Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district
	Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
	Frank Lucas; R–Cheyenne
Distribution	50.71% urban; 49.29% rural;
Population (2000)	690,131
Median income	$50,089[1]
Ethnicity	83.0% white; 6.2% Native American; 5.2% Hispanic; 3.8% black; 0.8% Asian; 0.4% other;
Cook PVI	R+27[2]

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district is the largest congressional district in the state, covering an area of 34,088.49 square miles, over 48 percent the state's land mass. The district is bordered by New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and the Texas panhandle. Altogether, the district includes (in whole or in part) a total of 32 counties, and covers more territory than the state's other four districts combined. It is one of the largest districts in the nation that does not cover an entire state.

The district has been represented by Republican Frank Lucas since 2003.

Prior to 2003, most of the territory now in the 3rd district was in the 6th district. Meanwhile, from 1915 to 2003, the 3rd district was located in southeastern Oklahoma, an area known as Little Dixie. It had a dramatically different voting history from the current 3rd; only one Republican ever won it. It was the district of Carl Albert, Speaker of the House from 1971 to 1977.

Geography

The district borders New Mexico to the west, Colorado and Kansas to the north, and the Texas panhandle to the south. To the far west, the district includes the three counties of the Oklahoma Panhandle (Cimarron, Texas, Beaver), and also Harper, Ellis, Woodward, Woods, Major, Alfalfa, Grant, Garfield, Kay, Noble, Osage, Pawnee, Creek, Payne, Lincoln, Logan, Kingfisher, Blaine, Canadian, Dewey, Custer, Rogers Mills, Beckham, Washita, Caddo, Kiowa, Greer, Harmon, and Jackson.

Some of the principal cities in the district include Guymon, Ponca City, Cheyenne, Enid, Stillwater, Yukon, Guthrie, Sapulpa and Altus. It also includes slivers of Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

Demographics

Half of the district's inhabitants are urban and 3 percent of adults working in the district use public transportation, ride a bike, or walk.[3] The district's population is 5 percent Latino and 3 percent foreign-born.[3]

Results from recent statewide elections

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 66% - 34%
2004	President	Bush 72% - 28%
2008	President	McCain 73% - 27%
2012	President	Romney 74% - 26%
2016	President	Trump 74% - 21%

Politics

The political success of the Republican party in the region is tied to the state's settlement patterns. Northwest Oklahoma was settled out of Kansas while southeast was settled by Southerners that brought with them Democratic traditions.[4]

The Great Depression hurt the GOP,[4] but it has since regained its place in the state, and the growing social conservative bent in the state has allowed it to overtake the Democrats. It is now one of the most Republican districts in the nation.

George W. Bush received 72 percent of the district's vote in 2004.

List of members representing the district

Name	Party	Years	Cong ess	Electoral history
District created		November 16, 1907
James S. Davenport	Democratic	November 16, 1907 – March 3, 1909	60th	Elected in 1907. Lost re-election.
Charles E. Creager	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911	61st	Elected in 1908. Lost re-election.
James S. Davenport	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915	62nd 63rd	Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Redistricted to the 1st district.
Charles D. Carter	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1927	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th	Redistricted from the 4th district. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Lost renomination.
Wilburn Cartwright	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1943	70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th	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. Lost renomination.
Paul Stewart	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947	78th 79th	Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Retired.
Carl Albert	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1977	80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-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. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired.
Wes Watkins	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1991	95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st	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. Retired to run for Oklahoma Governor.
Bill Brewster	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997	102nd 103rd 104th	Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired.
Wes Watkins	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	105th 106th 107th	Elected again in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired.
Frank Lucas	Republican	January 3, 2003 – present	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	Redistricted from the 6th district. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018.

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

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References

https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=40&cd=03
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
Representative Frank Lucas, That's My Congress (accessed June 1, 2010).
Gaddie, Ronald Keith. Republican Party Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed February 11, 2010).

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

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Massachusetts's 9th congressional district	Home district of the Speaker January 21, 1971 – January 3, 1977	Succeeded by Massachusetts's 8th congressional district

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[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=40&cd=03

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[districtdem-3] Representative Frank Lucas, That's My Congress (accessed June 1, 2010).

[Gaddie-4] Gaddie, Ronald Keith. Republican Party Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed February 11, 2010).