West Virginia's 4th congressional district
West Virginia's 4th congressional district is an obsolete district existing from 1883 to 1993. While the district's bounds were changed many times over the years, from the 1940 redistricting to the 1970 redistricting, the district was focused on Huntington and the industrial mill towns north of that city. In the 1970 redistricting, the district focused on Huntington and the rural coal producing areas of southwestern West Virginia. Today most of the last version of the old 4th district is the western half of the current 3rd district.
History
The 4th district was formed in 1882. It originally consisted of Pleasants, Wood, Ritchie, Wirt, Calhoun, Jackson, Roane, Mason, Putnam, Cabell, Lincoln and Wayne counties. In 1902, Tyler Braxton, Gilmer, and Doddridge were added, while Putnam, Cabell, Lincoln and Wayne were removed. The district was totally reconstituted in 1916 as Tyler, Pleasants, Wood, Wirt, Jackson, Roane, Mason, Putnam, and Cabell counties. In 1934, Wayne and Lincoln were added. The district was unchanged for 1952. In 1962, Logan was added. In 1972, the district was totally reconstituted as Cabell, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Raleigh, Wayne and Wyoming counties. The district was abolished in the 1992 redistricting.
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Dates | Cong ress |
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District created | March 4, 1883 | |||
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Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | 48th 49th |
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Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | 50th | |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – February 3, 1890 | 51st | Lost contested election | |
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Republican | February 3, 1890 – March 3, 1891 | 51st | Won contested election |
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Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | 52nd 53rd |
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Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | 54th 55th |
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Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | 56th | |
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Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | 57th | |
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Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 | 58th 59th 60th 61st |
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Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | 62nd | |
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Republican | March 4, 1913 – July 15, 1916 | 63rd 64th |
Died |
Vacant | July 15, 1916 – November 7, 1916 | |||
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Republican | November 7, 1916 – March 3, 1923 | 64th 65th 66th 67th |
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Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | 68th | |
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Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927 | 69th | |
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Republican | March 4, 1927 – March 2, 1930 | 70th 71st |
Died |
Vacant | March 2, 1930 – November 4, 1930 | |||
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Republican | November 4, 1930 – March 3, 1933 | 71st 72nd |
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Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th |
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Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 | 78th 79th 80th |
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Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | 81st 82nd |
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Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | 83rd | |
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Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 | 84th | |
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Republican | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 | 85th | |
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Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 | 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th |
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Democratic | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993 | 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Redistricted to the 3rd district |
District eliminated | January 3, 1993 |
References
- 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