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Wisconsin's 4th congressional district Wisconsin's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative Area 111.90 sq mi (289.8 km2 ) Distribution Population (2019) 704,146 Median household income $47,421[1] Ethnicity Cook PVI D+25[3]
Wisconsin's 4th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin , encompassing a part of Milwaukee County and including all of the city of Milwaukee and its working-class suburbs of Cudahy , St. Francis , South Milwaukee , and West Milwaukee . Recent redistricting has added the Milwaukee County North Shore communities of Glendale , Shorewood , Whitefish Bay , Fox Point , Bayside , and Brown Deer to the district. It is currently represented by Gwen Moore , a Democrat .
In the 21st century this has been the most Democratic congressional district in Wisconsin. John Kerry won 69% of the vote here in 2004 . Barack Obama also swept the district in 2008 by a three-to-one margin over John McCain with 75.39% of the vote to McCain's 23.61%.
Before the 2000 census, the 4th covered much of south Milwaukee, and extended into eastern Waukesha County . After Wisconsin lost a district in the 2000 census, the 4th was cut back to a Milwaukee County district.
List of members representing the district
#
Member
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1863
1
Charles A. Eldredge
Democratic
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1873
38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd
Elected in 1862 .Re-elected in 1864 .Re-elected in 1866 .Re-elected in 1868 .Re-elected in 1870 . Redistricted to the 5th district .
2
Alexander Mitchell
Democratic
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
43rd
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1872 . Retired.
3
William Pitt Lynde
Democratic
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
44th 45th
Elected in 1874 .Re-elected in 1876 . Retired.
4
Peter V. Deuster
Democratic
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885
46th 47th 48th
Elected in 1878 .Re-elected in 1880 .Re-elected in 1882 . Lost re-election.
5
Isaac W. Van Schaick
Republican
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
49th
Elected in 1884 . Retired.
6
Henry Smith
Union Labor
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
50th
Elected in 1886 . Lost re-election.
7
Isaac W. Van Schaick
Republican
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
51st
Elected in 1888 . Retired to run for state senator .
8
John L. Mitchell
Democratic
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
52nd
Elected in 1890 .Re-elected in 1892 but resigned when elected U.S. senator .
Vacant
March 3, 1893 – August 27, 1893
53rd
9
Peter J. Somers
Democratic
August 27, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Elected to finish Mitchell's term . Retired.
10
Theobald Otjen
Republican
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1907
54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th
Elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 .Re-elected in 1898 .Re-elected in 1900 .Re-elected in 1902 .Re-elected in 1904 . Lost renomination.
11
William J. Cary
Republican
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1919
60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th
Elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 .Re-elected in 1912 .Re-elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 . Lost renomination.
12
John C. Kleczka
Republican
March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923
66th 67th
Elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 . Retired.
13
John C. Schafer
Republican
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
Elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 . Lost re-election.
14
Raymond Joseph Cannon
Democratic
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
73rd 74th 75th
Elected in 1932 .Re-elected in 1934 .Re-elected in 1936 . Lost renomination and lost re-election as an independent .
15
John C. Schafer
Republican
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
76th
Elected in 1938 . Lost re-election.
16
Thaddeus Wasielewski
Democratic
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947
77th 78th 79th
Elected in 1940 .Re-elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 . Lost renomination and lost re-election as an independent .
17
John C. Brophy
Republican
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
80th
Elected in 1946 . Lost re-election.
18
Clement J. Zablocki
Democratic
January 3, 1949 – December 3, 1983
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th
Elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 . Died.
Vacant
December 3, 1983 – April 3, 1984
98th
19
Jerry Kleczka
Democratic
April 3, 1984 – January 3, 2005
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th
Elected to finish Zablocki's term .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 . Retired.
20
Gwen Moore
Democratic
January 3, 2005 – present
109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th
Elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .
Recent election results
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
Historical district boundaries
2003 - 2013
See also
References
Specific
External links
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