Kentucky's 3rd congressional district

Kentucky's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It encompasses almost all of Louisville Metro, which, since the merger of 2003, is consolidated with Jefferson County, though other incorporated cities exist within the county, such as Shively and St. Matthews. The far eastern portions of Louisville Metro are part of the 2nd congressional district.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Morgan McGarvey. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+10, it is the only Democratic district in Kentucky.

Characteristics The district's character is very different from the rest of Kentucky. It is entirely contained within Jefferson County, and in contrast to the rest of the state, it is urban and leans Democratic. It has the highest percentage of African Americans in the state, who are concentrated in and near Louisville. It is a cosmopolitan, diverse district, with major businesses, health care organizations and universities.

Voter registration On January 1, 2026, the district had 552,659 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

PartyRegistrationVoters%Democratic313,15656.66Republican170,42130.84Independent31,2025.65Libertarian2,4390.44Green5430.10Constitution2190.04Socialist Workers1630.03Reform480.01 "Other"34,4686.24Total552,659100.00

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2000 PresidentGore 50% - 48%2004 PresidentKerry 51% - 49%2008 PresidentObama 56% - 43%2012 PresidentObama 57% - 43%2016 PresidentClinton 55% - 40% SenateGray 60% - 40%2019 GovernorBeshear 68% - 30% Attorney GeneralStumbo 61% - 39%2020 PresidentBiden 60% - 38% SenateMcGrath 61% - 36%2022 SenateBooker 60% - 40%2023 GovernorBeshear 71% - 29% Attorney GeneralStevenson 63% - 37% Auditor of Public AccountsReeder 61% - 39% Secretary of StateWheatley 59% - 41% TreasurerBowman 64% - 36%2024 PresidentHarris 59% - 40%

Composition For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:

Jefferson County (85)

Anchorage, Audubon Park, Bancroft, Barbourmeade, Beechwood Village, Bellemeade, Bellewood, Blue Ridge Manor, Briarwood, Broeck Pointe, Brownsboro Farm, Brownsboro Village, Cambridge, Coldstream, Creekside, Crossgate, Douglass Hills, Druid Hills, Fincastle, Forest Hills, Glenview, Glenview Hills, Glenview Manor, Goose Creek, Graymoor-Devondale, Green Spring, Heritage Creek, Hickory Hill, Hills and Dales, Hollow Creek, Hollyvilla, Houston Acres, Hurstbourne, Hurstbourne Acres, Indian Hills, Jeffersontown, Kingsley, Langdon Place, Lincolnshire, Louisville (part; also 2nd), Lyndon, Lynnview, Manor Creek, Maryhill Estates, Meadow Vale, Meadowbrook Farm, Meadowview Estates, Middletown (part; also 2nd), Mockingbird Valley, Moorland, Murray Hill, Norbourne Estates, Northfield, Norwood, Old Brownsboro Place, Parkway Village, Plantation, Poplar Hills, Prospect, Richlawn, Riverwood, Rolling Fields, Rolling Hills, Seneca Gardens, Shively, South Park View, Spring Mill, Spring Valley, St. Matthews, St. Regis Park, Strathmoor Manor, Strathmoor Village, Sycamore, Ten Broeck, Thornhill, Watterson Park, Wellington, West Buechel, Westwood, Whipps Millgate, Wildwood, Windy Hills, Woodland Hills, Woodlawn Park, Worthington Hills

