Mississippi's 3rd congressional district
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Area | 12,185.28 sq mi (31,559.7 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 735,973[1] | ||
Median household income | $56,209[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+15[3] |
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east.
Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, and Pearl. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes Mississippi State University in Starkville.
From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives
at-large
statewide on a general ticket. This district has been redefined based on changes in statewide population.
Its current representative is Republican Michael Guest.
Election results from statewide races
Year | Office | Result |
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2000 | President | Bush 67 – 32% |
2004 | President | Bush 65 – 34% |
2008 | President | McCain 61 – 38% |
2012 | President | Romney 60 – 39% |
2016 | President | Trump 61 – 37% |
2018 | Senate | Wicker 62 - 36% |
Senate (Spec.) | Hyde-Smith 58 - 42% | |
2019 | Governor | Reeves 53 - 45% |
2020 | President | Trump 60 – 39% |
Senate | Hyde-Smith 58 - 41% |
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years of service | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location and map |
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District created March 4, 1847 | |||||
Patrick Watson Tompkins )
(Vicksburg |
Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected in 1846 .Retired. |
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William McWillie (Camden) |
Democratic | December 3, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | ||
John D. Freeman (Jackson) |
Unionist | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | Elected in 1851 .Retired. | |
Otho Robards Singleton )
(Canton |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Elected in 1853. and lost re-election.
Redistricted to the 4th district | |
William Barksdale (Columbus) |
Democratic | March 4, 1855 – January 12, 1861 |
34th 35th 36th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1859 .Withdrew due to Civil War. | |
Vacant | January 12, 1861 – April 8, 1870 |
36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st |
Reconstruction
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Henry Barry (Columbus) |
Republican | April 8, 1870 – March 3, 1875 |
41st 42nd 43rd |
Re-elected in 1872 .Retired. |
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Hernando D. Money )
(Winona |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883 |
44th 45th 46th 47th |
Re-elected in 1880. .
Redistricted to the 4th district | |
Elza Jeffords (Mayersville) |
Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | Elected in 1882 Retired. | |
Thomas C. Catchings (Vicksburg) |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1901 |
49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th |
Re-elected in 1898 .Retired. | |
Patrick Stevens Henry )
(Vicksburg |
Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
57th | Elected in 1900 .Lost renomination. | |
Benjamin G. Humphreys II (Greenville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – October 16, 1923 |
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th |
Re-elected in 1922 .Died. | |
Vacant | October 16, 1923 – November 27, 1923 |
68th | |||
William Y. Humphreys (Greenville) |
Democratic | November 27, 1923 – March 3, 1925 |
Elected to finish his father's term .Retired. | ||
William M. Whittington )
(Greenwood |
Democratic | March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1951 |
69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st |
Re-elected in 1948 .Retired. | |
Frank E. Smith )
(Greenwood |
Democratic | January 3, 1951 – November 14, 1962 |
82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
Re-elected in 1960. .
Retired and resigned to become member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority | |
Vacant | November 14, 1962 – January 3, 1963 |
87th | |||
John Bell Williams (Raymond) |
Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 16, 1968 |
88th 89th 90th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1966. .
Resigned when elected Governor of Mississippi | |
Vacant | January 16, 1968 – March 12, 1968 |
90th | |||
Charles Hudson Griffin )
(Utica |
Democratic | March 12, 1968 – January 3, 1973 |
90th 91st 92nd |
Re-elected in 1970 .Retired. | |
Sonny Montgomery (Meridian) |
Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997 |
93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1994 .Retired. | |
Chip Pickering (Laurel) |
Republican | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th |
. Retired. | |
2003–2013 | |||||
Gregg Harper (Pearl) |
Republican | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019 |
111th 112th 113th 114th 115th |
Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired. | |
2013–2023 | |||||
Michael Guest (Brandon) |
Republican | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |
2023–present |
Recent election results
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gregg Harper (incumbent) | 234,717 | 80.0 | |
Reform
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John Luke Pannell | 58,605 | 20.0 | |
Total votes | 293,322 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gregg Harper (incumbent) | 117,771 | 68.9 | |
Democratic | Doug Magee | 47,744 | 27.9 | |
Independent
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Roger Gerrard | 3,890 | 2.3 | |
Reform
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Barbara Dale Washer | 1,541 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 170,946 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gregg Harper (incumbent) | 209,490 | 66.2 | |
Democratic | Dennis C. Quinn | 96,101 | 30.4 | |
Independent
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Roger Gerrard | 8,696 | 2.7 | |
Reform
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Lajena Sheets | 2,158 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | 316,445 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Guest | 160,284 | 62.3 | |
Democratic | Michael Evans | 94,461 | 36.7 | |
Reform
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Matthew Holland | 2,526 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 257,271 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Guest (incumbent) | 221,064 | 64.7 | |
Democratic | Dorothy "Dot" Benford | 120,782 | 35.3 | |
Total votes | 341,846 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Guest (incumbent) | 132,481 | 70.74 | |
Democratic | Shuwaski Young | 54,803 | 29.26 | |
Total votes | 187,284 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
References
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "MS - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "Secretary of State :: Elections". State of Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ "Mississippi General Election 2014". Mississippi Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ^ "Mississippi General Election 2016". Mississippi Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ "State of Mississippi OFFICIAL 2020 GENERAL ELECTION CERTIFIED RESULTS" (PDF). State of Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Certification of Votes For United States House of Representatives, District Three" (PDF). Secretary of State of Mississippi. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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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