Alabama's 3rd congressional district is a United States
congressional district
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in
Alabama
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, anthem = " Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County
, LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham
, area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...
that elects a representative to the
United States House of Representatives
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. It is based in east central Alabama and encompasses portions of
Montgomery and the entirety of
Calhoun,
Chambers,
Cherokee
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,
Clay
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Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay pa ...
,
Cleburne,
Lee
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Name
Given name
* Lee (given name), a given name in English
Surname
* Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee:
** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname
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,
Macon,
Randolph,
Russell,
St. Clair,
Talladega, and
Tallapoosa counties.
The district takes in some of the city of
Montgomery. Other cities in the district include
Phenix City,
Talladega,
Tuskegee and
Auburn. At the federal level, the district is fairly Republican-leaning, albeit not as strongly as many of the other districts in the state.
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two te ...
carried the district in 2008 with 56.21% of the vote while
Barack Obama
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clinched 43.04% of the vote.
The district is currently represented by
Republican Mike Rogers and was once represented by
Bob Riley
Robert Renfroe Riley (born October 3, 1944) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 52nd governor of Alabama from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented Alabama's 3rd district in the U. ...
, the former
Governor of Alabama
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.
Election results from statewide races
List of members representing the district
Recent election results
These are the results from the previous ten election cycles in Alabama's 3rd district.
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2020
Notes
Alabama will hold their Primary Elections on May 24, 2022. Should no candidate receive 50% of the Primary Election vote, than a Primary Runoff Election will be held on June 21, 2022. There are currently only three declared as candidates for Alabama's 3rd Congressional District for the 2022 Election Cycle.
''The incumbent office holder is denoted by an *.''
See also
*
Alabama's congressional districts
The U.S. state of Alabama is currently divided into seven congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Since the 1973 redistricting following the 1970 U.S. Census, Alabama has had seven co ...
*
List of United States congressional districts
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References
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;General
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present*
External links
CNN coverage of the 2004 electionCNN coverage of the 2006 election
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Calhoun County, Alabama
Chambers County, Alabama
Cherokee County, Alabama
Clay County, Alabama
Cleburne County, Alabama
Coosa County, Alabama
Lee County, Alabama
Macon County, Alabama
Montgomery County, Alabama
Randolph County, Alabama
Talladega County, Alabama
Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Russell County, Alabama
Constituencies established in 1823
1823 establishments in Alabama
Constituencies disestablished in 1841
1841 disestablishments in Alabama
Constituencies established in 1843
1843 establishments in Alabama
Constituencies disestablished in 1861
1861 disestablishments in Alabama
Constituencies established in 1868
1868 establishments in Alabama
Constituencies disestablished in 1963
1963 disestablishments in Alabama
Constituencies established in 1965
1965 establishments in Alabama