Texas's 3rd congressional district

Texas's 3rd congressional district
District map
Representative	Keith Self R–McKinney
Distribution	96.88% urban[1] 3.12% rural
Population (2023)	872,647[2]
Median household income	$118,298[2]
Ethnicity	56.0% White 16.2% Hispanic 13.0% Asian 9.4% Black 4.6% Two or more races 0.9% other
Cook PVI	R+11[3]

Texas's 3rd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in the suburban areas north and northeast of Dallas. It encompasses much of Collin County, including McKinney and Allen, as well as parts of Plano, Frisco, and Prosper. Additionally, the district includes all but the southern portion of Hunt County. The district is also home to a public four-year university, Texas A&M University-Commerce, as well as Collin College.

Texas has had at least three congressional districts since 1869. The current seat dates from a mid-decade redistricting conducted before the 1966 elections after Texas's original 1960s map was thrown out by Wesberry v. Sanders. In past configurations, it has been one of the most Republican districts in both Texas and the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The GOP has held the seat since a 1968 special election. The district's current congressman is Keith Self.

As of the 2010 census, the 3rd district represents 765,486 people who are predominantly middle-to-upper-class (median family income is US$80,912). The district is 59.1 percent White (non-Hispanic), 15.06 percent Hispanic or Latino (of any race), 13 percent Asian, and 8.9 percent Black or African American.^[4]

From 1967 to 2013, the district included large portions of Dallas County. Eventually, the 3rd covered much of northern Dallas County, including Garland, Rowlett and much of northern Dallas itself. It was pushed into Collin County in 1983. Since then, Collin County's rapid growth resulted in the district's share of Dallas County being gradually reduced. After redistricting in 2012, the Dallas County portion of the district was removed altogether. However, it still includes the Dallas precincts located in Collin County.^[5]

From 2013 to 2021, the district represented suburban areas north and northeast of Dallas. It encompassed much of Collin County, including McKinney, Plano, and the majority of Frisco, as well as a portion of the city of Dallas. The district was also home to the public college Collin College, and the Frisco campus of the University of North Texas.

After redistricting in 2021, the Dallas and Richardson portions of the district were removed, as well as much of Plano and Frisco. The Richardson portion of the district was transferred to District 32, while the Plano, Dallas, and Frisco portions were given to District 4. In return, District 3 was expanded eastward to encompass most of Hunt County.^[6]

Name	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Counties represented
District established March 4, 1863
District inactive		March 4, 1863 – March 31, 1870	37th 38th 39th 40th 41st	Civil War and Reconstruction
William Thomas Clark (Galveston)	Republican	March 31, 1870 – May 13, 1872	41st 42nd	Elected in 1869. Lost election contest.	[data missing]
Dewitt Clinton Giddings (Brenham)	Democratic	May 13, 1872 – March 3, 1875	42nd 43rd	Won election contest. Re-elected in 1872. [data missing]	[data missing]
James W. Throckmorton (McKinney)	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	44th 45th	Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. [data missing]	[data missing]
Olin Wellborn (Dallas)	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	46th 47th	Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the 6th district.	[data missing]
James H. Jones (Henderson)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. [data missing]	[data missing]
Constantine B. Kilgore (Wills Point)	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895	50th 51st 52nd 53rd	Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. [data missing]	[data missing]
Charles H. Yoakum (Greenville)	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	Elected in 1894. [data missing]	[data missing]
Reese C. De Graffenreid (Longview)	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – August 29, 1902	55th 56th 57th	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Died.	[data missing]
Vacant		August 29, 1902 – November 4, 1902	57th
Gordon J. Russell (Tyler)	Democratic	November 4, 1902 – June 14, 1910	57th 58th 59th 60th 61st	Elected to finish Graffenreid's term. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Resigned to become U.S. District Judge.	[data missing]
Vacant		June 14, 1910 – July 23, 1910	61st
Robert M. Lively (Canton)	Democratic	July 23, 1910 – March 3, 1911	61st	Elected to finish Russell's term. [data missing]	[data missing]
James Young (Kaufman)	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921	62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th	Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. [data missing]	[data missing]
Morgan G. Sanders (Canton)	Democratic	March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1939	67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th	Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-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. [data missing]	[data missing]
Lindley Beckworth (Gladewater)	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1953	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	[data missing]
Brady Preston Gentry (Tyler)	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957	83rd 84th	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Retired.	[data missing]
Lindley Beckworth (Gladewater)	Democratic	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967	85th 86th 87th 88th 89th	Elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 4th district and lost renomination.	[data missing]
Joe Pool (Dallas)	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – July 14, 1968	90th	Redistricted from the at-large seat and re-elected in 1966. Died.	Dallas (part)
Vacant		July 14, 1968 – August 24, 1968
James M. Collins (Dallas)	Republican	August 24, 1968 – January 3, 1983	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	Elected to finish Pool's term. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
					Collin (part), Dallas (part), Denton (part)
Steve Bartlett (Dallas)	Republican	January 3, 1983 – March 11, 1991	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Resigned to become Mayor of Dallas.	Collin (part), Dallas (part)
Vacant		March 11, 1991 – May 8, 1991	102nd
Sam Johnson (Plano)	Republican	May 8, 1991 – January 3, 2019	102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th	Elected to finish Bartlett's term. Re-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. Retired.[7]
					2007–2013 Collin (part), Dallas (part)
					2013–2023 Collin (part)[8]
Van Taylor (Plano)	Republican	January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023	116th 117th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Withdrew.
Keith Self (McKinney)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Elected in 2022.	2023–present Collin (part), Hunt (part)[9]

Adam P. Bell was the first Democrat to run for Texas's 3rd since the redistricting effort of 2012.

The incumbent representative, Sam Johnson, decided not to run for reelection in 2018, after having represented Texas's 3rd since 1991. His stated reason for retiring was that "the Lord has made clear that the season of my life in Congress is coming to an end".^[11]

• List of United States congressional districts

• 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
• Texas Secretary of State 2010 General Election Statewide Race Summary

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