Arkansas's 3rd congressional district

Arkansas's 3rd congressional district
	Steve Womack; R–Rogers
Area	8,661 sq mi (22,430 km2)
Distribution	54.4% urban; 45.6% rural;
Population (2015)	782,717[1]
Median income	$51,335[2]
Ethnicity	87.3% white; 6.3% black; 1.4% Asian; 2% Hispanic; 1.2% Native American; 0.1% other;
Cook PVI	R+19[3]

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.

The district from 2003 to 2013

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
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 members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1863
Vacant		March 4, 1863 – June 22, 1868	38th 39th 40th	Civil War and Reconstruction
Thomas Boles	Republican	June 22, 1868 – March 3, 1871	40th 41st	Elected to finish the vacant term. [data unknown/missing]
John Edwards	Liberal Republican	March 4, 1871 – February 9, 1872	42nd	[data unknown/missing] Lost contested election.
Thomas Boles	Republican	February 9, 1872 – March 3, 1873	42nd	Won contested election. [data unknown/missing]
William W. Wilshire	Republican	March 4, 1873 – June 16, 1874	43rd	[data unknown/missing] Lost contested election.
Thomas M. Gunter	Democratic	June 16, 1874 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Won contested election. Redistricted to the 4th district.
William W. Wilshire	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	[data unknown/missing]
Jordan E. Cravens	Independent Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th 46th 47th	[data unknown/missing]
Jordan E. Cravens	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	[data unknown/missing]
John H. Rogers	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 4th district.
Vacant		March 4, 1885 – December 7, 1885	49th	James K. Jones was redistricted from the 2nd district, re-elected in 1884, but resigned before the term began when elected U.S. Senator.
Thomas C. McRae	Democratic	December 7, 1885 – March 3, 1903	49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th	Elected to finish Jones's term. [data unknown/missing]
Hugh A. Dinsmore	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th	Redistricted from the 5th district. [data unknown/missing]
John C. Floyd	Democratic	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1915	59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd	[data unknown/missing]
John N. Tillman	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th	[data unknown/missing]
Claude A. Fuller	Democratic	March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1939	71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th	[data unknown/missing]
Clyde T. Ellis	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943	76th 77th	[data unknown/missing]
J. William Fulbright	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	78th	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
James W. Trimble	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1967	79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th	[data unknown/missing]
John P. Hammerschmidt	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1993	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	[data unknown/missing]
Tim Hutchinson	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 2, 1997	103rd 104th	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator and resigned early when elected.
Vacant		January 2, 1997 – January 3, 1997	104th
Asa Hutchinson	Republican	January 3, 1997 – August 6, 2001	105th 106th 107th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned when appointed Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Vacant		August 6, 2001 – November 20, 2001	107th
John Boozman	Republican	November 20, 2001 – January 3, 2011	107th 108th 109th 110th 111th	Elected to finish Hutchinson's term. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Steve Womack	Republican	January 3, 2011 – present	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	Incumbent

Recent election results

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boozman (Incumbent)	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

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boozman (Incumbent)	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

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boozman (Incumbent)	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

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boozman (Incumbent)	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

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Womack (Incumbent)	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

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Womack (Incumbent)	151,630	79%
	Libertarian	Grant Bland	39,305	21%
Majority			112,325	59%
Total votes			190,935	100.00%
	Republican hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Womack (Incumbent)	217,192	77%
	Libertarian	Grant Bland	63,715	23%
Majority			153,477	54%
Total votes			280,907	100.00%
	Republican hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Womack (Incumbent)	148,717	64.7%
	Democratic	Joshua Mahony	74,952	32.6%
	Libertarian	Michael Kalagias	5,899	2.6%
	n/a	Write-ins	140	0.1%
Total votes			229,708	100.0%
	Republican hold

References

https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=05&cd=03
"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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[Cook-3] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.