Minnesota's 4th congressional district
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| Minnesota's 4th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Betty McCollum (DFL–St. Paul) | |
| Area | 202[1] mi² (523 km²) | |
| Distribution | 100% urban, 0% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 614,935[2] | |
| Median income | $46,811 | |
| Ethnicity | 79.9% White, 6.7% Black, 7.6% Asian, 5.2% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American, 2.4% other | |
| Cook PVI | D+13 | |
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Minnesota's 4th congressional district covers Ramsey County including all of St. Paul and several St. Paul suburbs. The district is solidly Democratic with a CPVI of D + 13.[3] It is currently represented by Betty McCollum, of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
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[edit] List of representatives
| Congress | Representative | Party | District home | Years | Notes |
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| District created | March 4, 1883 | ||||
| 48th | William D. Washburn | Republican | March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885 | Redistricted from the 3rd district | |
| 49th | John Gilfillan | Republican | March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1887 | ||
| 50th | Edmund Rice | Democratic | March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889 | ||
| 51st | Samuel Snider | Republican | March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1891 | ||
| 52nd | James Castle | Democratic | March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893 | ||
| 53rd-54th | Andrew Kiefer | Republican | March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1897 | ||
| 55th-63rd | Frederick Stevens | Republican | March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1915 | ||
| 64th-66th | Carl Van Dyke | Democratic | March 4, 1915 - May 20, 1919 | Died | |
| 106th | Vacant | May 20, 1919 - July 1, 1919 | |||
| 66th-69th | Oscar Keller | Republican | July 1, 1919 - March 3, 1927 | ||
| 70th-72nd | Melvin Maas | Republican | March 4, 1927 - March 3, 1933 | ||
| 73rd | March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935 | District inactive, all representatives elected At-large on a general ticket | |||
| 74th-78th | Melvin Maas | Republican | January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1945 | ||
| 79th | Frank Starkey | DFL | January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947 | ||
| 80th | Edward Devitt | Republican | January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1949 | ||
| 81st-85th | Eugene McCarthy | DFL | January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1959 | ||
| 86th-94th | Joseph Karth | DFL | January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1977 | ||
| 95th-106th | Bruce Vento | DFL | January 3, 1977 - October 10, 2000 | Died | |
| 106th | Vacant | October 10, 2000 - January 3, 2001 | |||
| 107th-111th/Current | Betty McCollum | DFL | January 3, 2001 - Present | Incumbent | |
[edit] Elections
[edit] 2010
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2010
| 2010 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Betty McCollum | 136,746 | 59.2 | -9.2 | |
| Republican | Teresa Collett | 80,135 | 34.7 | +3.4 | |
| Independence | Steve Carlson | 14,207 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
[edit] 2008
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2008
| 2008 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Betty McCollum | 216,250 | 68.4 | -1.6 | |
| Republican | Ed Matthews | 98,928 | 31.3 | - | |
[edit] 2006
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2006
| 2006 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Betty McCollum | 172,100 | 70 | +12 | |
| Republican | Obi Sium | 74,797 | 30 | - | |
[edit] 2004
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2004
| 2004 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Betty McCollum | 180,650 | 58 | -4 | |
| Republican | Patrice Bataglia | 103,680 | 33 | - | |
| Independence | Peter Vento | 28,844 | 9 | - | |
[edit] 2002
Main article: U.S. House elections, 2002
| 2002 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Betty McCollum | 163,885 | 62 | - | |
| Republican | Billington | 89,489 | 34 | - | |
| Green | Raskiewicz | 9,873 | 4 | - | |
[edit] References
- ^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area". US Census Bureau. 2000. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cd109th/MN/ur_c9_27.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ "Fast Facts". US Census Bureau. 2000. http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US2704&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US27%7C50000US2703&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US2704&_cityTown=&_state=04000US27&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry=. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
- ^ "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". The Campaign Legal Center. http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
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