Virginia's 3rd congressional district

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Virginia's third congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia, serving the independent cities of Norfolk, Newport News, Hampton and Portsmouth and part of the independent city of Chesapeake. It has been represented by Democrat Bobby Scott since 1993. The district is majority-minority, has a plurality black electorate, and is heavily Democratic. In 1788, Virginia's 3rd congressional district consisted of all of modern Virginia including and west of the counties of Carroll, Floyd, Roanoke, Botetourt, Augusta and Rockingham. It also included what is today Pendleton County, West Virginia and also about the southern third of West Virginia, which in 1788 was all Greenbrier County. This area that is today about 48 counties and 13 independent cities was in 1788 only nine counties. In the 1790 census, this area had a population of 66,045. For the 1792 congressional elections, the number of congressional districts in Virginia rose from 10 to 19...

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