Florida's 3rd congressional district is an electoral district of the United States House of Representatives located in Florida. It presently comprises a large section of north central Florida, including the entire counties of Alachua, Clay, Bradford, and Union, along with the majority of Marion County. The city of Gainesville is in the district as well as part of Ocala (its northern suburbs).
Florida's 3rd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Redistricting in Florida, effective for the 2012 federal elections, radically altered the nature of the 3rd district. From 1993 through 2012 the district called the 3rd district comprised an entirely different territory, roughly similar to the 5th district as of 2013[update]. Likewise the present territory of the new 3rd district, as of the 2012 elections, is made up of parts of the former 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th districts, though it is geographically similar to the pre-2013 6th district. The former 3rd district was an intentionally gerrymandered territory designed to unite disparate areas of northeastern Florida with significant African-American populations into a black-majority district, and was overwhelmingly Democratic in voting patterns.
The new 3rd district has a majority white population, largely in rural areas and small towns. The only cities of any size in the district are Gainesville and Ocala. The district has been represented by Republican Kat Cammack since 2021.
While Florida has had at least three congressional districts since the 1900 U.S. Census, the 1993–2012 3rd congressional district dates to reapportionment done by the Florida Legislature after the 1990 U.S. Census. Because Florida has a large population of African Americans, but not a large enough concentration anywhere in the state to easily configure a congressional district with a majority, there were several attempts to create a few gerrymandered districts which were certain to elect an African American candidate. This created an odd coalition of black Democrats and Republicans who supported such districts (since this not only created black-majority districts, but also made "safer" Republican districts elsewhere). This effort was opposed by many white Democrats, but eventually, this idea won the support of the state legislature and this district was created as a result.[5]
The 1993–2012 3rd congressional district was geographically diverse. Starting from the southern part of the district, it included the Pine Hills area of the Orlando-Kissimmee Metropolitan Area with small pockets of African-American neighborhoods in the cities of Sanford, Gainesville, Palatka, and finally the larger African American communities of Jacksonville. Connecting these areas were regions that are sparsely populated—either expansive rural areas or narrow strips which are only a few miles wide. Barack Obama received 73% of the vote in this district in the 2008 Presidential election. The old 3rd district was represented from 1993 through 2012 by Corrine Brown, who was elected to the similar new 5th district in the November 2012 elections.
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Florida s 3rd congressional district is an electoral district of the United States House of Representatives located in Florida It presently comprises a large section of north central Florida including the entire counties of Alachua Clay Bradford and Union along with the majority of Marion County The city of Gainesville is in the district as well as part of Ocala its northern suburbs Florida s 3rd congressional districtInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3 2023Representative Kat CammackR GainesvilleArea3 844 1 sq mi 9 960 km2 Distribution71 27 urban 2 28 73 ruralPopulation 2022 794 723 3 Median householdincome 56 286 3 Ethnicity69 0 White16 1 Black8 5 Hispanic3 4 Asian2 4 Two or more races0 6 otherCook PVIR 9 4 Redistricting in Florida effective for the 2012 federal elections radically altered the nature of the 3rd district From 1993 through 2012 the district called the 3rd district comprised an entirely different territory roughly similar to the 5th district as of 2013 update Likewise the present territory of the new 3rd district as of the 2012 elections is made up of parts of the former 2nd 4th 5th and 6th districts though it is geographically similar to the pre 2013 6th district The former 3rd district was an intentionally gerrymandered territory designed to unite disparate areas of northeastern Florida with significant African American populations into a black majority district and was overwhelmingly Democratic