Washington's 3rd congressional district

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.

Washington's 3rd congressional district
Representative	Jaime Herrera Beutler R–Camas
Population (2000)	654,898
Median income	$66,030[1]
Ethnicity	89.8% white 4.6% Hispanic 2.6% Asian 1.2% black 1.1% Native American 0.4% other
Cook PVI	R+4[2]

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%.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Recent results from presidential races

Year	Office	Results
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]

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1909
Miles Poindexter	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911	61st	[data unknown/missing]
William La Follette	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915	62nd 63rd	[data unknown/missing] 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. [data unknown/missing]
Martin Fernard Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th	[data unknown/missing]
Fred B. Norman	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	78th	[data unknown/missing]
Charles Raymon Savage	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	79th	[data unknown/missing]
Fred B. Norman	Republican	January 3, 1947 – April 18, 1947	80th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		April 18, 1947 – July 7, 1947
Russell Vernon Mack	Republican	July 7, 1947 – March 28, 1960	80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th	Elected to finish Norman's term. Died.
Vacant		March 28, 1960 – November 8, 1960
Julia Butler Hansen	Democratic	November 8, 1960 – December 31, 1974	80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Elected to finish Mack's term. [data unknown/missing]
Vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975
Don Bonker	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1989	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th	Elected to finish Hansen's term. [data unknown/missing]
Jolene Unsoeld	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995	101st 102nd 103rd	[data unknown/missing]
Linda Smith	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999	104th 105th	[data unknown/missing]
Brian Baird	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th	[data unknown/missing]
Jaime Herrera Beutler	Republican	January 3, 2011 – present	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	[data unknown/missing]

Recent election results

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington: Washington's 3rd district[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jaime Herrera Beutler (incumbent)	152,799	52.97
	Democratic	Dennis Heck	135,654	47.03
Total votes			288,453	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington: Washington's 3rd district[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington: Washington's 3rd district[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington: Washington's 3rd district[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jaime Herrera Beutler (incumbent)	193,457	61.8
	Democratic	Jim Moeller	119,820	38.3
Total votes			176,460	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington: Washington's 3rd district[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jaime Herrera Beutler (incumbent)	161,819	52.7
	Democratic	Carolyn Long	145,407	47.3
Total votes			307,226	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.[9] 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.[10] [11] [12] [13]

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.[14]

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 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

References

Specific

1. "My Congressional District". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
2. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
3. "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2016, 2012, and 2008". dailykos.com. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
4. "November 02, 2010 General Election". Secretary of State. State of Washington. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
5. "November 06, 2012 General Election". Secretary of State. State of Washington. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
6. "November 4, 2014 General Election". Secretary of State. State of Washington. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
7. "November 8, 2016 General Election". November 8, 2016 General Election. Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
8. "November 6, 2018 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. State of Washington. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
9. "2010 Congressional Malapportionment Report" (PDF). Washington State Redistricting Commission. Retrieved 14 Sep 2011.
10. Ceis, Tim. "Draft Congressional Plan #1 - Commissioner Ceis - September 13, 2011" (PDF). Washington State Redistricting Commission. Retrieved 14 Sep 2011.
11. Gorton, Slade. "Draft Congressional Plan #1 - Commissioner Gorton - September 13, 2011" (PDF). Washington State Redistricting Commission. Retrieved 14 Sep 2011.
12. Foster, Dean. "Draft Congressional Plan #1 - Commissioner Foster - September 13, 2011" (PDF). Washington State Redistricting Commission. Retrieved 14 Sep 2011.
13. Huff, Tom. "Draft Congressional Plan #1 - Commissioner Huff - September 13, 2011" (PDF). Washington State Redistricting Commission. Retrieved 14 Sep 2011.
14. "Congressional District 3" (PDF). Washington Redistricting Commission. Retrieved 2012-05-06.

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