Arkansas's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The district covers Northwest Arkansas and takes in Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale, and Bentonville.
Arkansas's 3rd congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Area | 8,661 sq mi (22,430 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 784,904[1] | ||
Median household income | $66,414[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+15[3] |
The district is represented by Republican Steve Womack.
Wal-Mart's corporate headquarters are located in this district in Bentonville. The University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville. Springdale is the home of Tyson Foods.
The district swung Republican long before the rest of the state. It has been in Republican hands continuously since the election of John Paul Hammerschmidt in 1966. However, conservative Democrats continued to hold most state and local offices well into the 1990s.
George W. Bush received 62% of the vote in this district in 2004. John McCain swept the district in 2008 with 64.16% of the vote while Barack Obama received 33.45% of the vote. It was McCain's best and Obama's worst performance in Arkansas.
The 3rd district comprises the entirety of the following counties:
# | County | Seat | Population |
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7 | Benton | Bentonville | 311,013 |
15 | Carroll | Berryville, Eureka Springs | 28,814 |
33 | Crawford | Van Buren | 61,891 |
87 | Madison | Huntsville | 17,775 |
131 | Sebastian | Fort Smith, Greenwood | 129,098 |
143 | Washington | Fayetteville | 261,549 |
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | U.S. President | Bush 60 - 37% |
2004 | U.S. President | Bush 62 - 36% |
2008 | U.S. President | McCain 64 - 34% |
2012 | U.S. President | Romney 66 - 32% |
2016 | U.S. President | Trump 60 - 32% |
2020 | U.S. President | Trump 60 - 37% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Boozman (Incumbent) | 141,478 | 98.90 | |
Write-In | George N. Lyne | 1,577 | 1.10 | |
Majority | 139,901 | 97.80 | ||
Turnout | 143,055 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Boozman (Incumbent) | 160,629 | 59.32 | |
Democratic | Jan Judy | 103,158 | 38.09 | |
Independent | Dale Morfey | 7,016 | 2.59 | |
Majority | 57,471 | 21.23 | ||
Turnout | 270,803 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Boozman (Incumbent) | 125,039 | 62.23 | |
Democratic | Woodrow Anderson | 75,885 | 37.77 | |
Majority | 49,154 | 24.46 | ||
Turnout | 200,924 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Boozman (Incumbent) | 215,196 | 78.53 | |
Green | Abel Noah Tomlinson | 58,850 | 21.47 | |
Majority | 156,346 | 57.06 | ||
Turnout | 274,046 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Womack | 148,581 | 72.44 | |
Democratic | David Whitaker | 56,542 | 27.56 | |
Majority | 92,039 | 44.88 | ||
Turnout | 205,123 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 186,467 | 75.90 | |
Green | Rebekah Kennedy | 39,318 | 16.01 | |
Libertarian | David Pangrac | 19,875 | 8.09 | |
Majority | 147,149 | 59.89 | ||
Turnout | 245,660 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 151,630 | 79 | |
Libertarian | Grant Bland | 39,305 | 21 | |
Majority | 112,325 | 59 | ||
Turnout | 190,935 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 217,192 | 77 | |
Libertarian | Grant Bland | 63,715 | 23 | |
Majority | 153,477 | 54 | ||
Turnout | 280,907 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 148,717 | 64.7 | |
Democratic | Joshua Mahony | 74,952 | 32.6 | |
Libertarian | Michael Kalagias | 5,899 | 2.6 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 140 | 0.1 | |
Turnout | 229,708 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Womack (Incumbent) | 214,960 | 64.31 | |
Democratic | Celeste Williams | 106,325 | 31.81 | |
Libertarian | Michael Kalagias | 12,997 | 3.88 | |
Turnout | 334,262 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Womack (incumbent) | 142,401 | 63.69 | |
Democratic | Lauren Mallett-Hays | 73,541 | 32.89 | |
Libertarian | Michael Kalagias | 7,646 | 3.42 | |
Total votes | 223,588 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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