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Kentucky's 3rd congressional district

U.S. House district for Kentucky

U.S. House district for Kentucky

FieldValue
stateKentucky
district number3
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeMorgan McGarvey
partyDemocratic
residenceLouisville
distribution ref
percent urban99.33
percent rural0.67
population763,950
population year2024
median income$68,989
percent white61.9
percent hispanic7.7
percent black22.0
percent asian3.3
percent more than one race4.4
percent other race0.7
cpviD+10

| percent more than one race = 4.4

Kentucky's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It encompasses almost all of Louisville Metro, which, since the merger of 2003, is consolidated with Jefferson County, though other incorporated cities exist within the county, such as Shively and St. Matthews. The far eastern portions of Louisville Metro are part of the 2nd congressional district.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Morgan McGarvey. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+10, it is the only Democratic district in Kentucky.

Characteristics

The district's character is very different from the rest of Kentucky. It is entirely contained within Jefferson County, and in contrast to the rest of the state, it is urban and leans Democratic. It has the highest percentage of African Americans in the state, who are concentrated in and near Louisville. It is a cosmopolitan, diverse district, with major businesses, health care organizations and universities.

Voter registration

On January 1, 2026, the district had 552,659 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

PartyRegistrationVoters%
Kentucky Democratic Party}}"Democratic313,15656.66
Republican Party of Kentucky}}"Republican170,42130.84
Independent politician}}"Independent31,2025.65
Libertarian Party (United States)}}"Libertarian2,4390.44
Green Party of the United States}}"Green5430.10
Constitution Party (United States)}}"Constitution2190.04
Socialist Workers Party (United States)}}"Socialist Workers1630.03
Reform Party of the United States of America}}"Reform480.01
"Other"34,4686.24
Total552,659100.00

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 56% - 43%
2012PresidentObama 57% - 43%
2016PresidentClinton 55% - 40%
SenateGray 60% - 40%
2019GovernorBeshear 68% - 30%
Attorney GeneralStumbo 61% - 39%
2020PresidentBiden 60% - 38%
SenateMcGrath 61% - 36%
2022SenateBooker 60% - 40%
2023GovernorBeshear 72% - 28%
Attorney GeneralStevenson 63% - 37%
Auditor of Public AccountsReeder 61% - 39%
Secretary of StateWheatley 60% - 40%
TreasurerBowman 64% - 36%
2024PresidentHarris 59% - 40%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:

Jefferson County (85)

: Anchorage, Audubon Park, Bancroft, Barbourmeade, Beechwood Village, Bellemeade, Bellewood, Blue Ridge Manor, Briarwood, Broeck Pointe, Brownsboro Farm, Brownsboro Village, Cambridge, Coldstream, Creekside, Crossgate, Douglass Hills, Druid Hills, Fincastle, Forest Hills, Glenview, Glenview Hills, Glenview Manor, Goose Creek, Graymoor-Devondale, Green Spring, Heritage Creek, Hickory Hill, Hills and Dales, Hollow Creek, Hollyvilla, Houston Acres, Hurstbourne, Hurstbourne Acres, Indian Hills, Jeffersontown, Kingsley, Langdon Place, Lincolnshire, Louisville (part; also 2nd), Lyndon, Lynnview, Manor Creek, Maryhill Estates, Meadow Vale, Meadowbrook Farm, Meadowview Estates, Middletown (part; also 2nd), Mockingbird Valley, Moorland, Murray Hill, Norbourne Estates, Northfield, Norwood, Old Brownsboro Place, Parkway Village, Plantation, Poplar Hills, Prospect, Richlawn, Riverwood, Rolling Fields, Rolling Hills, Seneca Gardens, Shively, South Park View, Spring Mill, Spring Valley, St. Matthews, St. Regis Park, Strathmoor Manor, Strathmoor Village, Sycamore, Ten Broeck, Thornhill, Watterson Park, Wellington, West Buechel, Westwood, Whipps Millgate, Wildwood, Windy Hills, Woodland Hills, Woodlawn Park, Worthington Hills

