Ohio's 4th congressional district

Ohio's 4th congressional district
Ohio's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Jim Jordan (R)
Distribution	58.66% urban 41.34% rural
Population (2010)	718,059^[1]
Median income	45,849
Ethnicity	91.17% White 5.21% Black 0.74% Asian 3.28% Hispanic 0.17% Native American 2.71% other
Occupation	% Blue-collar % White-collar % Gray-collar
Cook PVI	R+9

Ohio's 4th congressional district is represented by Republican Jim Jordan. The congressional district 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.

From 2002 to 2012 the district included the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Shelby, and part of Wyandot. The largest cities in the district include Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Sidney.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Congress(es)	Year(s)	Notes
District created March 4, 1813
James Caldwell	Democratic- Republican	13th – 14th	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817
Samuel Herrick	15th – 16th	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821
David Chambers	17th	October 9, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Won election after Rep-elect John C. Wright resigned before beginning of term
Joseph Vance	Adams-Clay D-R	18th	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Redistricted from the 5th district
	Adams	19th – 20th	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
	Anti-Jacksonian	21st – 22nd	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833	Redistricted to the 10th district
Thomas Corwin	23rd – 24th	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	Redistricted from the 2nd district
Thomas Corwin	Whig	24th – 26th	March 4, 1837 – May 30, 1840	Resigned after being nominated Governor
Jeremiah Morrow	26th – 27th	October 13, 1840 – March 3, 1843
Joseph Vance	28th – 29th	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Richard S. Canby	30th	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Moses Bledso Corwin	31st	March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1851
Benjamin Stanton	32nd	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Matthias H. Nichols	Democratic	33rd	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
	Opposition	34th	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
	Republican	35th	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
William Allen	Democratic	36th – 37th	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
John F. McKinney	38th	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
William Lawrence	Republican	39th – 41st	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871
John F. McKinney	Democratic	42nd	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
Lewis B. Gunckel	Republican	43rd	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
John A. McMahon	Democratic	44th – 45th	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	Redistricted to the 3rd district
J. Warren Keifer	Republican	46th	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	Redistricted from the 8th district, Redistricted to the 8th district
Emanuel Shultz	47th	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Benjamin Le Fevre	Democratic	48th	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Redistricted from the 5th district, Redistricted to the 5th district
Charles Marley Anderson	49th	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
Samuel S. Yoder	50th – 51st	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
Martin K. Gantz	52nd	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Fernando C. Layton	53rd – 54th	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	Redistricted from the 5th district
George A. Marshall	55th	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899
Robert B. Gordon	56th – 57th	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903
Harvey C. Garber	58th – 59th	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1907
William E. Tou Velle	60th – 61st	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911
J. Henry Goeke	62nd – 63rd	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915
J. Edward Russell	Republican	64th	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917
Benjamin F. Welty	Democratic	65th – 66th	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921
John L. Cable	Republican	67th – 68th	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925
William T. Fitzgerald	69th – 70th	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929
John L. Cable	71st – 72nd	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933
Frank Le Blond Kloeb	Democratic	73rd – 75th	March 4, 1933 – August 19, 1937	Resigned after being appointed judge of US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Walter H. Albaugh	Republican	75th	November 8, 1938 – January 3, 1939
Robert Franklin Jones	76th – 80th	January 3, 1939 – September 2, 1947	Resigned after being appointed a member of the Federal Communications Commission
William Moore McCulloch	80th – 92nd	November 4, 1947 – January 3, 1973
Tennyson Guyer	93rd – 97th	January 3, 1973 – April 12, 1981	Died
Mike Oxley	97th – 109th	June 25, 1981 – January 3, 2007
Jim Jordan	110th – present	January 3, 2007 – Present

