Mississippi's 3rd congressional district

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) 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 Brookhaven, Gluckstadt, Madison, Meridian, Ridgeland, Starkville, and Pearl. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes Mississippi State University in Starkville.

From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-large statewide on a general ticket. This district has been redefined based on changes in statewide population.

Its current representative is Republican Michael Guest.

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentMcCain 62% - 37% Senate (Reg.)Cochran 68% - 32% Senate (Spec.)Wicker 61% - 39%2012 PresidentRomney 62% - 38%2016 PresidentTrump 63% - 35%2018 Senate (Reg.)Wicker 63% - 35% Senate (Spec.)Hyde-Smith 60% - 40%2019 GovernorReeves 55% - 43% Lt. GovernorHosemann 65% - 35% Attorney GeneralFitch 63% - 37%2020 PresidentTrump 62% - 37% SenateHyde-Smith 59% - 39%2023 GovernorReeves 56% - 43% Lt. GovernorHosemann 65% - 35% Secretary of StateWatson 64% - 36% Attorney GeneralFitch 62% - 38% AuditorWhite 63% - 37% TreasurerMcRae 63% - 37%2024 PresidentTrump 64% - 35% SenateWicker 66% - 34%

Composition The 3rd district includes the entirety of the following counties with the exception of Oktibbeha, which it shares with the 1st, Hinds and Madison, which it shares with the 2nd district, and Jones, which it shares with the 4th. Oktibbeha County communities in the 3rd include Starkville, Mississippi State, and Longview; Jones County communities include Sandersville, Sharon, and part of Laurel; and Madison County communities include Madison, Ridgeland, most of Gluckstadt, and parts of Canton and Flora. The Hinds County portion of the district takes in eastern Jackson. #CountySeatPopulation23ClarkeQuitman15,22831CovingtonCollins18,05949HindsJackson, Raymond214,87061JasperBay Springs, Paulding16,01365Jefferson DavisPrentiss10,96967JonesLaurel, Ellisville66,25069KemperDe Kalb8,58475LauderdaleMeridian70,52777LawrenceMonticello11,74185LincolnBrookhaven34,70289MadisonCanton112,51191MarionColumbia24,22499NeshobaPhiladelphia28,789101NewtonDecatur21,019103NoxubeeMacon9,914105OktibbehaStarkville51,203113PikeMagnolia39,394121RankinBrandon160,417123ScottForest27,507127SimpsonMendenhall25,715129SmithRaleigh14,099147WalthallTylertown13,863159WinstonLouisville17,416

List of members representing the district Member Party Years of service Congress Electoral history District location and map District created March 4, 1847 Patrick Watson Tompkins Whig March 4, 1847 –March 3, 1849 Elected in 1846.Retired. William McWillie Democratic December 3, 1849 –March 3, 1851 Elected in 1848.Lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate. John D. Freeman Union March 4, 1851 –March 3, 1853 Elected in 1851.Retired. Otho Robards Singleton Democratic March 4, 1853 –March 3, 1855 Elected in 1853.Redistricted to the and lost re-election. William Barksdale Democratic March 4, 1855 –January 12, 1861 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1855.Elected in 1857.Re-elected in 1859.Withdrew due to Civil War. Vacant January 12, 1861 –April 8, 1870 Civil War and Reconstruction Henry Barry Republican April 8, 1870 –March 3, 1875 Elected in 1869 to finish the term and to the next term.Re-elected in 1872.Retired. Hernando D. Money Democratic March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1883 Elected in 1874.Re-elected in 1876.Re-elected in 1878.Re-elected in 1880.Redistricted to the . Elza Jeffords Republican March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1885 Elected in 1882Retired. Thomas C. Catchings Democratic March 4, 1885 –March 3, 1901 Elected in 1884.Re-elected in 1886.Re-elected in 1888.Re-elected in 1890.Re-elected in 1892.Re-elected in 1894.Re-elected in 1896.Re-elected in 1898.Retired. Patrick Stevens Henry Democratic March 4, 1901 –March 3, 1903 Elected in 1900.Lost renomination. Benjamin G. Humphreys II Democratic March 4, 1903 –October 16, 1923 Elected in 1902.Re-elected in 1904.Re-elected in 1906.Re-elected in 1908.Re-elected in 1910.Re-elected in 1912.Re-elected in 1914.Re-elected in 1916.Re-elected in 1918.Re-elected in 1920.Re-elected in 1922.Died. Vacant October 16, 1923 –November 27, 1923 William Y. Humphreys Democratic November 27, 1923 –March 3, 1925 Elected to finish his father's term.Retired. William M. Whittington Democratic March 4, 1925 –January 3, 1951 Elected in 1924.Re-elected in 1926.Re-elected in 1928.Re-elected in 1930.Re-elected in 1932.Re-elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Re-elected in 1938.Re-elected in 1940.Re-elected in 1942.Re-elected in 1944.Re-elected in 1946.Re-elected in 1948.Retired. Frank E. Smith Democratic January 3, 1951 –November 14, 1962 Elected in 1950.Re-elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Retired and resigned to become member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Vacant November 14, 1962 –January 3, 1963 John Bell Williams Democratic January 3, 1963 –January 16, 1968 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.Re-elected in 1964.Re-elected in 1966.Resigned when elected Governor of Mississippi. Vacant January 16, 1968 –March 12, 1968 Charles Hudson Griffin Democratic March 12, 1968 –January 3, 1973 Elected to finish Williams's term.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Retired. Sonny Montgomery Democratic January 3, 1973 –January 3, 1997 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972.Re-elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Re-elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Retired. Chip Pickering Republican January 3, 1997 –January 3, 2009 Elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Retired. 2003–2013 Gregg Harper Republican January 3, 2009 –January 3, 2019 Elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Retired. 2013–2023 Michael Guest Republican January 3, 2019 –present Elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024. 2023–present

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See also

Mississippi's congressional districts List of United States congressional districts

References

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present