Kentucky's 3rd congressional district

Kentucky's 3rd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Morgan McGarvey D–Louisville
Distribution	99.33% urban[1] 0.67% rural
Population (2023)	733,409[2]
Median household income	$62,206[3]
Ethnicity	61.9% White 22.0% Black 7.7% Hispanic 4.4% Two or more races 3.3% Asian 0.7% other
Cook PVI	D+10[4]

Kentucky's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It encompasses almost all of Louisville Metro, which, since the merger of 2003, is consolidated with Jefferson County, though other incorporated cities exist within the county, such as Shively and St. Matthews. The far eastern portions of Louisville Metro are part of the 2nd congressional district.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Morgan McGarvey. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+10, it is the only Democratic district in Kentucky.^[4]

The district's character is very different from the rest of Kentucky. It is entirely contained within Jefferson County, and in contrast to the rest of the state, it is urban and leans Democratic. It has the highest percentage of African Americans in the state, who are concentrated in and near Louisville. It is a cosmopolitan, diverse district, with major businesses, health care organizations and universities.

On July 1, 2025, the district had 551,734 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:^[8]

Jefferson County (85)

Anchorage, Audubon Park, Bancroft, Barbourmeade, Beechwood Village, Bellemeade, Bellewood, Blue Ridge Manor, Briarwood, Broeck Pointe, Brownsboro Farm, Brownsboro Village, Cambridge, Coldstream, Creekside, Crossgate, Douglass Hills, Druid Hills, Fincastle, Forest Hills, Glenview, Glenview Hills, Glenview Manor, Goose Creek, Graymoor-Devondale, Green Spring, Heritage Creek, Hickory Hill, Hills and Dales, Hollow Creek, Hollyvilla, Houston Acres, Hurstbourne, Hurstbourne Acres, Indian Hills, Jeffersontown, Kingsley, Langdon Place, Lincolnshire, Louisville (part; also 2nd), Lyndon, Lynnview, Manor Creek, Maryhill Estates, Meadow Vale, Meadowbrook Farm, Meadowview Estates, Middletown (part; also 2nd), Mockingbird Valley, Moorland, Murray Hill, Norbourne Estates, Northfield, Norwood, Old Brownsboro Place, Parkway Village, Plantation, Poplar Hills, Prospect, Richlawn, Riverwood, Rolling Fields, Rolling Hills, Seneca Gardens, Shively, South Park View, Spring Mill, Spring Valley, St. Matthews, St. Regis Park, Strathmoor Manor, Strathmoor Village, Sycamore, Ten Broeck, Thornhill, Watterson Park, Wellington, West Buechel, Westwood, Whipps Millgate, Wildwood, Windy Hills, Woodland Hills, Woodlawn Park, Worthington Hills

