South Carolina's 4th congressional district
South Carolina's 4th congressional district | |
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![]() South Carolina's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
Representative | |
Population (2010) | 709,631[1] |
Median household income | 39,417 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+15[2] |
The 4th Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in upstate South Carolina bordering North Carolina. It includes parts of Greenville and Spartanburg counties. The district is characterized by the two major cities of Greenville and Spartanburg.
The district is the state's wealthiest district and one of its most conservative. In the late 20th century, it has been in Republican hands since 1979, aside from a six-year stint by Democrat Liz J. Patterson, the daughter of former Senator Olin Johnston. Even before the Republicans finally took control of the seat, the 4th had been a rather conservative district. Like in most of the state, the old-line Southern Democrats began splitting their tickets as early as the 1940s. However, this area's white conservatives became increasingly willing to support Republicans at the state and local level as early as the 1970s, well before the rest of the state swung Republican. The district is a major destination for presidential candidates in election years, as South Carolina is one of the first states to hold a presidential primary.
Republican Trey Gowdy has represented the district since 2011. In January 2018, however, he announced he would not run for re-election that November.
History
From 2003 to 2013 the district included all of Spartanburg and Union counties and parts of Greenville and Laurens counties.
List of representatives
Name | Years | Party | District Residence | Electoral history | |
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![]() Thomas Sumter |
Anti-Administration | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
[data missing] | [data missing] | |
Richard Winn | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
[data missing] | [data missing] | |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 |
[data missing] | |||
![]() Thomas Sumter |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1797 – December 15, 1801 |
[data missing] | Resigned after being elected U.S. Senator. | |
Vacant | December 15, 1801 – January 24, 1802 | ||||
Richard Winn | Democratic-Republican | January 24, 1802 – March 3, 1803 |
[data missing] | Redistricted to the 5th district | |
![]() Wade Hampton |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 |
Columbia | [data missing] | |
O'Brien Smith | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807 |
Jacksonboro | [data missing] | |
![]() John Taylor |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1807 – December 30, 1810 |
Columbia | Resigned. | |
Vacant | December 30, 1810 – March 4, 1811 | ||||
![]() William Lowndes |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
Charleston | Redistricted to the 2nd district | |
John J. Chappell | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
Columbia | [data missing] | |
Joseph Bellinger | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
Barnwell | [data missing] | |
James Overstreet | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 – May 24, 1822 |
Barnwell | Died. | |
Vacant | May 24, 1822 – December 4, 1822 | ||||
Andrew R. Govan | Democratic-Republican | December 4, 1822 – March 3, 1823 |
Orangeburg | [data missing] | |
Jacksonian D-R | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
[data missing] | |||
Jackson | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
[data missing] | |||
William D. Martin | Jackson | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 |
Coosawhatchie | [data missing] | |
John M. Felder | Jackson | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
Orangeburg | [data missing] | |
Nullifier | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
[data missing] | |||
![]() James H. Hammond |
Nullifier | March 4, 1835 – February 26, 1836 |
Newberry | Resigned. | |
Vacant | February 26, 1836 – December 10, 1836 | ||||
![]() Franklin H. Elmore |
Nullifier | December 10, 1836 – March 3, 1839 |
Walterboro | [data missing] | |
Sampson H. Butler | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – September 27, 1842 |
Charleston | Resigned. | |
Vacant | September 27, 1842 – December 17, 1842 | ||||
Samuel W. Trotti | Democratic | December 17, 1842 – March 3, 1843 |
[data missing] | [data missing] | |
John Campbell | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
Parnassus | Redistricted from the 3rd district | |
Alexander D. Sims | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – November 22, 1848 |
Darlington | Died. | |
Vacant | November 22, 1848 – February 12, 1849 | ||||
![]() John McQueen |
Democratic | February 12, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
Society Hill | Redistricted to the 1st district | |
![]() Preston S. Brooks |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – July 15, 1856 |
Edgefield | Resigned. | |
Vacant | July 15, 1856 – August 1, 1856 | ||||
![]() Preston S. Brooks |
Democratic | August 1, 1856 – January 28, 1857 |
Edgefield | Re-elected to finish his vacant term. Died. | |
Vacant | January 28, 1857 – March 4, 1857 | ||||
![]() Milledge L. Bonham |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – December 21, 1860 |
Edgefield | Retired. | |
Civil War - Reconstruction | |||||
![]() James H. Goss |
Republican | July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
Union | [data missing] | |
![]() Alexander S. Wallace |
Republican | May 27, 1870 – March 3, 1877 |
York | Successfully contested election of William D. Simpson | |
![]() John H. Evins |
Democratic | March 4, 1877 – October 20, 1884 |
Spartanburg | Died. | |
Vacant | October 20, 1884 – December 8, 1884 | ||||
![]() John Bratton |
Democratic | December 8, 1884 – March 3, 1885 |
Winnsboro | [data missing] | |
![]() William H. Perry |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 |
Greenville | [data missing] | |
![]() George W. Shell |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
Laurens | [data missing] | |
![]() Stanyarne Wilson |
Democratic | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901 |
Spartanburg | [data missing] | |
Joseph T. Johnson | Democratic | March 4, 1901 – April 19, 1915 |
Spartanburg | Resigned. | |
Vacant | April 19, 1915 – September 14, 1915 | ||||
![]() Samuel J. Nicholls |
Democratic | September 14, 1915 – March 3, 1921 |
Spartanburg | [data missing] | |
![]() John J. McSwain |
Democratic | March 4, 1921 – August 6, 1936 |
Greenville | Died. | |
Vacant | August 6, 1936 – November 3, 1936 | ||||
![]() Gabriel H. Mahon Jr. |
Democratic | November 3, 1936 – January 3, 1939 |
Greenville | [data missing] | |
![]() Joseph R. Bryson |
Democratic | January 3, 1939 – March 10, 1953 |
Greenville | Died. | |
Vacant | March 10, 1953 – June 2, 1953 | ||||
![]() Robert T. Ashmore |
Democratic | June 2, 1953 – January 3, 1969 |
Greenville | [data missing] | |
![]() James R. Mann |
Democratic | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1979 |
Greenville | [data missing] | |
![]() Carroll A. Campbell Jr. |
Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987 |
Fountain Inn | [data missing] | |
![]() Liz J. Patterson |
Democratic | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
Spartanburg | [data missing] | |
![]() Bob Inglis |
Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 |
Greenville | [data missing] | |
![]() Jim DeMint |
Republican | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005 |
Greenville | [data missing] | |
![]() Bob Inglis |
Republican | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011 |
Travelers Rest | Lost re-election. | |
![]() Trey Gowdy |
Republican | January 3, 2011 – Present |
Spartanburg | Incumbent |
Historical district boundaries
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/United_States_House_of_Representatives%2C_South_Carolina_District_4_map.png/220px-United_States_House_of_Representatives%2C_South_Carolina_District_4_map.png)
See also
References
- ^ "SC4 District 4 Profile" (PDF). US Census. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "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