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| Virginia's 3rd congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Robert C. Scott (D–Newport News) | |
| Population (2000) | 643,476 | |
| Median income | $32,238 | |
| Ethnicity | 38.6% White, 56.4% Black, 1.4% Asian, 2.6% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% other | |
| Cook PVI | D+20 | |
Virginia's third congressional district is a United States congressional district in the commonwealth of Virginia. It covers all of the City of Portsmouth, parts of the Cities of Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk and Richmond, all of the counties of Charles City, New Kent, and Surry, and part of the counties of Henrico and Prince George. The current representative is Robert C. Scott (D).
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[edit] Voting
| Election results from presidential races | ||
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| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 76 - 24% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 66 - 33% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 66 - 32% |
[edit] Historical composition of the district
In 1788 Virginia's 3rd Congressional District consisted of all of modern Virginia including and west of the counties of Carroll, Floyd, Roanoke, Botetourt, Augusta and Rockingham. It also included what is today Pendleton County, West Virginia and also about the southern third of West Virginia which in 1788 was all Greenbrier County. This area that is today about 48 counties and 13 independent cities was in 1788 only nine counties.[1]
In the 1790 census this area had a population of 66,045.[2]
For the 1792 congressional elections the number of congressional districts in Virginia rose from 10 to 19. The only county that remained in the third district was Pendleton County. Harrison, Randolph, Hardy, Hampshire, Monongalia and Ohio Counties, all now in West Virginia were also in the district.[3] This was all of northern West Virginia except the far eastern panhandle area. The new district's 1790 population was 30,145.[4]
The 1800 Census lead to another increase in Virginia's congressional districts in 1802. The third district was again moved, this time to what was then Frederick and Shenandoah Counties in Virginia, which besides those counties also included the modern counties of Clarke, Warren and part of Page.[5] The new 3rd district had a population of 38,767 in 1800.[6]
The district's current configuration dates to 1993, when the Justice Department ordered Virginia to create a majority-minority district. At that time, portions of the old 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th districts were combined to create a new 3rd District. Some minor changes were made as a result of a 1997 federal court decision that the old 3rd was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, but its boundaries have been largely unchanged since 1993.
[edit] List of representatives
| Representative | Lived | Party | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created: March 4, 1789 | ||||
| Andrew Moore | (1752–1821) | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1793 | Elected to Virginia 2nd District |
| Joseph Neville | (1730–1819) | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795 | Declined to run |
| George Jackson | (1757–1837) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1797 | Defeated |
| James Machir | (.......-1827) | Federalist | March 4, 1797 - March 3, 1799 | Defeated |
| George Jackson | (1757–1837) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1799 - March 3, 1803 | Declined to run |
| John Smith | (1750–1836) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1815 | Declined to run |
| Henry S. Tucker | (1780–1848) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1819 | Elected Virginia State Senator |
| Jared Williams | (1766–1831) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1823 | Elected to Virginia 17th District |
| William S. Archer | (1789–1855) | Crawford Republican | March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825 | |
| Jackson Republican | March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829 | |||
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833 | |||
| Democratic | March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835 | Defeated | ||
| John W. Jones | (1791–1848) | Democratic | March 4, 1835 - March 3, 1843 | Elected to Virginia 6th District |
| Walter Coles | (1790–1857) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845 | Declined to run |
| William M. Tredway | (1807–1891) | Democratic | March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1847 | Defeated |
| Thomas S. Flournoy | (1811–1883) | Whig | March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849 | Defeated |
| Thomas H. Averett | (1800–1855) | Democratic | March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1853 | Defeated |
| John S. Caskie | (1821–1869) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1859 | Defeated |
| Daniel C. DeJarnette, Sr. | (1822–1881) | Independent Democrat | March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1861 | Resigned |
| Vacant | March 4, 1861 - January 27, 1870 | Civil War | ||
| Charles H. Porter | (1833–1897) | Republican | January 27, 1870 - March 3, 1873 | Declined to run |
| John A. Smith | (1847–1892) | Republican | March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875 | Defeated |
| Gilbert C. Walker | (1833–1885) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1879 | Declined to run |
| Joseph E. Johnston | (1807–1891) | Democratic | March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1881 | Declined to run |
| George D. Wise | (1831–1898) | Democratic | March 4, 1881 - April 11, 1890 | Election invalidated |
| Edmund Waddill, Jr. | (1855–1931) | Republican | April 12, 1890 - March 3, 1891 | Declined to run |
| George D. Wise | (1831–1898) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1895 | Declined to run |
| Tazewell Ellett | (1856–1914) | Democratic | March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1897 | Defeated |
| John Lamb | (1840–1924) | Democratic | March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1913 | Defeated |
| Andrew J. Montague | (1862–1937) | Democratic | March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1933 | Elected to Virginia At-Large District |
| District eliminated March 4, 1933 | ||||
| District recreated: January 3, 1935 | ||||
| Andrew J. Montague | (1862–1937) | Democratic | March 4, 1935 - January 24, 1937 | Died |
| Vacant | January 24, 1937 - November 2, 1937 | |||
| David E. Satterfield, Jr. | (1894–1946) | Democratic | November 2, 1937 - February 15, 1945 | Resigned |
| Vacant | February 15, 1945 - March 6, 1945 | Special election March 6, 1945 | ||
| J. Vaughan Gary | (1892–1973) | Democratic | March 6, 1945 - January 3, 1965 | Declined to run |
| David E. Satterfield III | (b. 1920) | Democratic | January 3, 1965 - January 3, 1981 | Declined to run |
| Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. | (b. 1932) | Republican | January 3, 1981 - January 3, 1993 | Elected to Virginia 7th District |
| Robert C. Scott | (b. 1947) | Democratic | January 3, 1993 - Present | |
[edit] Sources
- ^ Parsons, Stanley B, William W. Beach and Dan Hermann. United States Congressional Districts 1788-1841. (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1978) p. 29
- ^ Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 28
- ^ Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 71
- ^ Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 70
- ^ Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 129
- ^ Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 128
- 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
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