George W. Bush narrowly carried the district in both 2004 against John Kerry, 51%-47%.
Al Gore and Barack Obama also just narrowly carried the county in 2000 and 2008, respectively.
Lynch narrowly carried a vote to continue the war.
George W. Bush narrowly carried the district in 2000 with 48% of the vote and again in 2004 with 50%.
He sought a rematch in 2000 and lost by only 5,400 votes as George W. Bush narrowly carried the district.
However, Bill Clinton narrowly carried it in 1992, and the state has not been seriously contested since.
Clinton narrowly carried the 3rd in his successful run for President, a factor in the closeness of the congressional race.
That year, Jimmy Carter narrowly carried the state by two percentage points (15,000 votes).
John Kerry narrowly carried the district in 2004 with 51% of the vote.
John McCain narrowly carried the district in 2008 with 50% of the vote.