Louisiana's 4th congressional district
Louisiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The district is located in the northwestern part of the state and is based in Shreveport-Bossier City. It also includes the cities of Minden, DeRidder, and Natchitoches.
Louisiana's 4th congressional district | |||
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![]() Louisiana's 4th congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2016) | 753,181[2] | ||
Median income | $37,102[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+13[4] |
The district is represented by Republican Mike Johnson.
History
The 4th congressional district was created in 1843, the first new district in the state in 20 years. It was gained after the 1840 U.S. Census.
For most of the next 150 years, the 4th was centered on Shreveport and northwestern Louisiana. However, in 1993, Louisiana lost a congressional district, based on population figures. The state legislature shifted most of Shreveport's white residents into the 5th congressional district. Republican Jim McCrery ran for election in the new 5th and won, defeating Democrat Jerry Huckaby, who represented the old 5th for eight terms.
Meanwhile, the 4th was reconfigured as a 63-percent African American-majority district, stretching in a roughly "Z" shape from Shreveport to Baton Rouge. Democrat Cleo Fields was elected for two terms as the representative of the 4th congressional district. When the Supreme Court of the United States invalidated the boundaries of the new 4th congressional district as unconstitutional, the Louisiana legislature redrew the district to encompass most of Northwest Louisiana, closely resembling its pre-1993 configuration. It is white majority. McCrery was elected in 1996 to this seat.
Recent presidential elections
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Bush 55 - 43% |
2004 | President | Bush 59 - 40% |
2008 | President | McCain 59 - 40% |
2012 | President | Romney 59 - 40% |
2016 | President | Trump 61 - 37% |
List of members representing the district
Name | District residence | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created March 4, 1843 | |||||
Pierre Bossier | Natchitoches | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – April 24, 1844 |
28th | [data unknown/missing] Died. |
Vacant | April 24, 1844 – December 2, 1844 | ||||
Isaac Edward Morse | St. Martinville | Democratic | December 2, 1844 – March 3, 1851 |
28th 29th 30th 31st |
Elected to finish Bossier's term. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() John Moore |
Franklin | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | [data unknown/missing] |
Roland Jones | Shreveport | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | [data unknown/missing] |
![]() John M. Sandidge |
Bossier City | Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 |
34th 35th |
[data unknown/missing] |
John M. Landrum | Shreveport | Democratic | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
Vacant | March 4, 1861 – July 18, 1868 |
37th 38th 39th 40th |
Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
Michel Vidal | Opelousas | Republican | July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
40th | [data unknown/missing] Resigned to become U.S. consul to Tripoli, Libya. |
Vacant | March 4, 1869 – May 23, 1870 |
41st | |||
![]() Joseph P. Newsham |
St. Francisville | Republican | May 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871 |
Successfully contested election of Michael Ryan. Retired. | |
James McCleery | Shreveport | Republican | March 4, 1871 – November 5, 1871 |
42nd | [data unknown/missing] Died. |
Vacant | November 5, 1871 – December 3, 1872 | ||||
![]() Alexander Boarman |
Shreveport | Liberal Republican | December 3, 1872 – March 3, 1873 |
Elected to finish McCleery's term. Retired. | |
Vacant | March 4, 1873 – November 24, 1873 |
43rd | Representative-elect Samuel Peters died before the term began. | ||
George Luke Smith | Shreveport | Republican | November 24, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
Elected to finish Peters's term. [data unknown/missing] | |
William Mallory Levy | Natchitoches | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th | [data unknown/missing] Lost renomination. |
![]() Joseph Barton Elam |
Mansfield | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
45th 46th |
[data unknown/missing] Retired due to injuries. |
![]() Newton C. Blanchard |
Shreveport | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 12, 1894 |
47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd |
[data unknown/missing] Resigned when appointed to the United States Senate. |
Vacant | March 12, 1894 – May 12, 1894 |
53rd | |||
![]() Henry Warren Ogden |
Benton | Democratic | May 12, 1894 – March 3, 1899 |
53rd 54th 55th |
Elected to finish Blanchard's term. Retired to return to farming. |
![]() Phanor Breazeale |
Natchitoches | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905 |
56th 57th 58th |
