# Mississippi's 3rd congressional district

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east.
Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, and Pearl. It also includes most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district includes Mississippi State University in Starkville.
From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-large statewide on a general ticket. This district has been redefined based on changes in statewide population.
Its current representative is Republican Michael Guest.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | McCain 62% - 37% |
| 2008 | Senate (Reg.) | Cochran 68% - 32% |
| 2008 | Senate (Spec.) | Wicker 61% - 39% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 62% - 38% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 63% - 35% |
| 2018 | Senate (Reg.) | Wicker 63% - 35% |
| 2018 | Senate (Spec.) | Hyde-Smith 60% - 40% |
| 2019 | Governor | Reeves 55% - 43% |
| 2019 | Lt. Governor | Hosemann 65% - 35% |
| 2019 | Attorney General | Fitch 63% - 37% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 62% - 37% |
| 2020 | Senate | Hyde-Smith 59% - 39% |
| 2023 | Governor | Reeves 56% - 43% |
| 2023 | Lt. Governor | Hosemann 65% - 35% |
| 2023 | Attorney General | Fitch 62% - 38% |
| 2023 | Secretary of State | Watson 64% - 36% |
| 2023 | State Treasurer | McRae 63% - 37% |
| 2023 | State Auditor | White 63% - 37% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 64% - 35% |

## Composition

The 3rd district includes the entirety of the following counties with the exception of Oktibbeha, which it shares with the 1st, Hinds and Madison, which it shares with the 2nd district, and Jones, which it shares with the 4th. Oktibbeha County communities in the 3rd include Starkville, Mississippi State, and Longview; Jones County communities include Sandersville, Sharon, and part of Laurel; and Madison County communities include Madison, Ridgeland, most of Gluckstadt, and parts of Canton and Flora. The Hinds County portion of the district takes in eastern Jackson.
| # | County | Seat | Population |
| 23 | Clarke | Quitman | 15,228 |
| 31 | Covington | Collins | 18,059 |
| 49 | Hinds | Jackson, Raymond | 214,870 |
| 61 | Jasper | Bay Springs, Paulding | 16,013 |
| 65 | Jefferson Davis | Prentiss | 10,969 |
| 67 | Jones | Laurel, Ellisville | 66,250 |
| 69 | Kemper | De Kalb | 8,584 |
| 75 | Lauderdale | Meridian | 70,527 |
| 77 | Lawrence | Monticello | 11,741 |
| 85 | Lincoln | Brookhaven | 34,702 |
| 89 | Madison | Canton | 112,511 |
| 91 | Marion | Columbia | 24,224 |
| 99 | Neshoba | Philadelphia | 28,789 |
| 101 | Newton | Decatur | 21,019 |
| 103 | Noxubee | Macon | 9,914 |
| 105 | Oktibbeha | Starkville | 51,203 |
| 113 | Pike | Magnolia | 39,394 |
| 121 | Rankin | Brandon | 160,417 |
| 123 | Scott | Forest | 27,507 |
| 127 | Simpson | Mendenhall | 25,715 |
| 129 | Smith | Raleigh | 14,099 |
| 147 | Walthall | Tylertown | 13,863 |
| 159 | Winston | Louisville | 17,416 |

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years of service | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location and map |
| District created March 4, 1847 ||||||
| Patrick Watson Tompkins (Vicksburg) | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | 30th | Elected in 1846. Retired. | |
| William McWillie (Camden) | Democratic | December 3, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | 31st | Elected in 1848. Lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate. | |
| John D. Freeman (Jackson) | Union | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1851. Retired. | |
| Otho Robards Singleton (Canton) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Elected in 1853. Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election. | |
| William Barksdale (Columbus) | Democratic | March 4, 1855 – January 12, 1861 | 34th 35th 36th | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1855. Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Withdrew due to Civil War. | |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 12, 1861 – April 8, 1870 | 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st | Civil War and Reconstruction | Civil War and Reconstruction |
| Henry Barry (Columbus) | Republican | April 8, 1870 – March 3, 1875 | 41st 42nd 43rd | Elected in 1869 to finish the term and to the next term. Re-elected in 1872. Retired. | |
| Hernando D. Money (Winona) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883 | 44th 45th 46th 47th | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the 4th district. | |
| Elza Jeffords (Mayersville) | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Elected in 1882 Retired. | |
| Thomas C. Catchings (Vicksburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1901 | 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Retired. | |
| Patrick Stevens Henry (Vicksburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | 57th | Elected in 1900. Lost renomination. | |
| Benjamin G. Humphreys II (Greenville) | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – October 16, 1923 | 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-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. Died. | |
| Vacant | Vacant | October 16, 1923 – November 27, 1923 | 68th | | |
| William Y. Humphreys (Greenville) | Democratic | November 27, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | 68th | Elected to finish his father's term. Retired. | |
| William M. Whittington (Greenwood) | Democratic | March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1951 | 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Retired. | |
| Frank E. Smith (Greenwood) | Democratic | January 3, 1951 – November 14, 1962 | 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired and resigned to become member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. | |
| Vacant | Vacant | November 14, 1962 – January 3, 1963 | 87th | | |
| John Bell Williams (Raymond) | Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 16, 1968 | 88th 89th 90th | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Resigned when elected Governor of Mississippi. | |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 16, 1968 – March 12, 1968 | 90th | | |
| Charles Hudson Griffin (Utica) | Democratic | March 12, 1968 – January 3, 1973 | 90th 91st 92nd | Elected to finish Williams's term. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Retired. | |
| Sonny Montgomery (Meridian) | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th | Redistricted from the 4th district and 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. Re-elected in 1994. Retired. | |
| Chip Pickering (Hebron) | Republican | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 | 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired. | |
| Chip Pickering (Hebron) | Republican | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 | 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired. | 2003–2013 |
| Gregg Harper (Pearl) | Republican | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019 | 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th | Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired. | 2003–2013 |
| Gregg Harper (Pearl) | Republican | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019 | 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th | Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired. | 2013–2023 |
| Michael Guest (Brandon) | Republican | January 3, 2019 – present | 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2013–2023 |
| Michael Guest (Brandon) | Republican | January 3, 2019 – present | 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present |

## Recent election results
### 2012

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gregg Harper (incumbent) | 234,717 | 80.0 |
| | Reform | John Luke Pannell | 58,605 | 20.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 293,322 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gregg Harper (incumbent) | 117,771 | 68.9 |
| | Democratic | Doug Magee | 47,744 | 27.9 |
| | Independent | Roger Gerrard | 3,890 | 2.3 |
| | Reform | Barbara Dale Washer | 1,541 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 170,946 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gregg Harper (incumbent) | 209,490 | 66.2 |
| | Democratic | Dennis C. Quinn | 96,101 | 30.4 |
| | Independent | Roger Gerrard | 8,696 | 2.7 |
| | Reform | Lajena Sheets | 2,158 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 316,445 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Guest | 160,284 | 62.3 |
| | Democratic | Michael Evans | 94,461 | 36.7 |
| | Reform | Matthew Holland | 2,526 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 257,271 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Guest (incumbent) | 221,064 | 64.7 |
| | Democratic | Dorothy "Dot" Benford | 120,782 | 35.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 341,846 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Guest (incumbent) | 132,481 | 70.74 |
| | Democratic | Shuwaski Young | 54,803 | 29.26 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 187,284 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2024

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Guest (incumbent) | 265,159 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 265,159 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |