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Arkansas's 4th congressional district
| Arkansas's 4th congressional district |
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![]() | | Representative | |
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| Area | 20,951 sq mi (54,260 km2) |
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| Distribution | |
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| Population (2019) | 701,945[1] |
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Median household
income | $43,824[2] |
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| Ethnicity | |
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| Cook PVI | R+17[3] |
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Arkansas's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Arkansas. It is the southwest part of the state and is the largest district. The cities in the district are Camden, Hope, Hot Springs, Magnolia, Pine Bluff, and Texarkana. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. Republican Bruce Westerman became the representative in 2014
Election history
2002
| Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2002
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| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Democratic
|
Michael Avery Ross*
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119,633
|
60.56%
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Republican
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Jay Dickey
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77,904
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39.44%
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| Majority
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41,729
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21.12%
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| Total votes
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197,537
|
100.00
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Democratic hold
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2004
| Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2004
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| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Democratic
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Michael Avery Ross*
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243,003
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100.00%
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| Majority
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243,003
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100.00%
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| Total votes
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100.00
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Democratic hold
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2006
| Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2006
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| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Democratic
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Michael Avery Ross*
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128,236
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74.73%
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Republican
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Joe Ross
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43,360
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25.27%
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| Majority
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84,876
|
49.46%
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| Total votes
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171,596
|
100.00
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Democratic hold
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2008
| Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2008
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| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Democratic
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Michael Avery Ross*
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203,178
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86.17%
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Green
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J. Joshua Drake
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32,603
|
13.83%
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| Majority
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170,575
|
72.34%
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| Total votes
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235,781
|
100.00
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Democratic hold
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2010
| Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2010
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| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Democratic
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Michael Avery Ross*
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102,479
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57.53%
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Republican
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Beth Anne Rankin
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71,526
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40.15%
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Green
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J. Joshua Drake
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4,129
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2.32%
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| Majority
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30,953
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17.38%
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| Total votes
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178,134
|
100.00
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Democratic hold
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2012
| Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2012
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| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Republican
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Tom Cotton
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154,149
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59.53%
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Democratic
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Gene Jeffress
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95,013
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36.69%
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Libertarian
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Bobby Tullis
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4,984
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1.92%
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Green
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J. Joshua Drake
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4,807
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1.86%
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| Majority
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59,136
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22.84%
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| Total votes
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258,953
|
100.00
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Republican gain from Democratic
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2014
| Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2014
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| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Republican
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Bruce Westerman
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110,789
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54%
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Democratic
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James Lee Witt
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87,742
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43%
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Libertarian
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Ken Hamilton
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7,598
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3%
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| Majority
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23,047
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11%
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| Total votes
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206,131
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100.00%
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Republican hold
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2016
| Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2016
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| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Republican
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Bruce Westerman
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182,885
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75%
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Libertarian
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Ken Hamilton
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61,274
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25%
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| Majority
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121,611
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50%
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| Total votes
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244,159
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100.00%
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Republican hold
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2018
2020
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