Alabama's 3rd House of Representatives district is one of 105 districts in the Alabama House of Representatives. Its most recent representative was Andrew Sorrell prior to his election as State Auditor of Alabama. It was created in 1966 and encompasses parts of Colbert, Lauderdale and Lawrence counties. As of the 2010 census, the district has a population of 42,348, with 77.9% being of legal voting age.
Representatives Representative Party Term start Term end Electoral history Represented countiesDistrict createdNovember 9, 1966 John D. Snodgrass DemocraticNovember 9, 1966November 4, 1970Elected in 1966Madison Tom Jones Harry L. Pennington Eugene M. McLain Shelby A. Laxson Hartwell B. LutzNovember 4, 1970November 6, 1974Elected in 1970 Charles E. Grainger Bill G. King Glenn H. Hearn Douglas V. Hale RepublicanTom C. CoburnDemocratic November 6, 1974 November 8, 1978Elected in 1974Re-elected in 1978Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale November 8, 1978 November 3, 1982J. W. Goodwin November 3, 1982 November 9, 1983Elected in 1982Re-elected in 1983Re-elected in 1986Re-elected in 1990Colbert, Lauderdale November 9, 1983 November 5, 1986 November 5, 1986 November 7, 1990 November 7, 1990 November 9, 1994Marcel Black November 9, 1994 November 4, 1998Elected in 1994Re-elected in 1998Re-elected in 2002Re-elected in 2006Re-elected in 2010Re-elected in 2014Colbert November 4, 1998 November 6, 2002 November 6, 2002 November 8, 2006 November 8, 2006 November 3, 2010 November 3, 2010 November 5, 2014 November 5, 2014 November 7, 2018 Andrew Sorrell Republican November 7, 2018 November 9, 2022 Elected in 2018Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence
General elections Year Democratic Republican Other Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes %1966Places1-5 √Tom Jones 19,949 11.90 James L. Carpenter 14,079 8.40None √John D. Snodgrass 20,712 12.36 Jim McCown 12,737 7.60None √Harry L. Pennington 20,286 12.11 W. E. Brewer 13,110 7.82None √Eugene M. McLain 19,227 11.47 Glenn F. Manning 14,411 8.60None √Shelby A. Lawson 18,503 11.04 Lawrence Judd 14,568 8.69None1970Places1-5 √Hartwell B. Lutz 30,604 92.07 Richard Perkins 2,634 7.93None √Charles E. Grainger William GriffinNone
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