Arkansas's 4th congressional district

Arkansas's 4th congressional district
	Bruce Westerman; R–Hot Springs
Area	20,951 sq mi (54,260 km2)
Distribution	66.2% urban; 33.8% rural;
Population (2015)	711,737[1]
Median income	$40,903[2]
Ethnicity	71% white; 24.4% black; 0.4% Asian; 2.7% Hispanic; 0.5% Native American; 0% other;
Cook PVI	R+17[3]

Arkansas's 4th congressional district is a congressional district located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Notable towns in the district include Camden, Hope, Hot Springs, Magnolia, Pine Bluff, and Texarkana.

The district is currently represented by Republican Bruce Westerman.

Historically, the district has supported conservative Democrats such as Mike Ross and David Pryor, and was reckoned as a classic Yellow Dog Democrat district. However, the growing Republican trend in the state has overtaken the district since the start of the 21st century with the district supporting George W. Bush with 51% in 2004 and support grew as John McCain won the district in 2008 with 58% of the vote.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Recent election results

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 49 - 48%
2004	President	Bush 51 - 48%
2008	President	McCain 58 - 39%
2012	President	Romney 62 - 36%
2016	President	Trump 64 - 31%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1875
Thomas M. Gunter	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883	44th 45th 46th 47th	Redistricted from the 3rd district. [data unknown/missing]
Samuel W. Peel	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 5th district.
John H. Rogers	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891	49th 50th 51st	Redistricted from the 3rd district. [data unknown/missing]
William L. Terry	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1901	52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th	[data unknown/missing]
Charles C. Reid	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	57th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 5th district.
John S. Little	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – January 14, 1907	58th 59th	Redistricted from the 2nd district. Resigned when elected Governor of Arkansas
Vacant		January 14, 1907 – March 3, 1907
William B. Cravens	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913	60th 61st 62nd	[data unknown/missing]
Otis Wingo	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – October 21, 1930	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		October 21, 1930 – November 4, 1930
Effiegene L. Wingo	Democratic	November 4, 1930 – March 3, 1933	71st 72nd	[data unknown/missing]
William B. Cravens	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 13, 1939	73rd 74th 75th 76th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		January 13, 1939 – September 12, 1939
William F. Cravens	Democratic	September 12, 1939 – January 3, 1949	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	[data unknown/missing]
Boyd A. Tackett	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st 82nd	[data unknown/missing]
Oren Harris	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – February 2, 1966	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become US District judge for the Eastern and Western District of Arkansas
Vacant		February 2, 1966 – November 8, 1966
David Pryor	Democratic	November 8, 1966 – January 3, 1973	89th 90th 91st 92nd	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Ray Thornton	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979	93rd 94th 95th	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Beryl Anthony Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Lost renomination
Jay Dickey	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001	103rd 104th 105th 106th	Defeated
Mike Ross	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013	107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for Governor of Arkansas.
Tom Cotton	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015	113th	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Bruce Westerman	Republican	January 3, 2015 – present	114th 115th 116th	Elected in 2014.

Recent election results

2002

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Avery Ross*	119,633	60.56%
	Republican	Jay Dickey	77,904	39.44%
Majority			41,729	21.12%
Total votes			197,537	100.00
	Democratic hold

2004

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Avery Ross*	243,003	100.00%
Majority			243,003	100.00%
Total votes				100.00
	Democratic hold

2006

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Avery Ross*	128,236	74.73%
	Republican	Joe Ross	43,360	25.27%
Majority			84,876	49.46%
Total votes			171,596	100.00
	Democratic hold

2008

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Avery Ross*	203,178	86.17%
	Green	J. Joshua Drake	32,603	13.83%
Majority			170,575	72.34%
Total votes			235,781	100.00
	Democratic hold

2010

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Avery Ross*	102,479	57.53%
	Republican	Beth Anne Rankin	71,526	40.15%
	Green	J. Joshua Drake	4,129	2.32%
Majority			30,953	17.38%
Total votes			178,134	100.00
	Democratic hold

2012

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Cotton	154,149	59.53%
	Democratic	Gene Jeffress	95,013	36.69%
	Libertarian	Bobby Tullis	4,984	1.92%
	Green	J. Joshua Drake	4,807	1.86%
Majority			59,136	22.84%
Total votes			258,953	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

2014

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce Westerman	110,789	54%
	Democratic	James Lee Witt	87,742	43%
	Libertarian	Ken Hamilton	7,598	3%
Majority			23,047	11%
Total votes			206,131	100.00%
	Republican hold

2016

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce Westerman	182,885	75%
	Libertarian	Ken Hamilton	61,274	25%
Majority			121,611	50%
Total votes			244,159	100.00%
	Republican hold

2018

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2018[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce Westerman (incumbent)	136,740	66.74%
	Democratic	Hayden Shamel	63,984	31.23%
	Libertarian	Tom Canada	3,952	1.93%
	Write-in		216	0.11%
Total votes			204,892	100%
	Republican hold

References

https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=05&cd=04
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
"2018 Arkansas general election results". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

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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[2] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=05&cd=04

[Cook-3] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[General_Election-4] "2018 Arkansas general election results". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 9, 2019.