Arkansas's 3rd congressional 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.
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| Area | 8,661 sq mi (22,430 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 829,149[1] | ||
| Median income | $54,310[2] | ||
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| Cook PVI | R+19[3] | ||
Election history
| 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% |
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | Republican | John Boozman (Incumbent) | 141,478 | 98.90 |
| style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | Write-in | George N. Lyne | 1,577 | 1.10 |
| Majority | 139,901 | 97.80 | ||
| Turnout | 143,055 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color" | | Republican hold | |||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | Republican | John Boozman (Incumbent) | 160,629 | 59.32 |
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | [[Democratic Party (US)|Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Jan Judy | 103,158 | 38.09 |
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | Independent | Dale Morfey | 7,016 | 2.59 |
| Majority | 57,471 | 21.23 | ||
| Turnout | 270,803 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color" | | Republican hold | |||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | Republican | John Boozman (Incumbent) | 125,039 | 62.23 |
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | [[Democratic Party (US)|Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Woodrow Anderson | 75,885 | 37.77 |
| Majority | 49,154 | 24.46 | ||
| Turnout | 200,924 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color" | | Republican hold | |||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | Republican | John Boozman (Incumbent) | 215,196 | 78.53 |
| Green | Abel Noah Tomlinson | 58,850 | 21.47 | |
| Majority | 156,346 | 57.06 | ||
| Turnout | 274,046 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color" | | Republican hold | |||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | Republican | Steve Womack | 148,581 | 72.44 |
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | [[Democratic Party (US)|Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | David Whitaker | 56,542 | 27.56 |
| Majority | 92,039 | 44.88 | ||
| Turnout | 205,123 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color" | | Republican hold | |||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | 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 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color" | | Republican hold | |||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 151,630 | 79 |
| Libertarian | Grant Bland | 39,305 | 21 | |
| Majority | 112,325 | 59 | ||
| Turnout | 190,935 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color" | | Republican hold | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 217,192 | 77 |
| Libertarian | Grant Bland | 63,715 | 23 | |
| Majority | 153,477 | 54 | ||
| Turnout | 280,907 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color" | | Republican hold | |||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 148,717 | 64.7 |
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | [[Democratic Party (US)|Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Joshua Mahony | 74,952 | 32.6 |
| Libertarian | Michael Kalagias | 5,899 | 2.6 | |
| style="background-color: Template:N/A/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[N/A|Template:N/A/meta/shortname]] | Write-ins | 140 | 0.1 |
| Turnout | 229,708 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color" | | Republican hold | |||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 214,960 | 64.31 |
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | [[Democratic Party (US)|Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Celeste Williams | 106,325 | 31.81 |
| Libertarian | Michael Kalagias | 12,997 | 3.88 | |
| Turnout | 334,262 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color" | | Republican hold | |||
Arkansas's 3rd Congressional District Media
Arkansas's 3rd congressional district (since 2023)
Hon. Thomas Boles, Ark - NARA - 527303 (cropped)
John Edwards, US Representative from Arkansas
Hon. Thomas Boles, Ark - NARA - 527303 (cropped)
William Wallace Wilshire, US Representative from Arkansas
Thomas M. Gunter, US Representative from Arkansas
William Wallace Wilshire, US Representative from Arkansas
Former United States Representative from Arkansas John Henry Rogers.
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References
- ↑ 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.