Louisiana's 3rd congressional district
Louisiana's 3rd congressional district | |||
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Interactive map of district boundaries | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 760,945[2] | ||
Median household income | $53,406[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+21[3] |
Louisiana's 3rd congressional district is a
The district is currently represented by Republican Clay Higgins, a former sheriff's deputy from Port Barre known for his controversial Crime Stoppers videos. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in the December 10, 2016 runoff against public service commissioner Scott Angelle to replace Charles Boustany.[4]
History
Louisiana gained its
Although the 3rd congressional district had been Democratic through much of its history, it is the sole district in Louisiana to have been represented by three parties during the 20th century, in that
The district became more competitive for the Republicans later in the 20th century, when conservative whites shifted into the Republican Party after passage of civil rights legislation by Congress. In 1966, Hall Lyons of
The state legislature redistricted in the 1980s, pushing the district out of the fast-growing suburbs of Metairie and the city of Kenner, to help keep the seat in the hands of Treen's Democratic successor, Billy Tauzin. Tauzin eventually switched to the Republican Party in 1995, making the 3rd congressional district unique in 20th-century Louisiana politics as the sole district to have two representatives who switched parties (Martin, who switched from the Progressives to the Democrats in 1918, and Tauzin, who switched from the Democrats to the Republicans in 1995). As a Republican, Tauzin continued to serve until retiring from Congress in 2005. Democrat Charlie Melançon won the seat in 2004 (seated in 2005), was reelected in 2006, and was unopposed in 2008.
For most of the time from 1823 to 2013, the district contained large portions of southeastern and south central
However, when Louisiana lost a district after the 2010 census, the old 3rd was dismantled. The new 3rd included most of southwestern Louisiana, including Lafayette and
Recent presidential elections
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Bush 52–45% |
2004 | President | Bush 58–41% |
2008 | President | McCain 61–37% |
2012 | President | Romney 66–32% |
2016 | President | Trump 67–29% |
2020 | President | Trump 68–30% |
List of members representing the district
Member (Residence) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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District created March 4, 1823 | |||||
St. Martinville )
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th 20th |
Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired. |
1823–1833 Saint Mary parishes[5]
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Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | ||||
Walter Hampden Overton (Alexandria) |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 |
21st | Elected in 1828. Retired. | |
Henry Adams Bullard )
(Alexandria |
Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1831 – January 4, 1834 |
22nd 23rd |
Supreme Court of Louisiana .
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1833–1843 [data missing] | |||||
Vacant | January 4, 1834 – April 28, 1834 |
23rd | |||
Rice Garland (Opelousas) |
Anti-Jacksonian
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April 28, 1834 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th 25th 26th |
Supreme Court of Louisiana .
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Whig | March 4, 1837 – July 21, 1840 | ||||
Vacant | July 21, 1840 – December 17, 1840 |
26th | |||
John Moore )
(Franklin |
Whig | December 17, 1840 – March 3, 1843 |
26th | Re-elected later in 1840 .Lost re-election. | |
![]() John Bennett Dawson (St. Francisville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – June 26, 1845 |
27th 28th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1844 .Died. |
1843–1853 [data missing] |
John Henry Harmanson )
(Simmsport |
Democratic | ????, 1845 – October 24, 1850 |
29th 30th 31st |
Elected to finish Dawson's term. Re-elected in 1848 .Died. | |
Vacant | October 24, 1850 – December 30, 1850 |
31st | |||
Alexander Gordon Penn )
(Covington |
Democratic | December 30, 1850 – March 3, 1853 |
31st 32nd |
Also elected to the next full term .Retired. | |
John Perkins Jr. (Ashwood) |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Elected in 1852 .Retired. |
1853–1861 [data missing] |
Thomas Green Davidson )
(Baton Rouge |
Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861 |
34th 35th 36th |
Re-elected in 1858. .
Withdrew due to onset of Civil War | |
Vacant | March 3, 1861 – July 18, 1868 |
36th 37th 38th 39th 40th |
Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
Joseph Parkinson Newsham )
(St. Francisville |
Republican | July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
40th | Elected to finish the vacant term. Redistricted to the 4th district |
1868–1873 [data missing] |
![]() Chester Bidwell Darrall (Brashear) |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – February 20, 1878 |
41st 42nd 43rd 44th 45th |
Re-elected in 1876 .Lost election contest. | |
1873–1883 [data missing] | |||||
![]() Joseph H. Acklen (Franklin) |
Democratic | February 20, 1878 – March 3, 1881 |
45th 46th |
Won election contest. Re-elected in 1878 .Retired. | |
![]() Chester Bidwell Darrall (Morgan City) |
Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th | Elected in 1880 .Lost re-election. | |
![]() William Pitt Kellogg (New Orleans) |
Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | Elected in 1882 .Lost re-election. |
1883–1893 [data missing] |
Edward James Gay )
(Plaquemine |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – May 30, 1889 |
49th 50th 51st |
Re-elected in 1888 .Died. | |
Vacant | May 30, 1889 – December 2, 1889 |
51st | |||
![]() Andrew Price (Thibodaux) |
Democratic | December 2, 1889 – March 3, 1897 |
51st 52nd 53rd 54th |
Re-elected in 1894 .Retired. | |
1893–1903 [data missing] | |||||
New Iberia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915 |
55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd |
run for U.S. senator .
