U.S. House district for Ohio

Ohio's 4th congressional district

Ohio's 4th congressional district since January 3, 2023

Representative| |  | Jim Jordan
R–Urbana

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Distribution|

* 63.02% urban[1]
* 36.98% rural

Population (2021)| 714,581[2]
Median household
income| $59,784[2]
Ethnicity|

* 88.2% White
* 5.2% Black
* 3.4% Hispanic
* 2.1% Two or more races
* 0.8% Asian
* 0.3% other

Cook PVI| R+20[3]

Ohio's 4th congressional district spans sections of the central part of the state. It is currently represented by Republican Jim Jordan, the current chair of the House Judiciary Committee, who has represented the district since 2007.[4]

## Contents

* 1 Areas represented
* 1.1 Counties represented
* 1.2 Cities within the district
* 1.3 History of district boundaries
* 1.4 Gerrymandering
* 2 List of members representing the district
* 3 Recent election results
* 4 Election results from presidential races
* 5 See also
* 6 References

## Areas represented[edit]

### Counties represented[edit]

* Allen
* Ashland
* Auglaize
* Champaign
* Delaware (partial)
* Logan
* Hardin
* Marion
* Morrow
* Richland
* Shelby (partial)
* Union
* Wyandot (partial)

### Cities within the district[edit]

* Ashland
* Bellefontaine
* Columbus (partial)
* Delaware
* Dublin (partial)
* Lima
* Mansfield
* Marion
* Marysville
* Westerville (partial)

### History of district boundaries[edit]

From 2003 to 2013 the district included the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Shelby, and part of Wyandot.[citation needed]

2003–2013

### Gerrymandering[edit]

As part of the 2010 redistricting process, it was redrawn from the previous district to stretch from Lima, to include the northwestern suburbs of Columbus, up to Tiffin and Elyria on the shores of Lake Erie.[5]

In May 2019, a panel of three federal judges ruled that Ohio's congressional district map was unconstitutional and based on gerrymandering.[6][7] A new map was expected ahead of the 2020 election.[8] However, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Rucho v. Common Cause that courts could not review allegations of gerrymandering, the district boundaries will not change until congressional district maps are redrawn in 2022.[9]

## List of members representing the district[edit]

Member  | Party  | Year(s)  | Cong
ress  | Electoral history

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District created March 4, 1813
James Caldwell | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1817  | 13th
14th | Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Retired.
Samuel Herrick | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1821  | 15th
16th | Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Retired.
Vacant | March 4, 1821 –
October 9, 1821  | 17th | Elected in 1820.
Representative-elect John C. Wright resigned before beginning of term.
David Chambers | Democratic-Republican | October 9, 1821 –
March 3, 1823  | Elected to finish Wright's term.
Retired.

Joseph Vance | Adams-Clay
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825  | 18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Redistricted to the 10th district.
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1833

Thomas Corwin | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837  | 23rd
24th
25th
26th | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
Re-elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
Resigned when nominated Governor of Ohio.
Whig | March 4, 1837 –
May 30, 1840
Vacant | May 30, 1840 –
October 13, 1840  | 26th |

Jeremiah Morrow | Whig | October 13, 1840 –
March 3, 1843  | 26th
27th | Elected to finish Corwin's term.
Also elected to the next term in 1840.
Retired.

Joseph Vance | Whig | March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847  | 28th
29th | Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
Retired.
Richard S. Canby | Whig | March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849  | 30th | Elected in 1846.
[data unknown/missing]
Moses Bledso Corwin | Whig | March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851  | 31st | Elected in 1848.
[data unknown/missing]

Benjamin Stanton | Whig | March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853  | 32nd | Elected in 1850.
[data unknown/missing]

Matthias H. Nichols | Democratic | March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855  | 33rd
34th
35th | Elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Lost re-election.
Opposition | March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
Republican | March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859

William Allen | Democratic | March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863  | 36th
37th | Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Retired.

John F. McKinney | Democratic | March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865  | 38th | Elected in 1862.
Lost re-election.

William Lawrence | Republican | March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1871  | 39th
40th
41st | Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Lost re-election.

John F. McKinney | Democratic | March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873  | 42nd | Again elected in 1870.
Retired.

Lewis B. Gunckel | Republican | March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875  | 43rd | Elected in 1872.
Lost re-election.

John A. McMahon | Democratic | March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879  | 44th
45th | Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.

J. Warren Keifer | Republican | March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881  | 46th | Redistricted from the 8th district and Re-elected in 1878.
Redistricted to the 8th district.
Emanuel Shultz | Republican | March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883  | 47th | Elected in 1880.
[data unknown/missing]

Benjamin Le Fevre | Democratic | March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885  | 48th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1882.
Redistricted to the 5th district.

