South Carolina's 3rd congressional district
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| Population (2000) | 668,668 |
| Median income | $36,092 |
| Ethnic composition | 76.9% White, 20.6% Black, 0.6% Asian, 1.9% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.0% other |
| Cook PVI | R+14 |
The 3rd Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in western South Carolina bordering both Georgia and North Carolina. It includes all of Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens and Saluda counties and approximately half of Aiken county. The district is mostly rural, but much of the economy revolves around the manufacturing centers of Anderson and Greenwood.
Politically, the district is not as Republican as the neighboring 4th. However, most residents share the social conservative predilections of their counterparts in the 4th, which has kept the district in Republican hands since the gigantic Republican landslide of 1994. J. Gresham Barrett, elected in 2002, currently represents the district.
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(a) Thomas Singleton died in 1833; Campbell succeeded him in a special election.
(b) Laurence Keitt resigned on July 16, 1856 following his censure by the House of Representatives the day before; he was reelected in the ensuing special election and returned to the seat on August 6, 1856.
(c) Solomon Hoge successfully contested the election of J.P. Reed in 1868 and filled the seat on April 8, 1869.
(d) Robert Elliott resigned in 1874; Carpenter succeeded him in a special election.
(e) W.J. Bryan Dorn resigned on December 31, 1974 before his term expired in 1975; the seat remained vacant until filled by Butler Derrick on January 3, 1975.
Source: Congressional Biographical Directory
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