Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district

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Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district
Current Representative		Frank Lucas (R–Cheyenne)
Distribution	50.71% urban, 49.29% rural
Population (2000)	690,131
Median income	$32,098
Ethnicity	83.0% White, 3.8% Black, 0.8% Asian, 5.2% Hispanic, 6.2% Native American, 0.4% other
Cook PVI	R+24

Oklahoma's Third Congressional District is the largest congressional district in Oklahoma and also one of the largest congressional districts in the United States. It borders New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and the Texas panhandle. Altogether, the district includes (in whole or in part) a total of 32 counties.

As of 2006^[update], the district is represented by Republican Frank Lucas.

Geography

The district borders New Mexico to the west, Colorado and Kansas to the north, and the Texas panhandle to the south. To the far west, the district includes the three counties of the Oklahoma Panhandle (Cimarron, Texas, Beaver), and also Harper, Ellis, Woodward, Woods, Major, Alfalfa, Grant, Garfield, Kay, Noble, Osage, Pawnee, Creek, Payne, Lincoln, Logan, Kingfisher, Blaine, Canadian, Dewey, Custer, Rogers Mills, Beckham, Washita, Caddo, Kiowa, Greer, Harmon, and Jackson.

Some of the principal cities in the district include Guymon, Ponca City, Enid, Stillwater, Yukon, Guthrie, Sapulpa and Altus. It also includes portions of Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

Demographics

Half of the district's inhabitants are urban and 3 percent of adults working in the district use public transportation, ride a bike, or walk.^[1] The district's population is 5 percent Latino and 3 percent foreign-born.^[1]

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	McCain 73% - 27%
2004	President	Bush 72% - 28%
2000	President	Bush 66% - 34%

Politics

The political success of the Republican party in the region is tied to the state's settlement patterns. Northwest Oklahoma was settled out of Kansas while southeast was settled by southerners that brought with them Democratic traditions.^[2]

The Great Depression hurt the Republican party^[2], but it has since regained its place in the state and even overtaken the Democratic party.

George W. Bush received 72 percent of the district's vote in in 2004.

List of representatives

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	District Residence	Notes
District created		November 16, 1907
James S. Davenport	November 16, 1907	March 4, 1909	Democratic
Charles E. Creager	March 4, 1909	March 4, 1911	Republican
James S. Davenport	March 4, 1911	March 4, 1915	Democratic		Redistricted to the 1st district
Charles D. Carter	March 4, 1915	March 4, 1927	Democratic		Redistricted from the 4th district
Wilburn Cartwright	March 4, 1927	January 3, 1943	Democratic
Paul Stewart	January 3, 1943	January 3, 1947	Democratic
Carl Albert	January 3, 1947	January 3, 1977	Democratic	McAlester	Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1971-1977
Wes Watkins	January 3, 1977	January 3, 1991	Democratic	Ada
Bill Brewster	January 3, 1991	January 3, 1997	Democratic
Wes Watkins	January 3, 1997	January 3, 2003	Republican[1]	Stillwater
Frank Lucas	January 3, 2003	present	Republican	Cheyenne	Redistricted from the 6th district, Incumbent

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Representative Frank Lucas, That's My Congress (accessed June 1, 2010).
2. ^ ^{a b} Gaddie, Ronald Keith. Republican Party, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed February 11, 2010).

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present