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'''Minnesota's 4th Congressional District''' covers [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]] including all of [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] and several St. Paul [[suburb]]s. The district is solidly [[Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party|Democratic]] with a [[CPVI]] of D + 13.<ref>{{cite web|title =Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?|publisher =The Campaign Legal Center|url =http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html|accessdate = 2007-03-30}}</ref> It is currently represented by [[Betty McCollum]], of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
'''Minnesota's 4th Congressional District''' covers [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]] including all of [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] and several St. Paul [[suburb]]s. The district is solidly [[Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party|Democratic]] with a [[CPVI]] of D + 13.<ref>{{cite web|title =Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?|publisher =The Campaign Legal Center|url =http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html|accessdate = 2007-03-30}}</ref> It is currently represented by [[Betty McCollum]], of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. |
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==Historical Representation== |
==Historical Representation== |
Revision as of 19:55, 7 April 2009
Minnesota's 4th congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Area | 202[1] sq mi (520 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2000) | 614,935[2] |
Median household income | 46,811 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D + 13 |
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.
Historical Representation
Congress | Representative | Party | District home | Note |
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48th (1883–1885) | William D. Washburn | Republican | ||
49th (1885–1887) | John Gilfillan | Republican | ||
50th (1887–1889) | Edmund Rice | Democratic | ||
51st (1889–1891) | Samuel Snider | Republican | ||
52nd (1891–1893) | James Castle | Democratic | ||
53rd-54th (1893–1897) | Andrew Kiefer | Republican | ||
55th-63rd (1897–1915) | Frederick Stevens | Republican | ||
64th-65th (1915–1919) | Carl Van Dyke | Democratic | ||
66th-69th (1919–1927) | Oscar Keller | Republican | ||
70th-72nd (1927–1933) | Melvin Maas | Republican | ||
73rd (1933–1935) | Einar Hoidale | Democratic | ||
74th-78th (1935–1945) | Melvin Maas | Republican | ||
79th (1945–1947) | Frank Starkey | Democratic | ||
80th (1947–1949) | Edward Devitt | Republican | ||
81st-85th (1949–1959) | Eugene McCarthy | Democratic | ||
86th-94th (1959–1977) | Joseph Karth | Democratic | ||
95th-106th (1977-01-03 – 2000-10-10) | Bruce Vento | DFL | Died | |
106th (2000-10-10 – 2001-01-03) | Vacant | |||
107th-incumbent (2001–) | Betty McCollum | DFL |
Elections
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Betty McCollum | 216,250 | 68.4 | −1.6 | |
Republican | Ed Matthews | 98,928 | 31.3 | − |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Betty McCollum | 172,100 | 70 | +12 | |
Republican | Obi Sium | 74,797 | 30 | − |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Betty McCollum | 180,650 | 58 | −4 | |
Republican | Patrice Bataglia | 103,680 | 33 | − | |
Independence | Peter Vento | 28,844 | 9 | − |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Betty McCollum | 163,885 | 62 | − | |
Republican | Billington | 89,489 | 34 | − | |
Green | Raskiewicz | 9,873 | 4 | − |
References
- ^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ "Fast Facts". US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
- ^ "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". The Campaign Legal Center. Retrieved 2007-03-30.