Texas's 3rd congressional district

Texas's 3rd congressional district
Texas's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Sam Johnson (R–Plano)
Distribution
  • 96.88[1]% urban
  • 3.12% rural
Population (2016) 842,800[2]
Median income $88,619
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+13[3]

Texas District 3 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a suburban area north and northeast of Dallas. It encompasses a large portion of Collin County including McKinney, Plano, and Frisco, as well as Collin County's share of Dallas itself.

Texas has had at least three congressional districts since 1869. The current seat dates from a mid-decade redistricting conducted before the 1966 elections after Texas's original 1960s map was thrown out by Wesberry v. Sanders. It is one of the most Republican districts in both Texas and the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The GOP has held the seat since a 1968 special election. The district's current congressman, Sam Johnson, has held the seat since 1991.

As of the 2010 census, District 3 represents 765,486 people who are predominantly middle-to-upper-class (median family income is US$80,912). The district is 73.1 percent White (non-Hispanic), 15.06 percent Hispanic or Latino (of any race), 13 percent Asian, and 8.9 percent Black or African American.[4]

2012 redistricting

From 1967 to 2013, the district included a large slice of northern Dallas County, including Garland, Rowlett and much of northern Dallas itself. However, Collin County's rapid growth since the 1970s resulted in the district's share of Dallas County being gradually reduced.

After redistricting in 2012, the Dallas County share of the district was removed altogether. However, it still includes the Dallas precincts located in Collin County.[5]

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2000 President Bush 70 - 30%
2004 President Bush 66 - 33%
2008 President McCain 57 - 42%
2012 President Romney 63 - 34%
2016 President Trump 55 - 41%

List of representatives

Name Party Years Electoral history Counties represented
American Civil War/Reconstruction
William Thomas Clark Republican March 31, 1870 –
May 13, 1872		 Elected in 1869.
Lost election contest.		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Dewitt Clinton Giddings Democratic May 13, 1872 –
March 3, 1875		 Won election contest.
[Data unknown/missing.]		 [Data unknown/missing.]
James W. Throckmorton Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879		 First elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
[Data unknown/missing.]		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Olin Wellborn Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883		 Elected in 1878.
Redistricted to the 6th district.		 [Data unknown/missing.]
James H. Jones Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887		 First elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
[Data unknown/missing.]		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Constantine B. Kilgore Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1895		 First elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[Data unknown/missing.]		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Charles H. Yoakum Democratic March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 [Data unknown/missing.] [Data unknown/missing.]
Reese C. De Graffenreid Democratic March 4, 1897 –
August 29, 1902		 Died.
[Data unknown/missing.]		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant August 29, 1902 –
November 4, 1902
Gordon J. Russell Democratic November 4, 1902 –
June 14, 1910		 Resigned to become U.S. District Judge.
[Data unknown/missing.]		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant June 14, 1910 –
July 23, 1910
Robert M. Lively Democratic July 23, 1910 –
March 3, 1911		 [Data unknown/missing.] [Data unknown/missing.]
James Young Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1921		 [Data unknown/missing.] [Data unknown/missing.]
Morgan G. Sanders Democratic March 4, 1921 –
January 3, 1939		 [Data unknown/missing.] [Data unknown/missing.]
Lindley Beckworth Democratic January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1953		 [Data unknown/missing.] [Data unknown/missing.]
Brady Preston Gentry Democratic January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1957		 [Data unknown/missing.] [Data unknown/missing.]
Lindley Beckworth Democratic January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1967		 [Data unknown/missing.] [Data unknown/missing.]
Joe Pool Democratic January 3, 1967 –
July 14, 1968		 Redistricted from the at-large seat
Died.
[Data unknown/missing.]		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant July 14, 1968 –
August 24, 1968
James M. Collins Republican August 24, 1968 –
January 3, 1983		 First elected to finish Pool's term.
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.
Retired to run for U.S. Senate.		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Steve Bartlett Republican January 3, 1983 –
March 11, 1991		 First elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Resigned to become Mayor of Dallas.		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant March 11, 1991 –
May 8, 1991
Sam Johnson Republican May 8, 1991 –
Present		 First elected to finish Bartlett's term.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retiring.[6]		 [Data unknown/missing.]

District 3

US House election, 2010: Texas District 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Sam Johnson 101,180 66.28 +6.48
Democratic John Lingenfelder 47,848 31.34 -3.57
Libertarian Christopher Claytor 3,602 2.35 +0.13
Independent Harry Pierce 22 0.01
Majority
Turnout 152,652
Republican hold Swing
US House election, 2008: Texas District 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Sam Johnson 169,557 59.80 -2.72
Democratic Tom Daley 107,679 37.98 +3.07
Libertarian Christopher Claytor 6,300 2.22 -0.36
Majority
Turnout 283,536
Republican hold Swing
US House election, 2006: Texas District 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Sam Johnson 88,634 62.52 -23.04
Democratic Dan Dodd 49,488 34.91 +34.91
Libertarian Christopher Claytor 3,656 2.58
Majority 39,146 27.61
Turnout 141,778
Republican hold Swing -49.44
US House election, 2004: Texas District 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Sam Johnson 178,099 85.56
Independent Paul Jenkins 16,850 8.10
Independent James Vessels 13,204 6.34
Majority
Turnout 208,153
Republican hold Swing

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  2. ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=03
  3. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ "My Congressional District". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  5. ↑ http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us/
  6. ↑ Bland, Scott; Cheney, Kyle (January 6, 2017). "Texas Rep. Sam Johnson announces he won't run for reelection". Politico. Retrieved August 8, 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
  • Texas Secretary of State 2010 General Election Statewide Race Summary

Coordinates: 33°09′34″N 96°36′48″W / 33.15944°N 96.61333°W / 33.15944; -96.61333

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.