Virginia's 3rd congressional district

Virginia's 3rd congressional district
Virginia's 3rd congressional district - from January 3, 2013 to January 16, 2016.
Current Representative Robert C. Scott (D–Newport News)
Distribution
  • 95.01[1]% urban
  • 4.99% rural
Population (2016) 739,169[2]
Median income $51,794
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+16[3]

Virginia's third congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia, serving the independent cities of Franklin, Newport News, and Portsmouth, parts of the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Norfolk, and Suffolk, and all of the county of Isle of Wight. The current representative is Robert C. Scott (D).

2016 redistricting

This image shows the 2016 court-ordered VA Congressional districts.

The Virginia Legislature's 2012 redistricting was found unconstitutional and replaced with a court-ordered redistricting on January 16, 2016 for the 2016 elections.[4][5][6][7][8] One reason for the redistricting is the racial gerrymandering.[9][10] From 1993 to 2016, the 3rd had covered most of the majority-black precincts in and around Hampton Roads and Richmond. The court-drawn map shifted the area near Richmond to the 4th District. The dispute over the district borders went to the U.S. Supreme Court in Wittman v. Personhuballah.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year Office Results
1996 President Clinton 72–22%
Senator Warner 72–28%
1997 Governor Beyer 67–31%
Lieutenant Governor Payne 66–28%
Attorney General Dolan 64–36%
2000 President Gore 66–32%
Senator Robb 67–33%
2001 Governor Warner 71–28%
Lieutenant Governor Kaine 73–26%
Attorney General McEachin 63–37%
2004 President Kerry 66–33%
2008 President Obama 76–24%
2008 President Obama 76 24%
2016 President Clinton 63–32%[11]
2017 Governor Northam 68-31%[12]

Historical composition of the district

In 1788 Virginia's 3rd Congressional District consisted of all of modern Virginia including and west of the counties of Carroll, Floyd, Roanoke, Botetourt, Augusta and Rockingham. It also included what is today Pendleton County, West Virginia and also about the southern third of West Virginia which in 1788 was all Greenbrier County. This area that is today about 48 counties and 13 independent cities was in 1788 only nine counties.[13]

In the 1790 census this area had a population of 66,045.[14]

For the 1792 congressional elections the number of congressional districts in Virginia rose from 10 to 19. The only county that remained in the third district was Pendleton County. Harrison, Randolph, Hardy, Hampshire, Monongalia and Ohio Counties, all now in West Virginia were also in the district.[15] This was all of northern West Virginia except the far eastern panhandle area. The new district's 1790 population was 30,145.[16]

The 1800 Census lead to another increase in Virginia's congressional districts in 1802. The third district was again moved, this time to what was then Frederick and Shenandoah Counties in Virginia, which besides those counties also included the modern counties of Clarke, Warren and part of Page.[17] The new 3rd district had a population of 38,767 in 1800.[18]

For most of the time from the end of the Civil War to 1993, the 3rd District was a relatively compact district centered on Richmond.

The district's current configuration dates to 1993, when the Justice Department ordered Virginia to create a majority-minority district. At that time, portions of the old 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th districts were combined to create a new 3rd District.

As of 2016, the 3rd district has been ruled unconstitutional. The new map gave the 3rd a slight plurality of blacks.[19][20]

List of representatives

Representative Party Term Note
District created: March 4, 1789
Andrew Moore Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1793		 Redistricted to Virginia 2nd District
Joseph Neville Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795		 Retired
George Jackson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797		 Lost re-election
James Machir Federalist March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1799		 Lost re-election
George Jackson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1803		 Retired
John Smith Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1815		 Retired
Henry S. Tucker Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1819		 Elected Virginia State Senator
Jared Williams Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1823		 Redistricted to Virginia 17th District
William S. Archer Crawford Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 Lost re-election
Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1835
John W. Jones Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837		 Redistricted to Virginia 6th District
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843
Walter Coles Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		 Redistricted from Virginia 6th District
Retired
William M. Tredway Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847		 Lost re-election
Thomas S. Flournoy Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849		 Lost re-election
Thomas H. Averett Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853		 Lost re-election
John S. Caskie Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1859		 Redistricted from Virginia 6th District
Lost re-election
Daniel C. DeJarnette, Sr. Independent Democrat March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861		 Resigned
Vacant March 4, 1861 –
January 27, 1870		 Civil War
Charles H. Porter Republican January 27, 1870 –
March 3, 1873		 Retired
John A. Smith Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		 Lost re-election
Gilbert C. Walker Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879		 Retired
Joseph E. Johnston Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881		 Retired
George D. Wise Democratic March 4, 1881 –
April 11, 1890		 Election invalidated
Edmund Waddill, Jr. Republican April 12, 1890 –
March 3, 1891		 Retired
George D. Wise Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895		 Retired
Tazewell Ellett Democratic March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 Lost re-election
John Lamb Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1913		 Lost re-election
Andrew J. Montague Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1933		 Redistricted to Virginia At-Large District
District eliminated March 4, 1933
District recreated: January 3, 1935
Andrew J. Montague Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 24, 1937		 Died
Vacant January 24, 1937 –
November 2, 1937
David E. Satterfield, Jr. Democratic November 2, 1937 –
February 15, 1945		 Resigned
Vacant February 15, 1945 –
March 6, 1945
J. Vaughan Gary Democratic March 6, 1945 –
January 3, 1965		 Retired
David E. Satterfield III Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1981		 Retired
Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1993		 Redistricted to Virginia 7th District
Robert C. Scott Democratic January 3, 1993 –
Present		 First elected in 1992

