Arkansas's 3rd congressional district

Arkansas's 3rd congressional district
Arkansas's 3rd congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Steve Womack ; R–Rogers
Area	8,661 sq mi (22,430 km2)
Distribution	54.4% urban; 45.6% rural;
Population (2023)	797,092
Median household; income	$72,890
Ethnicity	67.7% White ; 16.5% Hispanic ; 6.2% Two or more races ; 3.5% Asian ; 2.9% Black ; 1.6% Pacific Islander Americans ; 1.4% Native American ; 0.3% other;
Cook PVI	R+15

Last updated January 14, 2025

Arkansas's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The district covers Northwest Arkansas and takes in Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale, and Bentonville.

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.

The district swung Republican long before the rest of the state. It has been in Republican hands continuously since the election of John Paul Hammerschmidt in 1966. However, conservative Democrats continued to hold most state and local offices well into the 1990s.

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.

Composition

The 3rd district comprises the entirety of the following counties:

#	County	Seat	Population
7	Benton	Bentonville	311,013
15	Carroll	Berryville, Eureka Springs	28,814
33	Crawford	Van Buren	61,891
87	Madison	Huntsville	17,775
131	Sebastian	Fort Smith, Greenwood	129,098
143	Washington	Fayetteville	261,549

Cities and CDPS with 10,000 or more people

Fayetteville – 93,949
Fort Smith – 89,142
Springdale – 84,161
Rogers – 69,908
Bentonville – 54,164
Bella Vista – 30,104
Van Buren – 23,218
Centerton – 17,792
Siloam Springs – 17,287

2,500 to 10,000 people

Lowell – 9,839
Greenwood – 9,516
Farmington – 7,584
Prairie Grove – 7,045
Pea Ridge – 6,559
Alma – 5,825
Berryville – 5,682
Cave Springs – 5,495
Barling – 4,782
Tontitown – 4,301
Gentry – 3,790
Johnson – 3,609
Elkins – 3,602
Gravette – 3,547
Little Flock – 3,055
Green Forest – 2,972
Huntsville – 2,879

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results^[4]^[5]
2008	President	McCain 63% - 35%
2012	President	Romney 67% - 33%
2016	President	Trump 60% - 32%
2016	Senate	Boozman 63% - 33%
2018	Governor	Hutchinson 65% - 32%
	Lt. Governor	Griffin 63% - 34%
	Attorney General	Rutledge 62% - 35%
2020	President	Trump 60% - 37%
2020	Senate	Cotton 63% - 37%
2022	Senate	Boozman 63% - 33%
2022	Governor	Huckabee Sanders 60% - 38%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District created March 4, 1863
Vacant		March 4, 1863 – June 22, 1868	38th 39th 40th	Civil War and Reconstruction
Thomas Boles (Dardanelle)	Republican	June 22, 1868 – March 3, 1871	40th 41st	Elected in 1868 to finish term. Re-elected in 1868. Lost re-election.
John Edwards (Fort Smith)	Liberal Republican	March 4, 1871 – February 9, 1872	42nd	Elected in 1870. Lost contested election.
Thomas Boles (Dardanelle)	Republican	February 9, 1872 – March 3, 1873	42nd	Successfully contested Edwards's election. Retired.
William W. Wilshire (Little Rock)	Republican	March 4, 1873 – June 16, 1874	43rd	Elected in 1872. Lost contested election.
Thomas M. Gunter (Fayetteville)	Democratic	June 16, 1874 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Successfully contested Wilshire's election. Redistricted to the 4th district .
William W. Wilshire (Little Rock)	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	Elected in 1874. Retired.
Jordan E. Cravens (Clarksville)	Independent Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th 46th 47th	Elected in 1876.
Jordan E. Cravens (Clarksville)	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	Re-elected in 1878 as a Democrat. Re-elected in 1880. Lost renomination.
John Henry Rogers (Fort Smith)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 4th district .
Vacant		March 4, 1885 – December 7, 1885	49th	James K. Jones was redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1884, but resigned before the term began when elected U.S. senator.
Thomas Chipman McRae (Prescott)	Democratic	December 7, 1885 – March 3, 1903	49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th	Elected to finish Jones's term. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Retired.^[6]
Hugh A. Dinsmore (Fayetteville)	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th	Redistricted from the 5th district and Re-elected in 1902. Lost renomination.
John C. Floyd (Yellville)	Democratic	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1915	59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd	Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Retired.
John N. Tillman (Fayetteville)	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Retired.
Claude A. Fuller (Eureka Springs)	Democratic	March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1939	71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th	Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost renomination.
Clyde T. Ellis (Bentonville)	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943	76th 77th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
J. William Fulbright (Fayetteville)	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	78th	Elected in 1942. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
James William Trimble (Berryville)	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1967	79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th	Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Lost re-election.
John Paul Hammerschmidt (Harrison)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1993	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired.
Tim Hutchinson (Bentonville)	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 2, 1997	103rd 104th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned early when elected.	1993–2003 [ data missing ]
Vacant		January 2, 1997 – January 3, 1997	104th
Asa Hutchinson (Bentonville)	Republican	January 3, 1997 – August 6, 2001	105th 106th 107th	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Resigned when appointed Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Vacant		August 6, 2001 – November 20, 2001	107th
John Boozman (Rogers)	Republican	November 20, 2001 – January 3, 2011	107th 108th 109th 110th 111th	Elected to finish Hutchinson's term. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
John Boozman (Rogers)	Republican	November 20, 2001 – January 3, 2011	107th 108th 109th 110th 111th		2003–2013
Steve Womack (Rogers)	Republican	January 3, 2011 – present	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2003–2013
					2013–2023
					2023–present

