Louisiana's 4th congressional district

Louisiana's 4th congressional district
	Louisiana's 4th congressional district since January 3, 2013
	Mike Johnson; R–Benton
Distribution	58.65[1]% urban; 41.35% rural;
Population (2016)	753,181[2]
Median income	$37,102[3]
Ethnicity	60.26% white; 34.92% black; 0.96% Asian; 3.75% Hispanic; 0.63% Native American;
Cook PVI	R+13[4]

Louisiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The district is located in the northwestern part of the state and is based in Shreveport-Bossier City. It also includes the cities of Minden, DeRidder, and Natchitoches.

The district is represented by Republican Mike Johnson.

History

The 4th Congressional District was created in 1843, the first new district in the state in 20 years. It was gained after the 1840 U.S. Census.

For most of the next 150 years, the 4th was centered on Shreveport and northwestern Louisiana. However, in 1993, Louisiana lost a congressional district, based on population figures. The state legislature shifted most of Shreveport's white residents into the 5th Congressional District. Republican Jim McCrery ran for election in the new 5th and won, defeating Democrat Jerry Huckaby, who represented the old 5th for eight terms.

Meanwhile, the 4th was reconfigured as a 63-percent African American-majority district, stretching in a roughly "Z" shape from Shreveport to Baton Rouge. Democrat Cleo Fields was elected for two terms as the representative of the 4th Congressional District. When the Supreme Court of the United States invalidated the boundaries of the new 4th Congressional District as unconstitutional, the Louisiana legislature redrew the District to encompass most of Northwest Louisiana, closely resembling its pre-1993 configuration. It is white majority. McCrery was elected in 1996 to this seat.

Recent presidential elections

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 55 - 43%
2004	President	Bush 59 - 40%
2008	President	McCain 59 - 40%
2012	President	Romney 59 - 40%
2016	President	Trump 61 - 37%

List of members representing the district

Name	District residence	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1843
Pierre Bossier	Natchitoches	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – April 24, 1844	28th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant			April 24, 1844 – December 2, 1844	28th
Isaac Edward Morse	St. Martinville	Democratic	December 2, 1844 – March 3, 1851	28th 29th 30th 31st	Elected to finish Bossier's term. [data unknown/missing]
John Moore	Franklin	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	[data unknown/missing]
Roland Jones	Shreveport	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	[data unknown/missing]
John M. Sandidge	Bossier City	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859	34th 35th	[data unknown/missing]
John M. Landrum	Shreveport	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Vacant			March 4, 1861 – July 18, 1868	37th 38th 39th 40th	Civil War and Reconstruction
Michel Vidal	Opelousas	Republican	July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869	40th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become U.S. consul to Tripoli, Libya.
Vacant			March 4, 1869 – May 23, 1870	41st
Joseph P. Newsham	St. Francisville	Republican	May 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871	41st	Successfully contested election of Michael Ryan. Retired.
James McCleery	Shreveport	Republican	March 4, 1871 – November 5, 1871	42nd	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant			November 5, 1871 – December 3, 1872
Alexander Boarman	Shreveport	Liberal Republican	December 3, 1872 – March 3, 1873		Elected to finish McCleery's term. Retired.
Vacant			March 4, 1873 – November 24, 1873	43rd	Representative-elect Samuel Peters died before the term began.
George Luke Smith	Shreveport	Republican	November 24, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected to finish Peters's term. [data unknown/missing]
William Mallory Levy	Natchitoches	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Joseph Barton Elam	Mansfield	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881	45th 46th	[data unknown/missing] Retired due to injuries.
Newton C. Blanchard	Shreveport	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 12, 1894	47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd	[data unknown/missing] Resigned when appointed to the United States Senate.
Vacant			March 12, 1894 – May 12, 1894	53rd
Henry Warren Ogden	Benton	Democratic	May 12, 1894 – March 3, 1899	53rd 54th 55th	Elected to finish Blanchard's term. Retired to return to farming.
Phanor Breazeale	Natchitoches	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905	56th 57th 58th	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
John T. Watkins	Minden	Democratic	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1921	59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
John N. Sandlin	Minden	Democratic	March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1937	67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Overton Brooks	Shreveport	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – September 16, 1961	75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant			September 16, 1961 – December 19, 1961	87th
Joe Waggonner Jr.	Plain Dealing	Democratic	December 19, 1961 – January 3, 1979	87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th	Elected to finish Brooks's term. Retired.
Buddy Leach	Leesville	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981	96th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Buddy Roemer	Bossier City	Democratic[5]	January 3, 1981 – March 14, 1988	97th 98th 99th 100th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana.
Vacant			March 14, 1988 – April 16, 1988	100th
Jim McCrery	Shreveport	Republican	April 16, 1988 – January 3, 1993	100th 101st 102nd	Elected to finish Roemer's term. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 5th district.
Cleo Fields	Baton Rouge	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	103rd 104th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Redistricted to the 5th district and retired.
Jim McCrery	Shreveport	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	Redistricted from the 5th district and elected here in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired.
John C. Fleming	Minden	Republican	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2017	111th 112th 113th 114th	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Mike Johnson	Benton	Republican	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018.

Recent election results

2002

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim McCrery*	114,649	71.61
	Democratic	John Milkovich	42,340	26.45
	Libertarian	Bill Jacobs	3,104	1.94
Total votes			160,093	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2004

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Jim McCrery*	100.00
Total votes			100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2006

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim McCrery*	77,078	57.40
	Democratic	Artis R. Cash, Sr.	22,757	16.95
	Democratic	Patti Cox	17,788	13.25
	Republican	Chester T. "Catfish" Kelley	16,649	12.40
Total votes			134,272	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2008

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (December 6, 2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John C. Fleming	44,501	48.07
	Democratic	Paul Carmouche	44,151	47.69
	Independent	Chester T. "Catfish" Kelley	3,245	3.51
	Independent	Gerard J. Bowen	675	0.73
Total votes			92,572	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2010

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John C. Fleming*	105,223	62.34
	Democratic	David Melville	54,609	32.35
	Independent	Artis R. Cash, Sr.	8,962	5.31
Total votes			168,794	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2012

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John C. Fleming*	187,894	75
	Libertarian	Randall Lord	61,637	25
Total votes			249,531	100.00
Turnout				67.8
	Republican hold

2014

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John C. Fleming*	152,683	73
	Libertarian	Randall Lord	55,236	27
Total votes			207,919	100.00
Turnout				51
	Republican hold

2016

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marshall Jones	80,593	28
	Republican	Mike Johnson	70,580	25
	Republican	Ralph "Trey" Baucum	50,412	18
	Republican	Oliver Jenkins	44,521	16
	Republican	Elbert Guillory	21,017	7
	Republican	"Rick" John	13,220	5
	No Party	Mark David Halverson	3,149	1
	No Party	Kenneth J. Krefft	2,493	1
Total votes			285,985	100.00
Turnout				66.6

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2016 Runoff)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Johnson*	87,370	65
	Democratic	Marshall Jones	46,579	35
Total votes			138,433	100.00
Turnout				28.1
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=22&cd=04
https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=22&cd=04
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
Roemer switched to the Republicans in 1991 while serving as governor. See ROEMER, Charles Elson (Buddy), III - Biographical Information.

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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[Cook-4] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[5] Roemer switched to the Republicans in 1991 while serving as governor. See ROEMER, Charles Elson (Buddy), III - Biographical Information.