Alabama House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent

Andrew Sorrell

About the District Census Topic | Value

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Population | 48,789
Gender |

47.9% Male

52.1% Female

Race |

69.4% White

22.6% Black

0.8% Asian

0.5% Native American

0% Pacific Islander

Ethnicity | 3.3% Hispanic
Median household income | $47,097
High school graduation rate | 85.4%
College graduation rate | 17.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data

Alabama House of Representatives District 3 is represented by Andrew Sorrell (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Alabama state representatives represented an average of 47,850 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 45,521 residents.

## Contents

* 1 About the office
* 1.1 Qualifications
* 1.2 Salaries
* 1.3 Vacancies
* 2 District map
* 3 Redistricting
* 3.1 2020-2022
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2022
* 4.2 2018
* 4.3 2014
* 4.4 2010
* 5 Campaign contributions
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## About the office[edit]

Elected officials are not subjected to term limits and Alabama House members are one of only five lower house officials in the United States that are elected every four years. Alabama's state representatives assume office the day following their election.[1][2]

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Members of the House must be 21 at the time of their election, must be citizens and residents of the State of Alabama for at least 3 years and residents of their district at least one year prior to election.[2]

### Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators

Salary| Per diem
$51,734/year| For overnight stays: $85/day. For two or more days with overnight stays: $100/day.

### Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Alabama State Legislature, a special election must generally be conducted in order to fill the vacant seat. In the event that a vacancy occurs on or after October 1 in the year of a regular election, the seat will remain vacant until filled at the regular election. Otherwise, the governor must call for a special election if the vacancy happens before the next scheduled general election and the Legislature is in session.[3][4] The governor has all discretion in setting the date of the election along with the nominating deadlines.[4]

See sources: Alabama Code § 17-15-1

## District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

## Redistricting[edit]

### 2020-2022[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Alabama after the 2020 census

Alabama enacted state legislative maps for the state Senate and House of Representatives on Nov. 4, 2021, after Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed the proposals into law.[5] Senators approved the Senate map on Nov. 1 with a 25-7 vote.[6] Representatives approved the Senate map on Nov. 3 with a 76-26 vote.[5] For the House proposal, representatives voted 68-35 in favor on Nov. 1 and senators followed on Nov. 3 with a 22-7 vote.[7] These maps take effect for Alabama's 2022 legislative elections.

How does redistricting in Alabama work? The Alabama State Legislature is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. Both chambers of the state legislature must approve a single redistricting plan. State legislative district lines must be approved in the first legislative session following the United States Census. There is no statutory deadline for congressional redistricting. The governor may veto the lines drawn by the state legislature.[8]

The Alabama Constitution requires that state legislative district lines be contiguous. In addition, the state constitution mandates that state Senate districts "follow county lines except where necessary to comply with other legal requirements."[8]

In 2000, according to All About Redistricting, the legislative committee charged with redistricting "adopted guidelines ... asking that [congressional] districts be contiguous, reasonably compact, follow county lines where possible, and maintain communities of interest to the extent feasible." In addition, the committee agreed to "attempt to avoid contests between incumbents." Similar guidelines apply to state legislative redistricting. At its discretion, the state legislature may change these guidelines, which are non-binding.[8]

### Alabama House of Representatives District 3
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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### Alabama House of Representatives District 3
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

##### General election for Alabama House of Representatives District 3

Wesley Thompson and Kerry Underwood are running in the general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Wesley Thompson (D)

| Kerry Underwood (R)

* * *

There are no incumbents in this race.

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 3

Wesley Thompson defeated Susan Bentley in the Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 3 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Wesley Thompson |

74.6

| 1,232

| Susan Bentley |

25.4

| 419

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

| Total votes: 1,651
(95.00% precincts reporting)

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 3

Kerry Underwood defeated Fred Joly in the Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 3 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Kerry Underwood |

56.3

| 3,214

| Fred Joly |

43.7

| 2,493

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

| Total votes: 5,707
(95.00% precincts reporting)

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### 2018[edit]

See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

##### General election for Alabama House of Representatives District 3

Andrew Sorrell defeated Chad Young in the general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Andrew Sorrell (R) |

52.5

| 9,448

| Chad Young (D)  |

47.4

| 8,540
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.1

| 11

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 17,999
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 3

Chad Young advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 3 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate

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✔ |

| Chad Young

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 3

Andrew Sorrell defeated Humphrey Lee in the Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 3 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Andrew Sorrell |

76.6

| 3,668

| Humphrey Lee |

23.4

| 1,123

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 4,791

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### 2014[edit]

See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Alabama House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on July 15, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Incumbent Marcel Black was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Fred Joly was unopposed in the Republican primary. Black defeated Joly in the general election.[9][10][11][12][13]

Alabama House of Representatives District 3, General Election, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Marcel Black Incumbent | 59.8% | 7,993
| Republican  |  Fred Joly | 40.1% | 5,357
| NA  |  Write-In  | 0.1% | 8
Total Votes | 13,358

### 2010[edit]

See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2010

Elections for the office of Alabama House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 1, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 2, 2010. Marcel Black faced no opposition in the June 1 Democratic primary and won uncontested in the general election.[14][15][16]

## Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2002 to 2018, candidates for Alabama House of Representatives District 3 raised a total of $1,079,022. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $89,918 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Alabama House of Representatives District 3

Year | Amount | Candidates | Average
2018 | $426,463 | 3 | $142,154
2014 | $111,548 | 2 | $55,774
2012 | $99 | 1 | $99
2010 | $355,267 | 1 | $355,267
2008 | $3,528 | 1 | $3,528
2006 | $83,298 | 1 | $83,298
2002 | $98,819 | 3 | $32,940
Total | $1,079,022 | 12 | $89,918

