Ohio's 4th congressional district
U.S. House district for Ohio
Ohio's 4th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Distribution 63.02% urban[ 1] 36.98% rural Population (2023) 803,311[ 2] Median household income $74,281[ 2] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+20[ 3]
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]
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
Counties
Cities within the district
List of members representing the district
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 .Re-elected in 2024 .
Recent election results
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
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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
Historical district boundaries
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
References
^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)" . U.S. Census Bureau . Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
^ a b "My Congressional District" .
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ Romo, Vanessa (July 3, 2018). "Rep. Jim Jordan Denies He Knew Of Decades-Long Sexual Abuse At Ohio State" . NPR . Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
^ "Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio learns who his dem opponent will be in November after primary" . Fox News . April 29, 2020.
^ "Judges declare Ohio's congressional map unconstitutional" . Associated Press . April 20, 2021.
^ "Federal judges toss out Ohio's congressional map as illegal gerrymander" . May 3, 2019.
^ Exner, Rich (May 3, 2019). "Federal judges toss out Ohio's congressional map as illegal gerrymander" . cleveland . Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
^ 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 .
^ a b c d e our campaigns OH - District 4 - History
^ "2012 Election Results" . Ohio Secretary of State.
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