Washington's 3rd congressional district
Washington's 3rd congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2019) | 756,675 | ||
Median household income | $70,936[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+5[2] |
Washington's 3rd congressional district encompasses the southernmost portion of western and central Washington. It includes the counties of Lewis, Pacific, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania, and Klickitat, as well as a small sliver of southern Thurston county. The 3rd district is represented by Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler.
Established after the 1900 census, the third district was represented by Democrats for most of the latter half of the 20th century, until Rep. Jolene Unsoeld was defeated by Republican Linda Smith as part of the Republican Revolution of 1994. Smith retired after two terms, and was succeeded by Democrat Brian Baird. Baird announced he wouldn't run for re-election in 2010, with Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler winning the now open seat in the 2010 general election 53%-47% against Democratic state Representative Denny Heck, who was subsequently elected in Washington's 10th congressional district. Herrera Beutler retained her seat 60%-40% over Democrat Jon T. Haugen in 2012. In 2014, she beat Democratic nominee Bob Dingethal by 61.5% to 38.5%.
In presidential elections, the 3rd district is rather competitive. It is the only part of western Washington that didn't swing heavily to the Democrats during the 1990s, and is one of the few districts in the area that cannot be considered safe for either party. It is home to Lewis County, far and away the most conservative county in western Washington. Additionally, most of the district is located in the Portland, Oregon, market; voting patterns there are somewhat different from those in the areas closer to Seattle. George W. Bush narrowly carried the district in 2000 with 48% of the vote and again in 2004 with 50%. The district swung Democratic in 2008, giving Barack Obama 52% of the vote and 46% to John McCain. However, redistricting (see below) extended the district further east and made it slightly more Republican than its predecessor; had the current boundaries been in effect for the 2008 election, Obama would have only defeated McCain by 50.9 percent to 47.1 percent. In 2012, it gave Mitt Romney 49.6% to Obama's 47.9%. In the 2016 presidential election, Republican nominee Donald Trump won the district 49.9% to Hillary Clinton's 42.5%. Trump won every county entirely within the district except Clark County, which he lost by only 316 votes out of over two hundred thousand, including carrying three counties (Pacific, Wahkiakum and Cowlitz) that voted for Walter Mondale in 1984.
Recent results from presidential races[]
Year | Office | Results |
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1952 | President | Eisenhower 54 - 46% |
1956 | President | Eisenhower 52 - 48% |
1960 | President | Kennedy 50 - 50% |
1964 | President | Johnson 70 - 30% |
1968 | President | Humphrey 52 - 42% |
1972 | President | Nixon 58 - 42% |
1976 | President | Carter 50 - 46% |
1980 | President | Reagan 50 - 38% |
1984 | President | Reagan 53 - 45% |
1988 | President | Dukakis 51 - 47% |
1992 | President | Clinton 42 - 33% |
1996 | President | Clinton 49 - 38% |
2000 | President | Bush 48 - 47% |
2004 | President | Bush 50 - 48% |
2008 | President | Obama 52 - 46% |
2012 | President | Romney 49 - 47%[3] |
2016 | President | Trump 49 - 42%[3] |
2020 | President | Trump 51 - 47%[3] |
List of members representing the district[]
Member | Party | Term | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created March 4, 1909 | ||||
Miles Poindexter |
Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 |
61st | Elected in 1908. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
William La Follette |
Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 |
62nd 63rd |
Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912.[4] Redistricted to the 4th district. |
Albert Johnson |
Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 |
64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1914.[5] 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. Lost re-election. |
Martin F. Smith |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 |
73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th |
Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election. |
Fred B. Norman |
Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
78th | Elected in 1942. Lost re-election. |
Charles R. Savage |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
79th | Elected in 1944. Lost re-election. |
Fred B. Norman |
Republican | January 3, 1947 – April 18, 1947 |
80th | Elected in 1946. Died. |
Vacant | April 18, 1947 – July 7, 1947 |
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Russell V. Mack |
Republican | July 7, 1947 – March 28, 1960 |
80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th |
Elected to finish Norman's term. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Died. |
Vacant | March 28, 1960 – November 8, 1960 |
86th | ||
Julia Butler Hansen |
Democratic | November 8, 1960 – December 31, 1974 |
86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Elected to finish Mack's term. Also elected to the next term. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Retired and resigned early. |
Vacant | December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975 |
93rd | ||
Don Bonker |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1989 |
94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th |
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. Retired. |
Jolene Unsoeld |
Democratic | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995 |
101st 102nd 103rd |
Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Lost re-election. |
Linda Smith |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999 |
104th 105th |
Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
