Mississippi's 3rd congressional district

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.

For other uses, see MS-3 (disambiguation).
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Michael Guest
R–Brandon
Area12,185.28 sq mi (31,559.7 km2)
Distribution
  • 59.67% rural
  • 40.33% urban
Population (2019)738,992[1]
Median household
income		$49,863[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+13[3]

Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes the state's largest college and land-grant university, 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.

List of members representing the district
Member Party Years of Service Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District created March 4, 1847
Patrick Watson Tompkins Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849		 30th Elected in 1846.
Retired.

William McWillie		 Democratic December 3, 1849 –
March 3, 1851		 31st Elected in 1848.
Lost re-election.
John D. Freeman Unionist March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853		 32nd Elected in 1851.
Retired.

Otho Robards Singleton		 Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 33rd Elected in 1853.
Lost re-election.

William Barksdale		 Democratic March 4, 1855 –
January 12, 1861		 34th
35th
36th		 Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1855.
Elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
Withdrew due to Civil War.
Vacant January 12, 1861 –
April 8, 1870		 36th
37th
38th
39th
40th
41st		 Civil War and Reconstruction

Henry Barry		 Republican April 8, 1870 –
March 3, 1875		 41st
42nd
43rd		 Elected in 1869 to finish the term and to the next term.
Re-elected in 1872.
Retired.

Hernando D. Money		 Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1883		 44th
45th
46th
47th		 Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the 4th district.
Elza Jeffords Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885		 48th Elected in 1882
Lost re-election.

Thomas C. Catchings		 Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1901		 49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
54th
55th
56th		 Elected 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 Democratic March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903		 57th Elected in 1900.
Lost renomination.

Benjamin G. Humphreys II		 Democratic March 4, 1903 –
October 16, 1923		 58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th		 Elected 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.
Vacant October 16, 1923 –
November 27, 1923		 68th
William Y. Humphreys Democratic November 27, 1923 –
March 3, 1925		 Elected to finish his father's term.
Retired.
William M. Whittington Democratic March 4, 1925 –
January 3, 1951		 69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st		 Elected 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.

Frank E. Smith		 Democratic January 3, 1951 –
November 14, 1962		 82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th		 Elected 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.
Vacant November 14, 1962 –
January 3, 1963		 87th

John Bell Williams		 Democratic January 3, 1963 –
January 16, 1968		 88th
89th
90th		 Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Resigned when elected Governor of Mississippi.
Vacant January 16, 1968 –
March 12, 1968		 90th

Charles Hudson Griffin		 Democratic March 12, 1968 –
January 3, 1973		 90th
91st
92nd		 Elected to finish Williams's term.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Retired.

Sonny Montgomery		 Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1997		 93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th		 Redistricted from the 4th district 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.

Chip Pickering		 Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2009		 105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th		 Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired.

Gregg Harper		 Republican January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2019		 111th
112th
113th
114th
115th		 Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired.

Michael Guest		 Republican January 3, 2019 –
Present		 116th
117th		 Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.

Recent election results

2012
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2012 [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gregg Harper (incumbent) 234,717 80.0
Reform John Luke Pannell 58,605 20.0
Total votes 293,322 100.0
Republican hold

2014
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gregg Harper (incumbent) 117,771 68.9
Democratic Doug Magee 47,744 27.9
Independent Roger Gerrard 3,890 2.3
Reform Barbara Dale Washer 1,541 0.9
Total votes 170,946 100.0
Republican hold

2016
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2016 [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gregg Harper (incumbent) 209,490 66.2
Democratic Dennis C. Quinn 96,101 30.4
Independent Roger Gerrard 8,696 2.7
Reform Lajena Sheets 2,158 0.7
Total votes 316,445 100.0
Republican hold

2018
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Guest 160,284 62.3
Democratic Michael Evans 94,461 36.7
Reform Matthew Holland 2,526 1.0
Total votes 257,271 100.0
Republican hold

2020
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2020[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Guest (incumbent) 221,064 64.7
Democratic Dorothy "Dot" Benford 120,782 35.3
Total votes 341,846 100.0
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries
2003 - 2013

See also

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=28&cd=03
  2. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=28&cd=03
  3. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.


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