Ohio's 4th congressional district

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]

Ohio's 4th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Jim Jordan
RUrbana
Distribution
  • 63.02% urban[1]
  • 36.98% rural
Population (2022)799,350[2]
Median household
income
$72,537[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+20[3]

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.[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 would not change until congressional district maps were redrawn in 2022.[9]

Geography edit

Counties edit

Cities within the district edit

List of members representing the district edit

Member Party Year(s) Cong
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1813
James Caldwell
(St. Clairsville)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1817
13th
14th
Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Retired.
Samuel Herrick
(Zanesville)
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
(Zanesville)
Democratic-Republican October 9, 1821 –
March 3, 1823
Elected to finish Wright's term.
Retired.
 
Joseph Vance
(Urbana)
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
(Lebanon)
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
(Twenty Mile Stand)
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
(Urbana)
Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847
28th
29th
Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
Retired.
Richard S. Canby
(Bellefontaine)
Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849
30th Elected in 1846.
[data missing]
 
Moses Bledso Corwin
(Urbana)
Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851
31st Elected in 1848.
[data missing]
 
Benjamin Stanton
(Bellefontaine)
Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
32nd Elected in 1850.
[data missing]
 
Matthias H. Nichols
(Lima)
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
(Greenville)
Democratic March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863
36th
37th
Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Retired.
 
John F. McKinney
(Piqua)
Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865
38th Elected in 1862.
Lost re-election.
 
William Lawrence
(Bellefontaine)
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
(Piqua)
Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873
42nd Again elected in 1870.
Retired.
 
Lewis B. Gunckel
(Dayton)
Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
43rd Elected in 1872.
Lost re-election.
 
John A. McMahon
(Dayton)
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
44th
45th
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.
 
J. Warren Keifer
(Springfield)
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
(Dayton)
Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883
47th Elected in 1880.
[data missing]
 
Benjamin Le Fevre
(Maplewood)
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
(Greenville)
Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887
49th Elected in 1884.
[data missing]
 
Samuel S. Yoder
(Lima)
Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891
50th
51st
Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[data missing]
 
Martin K. Gantz
(Troy)
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
52nd Elected in 1890.
[data missing]
 
Fernando C. Layton
(Wapakoneta)
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897
53rd
54th
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
[data missing]
 
George A. Marshall
(Sidney)
Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899
55th Elected in 1896.
[data missing]
 
Robert B. Gordon
(St. Marys)
Democratic March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903
56th
57th
Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
[data missing]
 
Harvey C. Garber
(Greenville)
Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907
58th
59th
Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
[data missing]
 
William E. Tou Velle
(Celina)
Democratic March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1911
60th
61st
Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
[data missing]
 
J. Henry Goeke
(Wapakoneta)
Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1915
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
[data missing]
 
J. Edward Russell
(Sidney)
Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917
64th Elected in 1914.
[data missing]
 
Benjamin F. Welty
(Lima)
Democratic March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1921
65th
66th
Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.
 
John L. Cable
(Lima)
Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1925
67th
68th
Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Retired.
 
William T. Fitzgerald
(Greenville)
Republican March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1929
69th
70th
Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Retired.
 
John L. Cable
(Lima)
Republican March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933
71st
72nd
Elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.
 
Frank Le Blond Kloeb
(Celina)
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
(Troy)
Republican November 8, 1938 –
January 3, 1939
Elected to finish Kloeb's term.
Was not a candidate for the next term.
 
Robert Franklin Jones
(Lima)
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
(Piqua)
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
(Findlay)
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
(Findlay)
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
(Urbana)
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)
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 missing] Walter H. Albaugh:[data missing] [data 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 missing] William M. McCulloch:[data missing] [data 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) Dale Locker: 41,526 Mike Oxley: 41.904
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 statewide races edit

Year Office Result
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%

Historical 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
 
2013–2023

See also edit

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.

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