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyLocation
District created March 4, 1803
Matthew Walton
(Springfield)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1807Elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1804.
Retired.1803–1813
Breckinridge, Bullitt, Green, Hardin, Jefferson, Nelson, and Washington counties
[[File:John Rowan.jpg100px]]
John Rowan
(Louisville)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809Elected in 1806.
Retired.
Henry Crist
(Shepherdsville)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811Elected in 1808.
Retired.
Stephen Ormsby
(Louisville)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813Elected in 1810.
Redistricted to the and lost re-election.
[[File:RichardMentorJohnson.jpg100px]]
Richard M. Johnson
(Great Crossings)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1819Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Re-elected in 1816.
Retired.1813–1823
Boone, Campbell, Franklin, Gallatin, Harrison, Pendleton, and Scott counties
William Brown
(Cynthiana)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821Elected in 1818.
Retired.
[[File:John-Telemachus-Johnson.jpg100px]]
John T. Johnson
(Georgetown)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823Elected in 1820.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Clay portrait.jpg100px]]
Henry Clay
(Lexington)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 3, 1823 –
March 3, 1825Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.1823–1833
Clark, Fayette, and Woodford counties
Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1825 –
March 6, 1825
VacantnowrapMarch 6, 1825 –
August 1, 1825
[[File:JClark.jpg100px]]
James Clark
(Winchester)Anti-JacksoniannowrapAugust 1, 1825 –
March 3, 1831Elected to finish Clay's term and seated December 5, 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Renominated but declined.
[[File:Chilton Allan.jpg100px]]
Chilton Allan
(Winchester)Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833Elected in 1831.
Redistricted to the .
Christopher Tompkins
(Glasgow)Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1833.
Retired to run for state representative.1833–1843
[[File:JRUnderwood.jpg100px]]
Joseph R. Underwood
(Bowling Green)Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired.
WhignowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843
[[File:Hon. Henry Grider, Ky - NARA - 526524.jpg100px]]
Henry Grider
(Bowling Green)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
Retired.1843–1853
[[File:Samuel O. Peyton, Representative from Kentucky cropped.jpg100px]]
Samuel Peyton
(Hartford)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849Elected in 1847.
Lost re-election.
Finis McLean
(Elkton)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851Elected in 1849.
Retired.
Presley Ewing
(Russellville)WhigMarch 4, 1851 –
September 27, 1854Elected in 1851.
Re-elected in 1853.
Died.
1853–1863
VacantnowrapSeptember 27, 1854 –
December 4, 1854
Francis Bristow
(Elkton)WhignowrapDecember 4, 1854 –
March 3, 1855Elected to finish Ewing's term
Lost re-election.
[[File:Warner L. Underwood, Representative from Kentucky cropped.jpg100px]]
Warner Underwood
(Bowling Green)Know NothingnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1859Elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Retired.
Francis Bristow
(Elkton)OppositionnowrapMarch 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861Elected in 1859.
Retired.
[[File:Hon. Henry Grider, Ky - NARA - 526524.jpg100px]]
Henry Grider
(Bowling Green)Union DemocraticMarch 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1865Elected in 1861.
Re-elected in 1863.
Re-elected in 1865.
Died.
1863–1873
DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1865 –
September 7, 1866
VacantnowrapSeptember 7, 1866 –
December 3, 1866
[[File:ElijahHise.jpg100px]]
Elijah Hise
(Russellville)DemocraticnowrapDecember 3, 1866 –
May 8, 1867Elected to finish Grider's term.
Also elected to the next full term.
Died.
VacantnowrapMay 8, 1867 –
December 5, 1867
[[File:Jacob Golladay Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Jacob Golladay
(Allensville)DemocraticnowrapDecember 5, 1867 –
February 28, 1870Elected to finish Hise's term.
Re-elected in 1868.
Resigned.
VacantnowrapFebruary 28, 1870 –
May 10, 1870
[[File:Joseph-Horace-Lewis.jpg100px]]
Joseph H. Lewis
(Glasgow)DemocraticnowrapMay 10, 1870 –
March 3, 1873Elected to finish Golladay's term
Re-elected in 1870.
Retired.
[[File:Charles Milliken - Brady Handy cropped.jpg100px]]
Charles W. Milliken
(Franklin)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Retired.1873–1883
[[File:John W. Caldwell - Brady Handy cropped.jpg100px]]
John W. Caldwell
(Russellville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired.
[[File:John E. Halsell (Kentucky Congressman).jpg100px]]
John E. Halsell
(Bowling Green)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost renomination.1883–1893
[[File:W Godfrey Hunter.jpg100px]]
W. Godfrey Hunter
(Burkesville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.
[[File:IsaacGoodnight.jpg100px]]
Isaac Goodnight
(Franklin)DemocraticMarch 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1895Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Retired.
1893–1903
[[File:W Godfrey Hunter.jpg100px]]
W. Godfrey Hunter
(Burkesville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897Elected in 1894.
Lost re-election.
John S. Rhea
(Russellville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1897 –
March 25, 1902Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Lost contested election.
