Arkansas's 3rd congressional district

Arkansas's 3rd congressional district
Current Representative		Steve Womack (R–Rogers)
Area	8,661 mi^2
Distribution	54.4% urban, 45.6% rural
Population (2000)	672,756
Median income	$33,915
Ethnicity	87.3% White, 6.3% Black, 1.4% Asian, 2% Hispanic, 1.2% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+19[1]

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.

The district is represented by Republican Steve Womack, who succeeded fellow Republican and now U.S. Senator John Boozman.

The district from 2003 to 2013

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.

It is the most Republican district in the state. 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.

Voting

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
2012	President	Romney 66 - 32%
2008	President	McCain 64 - 34%
2004	President	Bush 62 - 36%
2000	President	Bush 60 - 37%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Civil War and Reconstruction
Thomas Boles	Republican	June 22, 1868 – March 3, 1871
John Edwards	Liberal Republican	March 4, 1871 – February 9, 1872		Lost contested election
Thomas Boles	Republican	February 9, 1872 – March 3, 1873		Won contested election
William W. Wilshire	Republican	March 4, 1873 – June 16, 1874		Lost contested election
Thomas M. Gunter	Democratic	June 16, 1874 – March 3, 1875		Won contested election, Redistricted to the 4th district
William W. Wilshire	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Jordan E. Cravens	Independent Democrat	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
John H. Rogers	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885		Redistricted to the 4th district
Vacant		March 4, 1885 – December 7, 1885
Thomas C. McRae	Democratic	December 7, 1885 – March 3, 1903		Elected after James K. Jones resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Hugh A. Dinsmore	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905		Redistricted from the 5th district
John C. Floyd	Democratic	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1915
John N. Tillman	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929
Claude A. Fuller	Democratic	March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1939
Clyde T. Ellis	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943
J. William Fulbright	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
James W. Trimble	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1967
John P. Hammerschmidt	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1993
Tim Hutchinson	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 2, 1997		elected to Senate
Vacant		January 2, 1997 – January 3, 1997
Asa Hutchinson	Republican	January 3, 1997 – August 6, 2001		Resigned after being appointed Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration
Vacant		August 6, 2001 – November 20, 2001
John Boozman	Republican	November 20, 2001 – January 3, 2011		elected to Senate
Steve Womack	Republican	January 3, 2011 – present		Incumbent

Recent election results

2002

Arkansas’s 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Boozman*	141,478	98.90%
	Write-in	George N. Lyne	1,577	1.10%
Majority			139,901	97.80%
Total votes			143,055	100.00
	Republican hold

2004

Arkansas’s 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Boozman*	160,629	59.32%
	Democratic	Jan Judy	103,158	38.09%
	Independent	Dale Morfey	7,016	2.59%
Majority			57,471	21.23%
Total votes			270,803	100.00
	Republican hold

2006

Arkansas’s 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Boozman*	125,039	62.23%
	Democratic	Woodrow Anderson	75,885	37.77%
Majority			49,154	24.46%
Total votes			200,924	100.00
	Republican hold

2008

Arkansas’s 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Boozman*	215,196	78.53%
	Green	Abel Noah Tomlinson	58,850	21.47%
Majority			156,346	57.06%
Total votes			274,046	100.00
	Republican hold

2010

Arkansas’s 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Womack	148,581	72.44%
	Democratic	David Whitaker	56,542	27.56%
Majority			92,039	44.88%
Total votes			205,123	100.00
	Republican hold

2012

Arkansas’s 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Womack*	186,467	75.90%
	Green	Rebekah Kennedy	39,318	16.01%
	Libertarian	David Pangrac	19,875	8.09%
Majority			147,149	59.89%
Total votes			245,660	100.00
	Republican hold

Living former Members

As of April 2015, there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd congressional district that are currently living.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
Tim Hutchinson	1993–1997	August 11, 1949
Asa Hutchinson	1997–2001	December 3, 1950
John Boozman	2001–2011	December 10, 1950

References

1. "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.

• 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

Coordinates: 36°08′18″N 94°03′45″W / 36.13833°N 94.06250°W