Virginia's 4th congressional district
Virginia's 4th congressional district | |
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Virginia's 4th congressional district – since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Donald McEachin (D–Henrico County) |
Distribution |
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Population (2016) | 764,301[2] |
Median income | $54,607 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+10[3] |
Virginia's fourth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the state of Virginia. Taking in most of the area between Richmond and Hampton Roads, it covers all or part of the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, and Sussex, and all or part of the independent cities of Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Emporia, Hopewell, Petersburg, Richmond and Suffolk. The current representative is Donald McEachin (D).
2016 redistricting
The Virginia Legislature's 2012 redistricting of the adjacent 3rd district was found unconstitutional and replaced with a court-ordered redistricting on January 16, 2016 for the 2016 elections. [4][5][6][7][8]
Recent election results from statewide races
Year | Office | Results |
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1996 | President | Bob Dole (R) 46.3–45.6%[9] |
Senator | John Warner (R) 51–49%[10] | |
1997 | Governor | Jim Gilmore (R) 57–41%[11] |
Lieutenant Governor | John H. Hager (R) 51–42%[12] | |
Attorney General | Mark Earley (R) 62–38%[13] | |
2000 | President | George W. Bush (R) 49.2–49.0%[14] |
Senator | Chuck Robb (D) 51–49%[15] | |
2001 | Governor | Mark Warner (D) 54–46%[16] |
Lieutenant Governor | Tim Kaine (D) 53–45%[17] | |
Attorney General | Jerry W. Kilgore (R) 57–43%[18] | |
2004 | President | George W. Bush (R) 57–43%[19] |
2008 | President | Barack Obama (D) 50–49%[20] |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney (R) 50–49%[21] |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton (D) 59–37%[22] |
2017 | Governor | Ralph Northam (D) 61-37%[23] |
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Term | Electoral history |
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District created: March 4, 1789 | |||
Pro-Administration | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
Redistricted to Virginia's 17th congressional district | |
Francis Preston | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
Retired |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | ||
Abram Trigg | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 |
Redistricted to Virginia's 6th congressional district |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1809 |
Appointed Governor of Mississippi Territory | |
Jacob Swoope | Federalist | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 |
Retired |
William McCoy | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1823 |
Redistricted to Virginia's 19th congressional district |
Mark Alexander | Crawford Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
Retired |
Jackson | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 | ||
James Gholson | Anti-Jackson | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
Lost re-election |
George Dromgoole | Jackson | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
Retired |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
Retired | |
Edmund W. Hubard | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
Redistricted from Virginia's 5th congressional district Retired |
Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 |
Redistricted to Virginia's 5th congressional district | |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – July 3, 1859 |
Died | |
Vacant | July 3, 1859 – December 6, 1859 | ||
Democratic | December 7, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
Resigned | |
Vacant | March 4, 1861 – January 25, 1870 |
Civil War | |
Conservative | January 26, 1870 – March 3, 1871 |
Lost re-election | |
Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1877 |
Retired | |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 |
Retired | |
Benjamin Hooper | Readjuster | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
Lost re-election |
James Brady | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
Retired |
William E. Gaines | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
Retired |
Edward Venable | Democratic | March 4, 1889 – September 23, 1890 |
Election invalidated |
Republican | September 23, 1890 – March 3, 1891 |
Lost re-election | |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
Retired | |
Democratic | March 4, 1895 – May 2, 1896 |
Election invalidated | |
Republican | May 2, 1896 – March 3, 1897 |
Lost re-election | |
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 23, 1898 |
Election invalidated | |
Republican | March 23, 1898 – March 3, 1899 |
Lost re-election | |
Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1900 |
Died | |
Vacant | March 4, 1900 – April 18, 1900 | ||
Democratic | April 19, 1900 – March 3, 1903 |
Lost re-election | |
Robert G. Southall | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 |
Lost re-election |
Democratic | March 4, 1907 – October 31, 1909 |
Died | |
Vacant | November 1, 1909 – March 7, 1910 | ||
Democratic | March 8, 1910 – March 3, 1913 |
Lost re-election | |
Walter Watson | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – December 24, 1919 |
Died |
Vacant | December 25, 1919 – April 26, 1920 | ||
Democratic | April 27, 1920 – March 3, 1933 |
Redistricted to Virginia's at-large congressional seat | |
District eliminated March 4, 1933 | |||
District recreated January 3, 1935 | |||
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – December 21, 1947 |
Died | |
Vacant | December 21, 1947 – February 17, 1948 | ||
Democratic | February 17, 1948 – January 3, 1973 |
Retired | |
Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 |
Lost re-election | |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – March 29, 2001 |
Died | |
Vacant | March 29, 2001 – June 19, 2001 | ||
Republican | June 19, 2001 – January 3, 2017 |
First elected to finish Sisisky's term. Ran in 2nd congressional district and lost renomination | |
Democratic | January 3, 2017 – Present |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ↑ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ↑ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Court Ordered Redistricting". Redistricting.dls.virginia.gov. 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ↑ http://redistricting.dls.virginia.gov/2010/Data/Court%20Ordered%20Redistricting/2016%2001%2007%20Personnhuballah%20v%20Alcorn%20Civil%20Action%20No.%203-13cv678.pdf
- ↑ "Supreme Court weighs legality of Virginia redistricting". TheHill. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ↑ By $${element.Contributor} (2016-02-01). "Supreme Court Allows Virginia Redistricting to Stand in 2016". Rollcall.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ↑ By ANDREW CAIN Richmond Times-Dispatch (2016-01-07). "Judges impose new Va. congressional map, redrawing 3rd, 4th Districts | Virginia Politics". richmond.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ↑ "1996 Election Results – President". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ↑ "1996 Election Results – US Senate". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Nov 97 Gen Election Results for Governor by Congressional District and Locality". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Nov 97 Gen Election Results for Lt Governor by Congressional District and Locality". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Nov 97 Gen Election Results for Attorney General by Congressional District and Locality". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Virginia General Election – November 7, 2000". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Virginia General Election – November 7, 2000". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ↑ "General Election – November 6, 2001". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ↑ "General Election – November 6, 2001". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ↑ "General Election – November 6, 2001". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ↑ "General Election – November 2, 2004". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ↑ "November 2008 Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ↑ "November 2012 Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ↑ Nir, David (2012-11-19). "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for the 2016 and 2012 elections". Dailykos.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ↑ "2017 Governor's Election Results by Congressional District". The Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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