Arkansas's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd Congressional District of Arkansas is a congressional district in northwestern Arkansas.

The 3rd district is located in northwestern Arkansas. Benton, Washington, Crawford, Sebastian, Carroll, Boone, Marion, Pope, and Newton counties are included in the new boundaries of the district.

Wal-Mart makes its corporate headquarters in Bentonville, which is contained within the 3rd District. The district has been held by the GOP since 1966.

The current representative of the 3rd congressional district is Steve Womack (R).

Elections

2012

See also: Arkansas's 3rd congressional district elections, 2012

The 3rd congressional district of Arkansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Steve Womack won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Arkansas, District 3 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve Womack Incumbent	75.9%	186,467
	Green	Rebekah Kennedy	16%	39,318
	Libertarian	David Pangrac	8.1%	19,875
Total Votes				245,660
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Steve Womack won election to the United States House. He defeated David Whitaker (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arkansas District 3 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve Womack	72.4%	148,581
	Democratic	David Whitaker	27.6%	56,542
Total Votes				205,123

2008
On November 4, 2008, John Boozman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Abel Noah Tomlinson (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arkansas District 3 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Boozman incumbent	78.5%	215,196
	Green	Abel Noah Tomlinson	21.5%	58,850
Total Votes				274,046

2006
On November 7, 2006, John Boozman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Woodrow Anderson (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arkansas District 3 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Boozman incumbent	62.2%	125,039
	Democratic	Woodrow Anderson	37.8%	75,885
Total Votes				200,924

2004
On November 2, 2004, John Boozman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jan Judy (D) and Dale Morfey (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arkansas District 3 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Boozman incumbent	59.3%	160,629
	Democratic	Jan Judy	38.1%	103,158
	Independent	Dale Morfey	2.6%	7,016
Total Votes				270,803

2002
On November 5, 2002, John Boozman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated George Lyne (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arkansas District 3 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Boozman incumbent	98.9%	141,478
	Write-in	George Lyne	1.1%	1,577
Total Votes				143,055

2000
On November 7, 2000, Asa Hutchinson won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.

1998
On November 3, 1998, Asa Hutchinson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ralph Forbes (Reform) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arkansas District 3 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Asa Hutchinson incumbent	80.7%	154,780
	Reform	Ralph Forbes	19.3%	36,917
Total Votes				191,697

1996
On November 5, 1996, Asa Hutchinson won election to the United States House. He defeated Ann Henry (D), Tony Joe Huffman (Reform), and Dan Ivy (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arkansas District 3 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Asa Hutchinson	55.7%	137,093
	Democratic	Ann Henry	41.8%	102,994
	Reform	Tony Joe Huffman	2.4%	5,974
	Write-in	Dan Ivy	0%	71
Total Votes				246,132

1994
On November 8, 1994, Tim Hutchinson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Berta Seitz (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arkansas District 3 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tim Hutchinson incumbent	67.7%	129,800
	Democratic	Berta Seitz	32.3%	61,883
Total Votes				191,683

1992
On November 3, 1992, Tim Hutchinson won election to the United States House. He defeated John VanWinkle (D) and Ralph Forbes (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arkansas District 3 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tim Hutchinson	50.2%	125,295
	Democratic	John VanWinkle	47.2%	117,775
	Independent	Ralph Forbes	2.5%	6,329
	N/A	Write-in	0%	95
Total Votes				249,494

1990
On November 6, 1990, John Paul Hammerschmidt won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dan Ivy (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arkansas District 3 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Paul Hammerschmidt incumbent	70.5%	129,876
	Democratic	Dan Ivy	29.5%	54,332
Total Votes				184,208

Redistricting

2010-2011

This is the 3rd congressional district of Arkansas after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Arkansas

In 2011, the Arkansas State Legislature re-drew the Congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

While Democrats controlled both chambers, the Senate committee in charge of redistricting was evenly split which provided the GOP with some leverage in the process. Ultimately, the Senate and House traded several map proposals back and forth before finally coming to an agreement on April 13, 2011.

The 3rd District was part of a contentious negotiation between Democrats and Republicans in April 2011. One proposed map (supported by mostly Democrats) would have moved Fayetteville to the 4th District. This map was called "Fayetteville to the 4th" or the "Fayetteville Finger". Ultimately, Fayetteville remained in the 3rd District.

External links

• Open Congress District 3

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See also

• Redistricting in Arkansas
• Arkansas's 3rd congressional district elections, 2012