Virginia's 4th congressional district

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Virginia's 4th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 73.83% urban[1]
  • 26.17% rural
Population (2023)796,240[2]
Median household
income		$71,586[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+16[4]
Virginia's 4th congressional district from January 3, 2023

Virginia's fourth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the state of Virginia, taking in most of the area between Richmond and the North Carolina state line. It covers all or part of the counties of Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, and Sussex, and all or part of the independent cities of Colonial Heights, Emporia, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond. The district is currently represented by Democrat Jennifer McClellan, who was elected to the seat after she defeated Republican Leon Benjamin in the February 21, 2023, special election, caused by the death of incumbent Donald McEachin (D) on November 28, 2022.

In 2016, the adjacent 3rd district was found unconstitutional, leading court-ordered redistricting which transformed the 4th District from a Republican-leaning district to a safely Democratic seat for the 2016 elections.[5]

Recent election results

2000s

2000 Virginia's 4th congressional district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norman Sisisky (incumbent) 189,787 98.9
Write-ins 2,108 1.1
Total votes 191,895 100.00
2001 Virginia's 4th congressional district special election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Forbes 70,917 52.0
Democratic Louise Lucas 65,190 47.8
Write-ins 208 0.1
Total votes 136,315 100.00
2002 Virginia's 4th congressional district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Forbes (incumbent) 108,733 97.9
Write-ins 2,308 2.1
Total votes 111,041 100.00
2004 Virginia's 4th congressional district election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Forbes (incumbent) 182,131 64.5
Democratic Jonathan R. Menefee 100,162 35.8
Total votes 283,027 100.00
2006 Virginia's 4th congressional district election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Forbes (incumbent) 150,967 76.12
Green Albert P. Burckard 46,487 23.4
Total votes 198,340 100.00
2008 Virginia's 4th congressional district election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Forbes (incumbent) 199,075 59.5
Democratic Andrea Miller 135,041 23.4
Total votes 334,521 100.00

2010s

2010 Virginia's 4th congressional district election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Forbes (incumbent) 123,659 62.3
Democratic Wynne LeGrow 74,298 37.5
Total votes 198,389 100.00
2012 Virginia's 4th congressional district election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Forbes (incumbent) 199,292 56.9
Democratic Ella Ward 150,190 42.9
Total votes 350,046 100.00
2014 Virginia's 4th congressional district election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Forbes (incumbent) 120,684 60.2
Democratic Elliott Fausz 75,270 37.5
Libertarian Bo Brown 4,427 2.2
2016 Virginia's 4th congressional district election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald McEachin 200,136 57.7
Republican Mike Wade 145,731 42.0
Total votes 346,656 100.00
2018 Virginia's 4th congressional district election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald McEachin (incumbent) 187,642 62.6
Republican Ryan McAdams 107,706 35.9
Total votes 299,854 100.00

2020s

2020 Virginia's 4th congressional district election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald McEachin (incumbent) 240,510 61.6
Republican Leon Benjamin 149,481 38.3
Total votes 389,991 100.00
2022 Virginia's 4th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald McEachin (incumbent) 159,044 65.0
Republican Leon Benjamin 85,503 35.0
Write-in 431 0.2
Total votes 245,046 100.00
[18]
2023 Virginia's 4th congressional district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer McClellan 82,040 74.4
Republican Leon Benjamin 28,083 25.5
Write-In Write In 129 0.1
Total votes 110,252 100.00

Recent election results from statewide races

Year Office Results
1996 President Bob Dole 46%–46%[19]
Senator John Warner 51%–49%[20]
1997 Governor Jim Gilmore 57%–41%[21]
Lieutenant Governor John H. Hager 51%–42%[22]
Attorney General Mark Earley 62%–38%[23]
2000 President George W. Bush 49%–49%[24]
Senator Chuck Robb 51%–49%[25]
2001 Governor Mark Warner 54%–46%[26]
Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine 53%–45%[27]
Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore 57%–43%[28]
2004 President George W. Bush 57%–43%[29]
2008 President Barack Obama 50%–49%[30]
2012 President Mitt Romney 50%–49%[31]
2013 Governor Ken Cuccinelli 48%–45%–7%[32]
Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam 53%–46%[33]
Attorney General Mark Obenshain 53%–47%[34]
2014 Senator Ed Gillespie 51%–47%[35]
2016 President Hillary Clinton 59%–37%
2017 Governor Ralph Northam 61%–37%[36]
2018 Senator Tim Kaine 64%–34%[37]
2020 President Joe Biden 61%–36%[38]
2021 Governor Terry McAuliffe 56%–43%[39]

List of members representing the district

Representative Party Term Cong
ress 		Electoral history
District established March 4, 1789

Richard B. Lee
(Chantilly) 		Pro-Administration March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1793 		1st
2nd 		Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Redistricted to the 17th district.
Francis Preston
(Abingdon) 		Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795 		3rd
4th 		Elected in 1793.
Results were challenged but upheld.
Re-elected in 1795.
Retired.
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797
Abram Trigg
(Montgomery County) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1803 		5th
6th
7th 		Elected in 1797.
Re-elected in 1799.
Re-elected in 1801.
Redistricted to the 6th district.

