Georgia's 4th congressional district

Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Hank Johnson (D–Lithonia)
Population (2010)	691,976 ^[1]
Ethnicity	?% White, 59.04% Black, 9.34% Hispanic
Cook PVI	D+17^[2]

"GA-4" redirects here. For Georgia State Route 4, see U.S. Route 1 in Georgia.

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.^[3] 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.^[1]^[4]

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 created in 1827
Wilson Lumpkin	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	Redistricted to At-large district
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
Charles Murphey	Unionist	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William B. W. Dent	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Hiram B. Warner	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
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 unknown/missing. You can help!]
Vacant		March 4, 1869 – January 15, 1871
Jefferson F. Long	Republican	January 16, 1871 – March 3, 1871	Elected after Samuel F. Gove was not permitted to qualify
Thomas J. Speer	Republican	March 4, 1871 – August 18, 1872	Died
Vacant		August 18, 1872 – December 2, 1872
Erasmus W. Beck	Democratic	December 2, 1872 – March 3, 1873	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry R. Harris	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry Persons	Independent Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Hugh Buchanan	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry R. Harris	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas W. Grimes	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles L. Moses	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William C. Adamson	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – December 18, 1917	Resigned to become member of the Board of U.S. General Appraisers
Vacant		December 18, 1917 – January 16, 1918
William C. Wright	Democratic	January 16, 1918 – March 3, 1933	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Emmett M. Owen	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – June 21, 1939	Died
Vacant		June 21, 1939 – August 1, 1939
A. Sidney Camp	Democratic	August 1, 1939 – July 24, 1954	Died
Vacant		July 24, 1954 – November 2, 1954
John J. Flynt, Jr.	Democratic	November 2, 1954 – January 3, 1965	Redistricted to the 6th district
James MacKay	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Benjamin B. Blackburn	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
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
Ben L. Jones	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Linder	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	Redistricted to the 11th district
Cynthia McKinney	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	Redistricted from the 11th district, and re-elected here in 1996
Denise Majette	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Cynthia McKinney	Democratic	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007	Lost renomination
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
Voter turnout			%
	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
Voter turnout			%
	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
Voter turnout			%
	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
Voter turnout			%
	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
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

The district from 2007 to 2013

The district from 2003 to 2007.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
↑ Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27
↑ Statistical breakdown of 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

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