Florida's 4th congressional district

Florida's 4th congressional district
Florida's 4th congressional district
	Florida's fourth congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	John Rutherford; R–Jacksonville
Area	1,962 sq mi (5,080 km2)
Distribution	78.2% urban; 21.8% rural;
Population (2000)	639,295
Median household; income	43,947
Ethnicity	77.8% White; 13.5% Black; 4.2% Hispanic; 2.4% Asian; 0.3% Native American; 0.1% other;
Cook PVI	R+17

Florida's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district takes in most of Jacksonville, along with parts of that city's northern and western suburbs. The district includes all of Baker and Nassau counties and portions of Duval County.

The district is currently represented by Republican John Rutherford who was elected after the retirement of Republican Ander Crenshaw.

History

Before 1993, most of the territory now in the 4th district was the 3rd district, represented by Democrat Charles Edward Bennett. He had held the seat and its predecessors since 1949, and was facing a stiff reelection contest against Republican Tillie K. Fowler in the 1992. Bennett retired after his wife fell ill, and Fowler easily defeated an underfunded replacement candidate. She became the first Republican woman to represent the district.

From 1967 to 1993, the 4th district stretched from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to the northern Orlando suburbs. Much of this area became the 7th District after redistricting, and is now the 6th District.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Bush 53 - 30%
1996	President	Dole 56 - 37%
2000	President	Bush 63 - 35%
2004	President	Bush 69 - 31%
2008	President	McCain 61 - 38%

Voter registration

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Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of January 3, 2012
Party		Voters	Percentage
Republican	199,541	44.27%
Democratic	166,230	36.88%
No Party Affiliation	68,744	15.25%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Notes
District created March 4, 1913
William J. Sears	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929
Ruth Bryan Owen	Democratic	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933
J. Mark Wilcox	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
Pat Cannon	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947
George Smathers	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951
William C. Lantaff	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955
Dante Fascell	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1967	Redistricted to the 12th district
Albert S. Herlong, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969	Redistricted from the 5th district
William V. Chappell, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1989
Craig T. James	Republican	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993
Tillie K. Fowler	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
Ander Crenshaw	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2017	Retired
John Rutherford	Republican	January 3, 2017 –	Incumbent

Election Results

2002

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw	171,152	99.70
	No party	Others	509	0.30
Total votes			171,661	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2004

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	256,157	99.55
	No party	Others	1,170	0.45
Total votes			257,327	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2006

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	141,759	69.67
	Democratic	Robert Harms	61,704	30.33
Total votes			203,463	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2008

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	224,112	65.26
	Democratic	Jay McGovern	119,330	34.74
Total votes			343,442	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2010

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	178,238	77.21
	Independent	Troy Dwayne Stanley	52,540	22.76
	No party	Others	67	0.03
Total votes			230,845	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2012

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	239,988	76.07
	Independent	James Klauder	75,236	23.85
	No party	Gary Koniz	246	0.08
Total votes			315,470	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 4th congressional district

As of January 2017^[update], there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 4th congressional district who is currently living at this time.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
Ander Crenshaw	2001–2017	(1944-09-01) September 1, 1944 (age 80)

Historical district boundaries

References

^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

Rep. Ander Crenshaw's official House of Representatives website

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[1] "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

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