Arkansas's 3rd congressional district
| 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] | ||
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| Cook PVI | R+19[3] | ||
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.
Election history
[change | change source]| 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 | change source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | change source]| 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 | change source]| 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 | change source]| 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 | change source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | change source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | change source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 151,630 | 79 | |
| Libertarian | Grant Bland | 39,305 | 21 | |
| Majority | 112,325 | 59 | ||
| Turnout | 190,935 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
[change | change source]| 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 | change source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | change source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | change source]- ↑ 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.