Charles Marley Anderson | Democratic | March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887  | 49th | Elected in 1884.
[data unknown/missing]

Samuel S. Yoder | Democratic | March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891  | 50th
51st | Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[data unknown/missing]

Martin K. Gantz | Democratic | March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893  | 52nd | Elected in 1890.
[data unknown/missing]

Fernando C. Layton | Democratic | March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897  | 53rd
54th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
[data unknown/missing]

George A. Marshall | Democratic | March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899  | 55th | Elected in 1896.
[data unknown/missing]

Robert B. Gordon | Democratic | March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903  | 56th
57th | Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
[data unknown/missing]

Harvey C. Garber | Democratic | March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907  | 58th
59th | Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
[data unknown/missing]

William E. Tou Velle | Democratic | March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1911  | 60th
61st | Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
[data unknown/missing]

J. Henry Goeke | Democratic | March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1915  | 62nd
63rd | Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
[data unknown/missing]

J. Edward Russell | Republican | March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917  | 64th | Elected in 1914.
[data unknown/missing]

Benjamin F. Welty | Democratic | March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1921  | 65th
66th | Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.

John L. Cable | Republican | March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1925  | 67th
68th | Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Retired.

William T. Fitzgerald | Republican | March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1929  | 69th
70th | Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Retired.

John L. Cable | Republican | March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933  | 71st
72nd | Elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.

Frank Le Blond Kloeb | Democratic | March 4, 1933 –
August 19, 1937  | 73rd
74th
75th | Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Resigned when appointed judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Vacant | August 19, 1937 –
November 8, 1938  | 75th |

Walter H. Albaugh | Republican | November 8, 1938 –
January 3, 1939  | Elected to finish Kloeb's term.
Was not a candidate for the next term.

Robert Franklin Jones | Republican | January 3, 1939 –
September 2, 1947  | 76th
77th
78th
79th
80th | Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Resigned when appointed a member of the Federal Communications Commission.
Vacant | September 2, 1947 –
November 4, 1947  | 80th |

William Moore McCulloch | Republican | November 4, 1947 –
January 3, 1973  | 80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd | Elected to finish Jones's term.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Retired.

Tennyson Guyer | Republican | January 3, 1973 –
April 12, 1981  | 93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th | Elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Died.
Vacant | April 12, 1981 –
June 25, 1981  | 97th |

Mike Oxley | Republican | June 25, 1981 –
January 3, 2007  | 97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th | Elected to finish Guyer's term.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired.

Jim Jordan | Republican | January 3, 2007 –
Present  | 110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th | 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.
Re-elected in 2022.

## Recent election results[edit]

Year  | Democratic  | Republican  | Other(s)

