South Carolina's 3rd congressional district

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South Carolina's 3rd congressional district
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Jeff Duncan R–Laurens
Population (2000)	668,668
Median household income	36,092
Ethnicity	76.9% White 20.6% Black 1.9% Hispanic 0.6% Asian 0.2% Native American 0.0% other
Cook PVI	R+19

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 portions of Greenville and Newberry counties. 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 district 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. Indeed, no Democrat has cleared the 40 percent mark in the district in almost a quarter-century.

South Carolina's senior Senator, Lindsey Graham, held this seat from 1995 to 2003. He was succeeded by J. Gresham Barrett, who gave up the seat in order to run for governor. State Rep. Jeff Duncan won the seat in 2010.

From 2003 to 2013 the district included all of Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, Greenwood, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens and Saluda counties and most of Aiken and Laurens counties.

List of representatives

Name	Years	Party	Electoral history
Daniel Huger	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793	Pro-Administration	[data missing]
Lemuel Benton	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	Anti-Administration	[data missing]
	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799	Democratic-Republican
Benjamin Huger	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1805	Federalist	[data missing]
David R. Williams	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809	Democratic-Republican	[data missing]
Robert Witherspoon	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811	Democratic-Republican	[data missing]
David R. Williams	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813	Democratic-Republican	[data missing]
Theodore Gourdin	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	Democratic-Republican	[data missing]
Benjamin Huger	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	Federalist	[data missing]
James Ervin	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821	Democratic-Republican	[data missing]
Thomas R. Mitchell	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Democratic-Republican	[data missing]
Robert B. Campbell	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Jacksonian D-R	[data missing]
Thomas R. Mitchell	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829	Jackson	[data missing]
John Campbell	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	Jackson	[data missing]
Thomas R. Mitchell	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Jackson	[data missing]
Thomas Singleton	March 4, 1833 – November 25, 1833	Nullifier	Died
Robert B. Campbell	February 27, 1834 – March 3, 1837	Nullifier	[data missing]
John Campbell	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Nullifier	Redistricted to the 4th district
	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Democratic
Joseph A. Woodward	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1853	Democratic	[data missing]
Laurence M. Keitt	March 4, 1853 – July 15, 1856	Democratic	Resigned
	August 6, 1856 – December ???, 1860		First re-elected to finish his term
Civil War - Occupation and Reconstruction	December ???, 1860 – July 25, 1868
Manuel S. Corley	July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869	Republican	[data missing]
Solomon L. Hoge	April 8, 1869 – March 3, 1871	Republican	Successfully contested election of J.P. Reed
Robert B. Elliott	March 4, 1871 – November 1, 1874	Republican	Resigned
Lewis C. Carpenter	November 3, 1874 – March 3, 1875	Republican	Retired
Solomon L. Hoge	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Republican	Resigned
D. Wyatt Aiken	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1887	Democratic	Died
James S. Cothran	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	Democratic	Retired
George Johnstone	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	Democratic	Lost renomination
Asbury C. Latimer	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903	Democratic	Resigned to seek Senate seat
Wyatt Aiken	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1917	Democratic	Lost renomination
Frederick H. Dominick	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933	Democratic	Lost renomination
John C. Taylor	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	Democratic	Lost renomination
Butler B. Hare	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947	Democratic	Retired
W.J. Bryan Dorn	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	Democratic	Resigned to seek Senate seat
James Butler Hare	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	Democratic	Lost renomination
W.J. Bryan Dorn	January 3, 1951 – December 31, 1974	Democratic	Resigned
Butler Derrick	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1995	Democratic	Retired
Lindsey Graham	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	Republican	Elected to the United States Senate
J. Gresham Barrett	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011	Republican	Retired
Jeff Duncan	January 3, 2011 – Present	Republican	First elected in 2010

Historical district boundaries

1995 - 2013

See also

• South Carolina's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present