Georgia's 3rd congressional district

Georgia's 3rd congressional district
Georgia's 3rd congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Drew Ferguson; R–The Rock
Distribution	60.53% urban; 39.47% rural;
Population (2023)	793,606
Median household; income	$76,052
Ethnicity	64.4% White; 22.6% Black; 6.3% Hispanic; 3.9% Two or more races; 2.1% Asian; 0.7% other;
Cook PVI	R+18

Georgia's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Republican Drew Ferguson. The district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.^[5] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.

The district is based in west-central Georgia. It includes most of the southern suburbs of Atlanta–where most of its population is located–as well as the wealthier (and more demographically white) portions of Columbus and its northern suburbs.

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
45	Carroll	Carrollton	127,098
77	Coweta	Newnan	155,892
97	Douglas	Douglasville	149,160
113	Fayette	Fayetteville	123,351
143	Haralson	Buchanan	32,038
145	Harris	Hamilton	36,654
149	Heard	Franklin	12,034
151	Henry	McDonough	254,613
171	Lamar	Barnesville	20,401
199	Meriwether	Greenville	20,931
215	Muscogee	Columbus	201,877
231	Pike	Zebulon	20,461
255	Spalding	Griffin	69,946
285	Troup	LaGrange	70,742
293	Upson	Thomaston	28,263

Cities with 10,000 or more people

Columbus – 206,922
Newnan – 42,549
Peachtree City – 38,244
Douglasville – 34,650
LaGrange – 30,858
McDonough – 29,051
Carrollton – 26,738
Griffin – 23,478
Fayetteville – 18,957
Villa Rica – 17,830

2,500-10,000 people

Thomaston – 9,816
Hampton – 8,368
Tyrone – 7,658
Bremen – 7,185
Barnesville – 6,292
Temple – 5,089
Palmetto – 5,071
Senoia – 5,016
Fairfield Plantation – 4,898
Heron Bay – 4,679
West Point – 3,719
Manchester – 3,584
Experiment – 3,328
Hogansville – 3,267
Tallapoosa – 3,227
Hannahs Mill – 3,121
Grantville – 3,103
Chattahoochee Hills – 2,950

Recent results in statewide elections

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	George W. Bush 67% - Al Gore 33%
2004	President	George W. Bush 70% - John Kerry 29%
2008	President	John McCain 65.3% - Barack Obama 34%
2012	President	Mitt Romney 66% - Barack Obama 33%
2016	President	Donald Trump 64.3% - Hillary Clinton 32.8%
2018	Governor	Brian Kemp 64% - Stacey Abrams 35%
2020	President	Donald Trump 62% - Joe Biden 37%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created March 4, 1789
George Mathews (Washington)	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791	1st	Elected in 1789. Lost re-election.	1789–1791 "Upper district": Burke, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Greene, Liberty, Richmond, Washington, and Wilkes counties^[6]
Francis Willis (Wilkes County)	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793	2nd	Elected in 1791. Redistricted to the at-large district.	1797–1793 "Northern (or Western) district": Greene and Wilkes counties^[7]
District inactive		March 3, 1793 – March 3, 1827
Wiley Thompson (Elberton)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	20th	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1826. Redistricted to the at-large district.	1827–1829 [data missing]
District inactive		March 3, 1829 – March 3, 1845
Vacant		March 4, 1845 – January 5, 1846	29th	Member-elect Washington Poe was never seated.	1845–1853 [data missing]
George W. Towns (Talbotton)	Democratic	January 5, 1846 – March 3, 1847	29th	Elected to finish Poe's term. [data missing]
John W. Jones (Griffin)	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Elected in 1846. [data missing]
Allen F. Owen (Talbotton)	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	Elected in 1848. [data missing]
David J. Bailey (Jackson)	States' rights	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd 33rd	Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. [data missing]
David J. Bailey (Jackson)	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	32nd 33rd	Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. [data missing]	1853–1863 [data missing]
Robert P. Trippe (Forsyth)	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859	34th 35th	Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. [data missing]
Thomas Hardeman Jr. (Macon)	Opposition	March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861	36th	Elected in 1859. Withdrew.
Vacant		January 23, 1861 – July 26, 1868	36th 37th 38th 39th 40th	Civil War and Reconstruction
William P. Edwards (Butler)	Republican	July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869	40th	Elected in 1868 but not permitted to qualify.	1863–1873 [data missing]
Vacant		March 4, 1869 – December 22, 1870	41st
Marion Bethune (Talbotton)	Republican	December 22, 1870 – March 3, 1871	41st	Elected to finish Edwards's term. [data missing]
John S. Bigby (Newnan)	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	42nd	Elected in 1870. [data missing]
Philip Cook (Americus)	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883	43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th	Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing]	1873–1883 [data missing]
Charles F. Crisp (Americus)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – October 23, 1896	48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Died.	1883–1893 [data missing]
Charles F. Crisp (Americus)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – October 23, 1896	48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th		1893–1903 [data missing]
Vacant		October 23, 1896 – December 19, 1896	54th
Charles R. Crisp (Americus)	Democratic	December 19, 1896 – March 3, 1897	54th	Elected to finish his father's term. Retired.
Elijah B. Lewis (Montezuma)	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909	55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. [data missing]
Elijah B. Lewis (Montezuma)	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909	55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th		1903–1913 [data missing]
Dudley M. Hughes (Danville)	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913	61st 62nd	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 12th district.	1903–1913 [data missing]
Charles R. Crisp (Americus)	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – October 7, 1932	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	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. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Resigned to become member of US Tariff Commission.	1913–1923 [data missing]
1923–1933 [data missing]			63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
	Vacant		October 7, 1932 – November 8, 1932	72nd
	Bryant T. Castellow (Cuthbert)	Democratic	November 8, 1932 – January 3, 1937	72nd 73rd 74th	Elected to finish Crisp's term. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. [data missing]
1933–1943 [data missing]	Bryant T. Castellow (Cuthbert)	Democratic	November 8, 1932 – January 3, 1937	72nd 73rd 74th
1933–1943 [data missing]	Stephen Pace (Americus)	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1951	75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st	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. [data missing]
1943–1953 [data missing]	Stephen Pace (Americus)	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1951	75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st
1943–1953 [data missing]	Tic Forrester (Leesburg)	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1965	82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	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. [data missing]
1953–1963 [data missing]
1963–1973 [data missing]
	Bo Callaway (Pine Mountain)	Republican	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	Elected in 1964. [data missing]
	Jack Brinkley (Columbus)	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1983	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. [data missing]
1973–1983 [data missing]	Jack Brinkley (Columbus)	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1983	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th
Richard Ray (Perry)	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. [data missing]	1983–1993 [data missing]
Mac Collins (Hampton)	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 8th district.	1993–2003 [data missing]
Jim Marshall (Macon)	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007	108th 109th	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Redistricted to the 8th district.	2003–2007
Lynn Westmoreland (Grantville)	Republican	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2017	110th 111th 112th 113th 114th	Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired.	2007–2013
Lynn Westmoreland (Grantville)	Republican	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2017	110th 111th 112th 113th 114th		2013–2023
Drew Ferguson (The Rock)	Republican	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Retiring at end of term.	2013–2023
Drew Ferguson (The Rock)	Republican	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th		2023–2025
Brian Jack (elect) (Peachtree City)	Republican	January 3, 2025		Elected in 2024.	2023–2025

