Virginia's 3rd congressional district

Virginia's third congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia, serving the independent cities of Franklin, Newport News, and Portsmouth, parts of the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Norfolk, and Suffolk, and all of the county of Isle of Wight. The current representative is Bobby Scott (D).

Virginia's 3rd congressional district
New boundaries of Virginia's 3rd congressional district since January 3, 2017.
Representative
  Bobby Scott
DNewport News
Distribution
  • 95.01% urban[1]
  • 4.99% rural
Population (2019)760,127[2]
Median household
income
$56,455[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+16[4]

2016 redistricting

This image shows the 2016 court-ordered VA Congressional districts.

The Virginia Legislature's 2012 redistricting was found unconstitutional and replaced with a court-ordered redistricting on January 16, 2016 for the 2016 elections.[5][6][7][8][9] One reason for the redistricting is the racial gerrymandering.[10][11] From 1993 to 2016, the 3rd had covered most of the majority-black precincts in and around Hampton Roads and Richmond. The court-drawn map shifted the area near Richmond to the 4th District. The dispute over the district borders went to the U.S. Supreme Court in Wittman v. Personhuballah.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year Office Results
1996 President Clinton 72%–22%
Senator Warner 72%–28%
1997 Governor Beyer 67%–31%
Lieutenant Governor Payne 66%–28%
Attorney General Dolan 64%–36%
2000 President Gore 66%–32%
Senator Robb 67%–33%
2001 Governor Warner 71%–28%
Lieutenant Governor Kaine 73%–26%
Attorney General McEachin 63%–37%
2004 President Kerry 66%–33%[12]
2008 President Obama 76%–24%[13]
2012 President Obama 79%–20%[14]
2013 Governor McAuliffe 75%–19%–5%[15]
Lieutenant Governor Northam 79%–20%[16]
Attorney General Herring 77%–23%[17]
2014 Senator Warner 77%–21%[18]
2016 President Clinton 63%–32%[19]
2017 Governor Northam 68%–31%[20]
2018 Senator Kaine 70%–28%[21]
2020 President Biden 67%–31%

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.[22]

In the 1790 census this area had a population of 66,045.[23]

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.[24] This was all of northern West Virginia except the far eastern panhandle area. The new district's 1790 population was 30,145.[25]

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.[26] The new 3rd district had a population of 38,767 in 1800.[27]

For most of the time from the end of the Civil War to 1993, the 3rd District was a relatively compact district centered on Richmond.

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.

As of 2016, the 3rd district has been ruled unconstitutional. The new map gave the 3rd a slight plurality of blacks.[28][29]

List of members representing the district

Representative Party Term Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1789

Andrew Moore
Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1793
1st
2nd
Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.
Joseph Neville Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795
3rd Elected in 1793.
Lost re-election.
George Jackson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797
4th Elected in 1795.
Lost re-election.

James Machir
Federalist March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1799
5th Elected in 1797.
Retired.
George Jackson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1803
6th
7th
Elected in 1799.
Re-elected in 1801.
Redistricted to the 1st district and retired.
John Smith Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1815
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1805.
Re-elected in 1807.
Re-elected in 1809.
Re-elected in 1811.
Re-elected in 1813.
Retired.

Henry S. Tucker
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1819
14th
15th
Elected in 1815.
Re-elected in 1817.
Retired.
Jared Williams Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1823
16th
17th
Elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Redistricted to the 17th district.

William S. Archer
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Lost re-election.
Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1835

John W. Jones
Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837
24th
25th
26th
27th
[data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 6th district.
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843
Walter Coles Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845
28th Redistricted from the 6th district.
Retired.
William M. Tredway Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847
29th [data unknown/missing]
Lost re-election.
Thomas S. Flournoy Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849
30th [data unknown/missing]
Lost re-election.
Thomas H. Averett Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853
31st
32nd
[data unknown/missing]
Lost re-election.

