Virginia's 3rd congressional district

Virginia's third congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia, serving the independent cities of Norfolk, Newport News, Hampton, Portsmouth, and part of the independent city of Chesapeake. The district is represented by Democrat Bobby Scott. VA-03 is majority-minority and has a plurality Black electorate, and is heavily Democratic.

Virginia's 3rd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023
Representative
  Bobby Scott
D–Newport News
Distribution
  • 95.01% urban[1]
  • 4.99% rural
Population (2022)781,088[2]
Median household
income		$63,075[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+17[4]
Virginia's 3rd congressional district from January 3, 2023

In 1788 Virginia's 3rd congressional district consisted of all of modern Virginia including and west of the counties of Carroll, Floyd, Roanoke, Botetourt, Augusta and Rockingham. It also included what is today Pendleton County, West Virginia and also about the southern third of West Virginia which in 1788 was all Greenbrier County. This area that is today about 48 counties and 13 independent cities was in 1788 only nine counties.[5]

In the 1790 census, this area had a population of 66,045.[6] For the 1792 congressional elections the number of congressional districts in Virginia rose from 10 to 19. The only county that remained in the third district was Pendleton County. Harrison, Randolph, Hardy, Hampshire, Monongalia and Ohio Counties, all now in West Virginia were also in the district.[7] This was all of northern West Virginia except the far eastern panhandle area. The new district's 1790 population was 30,145.[8]

The 1800 census lead to another increase in Virginia's congressional districts in 1802. The third district was again moved, this time to what was then Frederick and Shenandoah Counties in Virginia, which besides those counties also included the modern counties of Clarke, Warren and part of Page.[9] The new 3rd district had a population of 38,767 in 1800.[10]

For most of the time from the end of the Civil War to 1993, the 3rd district was a relatively compact district centered on Richmond. The district's current configuration dates to 1993, when the Justice Department ordered Virginia to create a majority-minority district. At that time, portions of the old 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th districts were combined to create a new 3rd district.

The Virginia Legislature's 2012 redistricting was found unconstitutional, in part because of racial gerrymandering, and replaced was with a court-ordered map on January 16, 2016 for the 2016 elections.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] From 1993 to 2016, the 3rd had covered most of the majority-black precincts in and around Hampton Roads and Richmond. The court-drawn map shifted the area near Richmond to the 4th district.

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
1996 President Clinton 72%–22%
Senator Warner 72%–28%
1997 Governor Beyer 67%–31%
Lieutenant Governor Payne 66%–28%
Attorney General Dolan 64%–36%
2000 President Gore 66%–32%
Senator Robb 67%–33%
2001 Governor Warner 71%–28%
Lieutenant Governor Kaine 73%–26%
Attorney General McEachin 63%–37%
2004 President Kerry 66%–33%[18]
2008 President Obama 76%–24%[19]
2012 President Obama 79%–20%[20]
2013 Governor McAuliffe 75%–19%–5%[21]
Lieutenant Governor Northam 79%–20%[22]
Attorney General Herring 77%–23%[23]
2014 Senator Warner 77%–21%[24]
2016 President Clinton 63%–32%[25]
2017 Governor Northam 68%–31%[26]
2018 Senator Kaine 70%–28%[27]
2020 President Biden 67%–31%[28]
2021 Governor McAuliffe 61%–37%[29]

List of members representing the district
Representative Party Term Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District established March 4, 1789

Andrew Moore
(Lexington)		 Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1793		 1st
2nd		 Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.
Joseph Neville
(Moorefield)		 Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795		 3rd Elected in 1793.
Lost re-election.
George Jackson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797		 4th Elected in 1795.
Lost re-election.

James Machir		 Federalist March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1799		 5th Elected in 1797.
Retired.
George Jackson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1803		 6th
7th		 Elected in 1799.
Re-elected in 1801.
Redistricted to the 1st district and retired.

John Smith
(Winchester)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1815		 8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th		 Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1805.
Re-elected in 1807.
Re-elected in 1809.
Re-elected in 1811.
Re-elected in 1813.
Retired.

Henry S. Tucker
(Winchester)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1819		 14th
15th		 Elected in 1815.
Re-elected in 1817.
Retired.
Jared Williams
(Newton)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1823		 16th
17th		 Elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Redistricted to the 17th district.

William S. Archer
(Elk Hill)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd		 Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Lost re-election.
Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1835

John W. Jones
(Petersburg)		 Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837		 24th
25th
26th
27th		 Elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Redistricted to the 6th district.
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843
Walter Coles
(Robertsons Store)		 Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		 28th Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1843.
Retired.
William M. Tredway
(Danville)		 Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847		 29th Elected in 1845.
Lost re-election.
Thomas S. Flournoy
(Halifax)		 Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849		 30th Elected in 1847.
Lost re-election.
Thomas H. Averett
(Halifax)		 Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853		 31st
32nd		 Elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
Lost re-election.

