# Alabama's 3rd House of Representatives district

Alabama's 3rd House of Representatives district is one of 105 districts in the Alabama House of Representatives. Its most recent representative was Andrew Sorrell prior to his election as State Auditor of Alabama. It was created in 1966 and encompasses parts of Colbert, Lauderdale and Lawrence counties. As of the 2010 census, the district has a population of 42,348, with 77.9% being of legal voting age.

## Representatives

| Representative | Party | Term start | Term end | Electoral history | Represented counties |
| District created | District created | District created | November 9, 1966 | November 9, 1966 | November 9, 1966 |
| John D. Snodgrass | Democratic | November 9, 1966 | November 4, 1970 | Elected in 1966 | Madison |
| Tom Jones | Democratic | November 9, 1966 | November 4, 1970 | Elected in 1966 | Madison |
| Harry L. Pennington | Democratic | November 9, 1966 | November 4, 1970 | Elected in 1966 | Madison |
| Eugene M. McLain | Democratic | November 9, 1966 | November 4, 1970 | Elected in 1966 | Madison |
| Shelby A. Laxson | Democratic | November 9, 1966 | November 4, 1970 | Elected in 1966 | Madison |
| Hartwell B. Lutz | Democratic | November 4, 1970 | November 6, 1974 | Elected in 1970 | Madison |
| Charles E. Grainger | Democratic | November 4, 1970 | November 6, 1974 | Elected in 1970 | Madison |
| Bill G. King | Democratic | November 4, 1970 | November 6, 1974 | Elected in 1970 | Madison |
| Glenn H. Hearn | Democratic | November 4, 1970 | November 6, 1974 | Elected in 1970 | Madison |
| Douglas V. Hale | Republican | November 4, 1970 | November 6, 1974 | Elected in 1970 | Madison |
| Tom C. Coburn | Democratic | November 6, 1974 | November 8, 1978 | Elected in 1974 Re-elected in 1978 | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale |
| Tom C. Coburn | Democratic | November 8, 1978 | November 3, 1982 | Elected in 1974 Re-elected in 1978 | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale |
| J. W. Goodwin | Democratic | November 3, 1982 | November 9, 1983 | Elected in 1982 Re-elected in 1983 Re-elected in 1986 Re-elected in 1990 | Colbert, Lauderdale |
| J. W. Goodwin | Democratic | November 9, 1983 | November 5, 1986 | Elected in 1982 Re-elected in 1983 Re-elected in 1986 Re-elected in 1990 | Colbert, Lauderdale |
| J. W. Goodwin | Democratic | November 5, 1986 | November 7, 1990 | Elected in 1982 Re-elected in 1983 Re-elected in 1986 Re-elected in 1990 | Colbert, Lauderdale |
| J. W. Goodwin | Democratic | November 7, 1990 | November 9, 1994 | Elected in 1982 Re-elected in 1983 Re-elected in 1986 Re-elected in 1990 | Colbert, Lauderdale |
| Marcel Black | Democratic | November 9, 1994 | November 4, 1998 | Elected in 1994 Re-elected in 1998 Re-elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2014 | Colbert |
| Marcel Black | Democratic | November 4, 1998 | November 6, 2002 | Elected in 1994 Re-elected in 1998 Re-elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2014 | Colbert |
| Marcel Black | Democratic | November 6, 2002 | November 8, 2006 | Elected in 1994 Re-elected in 1998 Re-elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2014 | Colbert |
| Marcel Black | Democratic | November 8, 2006 | November 3, 2010 | Elected in 1994 Re-elected in 1998 Re-elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2014 | Colbert |
| Marcel Black | Democratic | November 3, 2010 | November 5, 2014 | Elected in 1994 Re-elected in 1998 Re-elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2014 | Colbert |
| Marcel Black | Democratic | November 5, 2014 | November 7, 2018 | Elected in 1994 Re-elected in 1998 Re-elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2014 | Colbert |
| Andrew Sorrell | Republican | November 7, 2018 | November 9, 2022 | Elected in 2018 | Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence |

## General elections

| Year | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Other | Other | Other |
| Year | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 1966 Places 1-5 | √Tom Jones | 19,949 | 11.90 | James L. Carpenter | 14,079 | 8.40 | None | None | None |
| 1966 Places 1-5 | √John D. Snodgrass | 20,712 | 12.36 | Jim McCown | 12,737 | 7.60 | None | None | None |
| 1966 Places 1-5 | √Harry L. Pennington | 20,286 | 12.11 | W. E. Brewer | 13,110 | 7.82 | None | None | None |
| 1966 Places 1-5 | √Eugene M. McLain | 19,227 | 11.47 | Glenn F. Manning | 14,411 | 8.60 | None | None | None |
| 1966 Places 1-5 | √Shelby A. Lawson | 18,503 | 11.04 | Lawrence Judd | 14,568 | 8.69 | None | None | None |
| 1970 Places 1-5 | √Hartwell B. Lutz | 30,604 | 92.07 | Richard Perkins | 2,634 | 7.93 | None | None | None |
| 1970 Places 1-5 | √Charles E. Grainger | [data missing] | [data missing] | William Griffin | [data missing] | [data missing] | None | None | None |