Election results

2006

Georgia's 3rd Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Westmoreland	130,428	67.65
	Democratic	Mike McGraw	62,371	32.35
Total votes			192,799	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2008

Georgia's 3rd Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Westmoreland*	225,031	65.70
	Democratic	Stephen A. Camp	117,506	34.30
Total votes			342,537	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2010

Georgia's 3rd Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Westmoreland*	168,304	69.48
	Democratic	Frank Saunders	73,932	30.52
Total votes			242,236	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2012

Georgia's 3rd Congressional District Election (2012)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Westmoreland*	232,380	100.00
Total votes			232.380	100.00
	Republican hold

2014

Georgia's 3rd Congressional District Election (2014)^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Westmoreland*	156,277	100.00
Total votes			156,277	100.00
	Republican hold

2016

Georgia's 3rd Congressional District Election (2016)^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Drew Ferguson	207,218	68.35
	Democratic	Angela Pendley	95,969	31.65
Total votes			303,187	100.00
	Republican hold

2018

Georgia's 3rd Congressional District Election (2018)^[11] ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Drew Ferguson*	191,966	65.53
	Democratic	Chuck Enderlin	101,010	34.47
Turnout			293,066	53.4%
	Republican hold

2020

Georgia's 3rd Congressional District Election (2020)^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Drew Ferguson*	241,526	65.05
	Democratic	Val Almonord	129,792	34.95
Total votes			371,318	100.00
	Republican hold

2022

Georgia's 3rd Congressional District Election (2022)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Drew Ferguson*	213,524	68.75
	Democratic	Val Almonord	97,057	31.25
Total votes			310,581	100.0
	Republican hold

References

^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) - Geography - U.S. Census Bureau". Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
^ "My Congressional District". Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^ "My Congressional District". Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps Archived 2012-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27
^ "A New Nation Votes".
^ "A New Nation Votes".
^ "GA - Election Results". Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
^ "GA - Election Results". Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
^ "GA - Election Results". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
^ "Election Night Reporting".
^ "Voting Turnout in Minnesota's 3rd District and Colorado's 2nd District Highest at 70%".
^ Raffensperger, Brad. "November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results - Totals include all Absentee and Provisional Ballots". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Maine's 1st congressional district	Home district of the speaker of the House December 8, 1891 – March 4, 1895	Succeeded by Maine's 1st congressional district

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[1] "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) - Geography - U.S. Census Bureau". Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[2] "My Congressional District". Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[3] "My Congressional District". Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[Cook-4] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[justiceapproval-5] Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps Archived 2012-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27

[6] "A New Nation Votes".

[7] "A New Nation Votes".

[8] "GA - Election Results". Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.

[9] "GA - Election Results". Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.

[10] "GA - Election Results". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.

[11] "Election Night Reporting".

[12] "Voting Turnout in Minnesota's 3rd District and Colorado's 2nd District Highest at 70%".

[General-13] Raffensperger, Brad. "November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results - Totals include all Absentee and Provisional Ballots". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

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