Mississippi's 3rd congressional district
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Mississippi's 3rd congressional district | ||
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Mississippi's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | ||
Current Representative | Gregg Harper (R–Pearl) | |
Area | 12,185.28 mi2 (31,559.73 km2) | |
Distribution | 40.33% urban, 59.67% rural | |
Population (2000) | 711,115 | |
Median income | $31,907 | |
Ethnicity | 64.2% White, 33.3% Black, 0.6% Asian, 1.2% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American, 0.2% other | |
Cook PVI | R+15[1] |
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east.
Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. The Rankin County portion of the city of Jackson is in the third district. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, Mississippi State University in Starkville.
From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-large statewide on a general ticket. This district has been redefined based on changes in statewide population.
Its current representative is Republican Gregg Harper.
List of representatives
Name | Years of Service | Party | District Home | Notes |
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District created March 4, 1847 | ||||
Patrick Watson Tompkins | March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849 | Whig | ||
75px William McWillie | December 3, 1849 - March 3, 1851 | Democratic | ||
John D. Freeman | March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853 | Unionist | ||
75px Otho Robards Singleton | March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855 | Democratic | ||
75px William Barksdale | March 4, 1855 - January 12, 1861 | Democratic | Redistricted from the At-large district, Withdrew | |
Civil War and Reconstruction | ||||
75px Henry Barry | February 23, 1870 - March 3, 1875 | Republican | ||
75px Hernando D. Money | March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1883 | Democratic | Redistricted to the 4th district | |
Elza Jeffords | March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885 | Republican | ||
Thomas C. Catchings | March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1901 | Democratic | ||
Patrick Stevens Henry | March 4, 1901 - March 3, 1903 | Democratic | ||
Benjamin G. Humphreys II | March 4, 1903 - October 16, 1923 | Democratic | Died | |
Vacant | October 16, 1923 - November 27, 1923 | |||
William Y. Humphreys | November 27, 1923 - March 3, 1925 | Democratic | ||
William M. Whittington | March 4, 1925 - January 3, 1951 | Democratic | ||
Frank E. Smith | January 3, 1951 - November 14, 1962 | Democratic | Resigned after being appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority | |
Vacant | November 14, 1962 - January 3, 1963 | |||
75px John Bell Williams | January 3, 1963 - January 16, 1968 | Democratic | Redistricted from the 4th district, Resigned after being elected Governor of Mississippi | |
Vacant | January 16, 1968 - March 12, 1968 | |||
75px Charles Hudson Griffin | March 12, 1968 - January 3, 1973 | Democratic | ||
Sonny Montgomery | January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1997 | Democratic | Redistricted from the 4th district | |
75px Chip Pickering | January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2009 | Republican | ||
75px Gregg Harper | January 3, 2009 - Present | Republican | Incumbent |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
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- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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