South Carolina's 3rd congressional district
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district | |
---|---|
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Jeff Duncan (R–Laurens) |
Population (2000) | 668,668 |
Median income | 36,092 |
Ethnicity |
|
Cook PVI | R+19[1] |
The 3rd Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in western South Carolina bordering both Georgia and North Carolina. It includes all of Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens and Saluda counties and portions of Greenville and Newberry counties. The district is mostly rural, but much of the economy revolves around the manufacturing centers of Anderson and Greenwood.
History
Historically, the district was a Democratic stronghold, and Democrats continued to hold most local offices well into the 1990s. However, most residents share the socially conservative views of their counterparts in the 4th district and the district has elected Republicans since 1994. Republicans now dominate the district's politics at all levels, usually scoring margins rivaling those in the 4th. Indeed, no Democrat has cleared the 40 percent mark in the district in almost a quarter-century.
South Carolina's senior Senator, Lindsey Graham, held this seat from 1995 to 2003. He was succeeded by J. Gresham Barrett, who gave up the seat in order to run for governor.[2] State Rep. Jeff Duncan won the seat in 2010.
From 2003 to 2013 the district included all of Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, Greenwood, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens and Saluda counties and most of Aiken and Laurens counties.
List of representatives
Name | Years | Party | Electoral history |
---|---|---|---|
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
Pro-Administration | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
Lemuel Benton | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
Anti-Administration | [Data unknown/missing.] |
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799 |
Democratic-Republican | ||
March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1805 |
Federalist | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809 |
Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
Robert Witherspoon | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 |
Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] |
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
Theodore Gourdin | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] |
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
Federalist | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
James Ervin | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 |
Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] |
Thomas R. Mitchell | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
Jacksonian D-R | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
Thomas R. Mitchell | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
Jackson | [Data unknown/missing.] |
John Campbell | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 |
Jackson | [Data unknown/missing.] |
Thomas R. Mitchell | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
Jackson | [Data unknown/missing.] |
Thomas Singleton | March 4, 1833 – November 25, 1833 |
Nullifier | Died |
February 27, 1834 – March 3, 1837 |
Nullifier | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
John Campbell | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
Nullifier | Redistricted to the 4th district |
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
Democratic | ||
Joseph A. Woodward | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1853 |
Democratic | [Data unknown/missing.] |
March 4, 1853 – July 15, 1856 |
Democratic | Resigned | |
August 6, 1856 – December ???, 1860 |
First re-elected to finish his term | ||
Civil War - Occupation and Reconstruction | December ???, 1860 – July 25, 1868 | ||
Manuel S. Corley | July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
Republican | [Data unknown/missing.] |
April 8, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
Republican | Successfully contested election of J.P. Reed | |
March 4, 1871 – November 1, 1874 |
Republican | Resigned | |
Lewis C. Carpenter | November 3, 1874 – March 3, 1875 |
Republican | Retired |
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
Republican | Resigned | |
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1887 |
Democratic | Died | |
James S. Cothran | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
Democratic | Retired |
George Johnstone | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
Democratic | Lost renomination |
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 |
Democratic | Resigned to seek Senate seat | |
Wyatt Aiken | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1917 |
Democratic | Lost renomination |
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933 |
Democratic | Lost renomination | |
John C. Taylor | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
Democratic | Lost renomination |
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947 |
Democratic | Retired | |
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
Democratic | Resigned to seek Senate seat | |
James Butler Hare | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 |
Democratic | Lost renomination |
January 3, 1951 – December 31, 1974 |
Democratic | Resigned | |
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1995 |
Democratic | Retired | |
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 |
Republican | Elected to the United States Senate | |
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011 |
Republican | Retired | |
January 3, 2011 – Present |
Republican | First elected in 2010 |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Gresh". greshambarrett.com.
- 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