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1903–1913 [data missing] | |||||
1913–1923 [data missing] | |||||
Thibodaux )
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Progressive
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March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 |
64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st |
Re-elected in 1928 .Died. | |
Democratic | March 4, 1919 – April 6, 1929 | ||||
1923–1933 [data missing] | |||||
Thibodaux )
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Democratic | August 6, 1929 – January 3, 1937 |
71st 72nd 73rd 74th |
Re-elected in 1934 .Lost renomination. | |
1933–1943 [data missing] | |||||
![]() Robert L. Mouton (Lafayette) |
Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941 |
75th 76th |
Re-elected in 1938 .Lost renomination. | |
![]() James Domengeaux (Lafayette) |
Democratic | January 3, 1941 – April 15, 1944 |
77th 78th |
Re-elected in 1942 .Resigned to join the Armed Forces. | |
1943–1953 [data missing] | |||||
Vacant | April 15, 1944 – November 7, 1944 |
78th | |||
![]() James Domengeaux (Lafayette) |
Democratic | November 7, 1944 – January 3, 1949 |
78th 79th 80th |
Re-elected in 1946. .
Retired to run for U.S. senator | |
![]() Edwin E. Willis (St. Martinville) |
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1969 |
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th |
Re-elected in 1966 .Lost renomination. | |
1953–1963 [data missing] | |||||
1963–1973 [data missing] | |||||
![]() Patrick T. Caffery (New Iberia) |
Democratic | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1973 |
91st 92nd |
Re-elected in 1970 .Retired. | |
![]() Dave Treen (Metairie) |
Republican | January 3, 1973 – March 10, 1980 |
93rd 94th 95th 96th |
Re-elected in 1978. .
Resigned when elected governor |
1973–1983 [data missing] |
Vacant | March 10, 1980 – May 22, 1980 |
96th | |||
![]() Billy Tauzin (Thibodaux) |
Democratic | May 22, 1980 – August 8, 1995 |
96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th |
Re-elected in 2002 .Retired. | |
1983–1993 [data missing] | |||||
1993–2003 [data missing] | |||||
Republican | August 8, 1995 – January 3, 2005 | ||||
2003–2013![]() | |||||
![]() Charlie Melançon (Napoleonville) |
Democratic | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011 |
109th 110th 111th |
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New Iberia )
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Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
112th | Elected in 2010. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Charles Boustany (Lafayette) |
Republican | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
113th 114th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
2013–2023![]() |
![]() Clay Higgins (Lafayette) |
Republican | January 3, 2017 – present |
115th 116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |
2023–2025![]() |
Recent election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Billy Tauzin II (Incumbent) | 130,323 | 86.68 | |
Libertarian
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William Beier | 12,964 | 8.62 | |
Independent
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David Iwancio | 7,055 | 4.69 | |
Total votes | 150,342 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 44.2 | |||
Republican hold
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2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic
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Charlie Melançon | 57,611 | 50.25 | |||
Republican
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Billy Tauzin III | 57,042 | 49.75 | |||
Total votes | 114,653 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | 27.8 | |||||
Republican
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2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Charlie Melançon (Incumbent) | 75,023 | 55.03 | |
Republican
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Craig F. Romero | 54,950 | 40.31 | |
Democratic
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Olangee Breech | 4,190 | 3.07 | |
Libertarian
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James Lee Blake Jr. | 2,168 | 1.59 | |
Total votes | 136,331 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 34.4 | |||
Democratic hold
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2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Charlie Melançon (Incumbent) | 100.00 | ||
Total votes | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold
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2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican
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Jeff Landry | 108,963 | 63.77 | |||
Democratic
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Ravi Sangisetty | 61,914 | 36.23 | |||
Total votes | 170,877 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | 44.8 | |||||
Democratic
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2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Charles Boustany | 58,820 | 60.90 | |
Republican
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Jeff Landry | 37,764 | 39.10 | |
Total votes | 96,584 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 19.3 | |||
Republican hold
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2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Charles Boustany (incumbent) | 185,867 | 79 | |
Republican
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Bryan Barrilleaux | 22,059 | 9 | |
No Party | Russell Richard | 28,342 | 12 | |
Total votes | 236,268 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 51.1 | |||
Republican hold
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2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Clay Higgins | 77,671 | 56.1 | |
Republican
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Scott Angelle | 60,762 | 43.9 | |
Total votes | 138,433 | 100 | ||
Turnout | 28.1 | |||
Republican hold
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2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Clay Higgins (incumbent) | 136,876 | 55.7 | |
Democratic
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Mildred Methvin | 43,729 | 17.8 | |
Republican
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Josh Guillory | 31,387 | 12.8 | |
Democratic
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Rob Anderson | 13,477 | 5.5 | |
Democratic
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Larry Rader | 9,692 | 3.9 | |
Democratic
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Verone Thomas | 7,815 | 3.2 | |
Libertarian
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Aaron Andrus | 2,967 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 245,943 | 100 | ||
Republican hold
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2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clay Higgins (incumbent) | 230,480 | 67.76 | |
Democratic | Braylon Harris | 60,852 | 17.89 | |
Democratic | Rob Anderson | 39,423 | 11.59 | |
Libertarian | Brandon Leleux | 9,365 | 2.75 | |
Total votes | 340,120 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clay Higgins (incumbent) | 144,423 | 64.3 | |
Republican | Holden Hoggatt | 24,474 | 10.9 | |
Democratic | Lessie Olivia Leblanc | 23,641 | 10.5 | |
Democratic | Tia LeBrun | 21,172 | 9.4 | |
Republican | Thomas "Lane" Payne, Jr. | 4,012 | 1.8 | |
Independent
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Gloria R. Wiggins | 3,255 | 1.4 | |
Republican | Jacob "Jake" Shaheen | 1,955 | 0.9 | |
Libertarian | Guy McLendon | 1,620 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | 224,552 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
References
- ^ "Geography Program". The United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP). "My Congressional District Bureau". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Republicans Angelle, Higgins Set for Runoff in Louisiana's 3rd District". Roll Call. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu.
Sources
- 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, bioguide.congress.gov; accessed November 18, 2016.