Connecticut's 4th congressional district
Connecticut's 4th Congressional District is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in the southwestern part of the state, the district is largely suburban and extends from Bridgeport, the largest city in the state, to Greenwich. The district also extends inland, toward Danbury and toward the Lower Naugatuck Valley.
Connecticut's 4th congressional district | |||
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![]() Connecticut's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
Representative |
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Area | 539 sq mi (1,400 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2017) | 716,549 | ||
Median income | $94,547[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+7[2] |
Principal cities include: Bridgeport, Norwalk, and Stamford.
The district is currently represented by Democrat Jim Himes.
Contents
- 1 Towns in the District
- 2 Recent presidential elections
- 3 Recent elections
- 3.1 1987 election (special)
- 3.2 1988 election
- 3.3 1990 election
- 3.4 1992 election
- 3.5 1994 election
- 3.6 1996 election
- 3.7 1998 election
- 3.8 2000 election
- 3.9 2002 election
- 3.10 2004 election
- 3.11 2006 election
- 3.12 2008 election
- 3.13 2010 election
- 3.14 2012 election
- 3.15 2014 election
- 3.16 2016 election
- 3.17 2018 election
- 4 List of members representing the district
- 5 Living former Members
- 6 Historical district boundaries
- 7 See also
- 8 References
Towns in the DistrictEdit
The district includes the following towns:
Fairfield County - Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Shelton (part), Stamford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, and Wilton.
New Haven County - Oxford.
Voter RegistrationEdit
Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 30, 2012[3] | |||||
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Party | Active | Inactive | Total | Percentage | |
Democratic | 141,355 | 9,427 | 150,782 | 36.17% | |
Republican | 98,663 | 5,106 | 103,769 | 24.89% | |
Minor Parties | 3,737 | 312 | 4,049 | 0.97% | |
Unaffiliated | 146,218 | 12,043 | 158,261 | 37.97% | |
Total | 389,973 | 26,888 | 416,861 | 100.00% |
Recent presidential electionsEdit
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Gore 55 - 41% |
2004 | President | Kerry 52 - 46% |
2008 | President | Obama 60 - 40% |
2012 | President | Obama 55 - 44% |
2016 | President | Clinton 60 - 37% |
Recent electionsEdit
1987 election (special)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Christopher Shays | 50,518 | 57% | ||
Democratic | Christine Niedermeier | 37,293 | 42% | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 87,811 | 100% |
1988 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Christopher Shays (incumbent) | 147,843 | 72% | ||
Democratic | Roger J. Pearson | 55,751 | 27% | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 203,594 | 100% |
1990 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Christopher Shays (incumbent) | 105,682 | 77% | ||
Democratic | Al Smith | 32,352 | 23% | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 138,034 | 100% |
1992 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Christopher Shays (incumbent) | 147,816 | 67% | ||
Democratic | Dave Schropfer | 58,666 | 27% | ||
A Connecticut Party | Al Smith | 11,679 | 5% | ||
Natural Law | Ronald M. Fried | 1,445 | 1% | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 219,606 | 100% |
1994 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Christopher Shays (incumbent) | 109,436 | 74% | ||
Democratic | Jonathan Kantrowitz | 34,962 | 24% | ||
Libertarian | Irving Sussman | 1,976 | 1% | ||
Natural Law | Terry M. Nevas | 688 | 0.47% | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 147,062 | 100% |
1996 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Christopher Shays (incumbent) | 121,949 | 60% | ||
Democratic | William Finch | 75,902 | 38% | ||
Libertarian | Edward H. Tonkin | 2,815 | 1% | ||
Natural Law | Terry M. Nevas | 1,046 | 1% | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 201,712 | 100% |
1998 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Christopher Shays (incumbent) | 94,767 | 69% | ||
Democratic | Jonathan Kantrowitz | 40,988 | 28% | ||
Libertarian | Marshall C. Harrison | 1,449 | 1% | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 137,204 | 100% |
2000 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Christopher Shays (incumbent) | 119,155 | 58% | ||
Democratic | Stephanie Sanchez | 84,472 | 41% | ||
Libertarian | Daniel Gislao | 2,034 | 1% | ||
Independent | Frank M. Don | 1,097 | 0.53% | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 206,758 | 100% |
2002 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Christopher Shays (incumbent) | 113,197 | 64% | ||
Democratic | Stephanie Sanchez | 62,491 | 36% | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 175,688 | 100% |
2004 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Christopher Shays (incumbent) | 149,891 | 52% | ||
Democratic | Diane Farrell | 136,481 | 48% | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 286,372 | 100% |
2006 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Christopher Shays (incumbent) | 106,510 | 51% | ||
Democratic | Diane Farrell | 99,450 | 48% | ||
Libertarian | Phil Maymin | 3,058 | 1% | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 209,018 | 100% |
2008 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Jim Himes | 159,694 | 51% | ||
Republican | Christopher Shays (incumbent) | 147,356 | 47% | ||
Libertarian | Michael A. Carrano | 2,036 | 1% | ||
Green | Richard Z. Duffee | 1,377 | 0.44% | ||
Turnout | 310,463 | 100% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |
2010 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Jim Himes (incumbent) | 115,351 | 53% | ||
Republican | Daniel Debicella | 102,030 | 47% | ||
Turnout | 217,381 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2012 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Jim Himes (incumbent) | 174,461 | 60% | ||
Republican | Steve Obsitnik | 117,463 | 40% | ||
Turnout | 291,924 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2014 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Jim Himes (incumbent) | 106,873 | 54% | ||
Republican | Dan Debicella | 91,922 | 46% | ||
Turnout | 198,800 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2016 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Jim Himes (incumbent) | 185,928 | 60% | ||
Republican | John Shaban | 123,630 | 40% | ||
Turnout | 309,558 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2018 electionEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Jim Himes (incumbent) | 168,726 | 61% | ||
Republican | Harry Arora | 106,921 | 38% | ||
Turnout | 275,651 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
List of members representing the districtEdit