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1910[10] | √ J. Henry Goeke: 20,865  | C. E. Johnston: 13,482  | Arthur A. Hensch: 1,403
1912[10] | √ J. Henry Goeke (inc.): 21,512  | John L. Cable: 10,267  | William E. Rudy: 4,993
Scott Williams: 2,132
W. Rollo Boehringer: 1,091
1914[10] | N. W. Cunningham: 24,114  | √ J. Edward Russell: 25,069  | Samuel L. Newman: 1,737
C. C. Hobart: 1,400
1916[10] | √ Benjamin F. Welty: 29,486  | J. Edward Russell (inc.): 25,378  |
1918[10] | √ Benjamin F. Welty (inc.): 22,580  | J. Edward Russell: 22,136  |
1920 | Benjamin F. Welty (inc.): 45,489  | √ John L. Cable: 50,576  |
1922 | J. Henry Goeke: 35,916  | √ John L. Cable (inc.): 43,251  |
1924 | Hugh T. Mathers: 42,652  | √ William T. Fitzgerald: 43,984  |
1926 | Benjamin F. Welty: 31,293  | √ William T. Fitzgerald (inc.): 32,236  |
1928 | William Klinger: 41,677  | √ John L. Cable: 56,291  |
1930 | Gainor Jennings: 37,673  | √ John L. Cable (inc.): 43,104  |
1932 | √ Frank L. Kloeb: 59,003  | John L. Cable (inc.): 49,100  |
1934 | √ Frank L. Kloeb (inc.): 48,613  | Guy D. Hawley: 41,504  |
1936 | √ Frank L. Kloeb (inc.): 61,927  | Robert W. Yurner: 53,352  |
1938 (Special) | [data unknown/missing] | √ Walter H. Albaugh:[data unknown/missing] | [data unknown/missing]
1938 | William B. Swonger: 33,284  | √ Robert Franklin Jones: 56,399  | John C. Fisher: 4,616
1940 | Clarence C. Miller: 47,765  | √ Robert Franklin Jones (inc.): 65,534  |
1942 | Clarence C. Miller: 22,567  | √ Robert Franklin Jones (inc.): 39,275  |
1944 | Earl Ludwig: 42,983  | √ Robert Franklin Jones (inc.): 67,829  |
1946 | Merl J. Bragg: 32,160  | √ Robert Franklin Jones (inc.): 64,718  |
1947 (Special) | [data unknown/missing] | √ William M. McCulloch:[data unknown/missing] | [data unknown/missing]
1948 | Earl Ludwig: 45,534  | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 57,321  |
1950 | Carleton Carl Reiser: 32,686  | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 65,640  |
1952 | Carleton Carl Reiser: 43,426  | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 93,442  |
1954 | Forrest L. Blankenship: 32,474  | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 67,762  |
1956 | Ortha O. Barr Jr.: 42,416  | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 93,607  |
1958 | Marjorie Conrad Struns: 46,933  | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 73,448  |
1960 | Joseph J. Murphy: 52,797  | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 99,683  |
1962 | Marjorie Conrad Struns: 32,866  | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 77,790  |
1964 | Robert H. Mihlbaugh: 64,667  | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 81,204  |
1966 | Robert H. Mihlbaugh: 37,855  | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 66,142  |
1968 |  | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 129,435  |
1970 | Donald B. Laws: 45,619  | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 82,521  |
1972 | Dimitri Nicholas: 65,216  | √ Tennyson Guyer: 109,612  |
1974 | James L. Gehrlich: 51,065  | √ Tennyson Guyer (inc.): 81,674  |
1976 | Clinton G. Dorsey: 51,784  | √ Tennyson Guyer (inc.): 121,173  |
1978 | John W. Griffin: 39,360  | √ Tennyson Guyer (inc.): 85,575  |
1980 | Gerry Tebben: 51,150  | √ Tennyson Guyer (inc.): 133,795  |
1981 (Special) | [data unknown/missing] | √ Mike Oxley:[data unknown/missing] | [data unknown/missing]
1982 | Bob Moon: 57,564  | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 105,087  |
1984 | William O. Sutton: 47,018  | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 162,199  |
1986 | Clem T. Cratty: 26,320  | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 115,751  | Raven L. Workman: 11,997
1988 |  | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 160,900  |
1990 | Thomas E. Burkhart: 64,467  | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 103,897  |
1992 | Raymond M. Ball: 92,608  | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 147,346  |
1994 |  | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 139,841  |
1996 | Paul Anthony McClain: 69,096  | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 147,608  | Michael McCaffery (N): 11,057
1998 | Paul Anthony McClain: 63,529  | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 112,011  |
2000 | Daniel L. Dickman: 67,330  | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 156,510  | Ralph Mullinger (L): 8,278
2002 | Jim Clark: 57,726  | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 120,001  |
2004 | Ben Konop: 115,422  | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 163,459  |
2006 | Richard E. Siferd: 83,929  | √ James D. Jordan: 126,542  |
2008 | Mike Carroll: 93,495  | √ James D. Jordan (inc.): 177,017  |
2010 | Doug Litt: 50,533  | √ James D. Jordan (inc.): 146,029  | Donald Kissick (L) 7,708
2012[11] | Jim Slone: 114,214  | √ James D. Jordan (inc.): 182,643  | Chris Kalla (L): 16,141
2014 | Janet Garrett: 60,165  | √ James D. Jordan (inc.): 125,907  |
2016 | Janet Garrett: 98,981  | √ James D. Jordan (inc.): 210,227  |
2018 | Janet Garrett: 89,412  | √ James D. Jordan (inc.): 167,993  |
2020 | Shannon Freshour: 101,897  | √ James D. Jordan (inc.): 235,875  | Steve Perkins: 9,584
2022 | Tamie Wilson: 89,383  | √ James D. Jordan (inc.): 200,773  |

## Election results from presidential races[edit]

Year  | Office  | Result

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2000  | President | George W. Bush 62% - Al Gore 35%
2004  | President | George W. Bush 65% - John Kerry 34%
2008  | President | John McCain 54.4% - Barack Obama 43.7%
2012  | President | Mitt Romney 56% - Barack Obama 42%
2016  | President | Donald Trump 64.3% - Hillary Clinton 30.7%
2020  | President | Donald Trump 67% - Joe Biden 31%

## See also[edit]

* List of United States congressional districts

* United States portal
* Ohio portal

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
2. ^ a b "My Congressional District".
3. ^ "2022 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
4. ^ Romo, Vanessa (July 3, 2018). "Rep. Jim Jordan Denies He Knew Of Decades-Long Sexual Abuse At Ohio State". NPR. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
5. ^ "Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio learns who his dem opponent will be in November after primary". Fox News. April 29, 2020.
6. ^ "Judges declare Ohio's congressional map unconstitutional". Associated Press. April 20, 2021.
7. ^ "Federal judges toss out Ohio's congressional map as illegal gerrymander". May 3, 2019.
8. ^ Exner, Rich (May 3, 2019). "Federal judges toss out Ohio's congressional map as illegal gerrymander". cleveland. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
9. ^ Balmert, Jessie; Borchardt, Jackie (June 27, 2019). "No new maps for Ohio till 2022 after U.S. Supreme Court gerrymandering decision". Retrieved February 8, 2020.
10. ^ a b c d e our campaigns OH - District 4 - History
11. ^ "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.

* 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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