Recent election results

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boozman (Incumbent)	141,478	98.90
	Write-In	George N. Lyne	1,577	1.10
Majority			139,901	97.80
Turnout			143,055
	Republican hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boozman (Incumbent)	160,629	59.32
	Democratic	Jan Judy	103,158	38.09
	Independent	Dale Morfey	7,016	2.59
Majority			57,471	21.23
Turnout			270,803
	Republican hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boozman (Incumbent)	125,039	62.23
	Democratic	Woodrow Anderson	75,885	37.77
Majority			49,154	24.46
Turnout			200,924
	Republican hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boozman (Incumbent)	215,196	78.53
	Green	Abel Noah Tomlinson	58,850	21.47
Majority			156,346	57.06
Turnout			274,046
	Republican hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Womack	148,581	72.44
	Democratic	David Whitaker	56,542	27.56
Majority			92,039	44.88
Turnout			205,123
	Republican hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Womack (Incumbent)	186,467	75.90
	Green	Rebekah Kennedy	39,318	16.01
	Libertarian	David Pangrac	19,875	8.09
Majority			147,149	59.89
Turnout			245,660
	Republican hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Womack (Incumbent)	151,630	79
	Libertarian	Grant Bland	39,305	21
Majority			112,325	59
Turnout			190,935
	Republican hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Womack (Incumbent)	217,192	77
	Libertarian	Grant Bland	63,715	23
Majority			153,477	54
Turnout			280,907
	Republican hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Womack (Incumbent)	148,717	64.7
	Democratic	Joshua Mahony	74,952	32.6
	Libertarian	Michael Kalagias	5,899	2.6
	n/a	Write-ins	140	0.1
Turnout			229,708
	Republican hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Womack (Incumbent)	214,960	64.31
	Democratic	Celeste Williams	106,325	31.81
	Libertarian	Michael Kalagias	12,997	3.88
Turnout			334,262
	Republican hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas: District 3^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Womack (incumbent)	142,401	63.69
	Democratic	Lauren Mallett-Hays	73,541	32.89
	Libertarian	Michael Kalagias	7,646	3.42
Total votes			223,588	100.0
	Republican hold

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References

Specific

↑ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
↑ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
↑ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::fa3434ec-4f52-48de-947b-5998b6937bf0
↑ "2022 AR GOV and SEN by CD". Google Docs. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
↑ Clements, Derek. "Thomas Chipman McRae (1851–1929)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
↑ "U.S. CONGRESS DISTRICT 03". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

General

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

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[1] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[2] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[Cook-3] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

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[5] "2022 AR GOV and SEN by CD". Google Docs. Retrieved January 3, 2025.

[6] Clements, Derek. "Thomas Chipman McRae (1851–1929)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved December 22, 2020.

[7] "U.S. CONGRESS DISTRICT 03". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

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Arkansas's 3rd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Steve Womack R–Rogers
Area	8,661 sq mi (22,430 km²)
Distribution	54.4% urban 45.6% rural
Population (2023)	797,092^[1]
Median household income	$72,890^[2]
Ethnicity	67.7% White 16.5% Hispanic 6.2% Two or more races 3.5% Asian 2.9% Black 1.6% Pacific Islander Americans 1.4% Native American 0.3% other
Cook PVI	R+15^[3]