David Holmes
(Winchester) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1809 		8th
9th
10th 		Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1805.
Re-elected in 1807.
Retired.
Jacob Swoope
(Staunton) 		Federalist March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811 		11th Elected in 1809.
Retired.
William McCoy
(Franklin) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1823 		12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th 		Elected in 1811.
Re-elected in 1813.
Re-elected in 1815.
Re-elected in 1817.
Re-elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Redistricted to the 19th district.
Mark Alexander
(Lombardy Grove) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825 		18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd 		Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired.
Jackson March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1833
James Gholson
(Percivals) 		Anti-Jackson March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835 		23rd Elected in 1833.
Lost re-election.

George Dromgoole
(Cholsonville) 		Jackson March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837 		24th
25th
26th 		Elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Retired.
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841

William Goode
(Boydton) 		Democratic March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843 		27th Elected in 1841.
Retired.
Edmund W. Hubard
(Curdsville) 		Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847 		28th
29th 		Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
Retired.

Thomas S. Bocock
(Appomattox) 		Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1853 		30th
31st
32nd 		Elected in 1847.
Re-elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
Redistricted to the 5th district.

William Goode
(Boydton) 		Democratic March 4, 1853 –
July 3, 1859 		33rd
34th
35th
36th 		Elected in 1853.
Re-elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Died.
Vacant July 3, 1859 –
December 6, 1859 		36th

Roger Pryor
(Petersburg) 		Democratic December 7, 1859 –
March 3, 1861 		Elected to finish Goode's term.
Re-elected in 1859.
Resigned.
District inactive March 4, 1861 –
January 25, 1870 		36th
37th
38th
39th
40th
41st 		Civil War and Reconstruction

George Booker
(Martinsville) 		Conservative January 26, 1870 –
March 3, 1871 		41st Elected in 1870.
Lost re-election.

William H. H. Stowell
(Burkeville) 		Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1877 		42nd
43rd
44th 		Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Retired.

Joseph Jorgensen
(Petersburg) 		Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883 		45th
46th
47th 		Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired.
Benjamin Hooper
(Farmville) 		Readjuster March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885 		48th Elected in 1882.
Lost re-election.
James Brady
(Petersburg) 		Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887 		49th Elected in 1884.
Retired.
William E. Gaines
(Burkeville) 		Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889 		50th Elected in 1886.
Retired.
Edward Venable
(Petersburg) 		Democratic March 4, 1889 –
September 23, 1890 		51st Election invalidated.

John Langston
(Petersburg) 		Republican September 23, 1890 –
March 3, 1891 		51st Elected in 1890.
Lost re-election.

James F. Epes
(Blackstone) 		Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895 		52nd
53rd 		Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Retired.

William McKenney
(Petersburg) 		Democratic March 4, 1895 –
May 2, 1896 		54th Election invalidated

Robert Thorp
(Boydton) 		Republican May 2, 1896 –
March 3, 1897 		54th Elected in 1896.
Lost re-election.

Sydney Epes
(Blackstone) 		Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 23, 1898 		55th Election invalidated.

Robert Thorp
(Boydton) 		Republican March 23, 1898 –
March 3, 1899 		55th Elected in 1898.
Lost re-election.

Sydney Epes
(Blackstone) 		Democratic March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1900 		56th Elected in 1898.
Died.
Vacant March 4, 1900 –
April 18, 1900

Francis Lassiter
(Petersburg) 		Democratic April 19, 1900 –
March 3, 1903 		56th
57th 		Elected to finish Epes's term.
Re-elected in 1900.
Lost re-election.
Robert G. Southall
(Amelia) 		Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907 		58th
59th 		Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Lost re-election.

Francis Lassiter
(Petersburg) 		Democratic March 4, 1907 –
October 31, 1909 		60th
61st 		Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Died.
Vacant November 1, 1909 –
March 7, 1910 		61st

Robert Turnbull
(Lawrenceville) 		Democratic March 8, 1910 –
March 3, 1913 		61st
62nd 		Elected to finish Lassiter's term.
Re-elected in 1910.
Lost re-election.
Walter Watson
(Jennings Ordinary) 		Democratic March 4, 1913 –
December 24, 1919 		63rd
64th
65th
66th 		Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Died.
Vacant December 25, 1919 –
April 26, 1920 		66th

Patrick Drewry
(Petersburg) 		Democratic April 27, 1920 –
March 3, 1933 		66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd 		Elected to finish Watson's term.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the at-large seat.
District inactive March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		73rd

Patrick Drewry
(Petersburg) 		Democratic January 3, 1935 –
December 21, 1947 		74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th 		Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Died.
Vacant December 21, 1947 –
February 17, 1948 		80th

Watkins Abbitt
(Appomattox) 		Democratic February 17, 1948 –
January 3, 1973 		80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd 		Elected to finish Drewry'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.

Robert Daniel
(Prince George) 		Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1983 		93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th 		Elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Lost re-election.

Norman Sisisky
(Petersburg) 		Democratic January 3, 1983 –
March 29, 2001 		98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th 		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.
Died.
Vacant March 29, 2001 –
June 19, 2001 		107th

Randy Forbes
(Chesapeake) 		Republican June 19, 2001 –
January 3, 2017 		107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th 		Elected to finish Sisisky's term.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost renomination.

Donald McEachin
(Richmond) 		Democratic January 3, 2017 –
November 28, 2022 		115th
116th
117th 		Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022, but died before next term began.
Vacant November 28, 2022 –
March 7, 2023 		117th
118th

Jennifer McClellan
(Richmond) 		Democratic March 7, 2023 –
present 		118th Elected to finish McEachin's term.
Re-elected in 2024.

Historical district boundaries

The Virginia Fourth District started in 1788 covering the counties of Prince William, Stafford, Loudoun, Fairfax, King George and Fauquier.[40]

2003–2013
2013–2017
2017–2023

See also

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