Mississippi's 3rd congressional district

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Mississippi's 3rd congressional district
Population (2000)	711,115
Median income	$31,907
Ethnic composition	64.2% White, 33.3% Black, 0.6% Asian, 1.2% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI	R+13

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.

[edit] Representatives

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

v • d • e Mississippi's congressional districts Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The At-large and 5th-8th districts are obsolete. See also: Mississippi's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps