U.S. House district for California
California's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California . It includes the northern Sierra Nevada and northeastern suburbs of Sacramento , stretching south to Death Valley . It encompasses Alpine , Inyo , Mono , Nevada , Placer (where the majority of the district’s population lives), Plumas , and Sierra counties, as well as parts of El Dorado , Sacramento , and Yuba counties. It includes the Sacramento suburbs of Roseville (the district's largest city), Folsom , Orangevale , Rocklin , Auburn , and Lincoln , along with the mountain towns of Quincy , South Lake Tahoe , Truckee , Mammoth Lakes , and Bishop .[ 1] Republican Kevin Kiley .
Prior to redistricting in 2020, the 3rd district encompassed most of the Sacramento Valley north and west of Sacramento . It covered all of Colusa , Sutter and Yuba counties, most of Glenn , Lake , Solano and Yolo counties and a portion of Sacramento County .[ 4] John Garamendi , a Democrat .
Recent election results from statewide races [ edit ] The 3rd district once extended up the Sacramento Valley from Sacramento to take in rural territory up to Tehama County . Once a Democratic bastion, the district was pushed into more rural and Republican-leaning territory after the 1990 census, and finally elected a Republican in 1998. The 2001 reapportionment made the district more compact and Republican than its predecessor, though it was far less Republican than the neighboring 4th district . Although there was some movement in registration in favor of the Democrats, it still had a strong GOP flavor as most of the Sacramento area's Democratic voters lived in the neighboring 5th district .
While George W. Bush carried the district in 2004 with 58.2% of the vote, the district swung rapidly in the Democratic column in 2008 with Barack Obama narrowly winning a plurality with 49.28% of the vote over John McCain 's 48.81%. However, despite Obama's win, in the congressional election held on the same day the Republicans retained the seat.
After redistricting, this district essentially became the 7th district, while a new 3rd was created with lines similar to what the old 3rd had in the 1990s. This version of the 3rd was considered a swing district, though the bulk of its population lives in Democratic-leaning areas in the outer Bay Area and in the closer-in suburbs of Sacramento.
Election results from statewide races before 2012 [ edit ] Composition as of 2023 [ edit ]
#
County
Seat
Population
3
Alpine
Markleeville
1,141
17
El Dorado
Placerville
192,215
27
Inyo
Independence
18,527
51
Mono
Bridgeport
13,066
57
Nevada
Nevada City
102,037
61
Placer
Auburn
423,561
63
Plumas
Quincy
19,131
67
Sacramento
Sacramento
1,584,288
91
Sierra
Downieville
3,200
115
Yuba
Marysville
85,722
As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 3rd congressional district is located in the Sierra Nevada region. It encompasses Alpine , Inyo , Mono , Nevada , Placer , Plumas , and Sierra Counties, as well as parts of El Dorado , Sacramento , and Yuba Counties.
El Dorado County is split between this district and the 5th district . They are partitioned by Scott Creek, Perry Creek, Perry Creek Rd, Rocky Bar Rd, Grizzly Flat Rd, Happy Valley Rd, Canon Creek, E16 Highway, Pleasant Valley Rd, Cedar Ravine Rd, Woodland Dr, Weber Creek, Highway 50, Chili Bar Reservoir, South Fork American River, Marshall Rd, Hastings Creek, Highway 49, Pilot Creek, North Fork American River, and the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. The 3rd district takes in the city of South Lake Tahoe and the census-designated places Auburn Lake Trails , Camino , Georgetown , Grizzly Flats , Meyers , and Pollock Pines .
Sacramento County is split between this district and both the 6th district and 7th district . The 6th and 3rd districts are partitioned by Latrobe Rd, Scott Rd, Deer Creek, Carson Creek, Nimbus Rd, E3 Highway, Illinois Ave, Madison Ave, Kenneth Ave, Wachtel Way, and Old Auburn Rd. The 3rd district takes in the city of Folsom and the census-designated place Orangevale .
Yuba County is split between this district and the 1st district . They are partitioned by State Highway 70, Ellis Rd, and Union Pacific. The 3rd district takes in the census-designated places Challenge-Brownsville , Comptonville , Dobbins , Loma Rica , and Smartsville .
[ edit ] Roseville – 147,773Folsom – 80,454Rocklin – 71,601Lincoln – 49,757Orangevale – 35,569Fair Oaks – 32,514South Lake Tahoe – 21,330Granite Bay – 21,247Truckee – 16,729Grass Valley – 14,016Auburn – 13,776North Auburn – 13,452[ edit ] Alta Sierra – 7,204Mammoth Lakes – 7,191Pollock Pines – 7,112Loomis – 6,836Lake Wildwood – 5,158Lake of the Pines – 4,301Bishop – 3,819Kings Beach – 3,563Auburn Lake Trails – 3,388Meadow Vista – 3,263Nevada City – 3,152Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek – 2,780West Bishop – 2,754List of members representing the district [ edit ]
Member
Party
Dates
Cong
Electoral history
Counties
District created March 4, 1865
John Bidwell (Chico )
Republican
March 4, 1865 –
39th
Elected in 1864 .1865–1885 Butte , Colusa , Del Norte , Humboldt , Lake , Lassen , Marin , Mendocino , Modoc , Napa , Plumas , Shasta , Sierra , Siskiyou , Solano , Sonoma , Sutter , Tehama , Trinity , Yolo , Yuba
James A. Johnson (Downieville )
Democratic
March 4, 1867 –
40th 41st
Elected in 1867 .Re-elected in 1868 .