John S. Caskie
Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1859
33rd
34th
35th
Redistricted from the 6th district.
Lost re-election.

Daniel C. DeJarnette Sr.
Independent Democratic March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861
36th [data unknown/missing]
Resigned.
Inactive March 4, 1861 –
January 27, 1870
37th
38th
39th
40th
Civil War/Reconstruction

Charles H. Porter
Republican January 27, 1870 –
March 3, 1873
41st
42nd
[data unknown/missing]
Retired.

John A. Smith
Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
43rd [data unknown/missing]
Lost re-election.

Gilbert C. Walker
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
44th
45th
[data unknown/missing]
Retired.

Joseph E. Johnston
Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881
46th [data unknown/missing]
Retired.

George D. Wise
Democratic March 4, 1881 –
April 11, 1890
47th
48th
49th
50th
51st
Election invalidated.
Edmund Waddill Jr. Republican April 12, 1890 –
March 3, 1891
51st [data unknown/missing]
Retired.

George D. Wise
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895
52nd
53rd
[data unknown/missing]
Retired.

Tazewell Ellett
Democratic March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897
54th [data unknown/missing]
Lost re-election.

John Lamb
Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1913
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
[data unknown/missing]
Lost re-election.

Andrew J. Montague
Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1933
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
[data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the at-large seat.
District eliminated March 4, 1933
District recreated January 3, 1935

Andrew J. Montague
Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 24, 1937
74th
75th
[data unknown/missing]
Died.
Vacant January 24, 1937 –
November 2, 1937
75th

David E. Satterfield Jr.
Democratic November 2, 1937 –
February 15, 1945
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
Elected to finish Montague's term.
Resigned.
Vacant February 15, 1945 –
March 6, 1945
79th

J. Vaughan Gary
Democratic March 6, 1945 –
January 3, 1965
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
Elected to finish Satterfield's term.
Retired.

David E. Satterfield III
Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1981
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
Elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Retired.

Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1993
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 7th district.

Robert C. Scott
Democratic January 3, 1993 –
Present
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.

Election results

YearDemocraticRepublicanIndependents
1970 David E. Satterfield, III: 73,104J. Harvie Wilkinson, III: 35,229Ulrich Troubetskoy: 371
1972 David E. Satterfield, III: 102,523 
1974 David E. Satterfield, III: 64,627Alan Robert Ogden: 7,574
1976 David E. Satterfield, III: 129,066Alan Robert Ogden: 17,503
1978 David E. Satterfield, III: 104,550Alan Robert Ogden: 14,453
1980John A. Mapp: 60,962Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 96,524Howard H. Carwile: 19,549
1982John A. Waldrop, Jr.: 63,946Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 92,928 
1984Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 169,987Roger L. Coffey: 28,556
1986Kenneth E. Powell: 32,961Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 74,525J. Stephen Bodges: 3,675
1988Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 187,354
1990James A. Starke, Jr.: 36,253Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 77,125Rose L. Simpson: 4,317
1992Robert C. Scott: 132,432Daniel Jenkins: 35,780 
1994Robert C. Scott: 108,532Thomas E. Ward: 28,080 
1996Robert C. Scott: 118,603Elsie Goodwyn Holland: 25,781 
1998Robert C. Scott: 48,129R. S. Barnett: 14,453
2000Robert C. Scott: 137,527 
2002Robert C. Scott: 87,521 
2004Robert C. Scott: 159,373Winsome E. Sears: 70,194 
2006Robert C. Scott: 133,546 
2008Robert C. Scott: 239,911 
2010Robert C. Scott: 114,754C. L. Smith, Jr.: 44,553John D. Kelly: 1,927
2012Robert C. Scott: 259,199Dean J. Longo: 58,931 
2014Robert C. Scott: 139,197 
2016Robert C. Scott': 208,337Martin L. Williams: 103,289 
2018Robert C. Scott: 198,615 
2020Robert C. Scott: 233,326John Collick: 107,299 

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013

See also

Sources

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