Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district

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Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district
Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district (since 2023).svg
Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 50.71% urban
  • 49.29% rural
Population (2023)803,437
Median household
income
$56,616 [1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+24 [2]

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district is the largest congressional district in the state, covering an area of 34,088.49 square miles, over 48 percent the state's land mass. The district is bordered by New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and the Texas panhandle. Altogether, the district includes (in whole or in part) a total of 32 counties, and covers more territory than the state's other four districts combined. It is one of the largest districts in the nation that does not cover an entire state.

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The district has been represented by Republican Frank Lucas since 2003.

Prior to 2003, most of the territory now in the 3rd district was in the 6th district. Meanwhile, from 1915 to 2003, the 3rd district was located in southeastern Oklahoma, an area known as Little Dixie. It had a dramatically different voting history from the current 3rd; only one Republican ever won it. It was the district of Carl Albert, Speaker of the House from 1971 to 1977.

Geography

The district borders New Mexico to the west, Colorado and Kansas to the north, and the Texas panhandle to the south. To the far west, the district includes the three counties of the Oklahoma Panhandle (Cimarron, Texas, Beaver), and also Harper, Ellis, Woodward, Woods, Major, Alfalfa, Grant, Garfield, Kay, Noble, Osage, Pawnee, Creek, Payne, Lincoln, Logan, Kingfisher, Blaine, Canadian, Dewey, Custer, Roger Mills, Beckham, Washita, Caddo, Kiowa, Greer, Harmon, and Jackson.

Some of the principal cities in the district include Guymon, Ponca City, Cheyenne, Enid, Stillwater, Yukon, Guthrie, Sapulpa and Altus. It also includes slivers of Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

History

The political success of the Republican party in the region reflects changing patterns of party affiliation similar to changes across the South. Although northwest Oklahoma was settled by migrants from Kansas, who favored the Republican Party and the Union during the Civil War, the southeast was settled by conservative white Southerners. For decades they were affiliated with the United States Democratic Party and traditions of that region. [3]

The Great Depression hurt the GOP. [3] Since the late 20th century, party affiliations have changed, and today most white conservatives belong to the Republican Party here. It is now one of the most Republican districts in the nation. George W. Bush received 72 percent of the district's presidential vote in 2004.

Unlike the previous 3rd congressional district, a largely rural area, today half of the district's inhabitants are classified as urban, and 3 percent of adults working in the district use public transportation, ride a bike, or walk. [4] The district's population is 5 percent Latino and 3 percent foreign-born. [4]

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults [5] [6] [7]
2008 President McCain 69% - 29%
2012 President Romney 71% - 29%
2016 President Trump 70% - 25%
Senate Lankford 72% - 20%
2018 Governor Stitt 59% - 37%
Lt. Governor Pinnell 67% - 30%
Attorney General Hunter 69% - 31%
2020 President Trump 71% - 27%
Senate Inhofe 68% - 28%
2022 Senate (Reg.) Lankford 70% - 26%
Senate (Spec.) Mullin 67% - 30%

Composition

#CountySeatPopulation
3 Alfalfa Cherokee 5,673
7 Beaver Beaver 5,018
9 Beckham Sayre 22,042
11 Blaine Watonga 8,539
15 Caddo Anadarko 26,214
17 Canadian El Reno 175,829
25 Cimarron Boise City 2,191
37 Creek Sapulpa 73,332
39 Custer Arapaho 28,266
43 Dewey Taloga 4,286
45 Ellis Arnett 3,648
47 Garfield Enid 62,023
53 Grant Medford 4,083
57 Harmon Hollis 2,392
59 Harper Buffalo 3,190
65 Jackson Altus 24,669
71 Kay Newkirk 43,641
73 Kingfisher Kingfisher 15,481
75 Kiowa Hobart 8,398
83 Logan Guthrie 53,029
93 Major Fairview 7,581
103 Noble Perry 10,832
109 Oklahoma Oklahoma City 808,866
113 Osage Pawhuska 46,130
117 Pawnee Pawnee 15,864
119 Payne Stillwater 83,352
129 Roger Mills Cheyenne 3,295
139 Texas Guymon 20,371
149 Washita New Cordell 10,736
151 Woods Alva 8,564
153 Woodward Woodward 19,947

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

List of members representing the district

NamePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyLocation
District established November 16, 1907
James S. Davenport (OKlahoma).jpg
James S. Davenport
(Vinita)
DemocraticNovember 16, 1907 –
March 3, 1909
60th Elected in 1907.
Lost re-election.
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Charles E. Creager
(Muskogee)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1911
61st Elected in 1908.
Lost re-election.
James S. Davenport (OKlahoma).jpg
James S. Davenport
(Vinita)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1915
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Redistricted to the 1st district .
Charles D. Carter.jpeg
Charles D. Carter
(Ardmore)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1927
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Lost renomination.
Wilburn Cartwright.jpg
Wilburn Cartwright
(McAlester)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1927 –
January 3, 1943
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost renomination.
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Paul Stewart
(Antlers)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1947
78th
79th
Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Retired.
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Carl Albert
(McAlester)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1977
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
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.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired.
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Wes Watkins
(Ada)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1991
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
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.
Retired to run for Oklahoma Governor.
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Bill Brewster
(Marietta)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1997
102nd
103rd
104th
Elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired.
WesWatkins.jpg
Wes Watkins
(Stillwater)
Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003
105th
106th
107th
Elected again in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Retired.
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Frank Lucas
(Cheyenne)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2003 –
present
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
119th
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-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.
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2023–present Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district in Oklahoma City (since 2023).svg

Recent election results

2012

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district, 2012 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Lucas (incumbent) 201,744 75.3
Democratic Timothy Ray Murray53,47220.0
Independent William M. Sanders12,7874.8
Total votes268,003 100.0
Republican hold

2014

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district, 2014 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Lucas (incumbent) 133,335 78.6
Democratic Frankie Robbins36,27021.4
Total votes169,605 100.0
Republican hold

2016

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Lucas (incumbent) 227,525 78.3
Democratic Frankie Robbins63,09021.7
Total votes290,615 100.0
Republican hold

2018

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district, 2018 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Lucas (incumbent) 172,913 73.9
Democratic Frankie Robbins61,15226.1
Total votes234,065 100.0
Republican hold

2020

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district, 2020 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Lucas (incumbent) 242,677 78.5
Democratic Zoe Midyett66,50121.5
Total votes309,178 100.0
Republican hold

2022

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district, 2022 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Lucas (incumbent) 147,418 74.5
Democratic Jeremiah Ross50,35425.4
Total votes197,772 100.0
Republican hold

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