Kentucky's 3rd congressional district

Kentucky's 3rd congressional district
Current Representative		John Yarmuth (D–Louisville)
Distribution	98.28% urban, 1.72% rural
Population (2000)	674,032
Median income	$39,468
Ethnicity	77.0% White, 19.3% Black, 1.4% Asian, 1.8% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI	D+3

Kentucky's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky encompassing nearly the whole city of Louisville, which, since the merger of 2003, is contiguous with Jefferson County. (A small portion of the southwestern part of the city is part of the 2nd Congressional District.)

The district is currently represented by Democrat John Yarmuth.

The district from 2003 to 2013

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District Residence	Note
District created March 4, 1803
Matthew Walton	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1807
John Rowan	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1807 - March 3, 1809
Henry Crist	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1809 - March 3, 1811
Stephen Ormsby	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1811 - March 3, 1813
Richard M. Johnson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1819		Redistricted from the 4th district
William Brown	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1821
John T. Johnson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 - March 3, 1823		Redistricted to the 5th district
Henry Clay	Adams-Clay D-R	March 3, 1823 - March 3, 1825		Speaker of the House 1823 - 1825
	Adams	March 4, 1825 - March 6, 1825		Resigned after being appointed United States Secretary of State
James Clark	Adams	August 1, 1825 - March 3, 1829
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 - March 6, 1831
Chilton Allan	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833		Redistricted to the 10th district
Christopher Tompkins	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835		Redistricted from the 10th district
Joseph R. Underwood	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 - March 3, 1837
	Whig	March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1843
Henry Grider	Whig	March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1847
Samuel Peyton	Democratic	March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849
Finis McLean	Whig	March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851
Presley Ewing	Whig	March 4, 1851 - September 27, 1854		Died
Francis Bristow	Whig	December 4, 1854 - March 3, 1855
Warner Underwood	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1859
Francis Bristow	Opposition	March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1861
Henry Grider	Unionist	March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1865
	Democratic	March 4, 1865 - September 7, 1866
Elijah Hise	Democratic	December 3, 1866 - May 8, 1867		Died
Jacob Golladay	Democratic	December 5, 1867 - February 28, 1870		Resigned
Joseph H. Lewis	Democratic	May 10, 1870 - March 3, 1873
Charles W. Milliken	Democratic	March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1877
John W. Caldwell	Democratic	March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1883
John E. Halsell	Democratic	March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1887
W. Godfrey Hunter	Republican	March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889
Isaac Goodnight	Democratic	March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1895
W. Godfrey Hunter	Republican	March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1897
John S. Rhea	Democratic	March 4, 1897 - March 25, 1902		Lost contested election
J. McKenzie Moss	Republican	March 25, 1902 - March 3, 1903		Won contested election
John S. Rhea	Democratic	March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1905
James M. Richardson	Democratic	March 4, 1905 - March 3, 1907
Addison James	Republican	March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1909
Robert Y. Thomas, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1909 - September 3, 1925		Died
John W. Moore	Democratic	December 26, 1925 - March 3, 1929
Charles W. Roark	Republican	March 4, 1929 - April 5, 1929		Died
John W. Moore	Democratic	June 1, 1929 - March 3, 1933
District redistricted to At-large district March 4, 1933
District re-established January 3, 1935 from At-large district
Glover H. Cary	Democratic	January 3, 1935 - December 5, 1936		Died
Emmet O'Neal	Democratic	January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1947		Redistricted from the 6th district
Thruston B. Morton	Republican	January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1953
John M. Robsion, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1959
Frank W. Burke	Democratic	January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1963
Gene Snyder	Republican	January 3, 1963 - January 3, 1965
Charles R. Farnsley	Democratic	January 3, 1965 - January 3, 1967
William O. Cowger	Republican	January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1971
Romano L. Mazzoli	Democratic	January 3, 1971 - January 3, 1995
Mike Ward	Democratic	January 3, 1995 - January 3, 1997
Anne Northup	Republican	January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2007
John Yarmuth	Democratic	January 3, 2007 - Present

Recent Election Results

2002

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Anne Northup*	118,228	51.61%
	Democratic	Jack Conway	110,846	48.39%
Totals			229,074	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Anne Northup*	197,736	60.26%
	Democratic	Tony Miller	124,040	37.80%
	Libertarian	George C. Dick	6,363	1.94%
Totals			328,139	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John Yarmuth	122,471	50.62%
	Republican	Anne Northup	116,555	48.18%
	Libertarian	Donna Walker Mancini	2,134	0.88%
	Constitution	W. Ed Parker	774	0.32%
Totals			241,934	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2008

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John Yarmuth*	203,843	59.37%
	Republican	Anne Northup	139,527	40.64%
Totals			343,370	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2010

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John Yarmuth*	139,940	54.68%
	Republican	Todd Lally	112,627	44.01%
	Libertarian	Ed Martin	2,029	0.79%
	Independent	Michael Hansen	1,334	0.52%
Totals			255,930	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

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

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 2006