Florida's 4th congressional district

Florida's 4th congressional district
	Florida's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2017.
	John Rutherford; R–Jacksonville
Area	1,962[1] sq mi (5,080 km2)
Distribution	87.4% urban[2]; 12.6% rural;
Population (2016)	778,620[3]
Median income	$68,964[4]
Ethnicity	81.98% white; 8.82% black; 8.2% Hispanic; 4.58% Asian; 0.24% Native American;
Cook PVI	R+17[5]

Florida's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district takes in most of Jacksonville, along with parts of that city's northern and western suburbs and the city of St Augustine. The district includes all of Nassau County, most of Duval County, and part of St. Johns County.

The district is currently represented by Republican John Rutherford who was elected after the retirement of fellow Republican Ander Crenshaw following the 2016 election.

History

Before 1993, most of the territory now in the 4th district was the 3rd district, represented by Democrat Charles Edward Bennett. He had held the seat and its predecessors since 1949, and was facing a stiff reelection contest against Republican Tillie K. Fowler in the 1992. Bennett retired after his wife fell ill, and Fowler easily defeated an underfunded replacement candidate. She became the first Republican woman to represent the district.

From 1967 to 1993, the 4th district stretched from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to the northern Orlando suburbs. Much of this area became the 7th District after redistricting, and is now the 6th District.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Bush 53 - 30%
1996	President	Dole 56 - 37%
2000	President	Bush 63 - 35%
2004	President	Bush 69 - 31%
2008	President	McCain 61 - 38%

Voter registration

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of January 3, 2012
Party		Voters	Percentage
	Republican	199,541	44.27%
	Democratic	166,230	36.88%
	No Party Affiliation	68,744	15.25%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1915
William J. Sears	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th	[data unknown/missing]
Ruth Bryan Owen	Democratic	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933	71st 72nd	[data unknown/missing]
J. Mark Wilcox	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	73rd 74th 75th	[data unknown/missing]
Pat Cannon	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947	76th 77th 78th 79th	[data unknown/missing]
George Smathers	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951	80th 81st	[data unknown/missing]
Bill Lantaff	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955	82nd 83rd	[data unknown/missing]
Dante Fascell	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1967	84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 12th district.
Syd Herlong	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969	90th	Redistricted from the 5th district. [data unknown/missing]
Bill Chappell	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1989	91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th	[data unknown/missing]
Craig James	Republican	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993	101st 102nd	[data unknown/missing]
Tillie Fowler	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001	103rd 104th 105th 106th	[data unknown/missing]
Ander Crenshaw	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2017	107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
John Rutherford	Republican	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th	Elected in 2016.

Election results

2002

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw	171,152	99.70
	No party	Others	509	0.30
Total votes			171,661	100.00
	Republican hold

2004

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	256,157	99.55
	No party	Others	1,170	0.45
Total votes			257,327	100.00
	Republican hold

2006

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	141,759	69.67
	Democratic	Robert Harms	61,704	30.33
Total votes			203,463	100.00
	Republican hold

2008

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	224,112	65.26
	Democratic	Jay McGovern	119,330	34.74
Total votes			343,442	100.00
	Republican hold

2010

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	178,238	77.21
	Independent	Troy Dwayne Stanley	52,540	22.76
	No party	Others	67	0.03
Total votes			230,845	100.00
	Republican hold

2012

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	239,988	76.07
	Independent	James Klauder	75,236	23.85
	Independent	Gary Koniz	246	0.08
Total votes			315,470	100.00
	Republican hold

2014

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	177,887	78.28
	Independent	Paula Moser-Bartlett	35,663	15.69
	Independent	Gary Koniz	13,690	6.02
	No party	Deborah Katz Pueschel	13	0.01
Total votes			227,253	100.00
	Republican hold

2016

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rutherford	287,509	70.18
	Democratic	David Bruderly	113,088	27.61
	Independent	Gary Koniz	9,054	2.21
	No party	Others	11	0.00
Total votes			409,662	100.00
	Republican hold

2018

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2018)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rutherford	248,420	65.16
	Democratic	Ges Selmont	123,351	32.35
	Independent	Joceline Berrios	7,155	1.88
	Independent	Jason Bulger	2,321	0.61
	Write-in		2	<0.01
Total votes			381,249	100.00
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2013 - 2017
2003 - 2013

References

"Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=04
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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

External links

Rep. Ander Crenshaw's official House of Representatives website

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[1] "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

[2] Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.

[3] Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[4] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=04

[Cook-5] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.