Arkansas's 3rd congressional district
U.S. House district
Arkansas's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The district is in the northwest part of the state. The cities of Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale and Fort Smith are in the district. The district was made on March 4, 1863 but left the same day to join the Confederate States of America. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district was represented by a Republican from 1868 to 1874. A Democrat would represent the district from 1874 to 1967 and not Democrat has been the representative since then. The district has been represented by Steve Womack since 2010.
| Arkansas's 3rd congressional district | |||
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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] | ||
Election history
change| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
2002
change| 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
change| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
change| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
change| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
change| 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
change| 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
change| 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
change| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 217,192 | 77 | |
| Libertarian | Grant Bland | 63,715 | 23 | |
| Majority | 153,477 | 54 | ||
| Turnout | 280,907 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
change| 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
change| 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
change- ↑ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.