Indiana's 4th congressional district
Indiana's 4th congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Area | 4,016.44 sq mi (10,402.5 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2000) | 675,617 |
Median household income | 45,947 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+17[1] |
Indiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. From 2003 to 2013 the district was based primarily in the central part of the state, and consisted of all of Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Morgan, Lawrence, Montgomery, and Tippecanoe counties and parts of Fountain, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, and White counties. The district surrounded Indianapolis including the suburban area of Greenwood and encompassed the more exurban areas of Crawfordsville and Bedford, as well as the college town of Lafayette-West Lafayette.
From the 2012 redistricting, the district shifted slightly north and west to include the Illinois border, while losing the eastern Indianapolis suburbs. It currently includes Crawfordsville, Lafayette, the western Indianapolis suburbs, and portions of Kokomo.
The district is currently represented by Republican Todd Rokita, the former Secretary of State of Indiana who succeeded fellow Republican Steve Buyer in 2010.
Geography
Prior to the 2000 U.S. Census, most of the territory currently in the 4th Congressional District was located in the 7th Congressional District; the old 4th Congressional District was the Fort Wayne district, which is now the 3rd Congressional District.
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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District created | March 4, 1833 | ||
Amos Lane | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
[data missing] |
George H. Dunn | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
[data missing] |
Thomas Smith | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
[data missing] |
James H. Cravens | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
[data missing] |
Caleb Smith | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 |
[data missing] |
George Julian | Free Soil | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
[data missing] |
Samuel W. Parker | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
Redistricted to the 5th district |
James H. Lane | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
[data missing] |
William Cumback | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
[data missing] |
James B. Foley | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
[data missing] |
William S. Holman | Democratic | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1865 |
[data missing] |
John H. Farquhar | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 |
[data missing] |
William S. Holman | Democratic | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 |
Redistricted to the 3rd district |
George W. Julian | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
Redistricted from the 5th district |
Jeremiah M. Wilson | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
[data missing] |
Jeptha D. New | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
[data missing] |
Leonidas Sexton | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
[data missing] |
Jeptha D. New | Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
[data missing] |
William S. Holman | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1895 |
[data missing] |
James E. Watson | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
[data missing] |
William S. Holman | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – April 22, 1897 |
Died |
Vacant | April 22, 1897 – December 6, 1897 | ||
Francis M. Griffith | Democratic | December 6, 1897 – March 3, 1905 |
[data missing] |
Lincoln Dixon | Democratic | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1919 |
[data missing] |
John S. Benham | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923 |
[data missing] |
Harry C. Canfield | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 |
[data missing] |
James I. Farley | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
[data missing] |
George W. Gillie | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1949 |
[data missing] |
Edward H. Kruse | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 |
[data missing] |
E. Ross Adair | Republican | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1971 |
Lost re-election |
J. Edward Roush | Democratic | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977 |
Lost re-election |
Dan Quayle | Republican | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981 |
Retired to run for the Senate |
Dan Coats | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1989 |
Resigned when appointed to the Senate |
Jill Long | Democratic | March 28, 1989 – January 3, 1995 |
Won special election to continue Coats's term Elected to a full term in 1990 Lost re-election in 1994 |
Mark Souder | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 |
Redistricted to the 3rd district |
Steve Buyer | Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011 |
Redistricted from the 5th district |
Todd Rokita | Republican | January 3, 2011 – Present |
First elected in 2010 |
Election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Buyer | 112,760 | 71.36 | |
Democratic | William A. "Big Bill" Abbott | 41,314 | 26.15 | |
Libertarian | Jerry L. Susong | 3,934 | 2.49 | |
Total votes | 158,008 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Buyer* | 190,445 | 69.47 | |
Democratic | David Sanders | 77,574 | 28.30 | |
Libertarian | Kevin R. Fleming | 6,119 | 2.23 | |
Total votes | 274,138 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Buyer* | 111,057 | 62.38 | |
Democratic | David Sanders | 66,986 | 37.62 | |
Total votes | 178,043 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Buyer* | 192,526 | 59.87 | |
Democratic | Nels J. Ackerson | 129,038 | 40.13 | |
Total votes | 321,564 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Todd Rokita | 138,732 | 68.57 | |
Democratic | David Sanders | 53,167 | 26.28 | |
Libertarian | John Duncan | 10,423 | 5.15 | |
Total votes | 202,322 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Todd Rokita* | 168,688 | 61.96 | |
Democratic | Tara Nelson | 93,015 | 34.16 | |
Libertarian | Benjamin Gehlhausen | 10,565 | 3.88 | |
Total votes | 272,268 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Todd Rokita* | 94,998 | 66.87 | |
Democratic | John Dale | 47,056 | 33.13 | |
Total votes | 142,054 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 31 | |||
Republican hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Todd Rokita* | 193,412 | 64.59 | |
Democratic | John Dale | 91,256 | 30.48 | |
Libertarian | Steven Mayoras | 14,766 | 4.9 | |
Total votes | 299,434 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 62 | |||
Republican hold |
Historical district boundaries
Living former members
As of May 2015[update], five former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 4th congressional district are alive.
Representative | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Dan Quayle | 1977–1981 | February 4, 1947 |
Dan Coats | 1981–1989 | May 16, 1943 |
Jill Long Thompson | 1989–1995 | July 15, 1952 |
Mark Souder | 1995–2003 | July 18, 1950 |
Steve Buyer | 2003–2011 | November 26, 1958 |
See also
References
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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(help) - Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
- Congressmen Steve Buyer Official House site
- Nels Ackerson Ackerson for Congress Campaign site
- Todd Rokita for Congress Todd Rokita for Congress Campaign site
- Congressional districts of Indiana
- Boone County, Indiana
- Clinton County, Indiana
- Fountain County, Indiana
- Hendricks County, Indiana
- Johnson County, Indiana
- Lawrence County, Indiana
- Marion County, Indiana
- Monroe County, Indiana
- Morgan County, Indiana
- Montgomery County, Indiana
- Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- White County, Indiana
- Constituencies established in 1833
- 1833 establishments in Indiana
- Dan Quayle