Election results

YearDemocraticRepublicanIndependents
1970 David E. Satterfield, III: 73,104J. Harvie Wilkinson, III: 35,229Mrs. Ulrich Troubetskoy: 371
1972 David E. Satterfield, III: 102,523 
1974 David E. Satterfield, III: 64,627Alan Robert Ogden: 7,574
1976 David E. Satterfield, III: 129,066Alan Robert Ogden: 17,503
1978 David E. Satterfield, III: 104,550Alan Robert Ogden: 14,453
1980John A. Mapp: 60,962Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 96,524Howard H. Carwile: 19,549
1982John A. Waldrop, Jr.: 63,946Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 92,928 
1984Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 169,987Roger L. Coffey: 28,556
1986Kenneth E. Powell: 32,961Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 74,525J. Stephen Bodges: 3,675
1988Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 187,354
1990James A. Starke, Jr.: 36,253Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 77,125Rose L. Simpson: 4,317
1992Robert C. Scott: 132,432Daniel Jenkins: 35,780 
1994Robert C. Scott: 108,532Thomas E. Ward: 28,080 
1996Robert C. Scott: 118,603Elsie Goodwyn Holland: 25,781 
1998Robert C. Scott: 48,129R. S. Barnett: 14,453
2000Robert C. Scott: 137,527 
2002Robert C. Scott: 87,521 
2004Robert C. Scott: 159,373Winsome E. Sears: 70,194 
2006Robert C. Scott: 133,546 
2008Robert C. Scott: 239,911 
2010Robert C. Scott: 114,754C. L. Smith, Jr.: 44,553John D. Kelly: 1,927
2012Robert C. Scott: 259,199Dean J. Longo: 58,931 
2014Robert C. Scott: 139,197 
2016Robert C. Scott: 208,337Martin L. Williams: 103,289 

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Court Ordered Redistricting". Redistricting.dls.virginia.gov. 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  5. ↑ http://redistricting.dls.virginia.gov/2010/Data/Court%20Ordered%20Redistricting/2016%2001%2007%20Personnhuballah%20v%20Alcorn%20Civil%20Action%20No.%203-13cv678.pdf
  6. ↑ "Supreme Court weighs legality of Virginia redistricting". The Hill. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  7. ↑ Lydia Wheeler (2016-02-01). "Supreme Court Allows Virginia Redistricting to Stand in 2016". Rollcall.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  8. ↑ Andrew Cain (2016-01-07). "Judges impose new Va. congressional map, redrawing 3rd, 4th Districts | Virginia Politics". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  9. ↑ Weiner, Rachel (2014-10-07). "Court declares Virginia's congressional map unconstitutional". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  10. ↑ Farnsworth, Stephen J. (2015-11-05). "The 2015 election in Virginia: A tribute to gerrymandering". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  11. ↑ "2016 November General President". Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  12. ↑ "2017 Governor's Election Results by Congressional District". The Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  13. ↑ Parsons, Stanley B, William W. Beach and Dan Hermann. United States Congressional Districts 1788-1841. (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1978) p. 29
  14. ↑ Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 28
  15. ↑ Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 71
  16. ↑ Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 70
  17. ↑ Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 129
  18. ↑ Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 128
  19. ↑ "Virginia Politics: Court orders redistricting". Daily Press. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  20. ↑ By $${element.Contributor} (2016-01-07). "Judges Select New Virginia Congressional Map". Rollcall.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
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  • 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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