John M. Coghlan (Suisun City )
Republican
March 4, 1871 –
42nd
Elected in 1871 .
John K. Luttrell (Santa Rosa )
Democratic
March 4, 1873 –
43rd 44th 45th
Elected in 1872 .Re-elected in 1875 .Re-elected in 1876 .
Campbell P. Berry (Wheatville )
Democratic
March 4, 1879 –
46th 47th
Elected in 1879 .Re-elected in 1880 .
Barclay Henley (Santa Rosa )
Democratic
March 4, 1883 –
48th
Elected in 1882 .1st district
Joseph McKenna (Suisun City )
Republican
March 4, 1885 –
49th 50th 51st 52nd
Elected in 1884 .Re-elected in 1886 .Re-elected in 1888 .Re-elected in 1890 .U.S. Circuit Judge .
1885–1895 Alameda , Contra Costa , Marin , Sacramento , Solano , Yolo
Vacant
March 28, 1892 –
52nd
Samuel G. Hilborn (Oakland )
Republican
December 5, 1892 –
52nd 53rd
Lost election contest.
Warren B. English (Oakland )
Democratic
April 4, 1894 –
53rd
Won election contest .1895–1903 Alameda , Colusa , Contra Costa , Glenn , Lake , Solano , Yolo
Samuel G. Hilborn (Oakland )
Republican
March 4, 1895 –
54th 55th
Elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 .
Victor H. Metcalf (Oakland )
Republican
March 4, 1899 –
56th 57th 58th
Elected in 1898 .Re-elected in 1900 .Re-elected in 1902 .U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor .
1903–1913 Alameda , Contra Costa , Solano
Vacant
July 1, 1904 –
58th
Joseph R. Knowland (Alameda )
Republican
November 8, 1904 –
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd
Elected to finish Metcalf's term .Elected in 1904 .Re-elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 .6th district
Charles F. Curry (Sacramento )
Republican
March 4, 1913 –
63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st
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 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .1913–1933 Contra Costa , Napa , Sacramento , San Joaquin , Solano , Yolo
Vacant
October 11, 1930 –
71st
Charles F. Curry Jr. (Sacramento )
Republican
March 4, 1931 –
72nd
Elected in 1930 .
Frank H. Buck (Vacaville )
Democratic
March 4, 1933 –
73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th
Elected in 1932 .Re-elected in 1934 .Re-elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 .1933–1953 Napa , Sacramento , San Joaquin , Solano , Yolo
Vacant
September 17, 1942 –
77th
J. Leroy Johnson (Stockton )
Republican
January 3, 1943 –
78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd
Elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 .Re-elected in 1946 .Re-elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .11th district
John E. Moss (Sacramento )
Democratic
January 3, 1953 –
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th
Elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .1953–1963 Colusa , Glenn , Sacramento , Sutter , Yolo , Yuba
1963–1967 Sacramento
1967–1975 Sacramento (Sacramento city)
1975–1983 Sacramento
Vacant
December 31, 1978 –
95th
Bob Matsui (Sacramento )
Democratic
January 3, 1979 –
96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd
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 .5th district
1983–1993 Sacramento (Sacramento city and eastern suburbs)
Vic Fazio (West Sacramento )
Democratic
January 3, 1993 –
103rd 104th 105th
Redistricted from the 4th district re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .
1993–2003 Butte , Colusa , Glenn , northwestern Sacramento , eastern Solano , Sutter , Tehama , Yolo
Doug Ose (Sacramento )
Republican
January 3, 1999 –
106th 107th 108th
Elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .
2003–2013 Alpine , Amador , Calaveras , most of suburban Sacramento , northern and eastern Solano
Dan Lungren (Gold River )
Republican
January 3, 2005 –
109th 110th 111th 112th
Elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .7th district
John Garamendi (Walnut Grove )
Democratic
January 3, 2013 –
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th
Redistricted from the 10th district re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 . 8th district
2013–2023 Davis , Fairfield , and Yuba City
Kevin Kiley (Rocklin )
Republican
January 3, 2023 –
118th
Elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 .
2023–present Alpine , Inyo , Mono , Nevada , Placer , Plumas , and Sierra and parts of El Dorado , Sacramento , and Yuba
Historical district boundaries [ edit ] 2003 - 2013
2013 - 2023
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