Kentucky's 3rd congressional district

Kentucky's 3rd congressional district
Kentucky's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative John Yarmuth (D–Louisville)
Distribution 98.28% urban, 1.72% rural
Population (2000) 674,032
Median income $39,468
Ethnicity 77.0% White, 19.3% Black, 1.4% Asian, 1.8% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI D+4[1]

Kentucky's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The most regularly drawn of the Commonwealth's six congressional districts, it encompasses almost all of Louisville Metro, which, since the merger of 2003, is contiguous with Jefferson County. The far southeast reaches of Louisville Metro are part of the 4th Congressional District.

The district is currently represented by Democrat John Yarmuth.

Characteristics

This district is heavily Democratic, and is fully contained within Jefferson County, Kentucky. It has the highest percentage of African Americans in the state, who are concentrated in and near Louisville. It is a cosmopolitan, diverse district, with major businesses, health care organizations and universities.

As of September 2013, there were 518,028 registered voters: 305,121 (58.90%) Democrats, 166,271 (32.10%) Republicans, and 46,636 (9.00%) "Others". All of the "Others" included 35,209 (6.80%) unclassified Others, 10,528 (2.03%) Independents, 678 (0.13%) Libertarians, 177 (0.03%) Greens, 28 (0.0054%) Constitutionalists, 3 (0.0005%) Reforms, and 13 (0.0025%) Socialist Workers.[2][3]

Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican.[4] The Kentucky voter registration card does not explicitly list anything other than Democratic Party, Republican Party, or Other, with the "Other" option having a blank line and no instructions on how to register as something else.[5]

List of representatives

Representative Party Years District Residence Note
District created
 March 4, 1803
Matthew Walton March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807
John Rowan March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809
Henry Crist March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811
Stephen Ormsby March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
Richard M. Johnson March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1819 Redistricted from the 4th district
William Brown March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821
John T. Johnson March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 Redistricted to the 5th district
Henry Clay March 3, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Speaker of the House 1823 – 1825
March 4, 1825 – March 6, 1825 Resigned after being appointed United States Secretary of State
James Clark August 1, 1825 – March 3, 1829
March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1831
Chilton Allan March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 Redistricted to the 10th district
Christopher Tompkins March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 Redistricted from the 10th district
Joseph R. Underwood March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
Henry Grider March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Samuel Peyton March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Finis McLean March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Presley Ewing March 4, 1851 – September 27, 1854 Died
Francis Bristow December 4, 1854 – March 3, 1855
Warner Underwood March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
Francis Bristow March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
Henry Grider March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865
March 4, 1865 – September 7, 1866 Died
Elijah Hise December 3, 1866 – May 8, 1867 Died
Jacob Golladay December 5, 1867 – February 28, 1870 Resigned
Joseph H. Lewis May 10, 1870 – March 3, 1873
Charles W. Milliken March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
John W. Caldwell March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883
John E. Halsell March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
W. Godfrey Hunter March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Isaac Goodnight March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895
W. Godfrey Hunter March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
John S. Rhea March 4, 1897 – March 25, 1902 Lost contested election
J. McKenzie Moss March 25, 1902 – March 3, 1903 Won contested election
John S. Rhea March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
James M. Richardson March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907
Addison James March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909
Robert Y. Thomas, Jr. March 4, 1909 – September 3, 1925 Died
John W. Moore December 26, 1925 – March 3, 1929
Charles W. Roark March 4, 1929 – April 5, 1929 Died
John W. Moore June 1, 1929 – March 3, 1933
District redistricted to at-large district March 4, 1933
District re-established from at-large district January 3, 1935
Emmet O'Neal January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947
Thruston B. Morton January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953
John M. Robsion, Jr. January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959
Frank W. Burke January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963
Gene Snyder January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
Charles R. Farnsley January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967
William O. Cowger January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971
Romano L. Mazzoli January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1995
Mike Ward January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997
Anne Northup January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2007
John Yarmuth January 3, 2007 – Present

Recent election results

2002

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anne Northup* 118,228 51.61
Democratic Jack Conway 110,846 48.39
Total votes 229,074 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2004

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anne Northup* 197,736 60.26
Democratic Tony Miller 124,040 37.80
Libertarian George C. Dick 6,363 1.94
Total votes 328,139 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2006

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Yarmuth 122,471 50.62
Republican Anne Northup 116,555 48.18
Libertarian Donna Walker Mancini 2,134 0.88
Constitution W. Ed Parker 774 0.32
Total votes 241,934 100.00
Voter turnout %
Democratic gain from Republican

2008

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Yarmuth* 203,843 59.37
Republican Anne Northup 139,527 40.64
Libertarian Ed Martin Republican sued; votes not counted 0.00
Total votes 343,370 100.00
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2010

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Yarmuth* 139,940 54.68
Republican Todd Lally 112,627 44.01
Libertarian Ed Martin 2,029 0.79
Independent Michael Hansen 1,334 0.52
Total votes 255,930 100.00
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2012

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Yarmuth* 206,385 63.96
Republican Brooks Wicker 111,452 34.54
Independent Robert L. DeVore, Jr. 4.819 1.49
Total votes 322,656 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2014

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District Election (2014) [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Yarmuth (Incumbent) 157,056 63.5
Republican Michael MacFarlane 87,981 35.6
Independent Gregory Peter Puccetti 2,318 0.9
Total votes 247,355 100
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  2. ↑ "Registration Statistics: By Congression District". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  3. ↑ "Registration Statistics: Other Political Organizations and Groups". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  4. ↑ "Kentucky Administrative Regulations 31KAR4:150". Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. November 2005. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  5. ↑ "Register To Vote". Kentucky State Board of Elections. August 2003. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  6. ↑ "General Elections Results" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-12-19.

See also

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