South Carolina's 3rd congressional district

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district
Current Representative		Jeff Duncan (R–Laurens)
Population (2000)	668,668
Median income	$36,092
Ethnicity	76.9% White, 20.6% Black, 0.6% Asian, 1.9% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.0% other
Cook PVI	R+17

The 3rd Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in western South Carolina bordering both Georgia and North Carolina. It includes all of Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens and Saluda counties and approximately half of Aiken county. The district is mostly rural, but much of the economy revolves around the manufacturing centers of Anderson and Greenwood.

History

Historically, the district was a Democratic stronghold, and Democrats continued to hold most local offices well into the 1990s. However, most residents share the socially conservative views of their counterparts in the 4th and the district has elected Republicans since 1994. Republicans now dominate the district's politics at all levels, usually scoring margins rivaling those in the 4th. J. Gresham Barrett, elected in 2002, did not seek reelection in 2010 in order to run for governor. State Rep. Jeff Duncan won the seat in 2010.

List of representatives

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	District Residence	Notes
Daniel Huger	March 4, 1789	March 3, 1793	Pro-Administration
Lemuel Benton	March 4, 1793	March 3, 1795	Anti-Administration
	March 4, 1795	March 3, 1799	Democratic-Republican
Benjamin Huger	March 4, 1799	March 3, 1805	Federalist	Georgetown
David R. Williams	March 4, 1805	March 3, 1809	Democratic-Republican	Darlington County
Robert Witherspoon	March 4, 1809	March 3, 1811	Democratic-Republican	Mayesville
David R. Williams	March 4, 1811	March 3, 1813	Democratic-Republican	Darlington County
Theodore Gourdin	March 4, 1813	March 3, 1815	Democratic-Republican	Pineville
Benjamin Huger	March 4, 1815	March 3, 1817	Federalist	Georgetown
James Ervin	March 4, 1817	March 3, 1821	Democratic-Republican	Darlington
Thomas R. Mitchell	March 4, 1821	March 3, 1823	Democratic-Republican	Georgetown
Robert B. Campbell	March 4, 1823	March 3, 1825	Jacksonian D-R	Brownsville
Thomas R. Mitchell	March 4, 1825	March 3, 1829	Jackson	Georgetown
John Campbell	March 4, 1829	March 3, 1831	Jackson	Brownsville
Thomas R. Mitchell	March 4, 1831	March 3, 1833	Jackson	Georgetown
Thomas Singleton	March 4, 1833	November 25, 1833	Nullifier	Kingstree	Died
Robert B. Campbell	February 27, 1834	March 3, 1837	Nullifier	Brownsville
John Campbell	March 4, 1837	March 3, 1839	Nullifier
	March 4, 1839	March 3, 1843	Democratic		redistricted to the 4th district
Joseph A. Woodward	March 4, 1843	March 3, 1853	Democrat	Winnsboro
Laurence M. Keitt	March 4, 1853	July 15, 1856	Democrat	St. Matthews	Resigned
	August 6, 1856	December ???, 1860			re-elected after resigning seat
Civil War - Occupation and Reconstruction
Manuel S. Corley	July 25, 1868	March 3, 1869	Republican	Lexington
Solomon L. Hoge	April 8, 1869	March 3, 1871	Republican	Columbia	successfully contested election of J.P. Reed
Robert B. Elliott	March 4, 1871	November 1, 1874	Republican	Columbia	Resigned
Lewis C. Carpenter	November 3, 1874	March 3, 1875	Republican	Charleston
Solomon L. Hoge	March 4, 1875	March 3, 1877	Republican	Columbia
D. Wyatt Aiken	March 4, 1877	March 3, 1887	Democrat	Cokesbury
James S. Cothran	March 4, 1887	March 3, 1891	Democrat	Abbeville
George Johnstone	March 4, 1891	March 3, 1893	Democrat	Newberry
Asbury C. Latimer	March 4, 1893	March 3, 1903	Democrat	Belton
Wyatt Aiken	March 4, 1903	March 3, 1917	Democrat	Abbeville
Frederick H. Dominick	March 4, 1917	March 3, 1933	Democrat	Newberry
John C. Taylor	March 4, 1933	January 3, 1939	Democrat	Anderson
Butler B. Hare	January 3, 1939	January 3, 1947	Democrat	Saluda
W.J. Bryan Dorn	January 3, 1947	January 3, 1949	Democrat	Greenwood
James Butler Hare	January 3, 1949	January 3, 1951	Democrat	Saluda
W.J. Bryan Dorn	January 3, 1951	December 31, 1974	Democrat	Greenwood	Resigned
Butler Derrick	January 3, 1975	January 3, 1995	Democrat	Edgefield
Lindsey Graham	January 3, 1995	January 3, 2003	Republican	Central
J. Gresham Barrett	January 3, 2003	January 3, 2011	Republican	Westminster	Retired
Jeff Duncan	January 3, 2011	Present	Republican	Clinton	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