Louisiana's 4th congressional district
Louisiana's 4th congressional district | |||
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Population (2000) | 638,466 | ||
Median household income | 31,085 | ||
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Cook PVI | R+13[1] |
Louisiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The district is located in the northwestern part of the state and is based in Shreveport-Bossier City. It also includes the cities of Minden, DeRidder, and Natchitoches.
The district is represented by Republican Mike Johnson.
History
The 4th Congressional District was created in 1843, the first new district in the state in 20 years. It was gained after the 1840 U.S. Census.
For most of the next 150 years, the 4th was centered on Shreveport and northwestern Louisiana. However, in 1993, Louisiana lost a congressional district. Based on population figures, the state legislature shifted most of Shreveport's white residents into the 5th Congressional District. Republican Jim McCrery ran for election in the new 5th and won, defeating Democrat Jerry Huckaby, who represented the old 5th for eight terms.
Meanwhile, the 4th was reconfigured as a 63-percent African American-majority district stretching in a roughly "Z" shape from Shreveport to Baton Rouge. Democrat Cleo Fields was elected for two terms as the representative of the 4th Congressional District. When the Supreme Court of the United States invalidated the boundaries of the new 4th Congressional District as unconstitutional, the Louisiana legislature redrew the District to encompass most of Northwest Louisiana, closely resembling its pre-1993 configuration. McCrery was elected in 1996 to this seat.
List of representatives
Name | Years | Party | District residence | Notes |
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District created March 4, 1843 | ||||
Pierre Evariste Jean-Baptiste Bossier | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – April 24, 1844 |
Natchitoches | Died. |
Vacant | April 24, 1844 – December 2, 1844 | |||
Isaac Edward Morse | Democratic | December 2, 1844 – March 3, 1851 |
St. Martinville | [data missing] |
John Moore | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
Franklin | [data missing] |
Roland Jones | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
Shreveport | [data missing] |
John M. Sandidge | Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 |
Bossier City | [data missing] |
John M. Landrum | Democratic | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
Shreveport | Retired. |
Civil War and Reconstruction | ||||
Michel Vidal | Republican | July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
Opelousas | Resigned to become U.S. consul to Tripoli, Libya. |
Vacant | March 4, 1869 – May 23, 1870 | |||
Joseph P. Newsham | Republican | May 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871 |
St. Francisville | Successfully contested election of Michael Ryan Retired. |
James McCleery | Republican | March 4, 1871 – November 5, 1871 |
Shreveport | Died. |
Vacant | November 5, 1871 – December 3, 1872 | |||
Alexander Boarman | Liberal Republican | December 3, 1872 – March 3, 1873 |
Shreveport | Retired. |
Vacant | March 4, 1873 – November 24, 1873 |
Representative-elect Samuel Peters died before the term began. | ||
George Luke Smith | Republican | November 24, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
Shreveport | Elected to finish Peters's term. |
William Mallory Levy | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
Natchitoches | Lost renomination.. |
Joseph Barton Elam | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
Mansfield | Retired due to injuries. |
Newton C. Blanchard | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 12, 1894 |
Shreveport | Resigned when appointed to the United States Senate. |
Vacant | March 12, 1894 – May 12, 1894 | |||
Henry Warren Ogden | Democratic | May 12, 1894 – March 3, 1899 |
Benton | Retired to return to farming. |
Phanor Breazeale | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905 |
Natchitoches | Lost renomination. |
John T. Watkins | Democratic | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1921 |
Minden | Lost renomination. |
John N. Sandlin | Democratic | March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1937 |
Minden | Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
Overton Brooks | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – September 16, 1961 |
Shreveport | Died. |
Vacant | September 16, 1961 – December 19, 1961 | |||
Joe Waggonner, Jr. | Democratic | December 19, 1961 – January 3, 1979 |
Plain Dealing | Retired. |
Buddy Leach | Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 |
Leesville | Lost renomination. |
Buddy Roemer | Democratic[2] | January 3, 1981 – March 14, 1988 |
Bossier City | Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana. |
Vacant | March 14, 1988 – April 16, 1988 | |||
Jim McCrery | Republican | April 16, 1988 – January 3, 1993 |
Shreveport | Won special election to fill remainder of Roemer's term Redistricted to 5th district. |
Cleo Fields | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 |
Baton Rouge | Retired when gerrymandered district was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States |
Jim McCrery | Republican | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
Shreveport | Redistricted from the 5th district. Retired. |
John C. Fleming | Republican | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2017 |
Minden | Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
Mike Johnson | Republican | January 3, 2017 – present |
Benton | Took office on January 3, 2017 |
Recent election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim McCrery* | 114,649 | 71.61 | |
Democratic | John Milkovich | 42,340 | 26.45 | |
Libertarian | Bill Jacobs | 3,104 | 1.94 | |
Total votes | 160,093 | 100.00 | ||
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Republican hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim McCrery* | 100.00 | ||
Total votes | 100.00 | |||
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Republican hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim McCrery* | 77,078 | 57.40 | |
Democratic | Artis R. Cash, Sr. | 22,757 | 16.95 | |
Democratic | Patti Cox | 17,788 | 13.25 | |
Republican | Chester T. "Catfish" Kelley | 16,649 | 12.40 | |
Total votes | 134,272 | 100.00 | ||
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Republican hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John C. Fleming | 44,501 | 48.07 | |
Democratic | Paul Carmouche; later State Senator John Milkovich was eliminated in the Democratic primary. | 44,151 | 47.69 | |
Independent | Chester T. "Catfish" Kelley | 3,245 | 3.51 | |
Independent | Gerard J. Bowen | 675 | 0.73 | |
Total votes | 92,572 | 100.00 | ||
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Republican hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John C. Fleming* | 105,223 | 62.34 | |
Democratic | David Melville | 54,609 | 32.35 | |
Independent | Artis R. Cash, Sr. | 8,962 | 5.31 | |
Total votes | 168,794 | 100.00 | ||
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Republican hold |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Roemer switched to the Republicans in 1991 while serving as governor. See ROEMER, Charles Elson (Buddy), III - Biographical Information.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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(help) - Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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(help) - Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present