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.

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Michael Guest R–Brandon
Area	12,185.28 sq mi (31,559.7 km^2)
Distribution	59.67% rural 40.33% urban
Population (2000)	711,115
Median income	$45,475[1]
Ethnicity	64.2% white 33.3% black 1.2% Hispanic 0.9% Native American 0.6% Asian 0.2% other
Cook PVI	R+13[2]

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	[data unknown/missing]
William McWillie	Democratic	December 3, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	[data unknown/missing]
John D. Freeman	Unionist	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	[data unknown/missing]
Otho Robards Singleton	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	[data unknown/missing]
William Barksdale	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – January 12, 1861	34th 35th 36th	Redistricted from the at-large district. Withdrew.
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. [data unknown/missing]
Hernando D. Money	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883	44th 45th 46th 47th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 4th district.
Elza Jeffords	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	[data unknown/missing]
Thomas C. Catchings	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1901	49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th	[data unknown/missing]
Patrick Stevens Henry	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	57th	[data unknown/missing]
Benjamin G. Humphreys II	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – October 16, 1923	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		October 16, 1923 – November 27, 1923
William Y. Humphreys	Democratic	November 27, 1923 – March 3, 1925	68th	Elected to finish his father's term. [data unknown/missing]
William M. Whittington	Democratic	March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1951	69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st	[data unknown/missing]
Frank E. Smith	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – November 14, 1962	82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Vacant		November 14, 1962 – January 3, 1963
John Bell Williams	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 16, 1968	88th 89th 90th	Redistricted from the 4th district. Resigned when elected Governor of Mississippi.
Vacant		January 16, 1968 – March 12, 1968
Charles Hudson Griffin	Democratic	March 12, 1968 – January 3, 1973	90th 91st 92nd	[data unknown/missing]
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. [data unknown/missing]
Chip Pickering	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	[data unknown/missing]
Gregg Harper	Republican	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019	111th 112th 113th 114th 115th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Michael Guest	Republican	January 3, 2019 – Present	116th	Elected in 2018.

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• Mississippi's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

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

• 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