Arkansas's 3rd congressional district
Arkansas's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The district covers Northwest Arkansas and takes in Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale and Fort Smith.
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Representative |
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Area | 8,661 sq mi (22,430 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 829,149[1] | ||
Median household income | $54,310[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+19[3] |
The district is represented by Republican Steve Womack, who succeeded fellow Republican and now U.S. Senator John Boozman.
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Character
Wal-Mart's corporate headquarters are located in this district in Bentonville. The University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville. Springdale is the home of Tyson Foods.
The seat has been in Republican hands continuously since the election of John Paul Hammerschmidt in 1966. George W. Bush received 62% of the vote in this district in 2004. John McCain swept the district in 2008 with 64.16% of the vote while Barack Obama received 33.45% of the vote. It was McCain's best and Obama's worst performance in Arkansas.
Recent election results in statewide races
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | U.S. President | Bush 60 - 37% |
2004 | U.S. President | Bush 62 - 36% |
2008 | U.S. President | McCain 64 - 34% |
2012 | U.S. President | Romney 66 - 32% |
2016 | U.S. President | Trump 62 - 31% |
2020 | U.S. President | Trump 62 - 35% |
List of members representing the district
Recent election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Boozman (Incumbent) | 141,478 | 98.90 | |
Write-in | George N. Lyne | 1,577 | 1.10 | |
Majority | 139,901 | 97.80 | ||
Turnout | 143,055 | |||
Republican hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Boozman (Incumbent) | 160,629 | 59.32 | |
Democratic | Jan Judy | 103,158 | 38.09 | |
Independent | Dale Morfey | 7,016 | 2.59 | |
Majority | 57,471 | 21.23 | ||
Turnout | 270,803 | |||
Republican hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Boozman (Incumbent) | 125,039 | 62.23 | |
Democratic | Woodrow Anderson | 75,885 | 37.77 | |
Majority | 49,154 | 24.46 | ||
Turnout | 200,924 | |||
Republican hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Boozman (Incumbent) | 215,196 | 78.53 | |
Green | Abel Noah Tomlinson | 58,850 | 21.47 | |
Majority | 156,346 | 57.06 | ||
Turnout | 274,046 | |||
Republican hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Womack | 148,581 | 72.44 | |
Democratic | David Whitaker | 56,542 | 27.56 | |
Majority | 92,039 | 44.88 | ||
Turnout | 205,123 | |||
Republican hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 186,467 | 75.90 | |
Green | Rebekah Kennedy | 39,318 | 16.01 | |
Libertarian | David Pangrac | 19,875 | 8.09 | |
Majority | 147,149 | 59.89 | ||
Turnout | 245,660 | |||
Republican hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 151,630 | 79 | |
Libertarian | Grant Bland | 39,305 | 21 | |
Majority | 112,325 | 59 | ||
Turnout | 190,935 | |||
Republican hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 217,192 | 77 | |
Libertarian | Grant Bland | 63,715 | 23 | |
Majority | 153,477 | 54 | ||
Turnout | 280,907 | |||
Republican hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 148,717 | 64.7 | |
Democratic | Joshua Mahony | 74,952 | 32.6 | |
Libertarian | Michael Kalagias | 5,899 | 2.6 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 140 | 0.1 | |
Turnout | 229,708 | |||
Republican hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 214,960 | 64.31 | |
Democratic | Celeste Williams | 106,325 | 31.81 | |
Libertarian | Michael Kalagias | 12,997 | 3.88 | |
Turnout | 334,262 | |||
Republican hold |
References
- Specific
- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- Clements, Derek. "Thomas Chipman McRae (1851–1929)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- General
- 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