Virginia's 3rd congressional district

Virginia's 3rd congressional district
Virginia's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Robert C. Scott (D–Newport News)
Population (2000) 643,476
Median income $32,238
Ethnicity 38.6% White, 56.4% Black, 1.4% Asian, 2.6% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% other
Cook PVI D+27[1]

Virginia's third congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia, serving most of the majority-black precincts in the Richmond and Hampton Roads areas. It covers all of the cities of Portsmouth and Petersburg, parts of the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, and Richmond, all of Charles City, and Surry counties and parts of Henrico and Prince George counties. The current representative is Robert C. Scott (D).

Recent election results from statewide races

Year Office Results
1996 President Clinton 72 - 22%
Senator Warner 72 - 28%
1997 Governor Beyer 67 - 31%
Lieutenant Governor Payne 66 - 28%
Attorney General Dolan 64 - 36%
2000 President Gore 66 - 32%
Senator Robb 67 - 33%
2001 Governor Warner 71 - 28%
Lieutenant Governor Kaine 73 - 26%
Attorney General McEachin 63 - 37%
2004 President Kerry 66 - 33%
2008 President Obama 76 - 24%

Historical composition of the district

In 1788 Virginia's 3rd Congressional District consisted of all of modern Virginia including and west of the counties of Carroll, Floyd, Roanoke, Botetourt, Augusta and Rockingham. It also included what is today Pendleton County, West Virginia and also about the southern third of West Virginia which in 1788 was all Greenbrier County. This area that is today about 48 counties and 13 independent cities was in 1788 only nine counties.[2]

In the 1790 census this area had a population of 66,045.[3]

For the 1792 congressional elections the number of congressional districts in Virginia rose from 10 to 19. The only county that remained in the third district was Pendleton County. Harrison, Randolph, Hardy, Hampshire, Monongalia and Ohio Counties, all now in West Virginia were also in the district.[4] This was all of northern West Virginia except the far eastern panhandle area. The new district's 1790 population was 30,145.[5]

The 1800 Census lead to another increase in Virginia's congressional districts in 1802. The third district was again moved, this time to what was then Frederick and Shenandoah Counties in Virginia, which besides those counties also included the modern counties of Clarke, Warren and part of Page.[6] The new 3rd district had a population of 38,767 in 1800.[7]

For most of the time from the end of the Civil War to 1993, the 3rd District was a relatively compact district centered around Richmond.

The district's current configuration dates to 1993, when the Justice Department ordered Virginia to create a majority-minority district. At that time, portions of the old 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th districts were combined to create a new 3rd District.

As of 2016, the 3rd district has been ruled unconstitutional. New districts have been drawn leaving Virginia without a single majority-minority district. [8][9]

List of representatives

Representative Party Term Note
District created: March 4, 1789
Andrew Moore Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1793		 Redistricted to Virginia 2nd District
Joseph Neville Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795		 Retired
George Jackson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797		 Lost re-election
James Machir Federalist March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1799		 Lost re-election
George Jackson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1803		 Retired
John Smith Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1815		 Retired
Henry S. Tucker Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1819		 Elected Virginia State Senator
Jared Williams Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1823		 Redistricted to Virginia 17th District
William S. Archer Crawford Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 Lost re-election
Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1835
John W. Jones Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837		 Redistricted to Virginia 6th District
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843
Walter Coles Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		 Redistricted from Virginia 6th District
Retired
William M. Tredway Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847		 Lost re-election
Thomas S. Flournoy Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849		 Lost re-election
Thomas H. Averett Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853		 Lost re-election
John S. Caskie Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1859		 Redistricted from Virginia 6th District
Lost re-election
Daniel C. DeJarnette, Sr. Independent Democrat March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861		 Resigned
Vacant March 4, 1861 –
January 27, 1870		 Civil War
Charles H. Porter Republican January 27, 1870 –
March 3, 1873		 Retired
John A. Smith Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		 Lost re-election
Gilbert C. Walker Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879		 Retired
Joseph E. Johnston Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881		 Retired
George D. Wise Democratic March 4, 1881 –
April 11, 1890		 Election invalidated
Edmund Waddill, Jr. Republican April 12, 1890 –
March 3, 1891		 Retired
George D. Wise Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895		 Retired
Tazewell Ellett Democratic March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 Lost re-election
John Lamb Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1913		 Lost re-election
Andrew J. Montague Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1933		 Redistricted to Virginia At-Large District
District eliminated March 4, 1933
District recreated: January 3, 1935
Andrew J. Montague Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 24, 1937		 Died
Vacant January 24, 1937 –
November 2, 1937
David E. Satterfield, Jr. Democratic November 2, 1937 –
February 15, 1945		 Resigned
Vacant February 15, 1945 –
March 6, 1945
J. Vaughan Gary Democratic March 6, 1945 –
January 3, 1965		 Retired
David E. Satterfield III Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1981		 Retired
Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1993		 Redistricted to Virginia 7th District
Robert C. Scott Democratic January 3, 1993 –
Present		 First elected in 1992

Election results

Year Democratic Republican Other
1982 John A. Waldrop, Jr.: 63,946 Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 92,928  
1984 Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 169,987  
1986 Kenneth E. Powell: 32,961 Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 74,525  
1988 Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 187,354  
1990 James A. Starke, Jr.: 36,253 Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 77,125  
1992 Robert C. Scott: 132,432 Daniel Jenkins: 35,780  
1994 Robert C. Scott: 108,532 Thomas E. Ward: 28,080  
1996 Robert C. Scott: 118,603 Elsie Goodwyn Holland: 25,781  
1998 Robert C. Scott: 48,129  
2000 Robert C. Scott: 137,527  
2002 Robert C. Scott: 87,521  
2004 Robert C. Scott: 159,373 Winsome E. Sears: 70,194  
2006 Robert C. Scott: 133,546  
2008 Robert C. Scott: 239,911  
2010 Robert C. Scott: 114,754 C. L. Smith, Jr.: 44,553  
2012 Robert C. Scott: 259,199Dean J. Longo: 58,931  

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: [prpvi2012_82cH~pspvi11~MC29] [82~PVIRANK~2B]" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  2. ↑ Parsons, Stanley B, William W. Beach and Dan Hermann. United States Congressional Districts 1788-1841. (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1978) p. 29
  3. ↑ Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 28
  4. ↑ Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 71
  5. ↑ Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 70
  6. ↑ Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 129
  7. ↑ Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 128
  8. ↑ http://www.dailypress.com/news/politics/dp-nws-redistricting-20160107-story.html
  9. ↑ http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/judges-select-new-virginia-congressional-map

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