Brian Baird |
Democratic | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011 |
106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th |
Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired. |
Jaime Herrera Beutler |
Republican | January 3, 2011 – present |
112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
Recent election results[]
2010[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Jaime Herrera Beutler | 152,799 | 52.97% | |||
Democratic | Denny Heck | 135,654 | 47.03% | |||
Total votes | 288,453 | 100.0% | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2012[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jaime Herrera Beutler (Incumbent) | 177,446 | 60.4% | |
Democratic | Jon T. Haugen | 116,438 | 39.6% | |
Total votes | 293,884 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold |
2014[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jaime Herrera Beutler (Incumbent) | 124,796 | 61.5% | |
Democratic | Bob Dingethal | 78,018 | 38.5% | |
Total votes | 202,814 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold |
2016[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jaime Herrera Beutler (Incumbent) | 193,457 | 61.8% | |
Democratic | Jim Moeller | 119,820 | 38.3% | |
Total votes | 313,277 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold |
2018[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jaime Herrera Beutler (Incumbent) | 161,819 | 52.7% | |
Democratic | Carolyn Long | 145,407 | 47.3% | |
Total votes | 307,226 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold |
2020[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jaime Herrera Beutler (Incumbent) | 235,579 | 56.4% | |
Democratic | Carolyn Long | 181,347 | 43.4% | |
Write-in | 977 | 0.2% | ||
Total votes | 417,903 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold |
Census 2010 redistricting[]
The Washington State Redistricting Commission is charged with adjusting congressional and legislative district boundaries after each decennial census. Given Washington State's growth over the previous decade, Washington gained an additional congressional district for the 113th congress. The third district needed to lose 106,894 people in the redistricting process in order to meet the ideal population of 672,454.[12] On September 13, 2011, the four voting commissioners on the Redistricting Commission submitted draft proposals for the congressional map. All four draft proposals left the entirety of Lewis, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, and Clark Counties, and all or most of Skamania county in the 3rd district. In addition, each proposal added population from one or more of Pacific, Thurston, Pierce, or Klickitat counties.[13] [14] [15] [16]
The final approved map for the 3rd district includes the entirety of Klickitat, Skamania, Clark, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum, Pacific, and Lewis counties, with the extreme southern part of Thurston county south of highway 12, Washington State Route 507, and the Vail Cut Off Road.[17]
See also[]
- 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
- 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
- 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
- 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
- 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
- 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
- 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
References[]
- Specific
- ^ "My Congressional District". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index".
- ^ a b c "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2016, 2012, and 2008". dailykos.com. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - WA District 3 Race - Nov 05, 1912". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - WA District 3 Race - Nov 03, 1914". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "November 02, 2010 General Election". Secretary of State. State of Washington. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "November 06, 2012 General Election". Secretary of State. State of Washington. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "November 4, 2014 General Election". Secretary of State. State of Washington. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "November 8, 2016 General Election". November 8, 2016 General Election. Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "November 6, 2018 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. State of Washington. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "November 3, 2020 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "2010 Congressional Malapportionment Report" (PDF). Washington State Redistricting Commission. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ Ceis, Tim. "Draft Congressional Plan #1 - Commissioner Ceis - September 13, 2011" (PDF). Washington State Redistricting Commission. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ Gorton, Slade. "Draft Congressional Plan #1 - Commissioner Gorton - September 13, 2011" (PDF). Washington State Redistricting Commission. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ Foster, Dean. "Draft Congressional Plan #1 - Commissioner Foster - September 13, 2011" (PDF). Washington State Redistricting Commission. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ Huff, Tom. "Draft Congressional Plan #1 - Commissioner Huff - September 13, 2011" (PDF). Washington State Redistricting Commission. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ "Congressional District 3" (PDF). Washington Redistricting Commission. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- General
- 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 Their final version was approved and sent to the legislature on January 1, 2012.
External links[]
- Washington State Redistricting Commission
- Find your new congressional district: a searchable map, Seattle Times, January 13, 2012
- Congressional districts of Washington (state)