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Mississippi's 3rd congressional district

U.S. House district for Mississippi

U.S. House district for Mississippi

FieldValue
stateMississippi
district number3
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeMichael Guest
partyRepublican
residenceBrandon
english area12,185.28
metric area31,559.73
percent urban40.33
percent rural59.67
population734,735
population year2024
median income$66,380
percent white59.3
percent hispanic2.8
percent black32.9
percent asian1.2
percent more than one race2.4
percent other race0.3
percent native american1.1
cpviR+14

| percent more than one race = 2.4

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east.

Large cities in the district include Brookhaven, Canton, Madison, Meridian, Starkville, and Pearl. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes Mississippi State University in Starkville.

From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-large statewide on a general ticket. This district has been redefined based on changes in statewide population.

Its current representative is Republican Michael Guest.

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 62% - 37%
Senate (Reg.)Cochran 68% - 32%
Senate (Spec.)Wicker 61% - 39%
2012PresidentRomney 62% - 38%
2016PresidentTrump 63% - 35%
2018Senate (Reg.)Wicker 63% - 35%
Senate (Spec.)Hyde-Smith 60% - 40%
2019GovernorReeves 55% - 43%
Lt. GovernorHosemann 65% - 35%
Attorney GeneralFitch 63% - 37%
2020PresidentTrump 62% - 37%
SenateHyde-Smith 59% - 39%
2023GovernorReeves 56% - 43%
Lt. GovernorHosemann 65% - 35%
Attorney GeneralFitch 62% - 38%
Secretary of StateWatson 64% - 36%
TreasurerMcRae 63% - 37%
AuditorWhite 63% - 37%
2024PresidentTrump 64% - 35%
SenateWicker 66% - 34%

Composition

The 3rd district includes the entirety of the following counties with the exception of Oktibbeha, which it shares with the 1st, Hinds and Madison, which it shares with the 2nd district, and Jones, which it shares with the 4th. Oktibbeha County communities in the 3rd include Starkville, Mississippi State, and Longview; Jones County communities include Sandersville, Sharon, and part of Laurel; and Madison County communities include Madison, Ridgeland, most of Gluckstadt, and parts of Canton and Flora. The Hinds County portion of the district takes in eastern Jackson.

#CountySeatPopulation
23ClarkeQuitman15,228
31CovingtonCollins18,059
49HindsJackson, Raymond214,870
61JasperBay Springs, Paulding16,013
65Jefferson DavisPrentiss10,969
67JonesLaurel, Ellisville66,250
69KemperDe Kalb8,584
75LauderdaleMeridian70,527
77LawrenceMonticello11,741
85LincolnBrookhaven34,702
89MadisonCanton112,511
91MarionColumbia24,224
99NeshobaPhiladelphia28,789
101NewtonDecatur21,019
103NoxubeeMacon9,914
105OktibbehaStarkville51,203
113PikeMagnolia39,394
121RankinBrandon160,417
123ScottForest27,507
127SimpsonMendenhall25,715
129SmithRaleigh14,099
147WalthallTylertown13,863
159WinstonLouisville17,416

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYears of serviceCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location and map
District created March 4, 1847
Patrick Watson Tompkins
(Vicksburg)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849Elected in 1846.
Retired.
[[File:Governor William McWillie.jpg100px]]
William McWillie
(Camden)DemocraticnowrapDecember 3, 1849 –
March 3, 1851Elected in 1848.
Lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate.
John D. Freeman
(Jackson)UnionnowrapMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853Elected in 1851.
Retired.
[[File:Othosingleton.jpg100px]]
Otho Robards Singleton
(Canton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1853.
Redistricted to the and lost re-election.
[[File:Mr. Boxdale - NARA - 528391.jpg100px]]
William Barksdale
(Columbus)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
January 12, 1861Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1855.
Elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
Withdrew due to Civil War.
VacantnowrapJanuary 12, 1861 –
April 8, 1870Civil War and Reconstruction
[[File:Gen. Henry W. Barry, Miss. 41st Congress - NARA - 527003.jpg100px]]
Henry Barry
(Columbus)RepublicannowrapApril 8, 1870 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1869 to finish the term and to the next term.
Re-elected in 1872.
Retired.
[[File:Hernando Money - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Hernando D. Money
(Winona)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1883Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the .
Elza Jeffords
(Mayersville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885Elected in 1882
Retired.
[[File:Thomas Clendinen Catchings, United States Representative from Mississippi (1893).jpg100px]]
Thomas C. Catchings
(Vicksburg)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1901Elected in 1884.
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.
Retired.
Patrick Stevens Henry
(Vicksburg)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903Elected in 1900.
Lost renomination.
[[File:Benjamin G. Humphreys (Mississippi Congressman).jpg100px]]
Benjamin G. Humphreys II
(Greenville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1903 –
October 16, 1923Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected 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.
Died.
VacantnowrapOctober 16, 1923 –
November 27, 1923
William Y. Humphreys
(Greenville)DemocraticnowrapNovember 27, 1923 –
March 3, 1925Elected to finish his father's term.
Retired.
[[File:William Whittington.jpg100px]]
William M. Whittington
(Greenwood)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1925 –
January 3, 1951Elected in 1924.
Re-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.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Retired.
[[File:Frank E. Smith (Mississippi Congressman).jpg100px]]
Frank E. Smith
(Greenwood)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1951 –
November 14, 1962Elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Retired and resigned to become member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
VacantnowrapNovember 14, 1962 –
January 3, 1963
[[File:Governor John Bell Williams, Jan. 16, 1968 to Jan. 18, 1972 (14122979895).jpg100px]]
John Bell Williams
(Raymond)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1963 –
January 16, 1968Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Resigned when elected Governor of Mississippi.
VacantnowrapJanuary 16, 1968 –
March 12, 1968
[[File:Charles H. Griffin 92nd Congress 1971.jpg100px]]
Charles Hudson Griffin
(Utica)DemocraticnowrapMarch 12, 1968 –
January 3, 1973Elected to finish Williams's term.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Retired.
[[File:Sonnyvmontgomery.jpg100px]]
Sonny Montgomery
(Meridian)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1997Redistricted from the and 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.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired.
[[File:Chip Pickering, official 109th Congress photo.jpg100px]]
Chip Pickering
(Hebron)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2009Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired.
2003–2013 [[File:MS 3rd Congressional District.png300px]]
[[File:Gregg Harper, official 111th Congress photo portrait.jpg100px]]
Gregg Harper
(Pearl)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2019Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired.
2013–2023
[[File:Mississippi US Congressional District 3 (since 2013).tif300px]]
[[File:Michael Guest, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg100px]]
Michael Guest
(Brandon)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2019 –
presentElected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present
[[File:Mississippi's 3rd congressional district in Jackson (since 2023).svg200px]]

Recent election results

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

References

References

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  2. "My Congressional District".
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  5. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST28/CD118_MS01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST28/CD118_MS03.pdf]
  6. "MS - District 03".
  7. "Secretary of State :: Elections". State of Mississippi Secretary of State.
  8. (2014-11-04). "Mississippi General Election 2014". Mississippi Secretary of State.
  9. (November 8, 2016). "Mississippi General Election 2016". Mississippi Secretary of State.
  10. Johnson, Cheryl L.. (2019-02-28). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.
  11. "State of Mississippi OFFICIAL 2020 GENERAL ELECTION CERTIFIED RESULTS". State of Mississippi Secretary of State.
  12. "Certification of Votes For United States House of Representatives, District Three".
  13. "Certification of Votes For United States House of Representatives, District Three".
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