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.[1] 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.[2]

Alabama's 3rd State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Andrew Sorrell
RMuscle Shoals
Demographics77.2% White
19.1% Black
0.5% Asian
0.5% Native American
0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.1% Other
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizens of voting age
42,348
18
77.9%

Representatives

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

General elections

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Year Democratic Republican Other[4]
Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes %
1966
Places
1-5
Tom Jones 19,949 11.90 James L. Carpenter 14,079 8.40 None
John D. Snodgrass 20,712 12.36 Jim McCown 12,737 7.60 None
Harry L. Pennington 20,286 12.11 W. E. Brewer 13,110 7.82 None
Eugene M. McLain 19,227 11.47 Glenn F. Manning 14,411 8.60 None
Shelby A. Lawson 18,503 11.04 Lawrence Judd 14,568 8.69 None
1970
Places
1-5
Hartwell B. Lutz 30,604 92.07 Richard Perkins 2,634 7.93 None
Charles E. Grainger [data missing] William Griffin [data missing] None

References

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  1. ^ "Alabama Legislature". www.legislature.state.al.us. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Alabama House of Representatives District 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "AL House 003". ourcampaign.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "District 3 Races (1967-Present)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved May 1, 2019.