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Congress Electoral history Location District created March 4, 1803 Matthew Walton Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –March 3, 1807 Elected in 1803.Re-elected in 1804.Retired. 1803–1813Breckinridge, Bullitt, Green, Hardin, Jefferson, Nelson, and Washington counties John Rowan Democratic-Republican March 4, 1807 –March 3, 1809 Elected in 1806.Retired. Henry Crist Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 –March 3, 1811 Elected in 1808.Retired. Stephen Ormsby Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –March 3, 1813 Elected in 1810.Redistricted to the and lost re-election. Richard M. Johnson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –March 3, 1819 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1812.Re-elected in 1814.Re-elected in 1816.Retired. 1813–1823Boone, Campbell, Franklin, Gallatin, Harrison, Pendleton, and Scott counties William Brown Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 –March 3, 1821 Elected in 1818.Retired. John T. Johnson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –March 3, 1823 Elected in 1820.Redistricted to the . Henry Clay Democratic-Republican March 3, 1823 –March 3, 1825 Elected in 1822.Re-elected in 1824.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State. 1823–1833Clark, Fayette, and Woodford counties Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –March 6, 1825 Vacant March 6, 1825 –August 1, 1825 James Clark Anti-Jacksonian August 1, 1825 –March 3, 1831 Elected to finish Clay's term and seated December 5, 1825.Re-elected in 1827.Re-elected in 1829.Renominated but declined. Chilton Allan Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –March 3, 1833 Elected in 1831.Redistricted to the . Christopher Tompkins Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –March 3, 1835 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1833.Retired to run for state representative. 1833–1843 Joseph R. Underwood Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –March 3, 1837 Elected in 1835.Re-elected in 1837.Re-elected in 1839.Re-elected in 1841.Retired. Whig March 4, 1837 –March 3, 1843 Henry Grider Whig March 4, 1843 –March 3, 1847 Elected in 1843.Re-elected in 1845.Retired. 1843–1853 Samuel Peyton Democratic March 4, 1847 –March 3, 1849 Elected in 1847.Lost re-election. Finis McLean Whig March 4, 1849 –March 3, 1851 Elected in 1849.Retired. Presley Ewing Whig March 4, 1851 –September 27, 1854 Elected in 1851.Re-elected in 1853.Died. 1853–1863 Vacant September 27, 1854 –December 4, 1854 Francis Bristow Whig December 4, 1854 –March 3, 1855 Elected to finish Ewing's termLost re-election. Warner Underwood Know Nothing March 4, 1855 –March 3, 1859 Elected in 1855.Re-elected in 1857.Retired. Francis Bristow Opposition March 4, 1859 –March 3, 1861 Elected in 1859.Retired. Henry Grider Union Democratic March 4, 1861 –March 3, 1865 Elected in 1861.Re-elected in 1863.Re-elected in 1865.Died. 1863–1873 Democratic March 4, 1865 –September 7, 1866 Vacant September 7, 1866 –December 3, 1866 Elijah Hise Democratic December 3, 1866 –May 8, 1867 Elected to finish Grider's term.Also elected to the next full term.Died. Vacant May 8, 1867 –December 5, 1867 Jacob Golladay Democratic December 5, 1867 –February 28, 1870 Elected to finish Hise's term.Re-elected in 1868.Resigned. Vacant February 28, 1870 –May 10, 1870 Joseph H. Lewis Democratic May 10, 1870 –March 3, 1873 Elected to finish Golladay's termRe-elected in 1870.Retired. Charles W. Milliken Democratic March 4, 1873 –March 3, 1877 Elected in 1872.Re-elected in 1874.Retired. 1873–1883 John W. Caldwell Democratic March 4, 1877 –March 3, 1883 Elected in 1876.Re-elected in 1878.Re-elected in 1880.Retired. John E. Halsell Democratic March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1887 Elected in 1882.Re-elected in 1884.Lost renomination. 1883–1893 W. Godfrey Hunter Republican March 4, 1887 –March 3, 1889 Elected in 1886.Lost re-election. Isaac Goodnight Democratic March 4, 1889 –March 3, 1895 Elected in 1888.Re-elected in 1890.Re-elected in 1892.Retired. 1893–1903 W. Godfrey Hunter Republican March 4, 1895 –March 3, 1897 Elected in 1894.Lost re-election. John S. Rhea Democratic March 4, 1897 –March 25, 1902 Elected in 1896.Re-elected in 1898.Re-elected in 1900.Lost contested election. J. McKenzie Moss Republican March 25, 1902 –March 3, 1903 Won contested election.Lost re-election. John S. Rhea Democratic March 4, 1903 –March 3, 1905 Elected in 1902.Retired. 1903–1913 James M. Richardson Democratic March 4, 1905 –March 3, 1907 Elected in 1904.Lost re-election. Addison James Republican March 4, 1907 –March 3, 1909 Elected in 1906.Lost re-election. Robert Y. Thomas Jr. Democratic March 4, 1909 –September 3, 1925 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.Re-elected in 1924.Died. 1913–1933 Vacant September 3, 1925 –December 26, 1925 John W. Moore Democratic December 26, 1925 –March 3, 1929 Elected to finish Thomas's term.Re-elected in 1926.Lost re-election. Charles W. Roark Republican March 4, 1929 –April 5, 1929 Elected in 1928.Died. Vacant April 5, 1929 –June 1, 1929 John W. Moore Democratic June 1, 1929 –March 3, 1933 Elected to finish Roark's term.Re-elected in 1930.Retired. District inactive March 4, 1933 –January 3, 1935 See . Emmet O'Neal Democratic January 3, 1935 –January 3, 1947 Elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Re-elected in 1938.Re-elected in 1940.Re-elected in 1942.Re-elected in 1944.Lost re-election. 1935–1953Jefferson County. Thruston B. Morton Republican January 3, 1947 –January 3, 1953 Elected in 1946.Re-elected in 1948.Re-elected in 1950.Retired. John M. Robsion Jr. Republican January 3, 1953 –January 3, 1959 Elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Lost re-election. 1953–1957Jefferson County. 1957–1963Jefferson County. Frank W. Burke Democratic January 3, 1959 –January 3, 1963 Elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Lost re-election. Gene Snyder Republican January 3, 1963 –January 3, 1965 Elected in 1962.Lost re-election. 1963–1967Jefferson County. Charles R. Farnsley Democratic January 3, 1965 –January 3, 1967 Elected in 1964.Retired. William O. Cowger Republican January 3, 1967 –January 3, 1971 Elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Lost re-election. 1967–1973Jefferson County (part). Romano Mazzoli Democratic January 3, 1971 –January 3, 1995 Elected in 1970.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.Retired. 1973–1983 1983–1993 1993–2003 Mike Ward Democratic January 3, 1995 –January 3, 1997 Elected in 1994.Lost re-election. Anne Northup Republican January 3, 1997 –January 3, 2007 Elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Lost re-election. 2003–2013 John Yarmuth Democratic January 3, 2007 –January 3, 2023 Elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Retired. 2013–2023 Morgan McGarvey Democratic January 3, 2023 –present Elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024. 2023–present

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