in voting patterns The new 3rd district has a majority white population largely in rural areas and small towns The only cities of any size in the district are Gainesville and Ocala The district has been represented by Republican Kat Cammack since 2021 While Florida has had at least three congressional districts since the 1900 U S Census the 1993 2012 3rd congressional district dates to reapportionment done by the Florida Legislature after the 1990 U S Census Because Florida has a large population of African Americans but not a large enough concentration anywhere in the state to easily configure a congressional district with a majority there were several attempts to create a few gerrymandered districts which were certain to elect an African American candidate This created an odd coalition of black Democrats and Republicans who supported such districts since this not only created black majority districts but also made safer Republican districts elsewhere This effort was opposed by many white Democrats but eventually this idea won the support of the state legislature and this district was created as a result 5 The 1993 2012 3rd congressional district was geographically diverse Starting from the southern part of the district it included the Pine Hills area of the Orlando Kissimmee Metropolitan Area with small pockets of African American neighborhoods in the cities of Sanford Gainesville Palatka and finally the larger African American communities of Jacksonville Connecting these areas were regions that are sparsely populated either expansive rural areas or narrow strips which are only a few miles wide Barack Obama received 73 of the vote in this district in the 2008 Presidential election The old 3rd district was represented from 1993 through 2012 by Corrine Brown who was elected to the similar new 5th district in the November 2012 elections Contents 1 Voting 1 1 Voter registration 2 List of members representing the district 3 Recent election results 3 1 2002 3 2 2004 3 3 2006 3 4 2008 3 5 2010 3 6 2012 3 7 2014 3 8 2016 3 9 2018 3 10 2020 3 11 2022 4 Historical district boundaries 5 ReferencesVoting EditYear Office Results1992 President B Clinton 52 34 1996 President B Clinton 61 33 2000 President Gore 60 38 2004 President Kerry 65 35 2008 President Obama 73 26 2012 President Romney 56 6 41 9 2016 President Trump 56 2 40 2 2020 President Trump 56 0 42 8 Voter registration Edit Current voter registrationas of October 18 2016 update Republican 198 055 40 92 Democratic 178 562 36 90 No Party Affiliation 95 276 19 69 List of members representing the district EditMember Party Years Congress Electoral historyDistrict created March 4 1903 nbsp William B Lamar Monticello Democratic March 4 1903 March 3 1909 58th59th60th Elected in 1902 Re elected in 1904 Re elected in 1906 Retired to run for U S senator nbsp Dannite H Mays Monticello Democratic March 4 1909 March 3 1913 61st62nd Elected in 1908 Re elected in 1910 Lost renomination nbsp Emmett Wilson Pensacola Democratic March 4 1913 March 3 1917 63rd64th Elected in 1912 Re elected in 1914 Lost renomination nbsp Walter Kehoe Pensacola Democratic March 4 1917 March 3 1919 65th Elected in 1916 Lost renomination nbsp John H Smithwick Pensacola Democratic March 4 1919 March 3 1927 66th67th68th69th Elected in 1918 Re elected in 1920 Re elected in 1922 Re elected in 1924 Lost renomination nbsp Tom Yon Tallahassee Democratic March 4 1927 March 3 1933 70th71st72nd Elected in 1926 Re elected in 1928 Re elected in 1930 Lost renomination nbsp Millard Caldwell Milton Democratic March 4 1933 January 3 1941 73rd74th75th76th Elected in 1932 Re elected in 1934 Re elected in 1936 Re elected in 1938 Retired to run for U S senator nbsp Bob Sikes Crestview Democratic January 3 1941 October 19 1944 77th78th Elected in 1940 Re elected in 1942 Resigned to enter the U S Army Vacant October 19 1944 January 3 1945 78th nbsp Bob Sikes Crestview Democratic January 3 1945 January 3 1963 79th80th81st82nd83rd84th85th86th87th Re elected in November 1944 when the President orderedall legislators on active military duty to return to Washington Re 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 Redistricted to the 1st district nbsp Claude Pepper Miami Democratic January 3 1963 January 3 1967 88th89th Elected in 1962 Re elected in 1964 Redistricted to the 11th district nbsp Charles E Bennett Jacksonville Democratic January 3 1967 January 3 1993 90th91st92nd93rd94th95th96th97th98th99th100th101st102nd Redistricted from the 2nd district and re elected in 1966 Re elected in 1968 Re elected in 1970 Re elected in 1972 Re 