | elected to Senate | |
Vacant |
January 2, 1997 – January 3, 1997 | ||
Republican | January 3, 1997 – August 6, 2001 | Resigned after being appointed Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration | |
Vacant |
August 6, 2001 – November 20, 2001 | ||
Republican | November 20, 2001 – January 3, 2011 | elected to Senate | |
Republican | January 3, 2011 – present | Incumbent |
Recent election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | John Boozman* | 141,478 | 98.90% | ||
Write-in | George N. Lyne | 1,577 | 1.10% | ||
Majority | 139,901 | 97.80% | |||
Total votes | 143,055 | 100.00 | |||
Republican hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | John Boozman* | 160,629 | 59.32% | ||
Democratic | Jan Judy | 103,158 | 38.09% | ||
Independent | Dale Morfey | 7,016 | 2.59% | ||
Majority | 57,471 | 21.23% | |||
Total votes | 270,803 | 100.00 | |||
Republican hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | John Boozman* | 125,039 | 62.23% | ||
Democratic | Woodrow Anderson | 75,885 | 37.77% | ||
Majority | 49,154 | 24.46% | |||
Total votes | 200,924 | 100.00 | |||
Republican hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | John Boozman* | 215,196 | 78.53% | ||
Green | Abel Noah Tomlinson | 58,850 | 21.47% | ||
Majority | 156,346 | 57.06% | |||
Total votes | 274,046 | 100.00 | |||
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% | |||
Total votes | 205,123 | 100.00 | |||
Republican hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Steve Womack* | 186,467 | 75.90% | ||
Green | Rebekah Kennedy | 39,318 | 16.01% | ||
Libertarian | David Pangrac | 19,875 | 8.09% | ||
Majority | 147,149 | 59.89% | |||
Total votes | 245,660 | 100.00 | |||
Republican hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Steve Womack* | 151,630 | 79% | ||
Libertarian | Grant Bland | 39,305 | 21% | ||
Majority | 112,325 | 59% | |||
Total votes | 190,935 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Steve Womack* | 217,192 | 77% | ||
Libertarian | Grant Bland | 63,715 | 23% | ||
Majority | 153,477 | 54% | |||
Total votes | 280,907 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
2018
The 2018 election will be held on November 6, 2018.
Living former Members
As of April 2015, there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd congressional district that are currently living. The most recent representative to die was John Paul Hammerschmidt (1967-1993) on April 1, 2015.
All three former members listed went on to become either the Governor or a U.S. Senator.
Representative | Term in office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Tim Hutchinson | 1993–1997 | August 11, 1949 |
Asa Hutchinson | 1997–2001 | December 3, 1950 |
John Boozman | 2001–2011 | December 10, 1950 |
References
- ↑
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- 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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