Georgia's 4th congressional district

Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district
	Georgia's 4th congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Hank Johnson; D–Lithonia
Distribution	3.9% rural;
Population (2016)	752,273
Ethnicity	59.29% Black; 30.08% White; 10.18% Hispanic; 4.47% Asian; 0.26% Native American;
Cook PVI	D+24

Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Democrat Hank Johnson, though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.^[4] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.

The newly drawn district retains its majority African American status and includes the cities of Conyers, Covington, Decatur, Lilburn, Lithonia, and portions of Atlanta.^[5]^[6]

Counties

DeKalb (Partial, see also 6th district and 5th district)
Gwinnett (Partial, see also 7th district and 10th district)
Newton (Partial, see also 10th district)
Rockdale

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history	District geography
District created in 1827
Wilson Lumpkin	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	Redistricted to At-large district.	[data missing]
Eliminated in favor of At-large districts in 1829
Created from the At-large district in 1845
Hugh A. Haralson	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851	Redistricted from At-large district, and re-elected here in 1844.	[data missing]
Charles Murphey	Unionist	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	[data missing]	[data missing]
William B. W. Dent	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[data missing]	[data missing]
Hiram B. Warner	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[data missing]
Lucius J. Gartrell	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – January 23, 1861	Resgined.
Vacant		January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1868	Civil War and Reconstruction
Samuel F. Gove	Republican	July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869	[data missing]
Vacant		March 4, 1869 – January 15, 1871		[data missing]
Jefferson F. Long	Republican	January 16, 1871 – March 3, 1871	Elected after Samuel F. Gove was not permitted to qualify	[data missing]
Thomas J. Speer	Republican	March 4, 1871 – August 18, 1872	Died.	[data missing]
Vacant		August 18, 1872 – December 2, 1872		[data missing]
Erasmus W. Beck	Democratic	December 2, 1872 – March 3, 1873	Elected to finish Speer's term.	[data missing]
Henry R. Harris	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879	[data missing]	[data missing]
Henry Persons	Independent Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	[data missing]	[data missing]
Hugh Buchanan	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885	[data missing]	[data missing]
Henry R. Harris	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	[data missing]	[data missing]
Thomas W. Grimes	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	[data missing]	[data missing]
Charles L. Moses	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897	[data missing]	[data missing]
William C. Adamson	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – December 18, 1917	Resigned to become member of the Board of U.S. General Appraisers.	[data missing]
Vacant		December 18, 1917 – January 16, 1918
William C. Wright	Democratic	January 16, 1918 – March 3, 1933	First elected to finish Adamson's term. [data missing]
Emmett M. Owen	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – June 21, 1939	Died.	[data missing]
Vacant		June 21, 1939 – August 1, 1939		[data missing]
A. Sidney Camp	Democratic	August 1, 1939 – July 24, 1954	First elected to finish Owen's term. Died.	[data missing]
Vacant		July 24, 1954 – November 2, 1954		[data missing]
John J. Flynt, Jr.	Democratic	November 2, 1954 – January 3, 1965	First elected to finish Camp's term. Redistricted to the 6th district.	[data missing]
James MacKay	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	[data missing]	[data missing]
Benjamin B. Blackburn	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	[data missing]	[data missing]
Elliott H. Levitas	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985	Lost re-election.
Pat Swindall	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989	Lost re-election.	[data missing]
Ben L. Jones	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993	[data missing]	[data missing]
John Linder	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	Redistricted to the 11th district.	[data missing]
Cynthia McKinney	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	Redistricted from the 11th district, and re-elected here in 1996.	[data missing]
Denise Majette	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005	Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Cynthia McKinney	Democratic	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007	Lost renomination.
Hank Johnson	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – present	First elected in 2006.
Hank Johnson	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – present	First elected in 2006.

Election results

2002

Georgia's 4th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Denise Majette	118,045	77.03
	Republican	Cynthia Van Auken	35,202	22.97
Total votes			153,247	100.00
	Democratic hold

2004

Georgia's 4th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cynthia McKinney	157,461	63.76
	Republican	Catherine Davis	89,509	36.24
Total votes			246,970	100.00
	Democratic hold

2006

Georgia's 4th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hank Johnson	106,352	75.32
	Republican	Catherine Davis	34,778	24.63
	No party	Others	64	0.05
Total votes			141,194	100.00
	Democratic hold

2008

Georgia's 4th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hank Johnson	224,494	99.91
	No party	Others	200	0.09
Total votes			224,694	100.00
	Democratic hold

2010

Georgia's 4th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hank Johnson	131,760	74.67
	Republican	Liz Carter	44,707	25.33
Total votes			176,467	100.00
	Democratic hold

2012

Georgia's 4th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hank Johnson	208,861	73.57
	Republican	J. Chris Vaughn	75,041	26.43
Total votes			283,902	100.00
	Democratic hold

2014

Georgia's 4th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hank Johnson	161,211	100
Total votes			161,211	100
	Democratic hold

2016

Georgia's 4th Congressional District Election (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hank Johnson	220,146	75.72
	Republican	Victor Armendariz	70,593	24.28
Total votes			290,739	100.00
	Democratic hold

Living former Members House from the district

As of July 2018^[update], there are six living former members of the House from this district.

Representative	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Benjamin B. Blackburn	1967–1975	(1927-02-14) February 14, 1927 (age 97)
Elliott H. Levitas	1975–1985	(1930-12-26) December 26, 1930 (age 93)
Ben Jones	1989–1993	(1941-08-30) August 30, 1941 (age 83)
John Linder	1993–1997	(1942-09-09) September 9, 1942 (age 82)
Cynthia McKinney	1997–2003 2005–2007	(1955-03-17) March 17, 1955 (age 69)
Denise Majette	2003–2005	(1955-05-18) May 18, 1955 (age 69)

Notes

^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=04
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27
^ 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
^ Statistical breakdown of 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1

References

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

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[1] ttps://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html

[2] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=04

[Cook-3] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[justiceapproval-4] Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27

[12congmap-5] 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1

[12mapstats-6] Statistical breakdown of 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1

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