John S. Caskie
(Richmond)		 Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1859		 33rd
34th
35th		 Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1853.
Re-elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Lost re-election.

Daniel C. DeJarnette Sr.
(Bowling Green)		 Independent Democratic March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861		 36th Elected in 1859.
Resigned.
District inactive March 4, 1861 –
January 27, 1870		 37th
38th
39th
40th		 Civil War and Reconstruction

Charles H. Porter
(Richmond)		 Republican January 27, 1870 –
March 3, 1873		 41st
42nd		 Elected in 1870.
Retired.

John A. Smith
(Richmond)		 Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		 43rd Elected in 1872.
Lost re-election.

Gilbert C. Walker
(Richmond)		 Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879		 44th
45th		 Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Retired.

Joseph E. Johnston
(Longwood)		 Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881		 46th Elected in 1878.
Retired.

George D. Wise
(Richmond)		 Democratic March 4, 1881 –
April 11, 1890		 47th
48th
49th
50th
51st		 Elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Election invalidated.
Edmund Waddill Jr.
(Richmond)		 Republican April 12, 1890 –
March 3, 1891		 51st Elected in 1890.
Retired.

George D. Wise
(Richmond)		 Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895		 52nd
53rd		 Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Retired.

Tazewell Ellett
(Richmond)		 Democratic March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 54th Elected in 1894.
Lost re-election.

John Lamb
(Richmond)		 Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1913		 55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd		 Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Lost re-election.

Andrew J. Montague
(Richmond)		 Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1933		 63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd		 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.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the at-large seat.
District inactive March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935		 73rd

Andrew J. Montague
(Richmond)		 Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 24, 1937		 74th
75th		 Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Died.
Vacant January 24, 1937 –
November 2, 1937		 75th

David E. Satterfield Jr.
(Richmond)		 Democratic November 2, 1937 –
February 15, 1945		 75th
76th
77th
78th
79th		 Elected to finish Montague's term.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Resigned.
Vacant February 15, 1945 –
March 6, 1945		 79th

J. Vaughan Gary
(Richmond)		 Democratic March 6, 1945 –
January 3, 1965		 79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th		 Elected to finish Satterfield's term.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Retired.

David E. Satterfield III
(Richmond)		 Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1981		 89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th		 Elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Retired.

Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
(Richmond)		 Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1993		 97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd		 Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 7th district.

Robert C. Scott
(Newport News)		 Democratic January 3, 1993 –
present		 103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th		 Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-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.
Re-elected in 2022.

Election results
YearDemocraticRepublicanIndependents
1970David E. Satterfield, III: 73,104J. Harvie Wilkinson, III: 35,229Ulrich Troubetskoy: 371
1972David E. Satterfield, III: 102,523 
1974David E. Satterfield, III: 64,627Alan Robert Ogden: 7,574
1976David E. Satterfield, III: 129,066Alan Robert Ogden: 17,503
1978David E. Satterfield, III: 104,550Alan Robert Ogden: 14,453
1980John A. Mapp: 60,962Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 96,524Howard H. Carwile: 19,549
1982John A. Waldrop, Jr.: 63,946Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 92,928 
1984Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 169,987Roger L. Coffey: 28,556
1986Kenneth E. Powell: 32,961Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 74,525J. Stephen Bodges: 3,675
1988Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 187,354
1990James A. Starke, Jr.: 36,253Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.: 77,125Rose L. Simpson: 4,317
1992Robert C. Scott: 132,432Daniel Jenkins: 35,780 
1994Robert C. Scott: 108,532Thomas E. Ward: 28,080 
1996Robert C. Scott: 118,603Elsie Goodwyn Holland: 25,781 
1998Robert C. Scott: 48,129R. S. Barnett: 14,453
2000Robert C. Scott: 137,527 
2002Robert C. Scott: 87,521 
2004Robert C. Scott: 159,373Winsome E. Sears: 70,194 
2006Robert C. Scott: 133,546 
2008Robert C. Scott: 239,911 
2010Robert C. Scott: 114,754C. L. Smith, Jr.: 44,553John D. Kelly: 1,927
2012Robert C. Scott: 259,199Dean J. Longo: 58,931 
2014Robert C. Scott: 139,197 
2016Robert C. Scott': 208,337Martin L. Williams: 103,289 
2018Robert C. Scott: 198,615 
2020Robert C. Scott: 233,326John Collick: 107,299 
2022Robert C. Scott: 139,659Terry Namkung: 67,668 

Historical district boundaries

The Virginia Third District started in 1788 covering the counties of Botetourt, Rockbridge, Montgomery, Greenbrier, Washington, Augusta, Russell, Rockingham and Pendleton.[30]

2003–2013
2013–2017
2017–2023

See also

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  30. Statute of 20 November 1788

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