[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination. |
![]() John T. Watkins |
Minden | Democratic | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1921 |
59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th |
[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination. |
![]() John N. Sandlin |
Minden | Democratic | March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1937 |
67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th |
[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
![]() Overton Brooks |
Shreveport | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – September 16, 1961 |
75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
[data unknown/missing] Died. |
Vacant | September 16, 1961 – December 19, 1961 |
87th | |||
![]() Joe Waggonner Jr. |
Plain Dealing | Democratic | December 19, 1961 – January 3, 1979 |
87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th |
Elected to finish Brooks's term. Retired. |
![]() Buddy Leach |
Leesville | Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 |
96th | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
![]() Buddy Roemer |
Bossier City | Democratic[5] | January 3, 1981 – March 14, 1988 |
97th 98th 99th 100th |
[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana. |
Vacant | March 14, 1988 – April 16, 1988 |
100th | |||
![]() Jim McCrery |
Shreveport | Republican | April 16, 1988 – January 3, 1993 |
100th 101st 102nd |
Elected to finish Roemer's term. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
![]() Cleo Fields |
Baton Rouge | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 |
103rd 104th |
Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Redistricted to the 5th district and retired. |
![]() Jim McCrery |
Shreveport | Republican | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th |
Redistricted from the 5th district and elected here in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired. |
![]() John C. Fleming |
Minden | Republican | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2017 |
111th 112th 113th 114th |
Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
![]() Mike Johnson |
Benton | Republican | January 3, 2017 – present |
115th 116th |
Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. |
Recent election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim McCrery* | 114,649 | 71.61 | |
Democratic | John Milkovich | 42,340 | 26.45 | |
Libertarian | Bill Jacobs | 3,104 | 1.94 | |
Total votes | 160,093 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim McCrery* | 100.00 | ||
Total votes | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim McCrery* | 77,078 | 57.40 | |
Democratic | Artis R. Cash, Sr. | 22,757 | 16.95 | |
Democratic | Patti Cox | 17,788 | 13.25 | |
Republican | Chester T. "Catfish" Kelley | 16,649 | 12.40 | |
Total votes | 134,272 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John C. Fleming | 44,501 | 48.07 | |
Democratic | Paul Carmouche | 44,151 | 47.69 | |
Independent | Chester T. "Catfish" Kelley | 3,245 | 3.51 | |
Independent | Gerard J. Bowen | 675 | 0.73 | |
Total votes | 92,572 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John C. Fleming* | 105,223 | 62.34 | |
Democratic | David Melville | 54,609 | 32.35 | |
Independent | Artis R. Cash, Sr. | 8,962 | 5.31 | |
Total votes | 168,794 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John C. Fleming* | 187,894 | 75 | |
Libertarian | Randall Lord | 61,637 | 25 | |
Total votes | 249,531 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 67.8 | |||
Republican hold | ||||
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John C. Fleming* | 152,683 | 73 | |
Libertarian | Randall Lord | 55,236 | 27 | |
Total votes | 207,919 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 51 | |||
Republican hold | ||||
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marshall Jones | 80,593 | 28 | |
Republican | Mike Johnson | 70,580 | 25 | |
Republican | Ralph "Trey" Baucum | 50,412 | 18 | |
Republican | Oliver Jenkins | 44,521 | 16 | |
Republican | Elbert Guillory | 21,017 | 7 | |
Republican | "Rick" John | 13,220 | 5 | |
No Party | Mark David Halverson | 3,149 | 1 | |
No Party | Kenneth J. Krefft | 2,493 | 1 | |
Total votes | 285,985 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 66.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Johnson* | 87,370 | 65 | |
Democratic | Marshall Jones | 46,579 | 35 | |
Total votes | 138,433 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 28.1 | |||
Republican hold | ||||
Historical district boundaries
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References
- https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=22&cd=04
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=22&cd=04
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- Roemer switched to the Republicans in 1991 while serving as governor. See ROEMER, Charles Elson (Buddy), III - Biographical Information.
- 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