[[File:Judge McKenzie Moss, 3-12-23 LCCN2016847361.jpg100px]]
J. McKenzie Moss
(Bowling Green)RepublicannowrapMarch 25, 1902 –
March 3, 1903Won contested election.
Lost re-election.
John S. Rhea
(Russellville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905Elected in 1902.
Retired.1903–1913
[[File:James-M.-Richardson.jpg100px]]
James M. Richardson
(Glasgow)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907Elected in 1904.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Addison D. James (Kentucky Congressman).jpg100px]]
Addison James
(Penrod)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1909Elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Robert-Young-Thomas,-Jr.---History-of-Muhlenberg-County,-KY.jpg100px]]
Robert Y. Thomas Jr.
(Central City)DemocraticMarch 4, 1909 –
September 3, 1925Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Died.
1913–1933
[[File:KY-03 1913-1933.svg300px]]
VacantnowrapSeptember 3, 1925 –
December 26, 1925
[[File:John William Moore.jpg100px]]
John W. Moore
(Morgantown)DemocraticnowrapDecember 26, 1925 –
March 3, 1929Elected to finish Thomas's term.
Re-elected in 1926.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Charles W. Roark (Kentucky Congressman).jpg100px]]
Charles W. Roark
(Greenville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1929 –
April 5, 1929Elected in 1928.
Died.
VacantnowrapApril 5, 1929 –
June 1, 1929
[[File:John William Moore.jpg100px]]
John W. Moore
(Morgantown)DemocraticnowrapJune 1, 1929 –
March 3, 1933Elected to finish Roark's term.
Re-elected in 1930.
Retired.
District inactivenowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935See .
[[File:EmmetONealKY (cropped).jpg100px]]
Emmet O'Neal
(Louisville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1947Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.1935–1953
Jefferson County.
[[File:Thruston B Morton.jpg100px]]
Thruston B. Morton
(Glenview)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1953Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Retired.
[[File:John M. Robsion (Kentucky Congressman).jpg100px]]
John M. Robsion Jr.
(Louisville)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1959Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Lost re-election.1953–1957
Jefferson County.
1957–1963
Jefferson County.
[[File:Frank W. Burke.jpg100px]]
Frank W. Burke
(Louisville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1963Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Gene Snyder.jpg100px]]
Gene Snyder
(Jeffersontown)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965Elected in 1962.
Lost re-election.1963–1967
Jefferson County.
[[File:Charles R. Farnsley.jpg100px]]
Charles R. Farnsley
(Louisville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967Elected in 1964.
Retired.
[[File:William O. Cowger.jpg100px]]
William O. Cowger
(Louisville)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1971Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Lost re-election.1967–1973
Jefferson County (part).
[[File:Romano L. Mazzoli.jpg100px]]
Romano Mazzoli
(Louisville)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1995Elected 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.
Re-elected in 1992.
Retired.
1973–1983
[[File:Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District (1973-1983).jpg300px]]
1983–1993
[[File:Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District (1983-1993).jpg300px]]
1993–2003
[[File:Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District (1993-2003).jpg300px]]
[[File:Mikewardky.jpg100px]]
Mike Ward
(Louisville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997Elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Anne Northup CPSC.jpg100px]]
Anne Northup
(Louisville)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2007Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Lost re-election.
2003–2013
[[File:Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District (2003-2013).jpg300px]]
[[File:John Yarmuth official photo.jpg100px]]
John Yarmuth
(Louisville)DemocraticJanuary 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2023Elected 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.
Retired.
2013–2023
[[File:Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District (2013-2023).jpg300px]]
[[File:Rep. Morgan McGarvey - 118th Congress (1).jpg100px]]
Morgan McGarvey
(Louisville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2023 –
presentElected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.2023–present
[[File:Kentucky's 3rd congressional district in Louisville (since 2023).svg300px]]

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References

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References

  1. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based". US Census Bureau Geography.
  2. "My Congressional District". Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
  3. "My Congressional District Bureau". Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
  4. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  5. "Voter Registration Statistics Report: December 2025". Commonwealth of Kentucky.
  6. "Dra 2020".
  7. "Kentucky Senate Results by CD".
  8. "Post Election 2023 Results".
  9. "Kentucky - Congressional District 3".
  10. "August 12, 1932 (Page 1 of 24)." The Courier-Journal (1923–2001), August 12, 1932, pp. 1.
  11. "Election Statistics: 1920 to Present".
  12. (November 4, 2014). "General Elections Results". Kentucky Secretary of State.
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