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Alabama State Legislature
* Alabama State Senate
* Alabama House of Representatives

## External links[edit]

* The Alabama State Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Justia, "Alabama Constitution, Article IV, Section 46," accessed November 22, 2016
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alabama State Legislature, "The Alabama House of Representatives," accessed December 12, 2013 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "house" defined multiple times with different content
3. ↑ Alabama Legislature, "Code of Alabama," accessed February 5, 2021 (Section 17-15-1)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alabama Legislature, "Code of Alabama," accessed February 5, 2021 (Section 17-15-3)
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Montgomery Advertiser, "Gov. Kay Ivey signs off on Alabama congressional, legislative, SBOE maps for 2022," Nov. 4, 2021
6. ↑ Alabama Political Reporter, "Alabama Senate passes Senate, State School Board districts," Nov. 1, 2021
7. ↑ Alabama Political Report, "House district lines comfortably pass House over objections from both sides ," Nov. 1, 2021
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 All About Redistricting, "Alabama," accessed April 16, 2015
9. ↑ Alabama Democrats, "Qualified candidates for public office list," accessed February 27, 2014
10. ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "State Senate," accessed February 27, 2014
11. ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Democratic Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
12. ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Republican Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
13. ↑ DecaturDaily.com, "Republicans win big, including in Tennessee Valley," November 5, 2014
14. ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "State of Alabama 2010 Certified General Election Results," November 2, 2010
15. ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Democratic Primary results," November 21, 2013
16. ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Republican Primary results," November 21, 2013

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Current members of the Alabama House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Mac McCutcheon

Representatives

District 1

Phillip Pettus (R)

District 2

Lynn Greer (R)

District 3

Andrew Sorrell (R)

District 4

Parker Moore (R)

District 5

Danny Crawford (R)

District 6

Andy Whitt (R)

District 7

Proncey Robertson (R)

District 8

Terri Collins (R)

District 9

Scott Stadthagen (R)

District 10

Mike Ball (R)

District 11

Randall Shedd (R)

District 12

Corey Harbison (R)

District 13

Vacant

District 14

Tim Wadsworth (R)

District 15

Allen Farley (R)

District 16

Kyle South (R)

District 17

Tracy Estes (R)

District 18

Jamie Kiel (R)

District 19

Laura Hall (D)

District 20

Howard Sanderford (R)

District 21

Rex Reynolds (R)

District 22

Ritchie Whorton (R)

District 23

James Hanes (R)

District 24

Nathaniel Ledbetter (R)

District 25

Mac McCutcheon (R)

District 26

Kerry Rich (R)

District 27

Wes Kitchens (R)

District 28

Gil Isbell (R)

District 29

Vacant

District 30

B. Craig Lipscomb (R)

District 31

Mike Holmes (R)

District 32

Barbara Boyd (D)

District 33

Ben Robbins (R)

District 34

David Standridge (R)

District 35

Steve Hurst (R)

District 36

Randy Wood (R)

District 37

Bob Fincher (R)

District 38

Debbie Hamby Wood (R)

District 39

Ginny Shaver (R)

District 40

K.L. Brown (R)

District 41

Corley Ellis (R)

District 42

Ivan Smith (R)

District 43

Arnold Mooney (R)

District 44

Danny Garrett (R)

District 45

Dickie Drake (R)

District 46

David Faulkner (R)

District 47

Vacant

District 48

Jim Carns (R)

District 49

Russell Bedsole (R)

District 50

Jim Hill (R)

District 51

Allen Treadaway (R)

District 52

John Rogers (D)

District 53

Anthony Daniels (D)

District 54

Neil Rafferty (D)

District 55

Rod Scott (D)

District 56

Louise Alexander (D)

District 57

Merika Coleman (D)

District 58

Rolanda Hollis (D)

District 59

Mary Moore (D)

District 60

Juandalynn Givan (D)

District 61

Rodney Sullivan (R)

District 62

Rich Wingo (R)

District 63

Cynthia Almond (R)

District 64

Harry Shiver (R)

District 65

Brett Easterbrook (R)

District 66

Alan Baker (R)

District 67

Prince Chestnut (D)

District 68

Thomas Jackson (D)

District 69

Kelvin Lawrence (D)

District 70

Christopher England (D)

District 71

Artis McCampbell (D)

District 72

Ralph Howard (D)

District 73

Kenneth Paschal (R)

District 74

Charlotte Meadows (R)

District 75

Reed Ingram (R)

District 76

Patrice McClammy (D)

District 77

TaShina Morris (D)

District 78

Kenyatté Hassell (D)

District 79

Joe Lovvorn (R)

District 80

Chris Blackshear (R)

District 81

Ed Oliver (R)

District 82

Pebblin Warren (D)

District 83

Jeremy Gray (D)

District 84

Berry Forte (D)

District 85

Dexter Grimsley (D)

District 86

Paul Lee (R)

District 87

Jeff Sorrells (R)

District 88

Will Dismukes (R)

District 89

Wes Allen (R)

District 90

Chris Sells (R)

District 91

Rhett Marques (R)

District 92

Mike Jones (R)

District 93

Steve Clouse (R)

District 94

Joe Faust (R)

District 95

Vacant

District 96

Matt Simpson (R)

District 97

Adline Clarke (D)

District 98

Napoleon Bracy (D)

District 99

Sam Jones (D)

District 100

Victor Gaston (R)

District 101

Chris Pringle (R)

District 102

Shane Stringer (R)

District 103

Barbara Drummond (D)

District 104

Margie Wilcox (R)

District 105

Chip Brown (R)

Republican Party (73)

Democratic Party (28)

Vacancies (4)

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