Iowa's 4th congressional district

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Iowa's 4th congressional district
The 4th congressional district of Iowa
The 4th congressional district of Iowa
Population (2000) 585,305[1]
Median income $38,242[1]
Ethnic composition 95.8% White, 0.8% Black, 1.1% Asian, 2.5% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American
Cook PVI D+0[2]

The 4th Iowan Congressional District covers most of northern Iowa, and extending into central Iowa (map); including the college town of Ames, and Fort Dodge. It is currently represented by Republican Tom Latham.

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[edit] 2001 Iowa redistricting plan

June 22nd, 2001, Iowa Legislature passed a plan to redistrict the State of Iowa. The plan went into effect in 2002 for the 108th U.S. Congress. The prior districting plan was effective from 1992-2001.[3]

[edit] Past redistricting

Iowa's 4th congressional district was redistricted in 1942. Representative Henry O. Talle became the representative of Iowa's 2nd congressional district, and representative Karl M. LeCompte was the respresentative from Iowa's 5th congressional district.[citation needed]

Iowa's 4th congressional district was also redistricted in 1972. Representative Neal Smith was taken out of Iowa's 5th congressional district and put in the 4th congressional district where he ran against then representative John Kyl.

[edit] General election history

Year[4] Party Affiliation Winner Number of Votes Party Affiliation Loser Number of Votes Percentage of Votes
1920 Republican Gilbert N. Haugen 53,083 Democrat Carl Evans 18,104 75% - 25%
1922 Republican Gilbert N. Haugen 32,586 Democrat A. M. Schanke 24,532 57% - 43%
1924 Republican Gilbert N. Haugen 50,850 Democrat J. M. Berry 20,636 71% - 29%
1926 Republican Gilbert N. Haugen 30,611 Democrat Frank E. Howard 20,076 60% - 40%
1928 Republican Gilbert N. Haugen 50,488 Democrat Erwin Larson 31,968 61% - 39%
1930 Republican Gilbert N. Haugen 29,224 Democrat Wilbur L. Peck 20,236 59% - 41%
1932 Democrat Fred Bierman 62,598 Republican Gilbert N. Haugen 42,207 59% - 41%
1934 Democrat Fred Bierman 49,504 Republican C. A. Benson 43,794 52% - 46%
1936 Democrat Fred Bierman 56,308 Republican Henry O. Talle 51,805 51% - 47%
1938 Republican Henry O. Talle 48,640 Democrat Fred Bierman 44,601 52% - 48%
1940 Republican Henry O. Talle 66,691 Democrat Morgan J. McEnaney 51,558 56% - 44%
1942 Republican Karl M. LeCompte 52,258 Democrat Thomas L. Curran 28,745 65% - 35%
1944 Republican Karl M. LeCompte 59,658 Democrat Harold J. Fleck 49,098 55% - 45%
1946 Republican Karl M. LeCompte 43,753 Democrat A. E. Augustine 31,203 58% - 42%
1948 Republican Karl M. LeCompte 53,384 Democrat Steven V. Carter 49,894 52% - 48%
1950 Republican Karl M. LeCompte 51,168 Democrat Steven V. Carter 38,649 57% - 43%
1952 Republican Karl M. LeCompte 73,317 Democrat Earl E. Glassburner 44,900 62% - 38%
1954 Republican Karl M. LeCompte 49,608 Democrat Herschel C. Loveless 39,652 56% - 44%
1956 Republican Karl M. LeCompte 58,024 Democrat Steven V. Carter 56,406 51% - 49%
1958 Democrat Steven V. Carter 42,479 Republican John Kyl 39,233 52% - 48%
1960 Republican John Kyl 65,016 Democrat C. Edwin Gilmour 49,918 57% - 43%
1962 Republican John Kyl 65,538 Democrat Gene W. Glenn 51,810 56% - 44%
1964 Democrat Bert Bandstra 85,518 Republican John Kyl 73,898 54% - 46%
1966 Republican John Kyl 65,259 Democrat Bert Bandstra 61,074 52% - 48%
1968 Republican John Kyl 83,259 Democrat Bert Bandstra 71,134 54% - 46%
1970 Republican John Kyl 59,396 Democrat Roger Blobaum 49,369 55% - 45%
1972 Democrat Neal Smith 123,431 Republican John Kyl 85,156 59% - 41%
1974 Democrat Neal Smith 91,755 Republican Chuck Dick 53,756 61% - 35%
1976 Democrat Neal Smith 145,343 Republican Charles E. Minor 65,013 69% - 31%
1978 Democrat Neal Smith 88,526 Republican Charles E. Minor 48,308 65% - 35%
1980 Democrat Neal Smith 117,896 Republican Donald C. Young 100,335 54% - 36%
1982 Democrat Neal Smith 118,849 Republican Dave Readinger 60,534 66% - 34%
1984 Democrat Neal Smith 136,922 Republican Robert R. Lockard 88,717 61% - 39%
1986 Democrat Neal Smith 107,271 Republican Robert R. Lockard 49,641 68% - 32%
1988 Democrat Neal Smith 157,065 Republican Paul Lunde 62,056 72% - 28%
1990 Democrat Neal Smith 127,812 Republican N/A 2,778 98% - 2%
1992 Democrat Neal Smith 158,610 Republican Paul Lunde 94,045 62% - 37%
1994 Republican Greg Ganske 111,935 Democrat Neal Smith 98,824 53% - 46%
1996 Republican Greg Ganske 133,419 Democrat Connie McBurney 119,790 52% - 47%
1998 Republican Greg Ganske 129,942 Democrat Jon Dvorak 67,550 65% - 34%
2000 Republican Greg Ganske 169,267 Democrat Michael L. Huston 101,112 61% - 37%
2002 Republican Tom Latham 115,430 Democrat John Norris 90,784 55% - 43%
2004 Republican Tom Latham 181,294 Democrat Paul W. Johnson 116,121 61% - 39%
2006 Republican Tom Latham 120,512 Democrat Selden Spencer 89,994 57% - 43%

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Washington Post page on the 4th District of Iowa
  2. ^ Campaign Legal Center blog: Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?
  3. ^ "2001 Iowa Redistricting Plan,". 
  4. ^ "Election Statistics,". 
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