Arkansas's 3rd congressional district

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Arkansas's 3rd congressional district
Current Representative		Steve Womack (R–Rogers)
Area	8,661 mi²
Distribution	54.4% urban, 45.6% rural
Population (2000)	672,756
Median income	$33,915
Ethnicity	87.3% White, 6.3% Black, 1.4% Asian, 2% Hispanic, 1.2% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+16

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 currently represented by Republican Steve Womack, who succeeded fellow Republican and now U.S. Senator John Boozman.

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.

Politically, it is the most Republican district in the state. The seat has been in GOP 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.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Civil War and Reconstruction
Thomas Boles	Republican	June 22, 1868 - March 3, 1871
John Edwards	Liberal Republican	March 4, 1871 - February 9, 1872		Lost contested election
Thomas Boles	Republican	February 9, 1872 - March 3, 1873		Won contested election
William W. Wilshire	Republican	March 4, 1873 - June 16, 1874		Lost contested election
Thomas M. Gunter	Democratic	June 16, 1874 - March 3, 1875		Won contested election, Redistricted to the 4th district
William W. Wilshire	Democratic	March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877
Jordan E. Cravens	Independent Democrat	March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1879
	Democratic	March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1883
John H. Rogers	Democratic	March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885		Redistricted to the 4th district
Vacant		March 4, 1885 - December 7, 1885
Thomas C. McRae	Democratic	December 7, 1885 - March 3, 1903		Elected after James K. Jones resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Hugh A. Dinsmore	Democratic	March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1905		Redistricted from the 5th district
John C. Floyd	Democratic	March 4, 1905 - March 3, 1915
John N. Tillman	Democratic	March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1929
Claude A. Fuller	Democratic	March 4, 1929 - January 3, 1939
Clyde T. Ellis	Democratic	January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1943
J. William Fulbright	Democratic	January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1945
James W. Trimble	Democratic	January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1967
John P. Hammerschmidt	Republican	January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1993		Held off a challenge from Bill Clinton in 1974
Tim Hutchinson	Republican	January 3, 1993 - January 2, 1997		elected to Senate
Vacant		January 2, 1997 - January 3, 1997
Asa Hutchinson	Republican	January 3, 1997 - August 6, 2001		Resigned after being appointed Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration
Vacant		August 6, 2001 - November 20, 2001
John Boozman	Republican	November 20, 2001 - January 3, 2011		elected to Senate
Steve Womack	Republican	January 3, 2011 – Present		Incumbent

References

• 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