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District created March 4, 1803
Matthew Walton (Springfield)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807	8th 9th	Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Retired.	1803–1813 Breckinridge, Bullitt, Green, Hardin, Jefferson, Nelson, and Washington counties
John Rowan (Louisville)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809	10th	Elected in 1806. Retired.
Henry Crist (Shepherdsville)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811	11th	Elected in 1808. Retired.
Stephen Ormsby (Louisville)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813	12th	Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 8th district and lost re-election.
Richard M. Johnson (Great Crossings)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1819	13th 14th 15th	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Retired.	1813–1823 Boone, Campbell, Franklin, Gallatin, Harrison, Pendleton, and Scott counties
William Brown (Cynthiana)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	16th	Elected in 1818. Retired.
John T. Johnson (Georgetown)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 5th district.
Henry Clay (Lexington)	Democratic-Republican	March 3, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th	Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.	1823–1833 Clark, Fayette, and Woodford counties
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 6, 1825
Vacant		March 6, 1825 – August 1, 1825	19th
James Clark (Winchester)	Anti-Jacksonian	August 1, 1825 – March 3, 1831	19th 20th 21st	Elected to finish Clay's term and seated December 5, 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Renominated but declined.
Chilton Allan (Winchester)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	22nd	Elected in 1831. Redistricted to the 10th district.
Christopher Tompkins (Glasgow)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	23rd	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1833. Retired to run for state representative.	1833–1843 [data missing]
Joseph R. Underwood (Bowling Green)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	24th 25th 26th 27th	Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Retired.
	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
Henry Grider (Bowling Green)	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Retired.	1843–1853 [data missing]
Samuel Peyton (Hartford)	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Elected in 1847. Lost re-election.
Finis McLean (Elkton)	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	Elected in 1849. Retired.
Presley Ewing (Russellville)	Whig	March 4, 1851 – September 27, 1854	32nd 33rd	Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. Died.
					1853–1863 [data missing]
Vacant		September 27, 1854 – December 4, 1854	33rd
Francis Bristow (Elkton)	Whig	December 4, 1854 – March 3, 1855		Elected to finish Ewing's term Lost re-election.
Warner Underwood (Bowling Green)	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859	34th 35th	Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Retired.
Francis Bristow (Elkton)	Opposition	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	Elected in 1859. Retired.
Henry Grider (Bowling Green)	Union Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865	37th 38th 39th	Elected in 1861. Re-elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1865. Died.
					1863–1873 [data missing]
	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – September 7, 1866
Vacant		September 7, 1866 – December 3, 1866	39th
Elijah Hise (Russellville)	Democratic	December 3, 1866 – May 8, 1867		Elected to finish Grider's term. Also elected to the next full term. Died.
Vacant		May 8, 1867 – December 5, 1867	40th
Jacob Golladay (Allensville)	Democratic	December 5, 1867 – February 28, 1870	40th 41st	Elected to finish Hise's term. Re-elected in 1868. Resigned.
Vacant		February 28, 1870 – May 10, 1870	41st
Joseph H. Lewis (Glasgow)	Democratic	May 10, 1870 – March 3, 1873	41st 42nd	Elected to finish Golladay's term Re-elected in 1870. Retired.
Charles W. Milliken (Franklin)	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	43rd 44th	Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Retired.	1873–1883 [data missing]
John W. Caldwell (Russellville)	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired.
John E. Halsell (Bowling Green)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Lost renomination.	1883–1893 [data missing]
W. Godfrey Hunter (Burkesville)	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected in 1886. Lost re-election.
Isaac Goodnight (Franklin)	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895	51st 52nd 53rd	Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired.
					1893–1903 [data missing]
W. Godfrey Hunter (Burkesville)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election.
John S. Rhea (Russellville)	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 25, 1902	55th 56th 57th	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Lost contested election.
J. McKenzie Moss (Bowling Green)	Republican	March 25, 1902 – March 3, 1903	57th	Won contested election. Lost re-election.
John S. Rhea (Russellville)	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th	Elected in 1902. Retired.	1903–1913 [data missing]
James M. Richardson (Glasgow)	Democratic	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907	59th	Elected in 1904. Lost re-election.
Addison James (Penrod)	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909	60th	Elected in 1906. Lost re-election.
Robert Y. Thomas Jr. (Central City)	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – September 3, 1925	61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th	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. Re-elected in 1924. Died.
					1913–1933
Vacant		September 3, 1925 – December 26, 1925	69th
John W. Moore (Morgantown)	Democratic	December 26, 1925 – March 3, 1929	69th 70th	Elected to finish Thomas's term. Re-elected in 1926. Lost re-election.
Charles W. Roark (Greenville)	Republican	March 4, 1929 – April 5, 1929	71st	Elected in 1928. Died.
Vacant		April 5, 1929 – June 1, 1929
John W. Moore (Morgantown)	Democratic	June 1, 1929 – March 3, 1933	71st 72nd	Elected to finish Roark's term. Re-elected in 1930. Retired.
District inactive		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	See Kentucky's at-large congressional district.
Emmet O'Neal (Louisville)	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Lost re-election.	1935–1953 Jefferson County.
Thruston B. Morton (Glenview)	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953	80th 81st 82nd	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Retired.
John M. Robsion Jr. (Louisville)	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959	83rd 84th 85th	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Lost re-election.	1953–1957 Jefferson County.
					1957–1963 Jefferson County.
Frank W. Burke (Louisville)	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963	86th 87th	Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Lost re-election.
Gene Snyder (Jeffersontown)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Elected in 1962. Lost re-election.	1963–1967 Jefferson County.
Charles R. Farnsley (Louisville)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	Elected in 1964. Retired.
William O. Cowger (Louisville)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971	90th 91st	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Lost re-election.	1967–1973 Jefferson County (part).
Romano Mazzoli (Louisville)	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1995	92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd	Elected in 1970. 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. Retired.
					1973–1983
					1983–1993
					1993–2003
Mike Ward (Louisville)	Democratic	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	104th	Elected in 1994. Lost re-election.
Anne Northup (Louisville)	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2007	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election.
					2003–2013
John Yarmuth (Louisville)	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2023	110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Retired.
					2013–2023
Morgan McGarvey (Louisville)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – present	118th 119th	Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2023–present

• Kentucky's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

Specific

General

• 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

• Media related to Kentucky's 3rd congressional district at Wikimedia Commons

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