Arkansas's 3rd congressional district

Arkansas's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The district covers Northwest Arkansas and takes in Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale, and Bentonville.

Arkansas's 3rd congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Steve Womack
RRogers
Area8,661 sq mi (22,430 km2)
Distribution
  • 54.4% urban
  • 45.6% rural
Population (2022)784,904[1]
Median household
income
$66,414[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+15[3]

The district is represented by Republican Steve Womack.

Character edit

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.

The district swung Republican long before the rest of the state. It has been in Republican hands continuously since the election of John Paul Hammerschmidt in 1966. However, conservative Democrats continued to hold most state and local offices well into the 1990s.

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.

Recent election results in statewide races edit

Year Office Results
2000 U.S. President Bush 60 - 37%
2004 U.S. President Bush 62 - 36%
2008 U.S. President McCain 64 - 34%
2012 U.S. President Romney 66 - 32%
2016 U.S. President Trump 60 - 32%
2020 U.S. President Trump 60 - 37%

List of members representing the district edit

Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history Location
District created March 4, 1863
Vacant March 4, 1863 –
June 22, 1868
38th
39th
40th
Civil War and Reconstruction
 
Thomas Boles
(Dardanelle)
Republican June 22, 1868 –
March 3, 1871
40th
41st
Elected in 1868 to finish term.
Re-elected in 1868.
Lost re-election.
 
John Edwards
(Fort Smith)
Liberal Republican March 4, 1871 –
February 9, 1872
42nd Elected in 1870.
Lost contested election.
 
Thomas Boles
(Dardanelle)
Republican February 9, 1872 –
March 3, 1873
Successfully contested Edwards's election.
Retired.
 
William W. Wilshire
(Little Rock)
Republican March 4, 1873 –
June 16, 1874
43rd Elected in 1872.
Lost contested election.
 
Thomas M. Gunter
(Fayetteville)
Democratic June 16, 1874 –
March 3, 1875
Successfully contested Wilshire's election.
Redistricted to the 4th district.
 
William W. Wilshire
(Little Rock)
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877
44th Elected in 1874.
Retired.
 
Jordan E. Cravens
(Clarksville)
Independent Democratic March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879
45th
46th
47th
Elected in 1876.
Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
Re-elected in 1878 as a Democrat.
Re-elected in 1880.
Lost renomination.
 
John Henry Rogers
(Fort Smith)
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48th Elected in 1882.
Redistricted to the 4th district.
Vacant March 4, 1885 –
December 7, 1885
49th James K. Jones was redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1884, but resigned before the term began when elected U.S. senator.
 
Thomas Chipman McRae
(Prescott)
Democratic December 7, 1885 –
March 3, 1903
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
Elected to finish Jones's term.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Retired.[4]
 
Hugh A. Dinsmore
(Fayetteville)
Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905
58th Redistricted from the 5th district and Re-elected in 1902.
Lost renomination.
John C. Floyd
(Yellville)
Democratic March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1915
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Retired.
 
John N. Tillman
(Fayetteville)
Democratic March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1929
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Retired.
 
Claude A. Fuller
(Eureka Springs)
Democratic March 4, 1929 –
January 3, 1939
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
Elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost renomination.
Clyde T. Ellis
(Bentonville)
Democratic January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1943
76th
77th
Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
 
J. William Fulbright
(Fayetteville)
Democratic January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
78th Elected in 1942.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
 
James William Trimble
(Berryville)
Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1967
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
Elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.
 
John Paul Hammerschmidt
(Harrison)
Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1993
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.
 
Tim Hutchinson
(Bentonville)
Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 2, 1997
103rd
104th
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned early when elected.
1993–2003
[data missing]
Vacant January 2, 1997 –
January 3, 1997
104th
 
Asa Hutchinson
(Bentonville)
Republican January 3, 1997 –
August 6, 2001
105th
106th
107th
Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Resigned when appointed Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Vacant August 6, 2001 –
November 20, 2001
107th
 
John Boozman
(Rogers)
Republican November 20, 2001 –
January 3, 2011
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
Elected to finish Hutchinson's term.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
2003–2013
 
 
Steve Womack
(Rogers)
Republican January 3, 2011 –
present
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2013–2023
 
2023–present
 

Recent election results edit

2002 edit

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
Turnout 143,055
Republican hold

2004 edit

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
Turnout 270,803
Republican hold

2006 edit

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
Turnout 200,924
Republican hold

2008 edit

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
Turnout 274,046
Republican hold

2010 edit

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
Turnout 205,123
Republican hold

2012 edit

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
Turnout 245,660
Republican hold

2014 edit

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
Turnout 190,935
Republican hold

2016 edit

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
Turnout 280,907
Republican hold

2018 edit

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
Turnout 229,708
Republican hold

2020 edit

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Womack (Incumbent) 214,960 64.31
Democratic Celeste Williams 106,325 31.81
Libertarian Michael Kalagias 12,997 3.88
Turnout 334,262
Republican hold

2022 edit

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Womack (incumbent) 142,401 63.69
Democratic Lauren Mallett-Hays 73,541 32.89
Libertarian Michael Kalagias 7,646 3.42
Total votes 223,588 100.0
Republican hold

References edit

Specific
  1. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  2. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  3. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Clements, Derek. "Thomas Chipman McRae (1851–1929)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "U.S. CONGRESS DISTRICT 03". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
General

36°08′18″N 94°03′45″W / 36.13833°N 94.06250°W / 36.13833; -94.06250