Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district
Current Representative		Frank Lucas (R)
Population (2000)	690,131
Median income	$32,098
Ethnicity	83.0% White, 3.8% Black, 0.8% Asian, 5.2% Hispanic, 6.2% Native American, 0.4% other
Cook PVI	R+24

Oklahoma's Third Congressional District is the largest congressional district in Oklahoma and also one of the largest congressional districts in the United States. It borders New Mexico (to the west), Colorado and Kansas (to the north), and the Texas panhandle (to the south). Altogether, the district includes (in whole or in part) a total of 32 counties. To the far west, the district includes the three counties of the Oklahoma Panhandle (Cimarron, Texas, Beaver), and also Harper, Ellis, Woodward, Woods, Major, Alfalfa, Grant, Garfield, Kay, Noble, Osage, Pawnee, Creek, Payne, Lincoln, Logan, Kingfisher, Blaine, Canadian, Dewey, Custer, Rogers Mills, Beckham, Washita, Caddo, Kiowa, Greer, Harmon, and Jackson.

Some of the principal cities in the district include Guymon, Ponca City, Enid, Stillwater, Yukon, Guthrie, Sapulpa and Altus. It also includes portions of Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

As of 2006^[update], the district is represented by Republican Frank Lucas.

George W. Bush received 72% of the vote in the largest congressional district in Oklahoma in 2004.

Representatives from Oklahoma District 3

• ^  Wes Watkins switched his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican in 1996.

• ^  Lucas previously served in the 6th congressional district before redistricting in 2000.

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