West Virginia's 3rd congressional district
U.S. House district for West Virginia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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West Virginia's 3rd congressional district is an obsolete U.S. congressional district in southern West Virginia. At various times the district covered different parts of the state, but in its final form included the state's second-largest city, Huntington; included Bluefield, Princeton, and Beckley; and has a long history of coal mining (especially in the southwestern counties), forestry, and farming.[1]
West Virginia's 3rd congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1863 |
Eliminated | 2020 |
Years active | 1863–2023 |
The district was last represented by Republican Carol Miller. However, because West Virginia lost a congressional seat in the 2020 census, it was eliminated in 2023.[2] On October 22, 2021, Governor Jim Justice signed the new congressional map plans into law. Under the plan, all of the current 3rd would be part of the new 1st. Incumbent representative Miller announced her candidacy for the new 1st district.[3][4]