Missouri's 3rd congressional district
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Missouri's 3rd congressional district | |
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District map as of 2002 | |
Area | 1,266 mi² |
Distribution | 86.7% urban, 13.3% rural |
Population (2000) | 621,690 |
Median income | $41,091 |
Ethnic composition | 85.7% White, 9.1% Black, 1.6% Asian, 1.8% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% other |
Occupation | 24.2% blue collar, 60.4% white collar, 15.4% gray collar |
Cook PVI | D + 8 |
Missouri's third congressional district is in the eastern portion of the state. It includes much of southern St Louis City, much of southern St Louis County, and all of Jefferson County and St Genevieve County.
Its current representative is Democrat Russ Carnahan, who was elected in 2004. Previously the seat had been held by Dick Gephardt, who represented the district for over 20 years before his retirement.
[edit] List of representatives
Congress | Representative | Party |
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28th-29th-(1843-1847) | James Hugh Relfe | Democratic |
30th-31st(1847-1851) | James S. Green | Democratic |
32nd(1851-1853) | William Augustus Hall | Democratic |
33rd-34th(1853-1857) | James Johnson Lindley | Whig |
35th-37th(1857-1861) | John Bullock Clark | Democratic |
37th(1861-1863) | William Augustus Hall | Democratic |
38th(1863) | John William Noell | Republican |
38th(1863-1865) | John Guier Scott | Democratic |
39th(1865-1867) | Thomas E. Noell | Democratic |
40th-42nd(1867-1873) | James Robinson McCormick | Democratic |
43rd-44th(1867-1871) | William Henry Stone | Democratic |
45th(1871-1873) | Lyne Metcalfe | Republican |
46th-47th(1873-1875) | Richard Graham Frost | Democratic |
47th(1875-1879) | Gustavus Sessinghaus | Republican |
48th-55th(1879-1899) | Alexander M. Dockery | Democratic |
56th-58th(1899-1905) | John Dougherty | Democratic |
59th(1905-1907) | Frank B. Klepper | Republican |
60th-65th(1907-1919) | Joshua Willis Alexander | Democratic |
66th(1919-1921) | Jacob L. Milligan | Democratic |
67th(1921-1923) | Henry F. Lawrence | Republican |
68th-72nd(1923-1933) | Jacob L. Milligan | Democratic |
73rd-77th(1933-1943) | Richard M. Duncan | Democratic |
78th-80th(1943-1949) | William C. Cole | Republican |
81st-82nd(1949-1953) | Phil J. Welch | Democratic |
83rd-94th(1953-1977) | Leonor Sullivan | Democratic |
95th-108th(1977-2005) | Dick Gephardt | Democratic |
109th(2005-2007) | Russ Carnahan | Democratic |
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