Kentucky's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in Northern Kentucky, it is a long district that follows the Ohio River. The majority of voters live in the booming suburban Cincinnati counties of Boone, Kenton and Campbell, which includes such suburbs as Fort Mitchell, Covington, Florence, Newport, and Fort Thomas.
The district is currently represented by Republican Thomas Massie, who was elected in a special election in 2012 to succeed Republican Geoff Davis, who resigned on July 31, 2012 citing family concerns.
The district from 2003 to 2013
Characteristics [edit]
As is the case in many Southern states, Kentucky's 4th Congressional District has transitioned to supporting Republicans in the last decade, but Democrats still hold state and local offices in rural counties.
As of November 7, 2006, there was a total of 476,480 registered voters. Of these, 250,986 (52.67%) identified as Democrats, 184,705 (38.76%) identified as Republicans, and 40,789 (8.56%) identified as "Others."
As of February 2010, there were 491,021 registered voters: 254,878 Democrats (51.91%), 193,121 (39.33%) Republicans, and 44,014 (8.96%) "All Others." Among all the others included 36,922 unclassified Others, 6,646 Independents, 317 Libertarians, 91 Greens, 20 Constitutionalists, 12 Reforms, and 6 Socialists.
As of May 2012, after Congressional redistricting, there were 509,572 registered voters: 241,156 (47.32%) Democrats, 217,951 (42.77%) Republicans, and 50,465 (9.9%) "All Others". Among all the others included 39,777 unclassified Others, 10,047 Independents, 479 Libertarians, 116 Greens, 27 Constitutionalists, 12 Reforms, and 7 Socialists.
Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican. A number of counties are still not properly tracking this information. Campbell County was definitively verified to not be properly tracking "Other" affiliations as of January 2012, and has been working to correct the issue.
List of representatives [edit]
| Representative |
Party |
Years |
District Residence |
Note |
| District created March 4, 1803 |
| Thomas Sandford |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1807 |
|
|
| Richard M. Johnson |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1807 - March 3, 1813 |
|
Redistricted to the 3rd district |
| Joseph Desha |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1819 |
|
Redistricted from the 6th district |
| Thomas Metcalfe |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1823 |
|
Redistricted to the 2nd district |
| Robert P. Letcher |
Adams-Clay D-R |
March 3, 1823 - March 3, 1825 |
|
|
| Adams |
March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829 |
|
| Anti-Jacksonian |
March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833 |
|
| Martin Beaty |
Anti-Jacksonian |
March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835 |
|
|
| Sherrod Williams |
Anti-Jacksonian |
March 4, 1835 - March 3, 1837 |
|
|
| Whig |
March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1841 |
|
| Bryan Owsley |
Whig |
March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843 |
|
|
| George Caldwell |
Democratic |
March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845 |
|
|
| Joshua F. Bell |
Whig |
March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1847 |
|
|
| Aylette Buckner |
Whig |
March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849 |
|
|
| George Caldwell |
Democratic |
March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851 |
|
|
| William T. Ward |
Whig |
March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853 |
|
|
| James Chrisman |
Democratic |
March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855 |
|
|
| Albert G. Talbott |
Democratic |
March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1859 |
|
|
| William C. Anderson |
Opposition |
March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1861 |
|
|
| Aaron Harding |
Unionist |
March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1865 |
|
|
| Democratic |
March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1867 |
|
| J. Proctor Knott |
Democratic |
March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1871 |
|
|
| William B. Read |
Democratic |
March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1875 |
|
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| J. Proctor Knott |
Democratic |
March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1883 |
|
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| Thomas A. Robertson |
Democratic |
March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1887 |
|
|
| Alexander B. Montgomery |
Democratic |
March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1895 |
|
|
| John W. Lewis |
Republican |
March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1897 |
|
|
| David H. Smith |
Democratic |
March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1907 |
|
|
| Ben Johnson |
Democratic |
March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1927 |
|
|
| Henry D. Moorman |
Democratic |
March 4, 1927 - March 3, 1929 |
|
|
| John D. Craddock |
Republican |
March 4, 1929 - March 3, 1931 |
|
|
| Cap R. Carden |
Democratic |
March 4, 1931 - March 3, 1933 |
|
Redistricted to the At-large district |
| District redistricted to At-large district March 4, 1933 |
| District re-established January 3, 1935 from At-large district |
| Virgil Chapman |
Democratic |
January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1937 |
|
Redistricted from the At-large district, Redistricted to the 6th district |
| Edward W. Creal |
Democratic |
January 3, 1937 - October 13, 1943 |
|
Redistricted from the 2nd district, Died |
| Chester Carrier |
Republican |
November 30, 1943 - January 3, 1945 |
|
|
| Frank Chelf |
Democratic |
January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1967 |
|
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| Gene Snyder |
Republican |
January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1987 |
|
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| Jim Bunning |
Republican |
January 3, 1987 - January 3, 1999 |
|
|
| Ken Lucas |
Democratic |
January 3, 1999 - January 3, 2005 |
|
|
| Geoff Davis |
Republican |
January 3, 2005 - July 31, 2012 |
|
Resigned |
| Thomas Massie |
Republican |
November 13, 2012 - Present |
Garrison |
|
Recent Election Results [edit]
| Kentucky's 4th Congressional District Election (2008) |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Republican |
Geoff Davis* |
190,210 |
63.03% |
|
Democratic |
Michael Kelley |
111,549 |
36.97% |
| Totals |
301,759 |
100.00% |
| Voter turnout |
% |
|
Republican hold |
| Kentucky's 4th Congressional District Election (2010) |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Republican |
Geoff Davis* |
151,774 |
69.48% |
|
Democratic |
John Waltz |
66,675 |
30.52% |
| Totals |
218,449 |
100.00% |
| Voter turnout |
% |
|
Republican hold |
References [edit]
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008". The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
