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
Daniel Huger 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
Benjamin Huger March 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1805		 Federalist [Data unknown/missing.]
David R. Williams March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1809		 Democratic-Republican [Data unknown/missing.]
Robert Witherspoon March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811		 Democratic-Republican [Data unknown/missing.]
David R. Williams March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813		 Democratic-Republican [Data unknown/missing.]
Theodore Gourdin March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815		 Democratic-Republican [Data unknown/missing.]
Benjamin Huger 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.]
Robert B. Campbell 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
Robert B. Campbell 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.]
Laurence M. Keitt 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.]
Solomon L. Hoge April 8, 1869 –
March 3, 1871		 Republican Successfully contested election of J.P. Reed
Robert B. Elliott March 4, 1871 –
November 1, 1874		 Republican Resigned
Lewis C. Carpenter November 3, 1874 –
March 3, 1875		 Republican Retired
Solomon L. Hoge March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		 Republican Resigned
D. Wyatt Aiken 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
Asbury C. Latimer March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1903		 Democratic Resigned to seek Senate seat
Wyatt Aiken March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1917		 Democratic Lost renomination
Frederick H. Dominick March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1933		 Democratic Lost renomination
John C. Taylor March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939		 Democratic Lost renomination
Butler B. Hare January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1947		 Democratic Retired
W.J. Bryan Dorn January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949		 Democratic Resigned to seek Senate seat
James Butler Hare January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951		 Democratic Lost renomination
W.J. Bryan Dorn January 3, 1951 –
December 31, 1974		 Democratic Resigned
Butler Derrick January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1995		 Democratic Retired
Lindsey Graham January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2003		 Republican Elected to the United States Senate
J. Gresham Barrett January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2011		 Republican Retired
Jeff Duncan January 3, 2011 –
Present		 Republican First elected in 2010

Historical district boundaries

1995 - 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ "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

Coordinates: 34°23′N 82°30′W / 34.38°N 82.50°W / 34.38; -82.50

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