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 Re elected in 1988 Re elected in 1990 Redistricted to the 4th district and retired nbsp Corrine Brown Jacksonville Democratic January 3 1993 January 3 2013 103rd104th105th106th107th108th109th110th111th112th Elected in 1992 Re elected in 1994 Re elected in 1996 Re elected in 1998 Re elected in 2000 Re elected in 2002 Re elected in 2004 Re elected in 2006 Re elected in 2008 Re elected in 2010 Redistricted to the 5th district nbsp Ted Yoho Gainesville Republican January 3 2013 January 3 2021 113th114th115th116th Elected in 2012 Re elected in 2014 Re elected in 2016 Re elected in 2018 Retired nbsp Kat Cammack Gainesville Republican January 3 2021 present 117th118th Elected in 2020 Re elected in 2022 Recent election results Edit2002 Edit Florida s 3rd Congressional District Election 2002 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Corrine Brown Incumbent 88 462 59 29Republican Jennifer Carroll 60 747 40 71Total votes 149 209 100 00Turnout Democratic hold2004 Edit Florida s 3rd Congressional District Election 2004 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Corrine Brown Incumbent 172 833 99 24No party Others 1 323 0 76Total votes 174 156 100 00Turnout Democratic hold2006 Edit Florida s 3rd Congressional District Election 2006 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Corrine Brown Incumbent 100 00Total votes 100 00Turnout Democratic hold2008 Edit Florida s 3rd Congressional District Election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Corrine Brown Incumbent 100 00Total votes 100 00Turnout Democratic hold2010 Edit Florida s 3rd Congressional District Election 2010 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Corrine Brown Incumbent 94 744 63 04Republican Mike Yost 50 932 33 89Independent Terry Martin Back 4 625 3 08Total votes 150 301 100 00Turnout Democratic hold2012 Edit Florida s 3rd Congressional District Election 2012 6 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ted Yoho 204 331 64 7Democratic Jacques Rene Gaillot Jr 102 468 32 5Independent Philip Dodds 8 870 2 8Independent Michael Ricks 0 0Total votes 315 669 100 00Turnout Republican gain from Democratic2014 Edit Florida s 3rd Congressional District Election 2014 7 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ted Yoho Incumbent 148 691 65 0Democratic Marihelen Wheeler 73 910 32 3Independent Howard Lawson 6 208 2 7Total votes 228 809 100 00Turnout Republican hold2016 Edit Florida s 3rd Congressional District Election 2016 8 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ted Yoho Incumbent 193 843 56 6Democratic Kenneth McGurn 136 338 39 8Independent Tom Wells 12 519 3 7Total votes 342 700 100 00Turnout Republican hold2018 Edit Florida s 3rd Congressional District Election 2018 9 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ted Yoho Incumbent 176 616 57 6Democratic Yvonne Hayes Hinson 129 880 42 4Total votes 306 496 100 00Turnout Republican hold2020 Edit 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida Party Candidate Votes Republican Kat Cammack 223 075 57 14 Democratic Adam Christensen 167 326 42 86 Total votes 390 401 100 0Republican hold2022 Edit 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida Party Candidate Votes Republican Kat Cammack Incumbent 178 101 62 5 Democratic Danielle Hawk 103 382 36 3 No party Linda Brooks 3 410 1 2 Total votes 284 893 100 0Republican holdHistorical district boundaries Edit nbsp 2003 2013 nbsp 2013 2017 nbsp 2017 2023References Edit Congressional Plan SC14 1905 Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court 2 December 2015 PDF Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment Retrieved January 11 2017 Bureau US Census Geography Program The United States Census Bureau a b Center for New Media amp Promotion CNMP US Census Bureau My Congressional District www census gov 2022 Cook PVI District Map and List Cook Political Report Retrieved January 10 2023 Leary Alex May 14 2011 Democrat U S Rep Corrine Brown again aligns with GOP in Florida redistricting battle Tampa Bay Times Retrieved August 5 2014 Florida s 3rd Congressional District elections 2012 Ballotpedia Florida s 3rd Congressional District elections 2014 Ballotpedia Florida s 3rd Congressional District election 2016 Ballotpedia Florida s 3rd Congressional District election 2018 Ballotpedia 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 29 50 05 N 82 44 09 W 29 83472 N 82 73583 W 29 83472 82 73583 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Florida 27s 3rd congressional district amp oldid 1178790816, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