Recent election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1910^[2]	J. Henry Goeke : 20, 865	C. E. Johnston : 13,482	Arthur A. Hensch : 1,403
1912^[2]	J. Henry Goeke : 21,512	John L. Cable : 10,267	William E. Rudy : 4,993 Scott Williams : 2,132 W. Rollo Boehringer : 1,091
1914^[2]	N. W. Cunningham : 24,114	J. Edward Russell : 25,069	Samuel L. Newman : 1,737 C. C. Hobart : 1,400
1916^[2]	Benjamin F. Welty : 29,486	J. Edward Russell : 25,378
1918^[2]	Benjamin F. Welty : 22,580	J. Edward Russell : 22,136
1920	Benjamin F. Welty: 45,489	John L. Cable: 50,576
1922	J. Henry Goeke: 35,916	John L. Cable: 43,251
1924	Hugh T. Mathers: 42,652	William T. Fitzgerald: 43,984
1926	Benjamin F. Welty: 31,293	William T. Fitzgerald: 32,236
1928	William Klinger: 41,677	John L. Cable: 56,291
1930	Gainor Jennings: 37,673	John L. Cable: 43,104
1932	Frank L. Kloeb: 59,003	John L. Cable: 49,100
1934	Frank L. Kloeb: 48,613	Guy D. Hawley: 41,504
1936	Frank L. Kloeb: 61,927	Robert W. Yurner: 53,352
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: 65,534
1942	Clarence C. Miller: 22,567	Robert Franklin Jones: 39,275
1944	Earl Ludwig: 42,983	Robert Franklin Jones: 67,829
1946	Merl J. Bragg: 32,160	Robert Franklin Jones: 64,718
1948	Earl Ludwig: 45,534	William M. McCulloch*: 57,321
1950	Carleton Carl Reiser: 32,686	William M. McCulloch: 65,640
1952	Carleton Carl Reiser: 43,426	William M. McCulloch: 93,442
1954	Forrest L. Blankenship: 32,474	William M. McCulloch: 67,762
1956	Ortha O. Barr Jr.: 42,416	William M. McCulloch: 93,607
1958	Marjorie Conrad Struns: 93,401	William M. McCulloch: 73,448
1960	Joseph J. Murphy: 52,797	William M. McCulloch: 99,683
1962	Marjorie Conrad Struns: 32,866	William M. McCulloch: 77,790
1964	Robert H. Mihlbaugh: 64,667	William M. McCulloch: 81,204
1966	Robert H. Mihlbaugh: 37,855	William M. McCulloch: 66,142
1968		William M. McCulloch: 129,435
1970	Donald B. Laws: 45,619	William M. McCulloch: 82,521
1972	Dimitri Nicholas: 65,216	Tennyson Guyer: 109,612
1974	James L. Gehrlich: 51,065	Tennyson Guyer: 81,674
1976	Clinton G. Dorsey: 51,784	Tennyson Guyer: 121,173
1978	John W. Griffin: 39,360	Tennyson Guyer: 85,575
1980	Gerry Tebben: 51,150	Tennyson Guyer: 133,795
1982	Bob Moon: 57,564	Mike Oxley: 105,087
1984	William O. Sutton: 47,018	Mike Oxley: 162,199
1986	Clem T. Cratty: 26,320	Mike Oxley: 115,751	Raven L. Workman: 11,997
1988		Mike Oxley: 160,900
1990	Thomas E. Burkhart: 64,467	Mike Oxley: 103,897
1992	Raymond M. Ball: 92,608	Mike Oxley: 147,346
1994		Mike Oxley: 139,841
1996	Paul Anthony McClain: 69,096	Mike Oxley: 147,608	Michael McCaffery (N): 11,057
1998	Paul Anthony McClain: 63,529	Mike Oxley: 112,011
2000	Daniel L. Dickman: 67,330	Mike Oxley: 156,510	Ralph Mullinger (L): 8,278
2002	Jim Clark: 57,726	Mike Oxley: 120,001
2004	Ben Konop: 115,422	Mike Oxley: 163,459
2006	Richard E. Siferd: 83,929	James D. Jordan: 126,542
2008	Mike Carroll: 93,495	James D. Jordan: 177,017
2012^[3]	Jim Slone: 114,214	James D. Jordan: 182,643	Chris Kalla (L) : 16,141

2010

Ohio's 1st Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jordan*	146,029	71.49
	Democratic	Doug Litt	50,533	24.74
	Libertarian	Donald Kissick	7,708	3.77
Total votes			204,270	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

In popular culture

During the third season of the musical comedy Glee, the primary antagonist Sue Sylvester and father of Glee Club member, Burt Hummel, compete for the seat, with Burt winning the seat in the seventh episode of the season.

References

↑ "My Congressional District". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
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↑ "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

Coordinates: 40°30′N 83°58′W / 40.500°N 83.967°W / 40.500; -83.967

Ohio's congressional districts

Current districts: 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th • 10th • 11th • 12th • 13th • 14th • 15th • 16th

All districts: Territory; At-large; 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th • 10th • 11th • 12th • 13th • 14th • 15th • 16th • 17th • 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st • 22nd • 23rd • 24th

The territorial, at-large, and 17th – 24th districts are obsolete.

See also: Ohio's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations; Recent U.S. House elections in Ohio: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

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