Member | Hometown | Party | Years of Service | Cong ress(es) |
Electoral history |
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Thomas T. Whittlesey | Danbury | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
25th | Redistricted from the at-large district. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Thomas B. Osborne | Fairfield | Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
26th 27th |
[Data unknown/missing.] Retired. |
Samuel Simons | Bridgeport | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | [Data unknown/missing.] Retired. |
Truman Smith |
Stamford | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
29th 30th |
[Data unknown/missing.] Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
Thomas B. Butler |
Norwalk | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | [Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
Origen S. Seymour |
Litchfield | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
32nd 33rd |
[Data unknown/missing.] Retired to become judge of the Connecticut Superior Court |
William W. Welch | Norfolk | American | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | [Data unknown/missing.] Retired. |
William D. Bishop |
Bridgeport | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | [Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
Orris S. Ferry |
Norwalk | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th | [Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
George C. Woodruff |
Litchfield | Democratic | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | [Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
John Henry Hubbard |
Litchfield | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
38th 39th |
[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
William Henry Barnum |
Lime Rock | Democratic | March 4, 1867 – May 18, 1876 |
40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th |
[Data unknown/missing.] Resigned when elected U.S. senator. |
Vacant | May 18, 1876 – December 4, 1876 |
44th | |||
Levi Warner |
Norwalk | Democratic | December 4, 1876 – March 3, 1879 |
44th 45th |
Elected to finish Barnum's term. Retired. |
Frederick Miles |
Salisbury | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 |
46th 47th |
[Data unknown/missing.] Retired. |
Edward Woodruff Seymour |
Litchfield | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
48th 49th |
[Data unknown/missing.] Retired. |
Miles T. Granger |
North Canaan | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
50th | [Data unknown/missing.] Retired. |
Frederick Miles |
Salisbury | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
51st | [Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
Robert E. De Forest |
Bridgeport | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
52nd 53rd |
[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
Ebenezer J. Hill |
Norwalk | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1913 |
54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd |
[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
Jeremiah Donovan |
Norwalk | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | [Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
Ebenezer J. Hill |
Norwalk | Republican | March 4, 1915 – September 27, 1917 |
64th 65th |
[Data unknown/missing.] Died. |
Vacant | September 27, 1917 – November 6, 1917 |
65th | |||
Schuyler Merritt |
Stamford | Republican | November 6, 1917 – March 3, 1931 |
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st |
Elected to finish Hill's term. Lost re-election. |
William L. Tierney | Greenwich | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 |
72nd | [Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
Schuyler Merritt |
Stamford | Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 |
73rd 74th |
[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
Alfred N. Phillips |
Stamford | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
75th | [Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
Albert E. Austin | Greenwich | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
76th | [Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
Le Roy D. Downs | Norwalk | Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 |
77th | [Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
Clare Boothe Luce |
Greenwich | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947 |
78th 79th |
[Data unknown/missing.] Retired. |
John Davis Lodge |
Westport | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951 |
80th 81st |
[Data unknown/missing.] Retired to run for Governor of Connecticut. |
Albert P. Morano |
Greenwich | Republican | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1959 |
82nd 83rd 84th 85th |
[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
Donald J. Irwin |
Norwalk | Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 |
86th | [Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
Abner W. Sibal |
Norwalk | Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965 |
87th 88th |
[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
Donald J. Irwin |
Norwalk | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969 |
89th 90th |
[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election. |
Lowell Weicker |
Greenwich | Republican | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 |
91st | [Data unknown/missing.] Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
Stewart McKinney |
Fairfield | Republican | January 3, 1971 – May 7, 1987 |
92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th |
[Data unknown/missing.] Died. |
Vacant | May 7, 1987 – August 18, 1987 |
100th | |||
Christopher Shays |
Bridgeport | Republican | August 18, 1987 – January 3, 2009 |
100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th |
Elected to finish McKinney's term. Lost re-election. |
Jim Himes |
Greenwich | Democratic | January 3, 2009 – Present |
111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th |
Elected in 2008. |
Living former MembersEdit
As of August 2015[update], there are two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district who are currently alive. The most recent representative to die was Donald J. Irwin (served 1959–1961, 1965–1969) on July 7, 2013. The most recently serving representative to die was Stewart McKinney (served 1971–1987), who died in office on May 7, 1987.
Representative | Term in office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. | 1969–1971 | May 16, 1931 |
Chris Shays | 1987–2009 | October 18, 1945 |
Historical district boundariesEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Notes
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=09&cd=04
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 30, 2012" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- Bibliography
- 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: 41°11′49″N 73°23′19″W / 41.19694°N 73.38861°W