Alabama's 3rd House of Representatives district

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Alabama's 3rd State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Andrew Sorrell
R Muscle Shoals
Demographics77.2%  White
19.1%  Black
0.5%  Asian
0.5%  Native American
0.0%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.1% Other
Population (2010)
  Voting age
  Citizens of voting age
42,348
18
77.9%

Alabama's 3rd House of Representatives district is one of 105 districts in the Alabama House of Representatives. Its most recent representative was Andrew Sorrell prior to his election as State Auditor of Alabama. [1] It was created in 1966 and encompasses parts of Colbert, Lauderdale and Lawrence counties. As of the 2010 census, the district has a population of 42,348, with 77.9% being of legal voting age. [2]

Contents

Representatives

RepresentativePartyTerm startTerm endElectoral historyRepresented counties [3]
District createdNovember 9, 1966
John D. Snodgrass Democratic November 9, 1966November 4, 1970Elected in 1966 Madison
Tom Jones
Harry L. Pennington
Eugene M. McLain
Shelby A. Laxson
Hartwell B. Lutz November 4, 1970November 6, 1974Elected in 1970
Charles E. Grainger
Bill G. King
Glenn H. Hearn
Douglas V. Hale Republican
Tom C. Coburn Democratic November 6, 1974November 8, 1978Elected in 1974
Re-elected in 1978
Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale
November 8, 1978November 3, 1982
J. W. Goodwin November 3, 1982November 9, 1983Elected in 1982
Re-elected in 1983
Re-elected in 1986
Re-elected in 1990
Colbert, Lauderdale
November 9, 1983November 5, 1986
November 5, 1986November 7, 1990
November 7, 1990November 9, 1994
Marcel Black November 9, 1994November 4, 1998Elected in 1994
Re-elected in 1998
Re-elected in 2002
Re-elected in 2006
Re-elected in 2010
Re-elected in 2014
Colbert
November 4, 1998November 6, 2002
November 6, 2002November 8, 2006
November 8, 2006November 3, 2010
November 3, 2010November 5, 2014
November 5, 2014November 7, 2018
Andrew Sorrell Republican November 7, 2018November 9, 2022 Elected in 2018 Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence

General elections

YearDemocraticRepublicanOther [4]
CandidateVotes %CandidateVotes %CandidateVotes %
1966
Places
1-5
Tom Jones 19,94911.90James L. Carpenter14,0798.40None
John D. Snodgrass 20,71212.36Jim McCown12,7377.60None
Harry L. Pennington 20,28612.11W. E. Brewer13,1107.82None
Eugene M. McLain 19,22711.47Glenn F. Manning14,4118.60None
Shelby A. Lawson 18,50311.04Lawrence Judd14,5688.69None
1970
Places
1-5
Hartwell B. Lutz 30,60492.07Richard Perkins2,6347.93None
Charles E. Grainger [ data missing ]William Griffin[ data missing ]None

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References

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  2. "Alabama House of Representatives District 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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