Alabama's 3rd House of Representatives district

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Alabama's 3rd State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Andrew Sorrell
R–Muscle Shoals
Demographics77.2% White
19.1% Black
0.5% Asian
0.5% Native American
0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.1% Other
1.7% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizens of voting age		42,348
18
77.9%

Alabama House of Representatives, District 3 is one of 105 districts in the Alabama House of Representatives. Its current representative is Andrew Sorrell.[1] It was created in 1966 and encompasses parts of Colbert, Lauderdale and Lawrence counties. As of the 2010 census, the district has a population of 42,348, with 77.9% being of legal voting age.[2]

Representatives[]

Source= [3]

Representative Party Term start Term end Electoral history Represented Counties
District created November 9, 1966
Democratic November 9, 1966 November 4, 1970 Elected in 1966 Madison
Shelby A. Laxson
November 4, 1970 November 6, 1974 Elected in 1970
Republican
Democratic November 6, 1974 November 8, 1978 Elected in 1974
Re-elected in 1978 		Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale
November 8, 1978 November 3, 1982
November 3, 1982 November 9, 1983 Elected in 1982
Re-elected in 1983
Re-elected in 1986
Re-elected in 1990 		Colbert, Lauderdale
November 9, 1983 November 5, 1986
November 5, 1986 November 7, 1990
November 7, 1990 November 9, 1994
Marcel Black November 9, 1994 November 4, 1998 Elected in 1994
Re-elected in 1998
Re-elected in 2002
Re-elected in 2006
Re-elected in 2010
Re-elected in 2014 		Colbert
November 4, 1998 November 6, 2002
November 6, 2002 November 8, 2006
November 8, 2006 November 3, 2010
November 3, 2010 November 5, 2014
November 5, 2014 November 7, 2018
Andrew Sorrell Republican November 7, 2018 November 9, 2022 Elected in 2018 Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence

General Elections[]

Source= [4]

Year Democratic Republican Other
Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes %

Places
1-5 		√ 19,949 11.90 James L. Carpenter 14,079 8.40 None
√ 20,712 12.36 Jim McCown 12,737 7.60 None
√ 20,286 12.11 W. E. Brewer 13,110 7.82 None
√ 19,227 11.47 Glenn F. Manning 14,411 8.60 None
√ 18,503 11.04 Lawrence Judd 14,568 8.69 None

Places
1-5 		√ 30,604 92.07 Richard Perkins 2,634 7.93 None
√ [data unknown/missing] William Griffin [data unknown/missing] None

References[]

  1. ^ "Alabama Legislature". www.legislature.state.al.us. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  2. ^ "Alabama House of Representatives District 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  3. ^ "AL House 003". ourcampaign.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "District 3 Races (1967-Present)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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