Florida's 4th congressional district

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Florida's 4th congressional district
Current Representative		Ander Crenshaw (R–Jacksonville)
Area	4,368 mi²
Distribution	78.2% urban, 21.8% rural
Population (2000)	639,295
Median income	$43,947
Ethnicity	77.8% White, 13.5% Black, 2.4% Asian, 4.2% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+17

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 a portion of North Florida. The district includes all of Baker, Columbia, Hamilton, Madison, Nassau, and Union counties and portions of Duval, Jefferson, and Leon counties.

The district is currently represented by Republican Ander Crenshaw.

The district from 2003 to 2013

History

Democrat Charles Edward Bennett represented the district from 1948-1992. Bennett chose to retire in 1993 rather than fight an intense reelection campaign against challenger Tillie K. Fowler in the 1992 House election. Fowler won the election and became the first Republican woman to represent the district. She held the position from 1993-2001.

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 representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created March 4, 1913
William J. Sears	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929
Ruth Bryan Owen	Democratic	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933
J. Mark Wilcox	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
Pat Cannon	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947
George Smathers	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951
William C. Lantaff	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955
Dante Fascell	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1967		Redistricted to the 12th district
Albert S. Herlong, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969		Redistricted from the 5th district
William V. Chappell, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1989
Craig T. James	Republican	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993
Tillie K. Fowler	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
Ander Crenshaw	Republican	January 3, 2001 – Present		Incumbent

Election Results

2002

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

2004

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

2006

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

2008

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

2010

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

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

External links

• Rep. Ander Crenshaw's official House of Representatives website