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Mississippi's 3rd congressional district Mississippi's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative Area 12,185.28 sq mi (31,559.7 km2 ) Distribution Population (2000) 711,115 Median household income $45,475[1] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+13[2]
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east.
Large cities in the district include Meridian , Starkville , Pearl , and Natchez . It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson , including the portion of the city located in Rankin County . The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university , Mississippi State University in Starkville.
From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-large statewide on a general ticket. This district has been redefined based on changes in statewide population.
Its current representative is Republican Michael Guest .
List of members representing the district
Member
Party
Years of Service
Cong ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1847
Patrick Watson Tompkins
Whig
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
30th
[data missing ]
William McWillie
Democratic
December 3, 1849 – March 3, 1851
31st
[data missing ]
John D. Freeman
Unionist
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
32nd
[data missing ]
Otho Robards Singleton
Democratic
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
33rd
[data missing ]
William Barksdale
Democratic
March 4, 1855 – January 12, 1861
34th 35th 36th
Redistricted from the at-large district . Withdrew.
Vacant
January 12, 1861 – April 8, 1870
36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st
Civil War and Reconstruction
Henry Barry
Republican
April 8, 1870 – March 3, 1875
41st 42nd 43rd
Elected in 1869 to finish the term and to the next term.[data missing ]
Hernando D. Money
Democratic
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883
44th 45th 46th 47th
[data missing ] Redistricted to the 4th district .
Elza Jeffords
Republican
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
48th
[data missing ]
Thomas C. Catchings
Democratic
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1901
49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th
[data missing ]
Patrick Stevens Henry
Democratic
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
57th
[data missing ]
Benjamin G. Humphreys II
Democratic
March 4, 1903 – October 16, 1923
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th
[data missing ] Died.
Vacant
October 16, 1923 – November 27, 1923
William Y. Humphreys
Democratic
November 27, 1923 – March 3, 1925
68th
Elected to finish his father's term .[data missing ]
William M. Whittington
Democratic
March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1951
69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st
[data missing ]
Frank E. Smith
Democratic
January 3, 1951 – November 14, 1962
82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th
[data missing ] Resigned to become member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority .
Vacant
November 14, 1962 – January 3, 1963
John Bell Williams
Democratic
January 3, 1963 – January 16, 1968
88th 89th 90th
Redistricted from the 4th district . Resigned when elected Governor of Mississippi .
Vacant
January 16, 1968 – March 12, 1968
Charles Hudson Griffin
Democratic
March 12, 1968 – January 3, 1973
90th 91st 92nd
[data missing ]
Sonny Montgomery
Democratic
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997
93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th
Redistricted from the 4th district .[data missing ]
Chip Pickering
Republican
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th
[data missing ]
Gregg Harper
Republican
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019
111th 112th 113th 114th 115th
[data missing ] Retired.
Michael Guest
Republican
January 3, 2019 – Present
116th 117th 118th
Elected in 2018 .
Historical district boundaries
2003 - 2013
See also
References
32°00′56″N 89°44′48″W / 32.01556°N 89.74667°W / 32.01556; -89.74667