Texas's 3rd congressional district

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Texas's 3rd congressional district
Current Representative		Sam Johnson (R–Plano)
Population (2000)	651,619
Median income	$60,878
Ethnicity	71.7% White, 9.4% Black, 8.4% Asian, 16.9% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.4% other
Cook PVI	R+14

Texas District 3 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a suburban area north and northeast of Dallas. It encompasses a large portion of Collin County including McKinney, Plano, and Frisco, and the northeast corner of Dallas County including parts of Garland and Rowlett. As of the 2000 census, District 3 represents 651,620 people who are predominantly Caucasian (76.7%) and middle-to-upper-class (median family income is US$74,314, compared to $50,046 nationwide). The current Representative from District 3 is Sam Johnson and has been since 1991.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	McCain 57 - 42%
2004	President	Bush 66 - 33%
2000	President	Bush 70 - 30%

List of representatives

Please note that U.S. Congressional District borders are periodically redrawn and some District Residence locations may no longer be in the 3rd District.

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	District Residence	Notes
American Civil War/Reconstruction
William Thomas Clark	March 31, 1870	May 13, 1872	Republican	Galveston	Lost contested election
Dewitt Clinton Giddings	May 13, 1872	March 3, 1875	Democrat	Brenham	Won Contested election
James W. Throckmorton	March 4, 1875	March 3, 1879	Democrat	McKinney
Olin Wellborn	March 4, 1879	March 3, 1883	Democrat	Dallas	Redistricted to the 6th district
James H. Jones	March 4, 1883	March 3, 1887	Democrat	Henderson
Constantine Buckley “Buck” Kilgore	March 4, 1887	March 3, 1895	Democrat	Wills Point
Charles H. Yoakum	March 4, 1895	March 3, 1897	Democrat	Greenville
Reese C. De Graffenreid	March 4, 1897	August 29, 1902	Democrat	Longview	Died
Vacant		August 29, 1902 - November 4, 1902
Gordon J. Russell	November 4, 1902	June 14, 1910	Democrat	Tyler	Resigned after becoming judge of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Vacant		June 14, 1910 - July 23, 1910
Robert M. Lively	July 23, 1910	March 3, 1911	Democrat	Canton
James Young	March 4, 1911	March 3, 1921	Democrat	Kaufman
Morgan G. Sanders	March 4, 1921	January 3, 1939	Democrat	Canton
Lindley Beckworth	January 3, 1939	January 3, 1953	Democrat	Gilmer
Brady Preston Gentry	January 3, 1953	January 3, 1957	Democrat	Tyler
Lindley Beckworth	January 3, 1957	January 3, 1967	Democrat	Gilmer
Joe Pool	January 3, 1967	July 14, 1968	Democrat	Dallas	Redistricted from the At-large district, Died
Vacant		July 14, 1968 - August 24, 1968
James M. Collins	August 24, 1968	January 3, 1983	Republican	Dallas
Steve Bartlett	January 3, 1983	March 11, 1991	Republican	Dallas	Resigned after being elected Mayor of Dallas
Vacant		March 11, 1991 - May 8, 1991
Sam Johnson	May 8, 1991	Present	Republican	Plano	Incumbent

District 3

US House election, 2010: Texas District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sam Johnson	101,180	66.28	+6.48
	Democratic	John Lingenfelder	47,848	31.34	-3.57
	Libertarian	Christopher Claytor	3,602	2.35	+0.13
	Independent	Harry Pierce	22	0.01
Majority
Turnout			152,652
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 2008: Texas District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sam Johnson	169,557	59.80	-2.72
	Democratic	Tom Daley	107,679	37.98	+3.07
	Libertarian	Christopher Claytor	6,300	2.22	-0.36
Majority
Turnout			283,536
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 2006: Texas District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sam Johnson	88,634	62.52	-23.04
	Democratic	Dan Dodd	49,488	34.91	+34.91
	Libertarian	Christopher Claytor	3,656	2.58
Majority			39,146	27.61
Turnout			141,778
	Republican hold		Swing	-49.44

US House election, 2004: Texas District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sam Johnson	178,099	85.56
	Independent	Paul Jenkins	16,850	8.10
	Independent	James Vessels	13,204	6.34
Majority
Turnout			208,153
	Republican hold		Swing

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
• Texas Secretary of State 2010 General Election Statewide Race Summary