Texas's 3rd congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = Texas
district number = 3

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representative = Sam Johnson
party = Republican
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population = 651,619
population year = 2000
median income = 60,878
percent white = 71.7
percent black = 9.4
percent asian = 8.4
percent native american = 0.5
percent hispanic = 16.9
percent other race = 0.4
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cpvi = R+17

Texas District 3 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves an area north and northeast of Dallas. It encompasses a large portion of Collin County including McKinney, Plano and parts of Dallas County including parts of Richardson, Garland and Dallas. As of the 2000 census, District 3 represents 651,620 people who are predominantly Caucasian (76.7%) and middle-to-upper-class (median family income is US$74,314, compared to $50,046 nationwide). The current Representative from District 3 is Sam Johnson and has been since 1991.

Representatives from Texas District 3

Please note that U.S. Congressional District borders are periodically redrawn and some District Residence locations may no longer be in the 3rd District.

(*)Died in office.

District 3

Incumbent Sam Johnson (R-Plano) faced Tom Daley, Democrat from McKinney and Libertarian Christopher J. Claytor in the general election. This district is dominated by the Republican stronghold of Collin County, as well as Garland, another large Dallas suburb.Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Sam Johnson
votes = 88,634
percentage = 62.52
change = -23.09Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Tom Daley
votes = 49,488
percentage = 34.91
change = +34.91Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Christopher Claytor
votes = 3,656
percentage = 2.58
change = -3.73Election box majority
votes = 39,146
percentage = 27.61
change =Election box turnout
votes = 141,778
percentage =
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Republican Party (US)
swing = -49.44