Mississippi's 3rd congressional district

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Mississippi's third congressional district covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east.

Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. A portion of the city of Jackson is in the third district.

Its current representative is Republican Chip Pickering.

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Number Years of Service Name Party
1 1847-1849 Patrick Watson Tompkins Whig
2 1849-1851 William McWillie Democratic
3 1851-1853 John D. Freeman Unionist
4 1853-1855 Otho Robards Singleton Democratic
5 1855-1861 William Barksdale Democratic
1861-1870 vacant
6 1870-1875 Henry Barry Republican
7 1875-1883 Hernando D. Money Democratic
8 1883-1885 Elza Jeffords Republican
9 1885-1901 Thomas C. Catchings Democratic
10 1901-1903 Patrick Stevens Henry Democratic
11 1903-1923 Benjamin G. Humphreys Democratic
12 1923-1925 William Yerger Humphreys Democratic
13 1925-1951 William M. Wittington Democratic
14 1951-1963 Frank Smith Democratic
15 1963-1968 John Bell Williams Democratic
16 1968-1973 Charles Hudson Griffin Democratic
17 1973-1997 Sonny Montgomery Democratic
18 1997-present Chip Pickering Republican