Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 782,142[2] | ||
Median household income | $60,128[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+27[4] |
Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Democrat Hank Johnson, though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.[5] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.
The newly drawn district retains its majority African American status and includes many of Atlanta's inner eastern suburbs, such as Conyers, Covington, Decatur, Lilburn, and Lithonia. A portion of the City of Snellville (as well as unincorporated areas with the same address) is also included in the district[6][7]
Counties[]
- DeKalb (Partial, see also 6th district and 5th district)
- Gwinnett (Partial, see also 7th district and 10th district)
- Newton (Partial, see also 10th district)
- Rockdale
Recent results in major elections[]
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | Al Gore 70% - George W. Bush 30% |
2004 | President | John Kerry 71% - George W. Bush 28% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 73.2% - John McCain 26.3% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 73.6% - Mitt Romney 25.6% |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 75.3% - Donald Trump 22.2% |
2018 | Governor | Stacey Abrams 79.3% - Brian Kemp 20.5% |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 78.8% - Donald Trump 20.2% |
List of members representing the district[]
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District geography |
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District created in 1827 | |||||
Wilson Lumpkin |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
20th | Elected in 1826. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
1827–1829 [data unknown/missing] |
Eliminated in favor of at-large districts | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1845 |
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Hugh A. Haralson | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 |
29th 30th 31st |
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. [data unknown/missing] |
1845–1853 [data unknown/missing] |
Charles Murphey | Unionist | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | Elected in 1851. [data unknown/missing] | |
William B. W. Dent | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Elected in 1853. [data unknown/missing] |
1853–1863 [data unknown/missing] |
Hiram B. Warner |
Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | Elected in 1855. [data unknown/missing] | |
Lucius J. Gartrell |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – January 23, 1861 |
35th 36th |
Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Resigned. | |
Vacant | January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1868 |
36th 37th 38th 39th 40th |
Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
1863–1873 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Samuel F. Gove |
Republican | July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
40th | Was credentialed for the 41st Congress but was deemed not entitled since the credentials were based on the same election that had seated him the 40th Congress. | |
Vacant | March 4, 1869 – January 15, 1871 | ||||
Jefferson F. Long |
Republican | January 16, 1871 – March 3, 1871 |
41st | Elected to finish Gove's term. [data unknown/missing] | |
Thomas J. Speer | Republican | March 4, 1871 – August 18, 1872 |
42nd | Elected in 1870. Died. | |
Vacant | August 18, 1872 – December 2, 1872 | ||||
Erasmus W. Beck |
Democratic | December 2, 1872 – March 3, 1873 |
42nd | Elected to finish Speer's term. | |
Henry R. Harris |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 |
43rd 44th 45th |
Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. [data unknown/missing] |
1873–1883 [data unknown/missing] |
Henry Persons |
Independent Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
46th | Elected in 1878. [data unknown/missing] | |
Hugh Buchanan | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 |
47th 48th |
Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. [data unknown/missing] | |
1883–1893 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Henry R. Harris |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th | Elected in 1884. [data unknown/missing] | |
Thomas W. Grimes | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data unknown/missing] | |
Charles L. Moses |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897 |
52nd 53rd 54th |
Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. [data unknown/missing] | |
1893–1903 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
William C. Adamson |
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – December 18, 1917 |
55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th |
Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Resigned to become member of the Board of U.S. General Appraisers. | |
1903–1913 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
1913–1933 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | December 18, 1917 – January 16, 1918 | ||||
William C. Wright |
Democratic | January 16, 1918 – March 3, 1933 |
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Elected to finish Adamson's term. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. [data unknown/missing] | |
Emmett M. Owen |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – June 21, 1939 |
73rd 74th 75th 76th |
Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Died. |
1933–1943 [data unknown/missing] |
Vacant | June 21, 1939 – August 1, 1939 | ||||
A. Sidney Camp |
Democratic | August 1, 1939 – July 24, 1954 |
76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd |
Elected to finish Owen's term. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Died. | |
1943–1953 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
1953–1963 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | July 24, 1954 – November 2, 1954 |
[data unknown/missing] | |||
John J. Flynt Jr. |
Democratic | November 2, 1954 – January 3, 1965 |
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th |
. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 6th district. | |
1963–1973 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
James MacKay |
Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
89th | Elected in 1964. [data unknown/missing] | |
Benjamin B. Blackburn |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 |
90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. [data unknown/missing] | |
1973–1983 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Elliott H. Levitas |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985 |
94th 95th 96th 97th 98th |
Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Lost re-election. | |
1983–1993 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Pat Swindall |
Republican | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989 |
99th 100th |
Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Lost re-election. | |
Ben L. Jones |
Democratic | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993 |
101st 102nd |
Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 10th district and lost renomination | |
John Linder |
Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 |
103rd 104th |
Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Redistricted to the 11th district. |
1993–2003 [data unknown/missing] |
Cynthia McKinney |
Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 |
105th 106th 107th |
Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. [data unknown/missing] | |
Denise Majette |
Democratic | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 |
108th | Elected in 2002. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
2003–2007 |
Cynthia McKinney |
Democratic | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
109th | Elected in 2004. Lost renomination. | |
Hank Johnson |
Democratic | January 3, 2007 – present |
110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
2007–2013 |
2013–present |
Election results[]
2002[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Denise Majette | 118,045 | 77.03 | |
Republican | Cynthia Van Auken | 35,202 | 22.97 | |
Total votes | 153,247 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2004[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cynthia McKinney | 157,461 | 63.76 | |
Republican | Catherine Davis | 89,509 | 36.24 | |
Total votes | 246,970 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2006[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hank Johnson | 106,352 | 75.32 | |
Republican | Catherine Davis | 34,778 | 24.63 | |
No party | Others | 64 | 0.05 | |
Total votes | 141,194 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2008[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hank Johnson (incumbent) | 224,494 | 99.91 | |
No party | Others | 200 | 0.09 | |
Total votes | 224,694 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2010[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hank Johnson (incumbent) | 131,760 | 74.67 | |
Republican | Liz Carter | 44,707 | 25.33 | |
Total votes | 176,467 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2012[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hank Johnson (incumbent) | 208,861 | 73.57 | |
Republican | J. Chris Vaughn | 75,041 | 26.43 | |
Green | Cynthia McKinney (write-in)[8][9] | 58 | 0.02 | |
Total votes | 283,960 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2014[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hank Johnson (incumbent) | 161,211 | 100 | |
Total votes | 161,211 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2016[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hank Johnson (incumbent) | 220,146 | 75.72 | |
Republican | Victor Armendariz | 70,593 | 24.28 | |
Total votes | 290,739 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2018[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hank Johnson (incumbent) | 227,717 | 78.09 | |
Republican | Joe Profit | 61,092 | 21.01 | |
Total votes | 288,809 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2020[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hank Johnson (incumbent) | 278,906 | 80.08 | |
Republican | Johsie Cruz Ezammudeen | 69,393 | 19.92 | |
Total votes | 348,299 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also[]
- Georgia's congressional districts
- List of United States congressional districts
- Georgia United States House elections, 2006
Notes[]
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) - Geography - U.S. Census Bureau". Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27
- ^ 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
- ^ Statistical breakdown of 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
- ^ "Cynthia McKinney back and running for her old congressional seat". Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ 2012 "2012 Congressional District 4 Certified Write-In Report", General Election Certified Write-In Report.
References[]
- 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
External links[]
Coordinates: 33°41′59″N 84°03′02″W / 33.69972°N 84.05056°W
- Congressional districts of Georgia (U.S. state)