Louisiana's 4th congressional district

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Louisiana's 4th congressional district
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Louisiana's 4th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
  Mike Johnson
RBenton
Distribution
  • 58.65% urban[1]
  • 41.35% rural
Population (2021)722,852[2]
Median household
income
$45,652[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+14[3]

Louisiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The district is located in the northwestern part of the state and is based in Shreveport-Bossier City. It also includes the cities of Minden, DeRidder, and Natchitoches.

The district is represented by Republican Mike Johnson.

History

The 4th congressional district was created in 1843, the first new district in the state in 20 years. It was gained after the 1840 U.S. Census.

For most of the next 150 years, the 4th was centered on Shreveport and northwestern Louisiana. However, in 1993, Louisiana lost a congressional district, based on population figures. The state legislature shifted most of Shreveport's white residents into the 5th congressional district. Republican Jim McCrery ran for election in the new 5th and won, defeating Democrat Jerry Huckaby, who represented the old 5th for eight terms.

Meanwhile, the 4th was reconfigured as a 63-percent African American-majority district, stretching in a roughly "Z" shape from Shreveport to Baton Rouge. Democrat Cleo Fields was elected for two terms as the representative of the 4th congressional district. When the Supreme Court of the United States invalidated the boundaries of the new 4th congressional district as unconstitutional, the Louisiana legislature redrew the district to encompass most of Northwest Louisiana, closely resembling its pre-1993 configuration. It is white majority. McCrery was elected in 1996 to this seat.

Recent presidential elections

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2000 President Bush 55 - 43%
2004 President Bush 59 - 40%
2008 President McCain 59 - 40%
2012 President Romney 59 - 40%
2016 President Trump 61 - 37%
2020 President Trump 61 - 37%

List of members representing the district

Name District residence Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1843
Pierre Bossier Natchitoches Democratic March 4, 1843 –
April 24, 1844
28th Elected in 1842.
Died.
Vacant April 24, 1844 –
December 2, 1844
Isaac Edward Morse St. Martinville Democratic December 2, 1844 –
March 3, 1851
28th
29th
30th
31st
Elected to finish Bossier's term.
Also elected to the next full term.
Re-elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
Lost re-election.
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John Moore
Franklin Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
32nd Elected in 1850.
Retired.
Roland Jones Shreveport Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rd Elected in 1852.
Retired.
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John M. Sandidge
Bossier City Democratic March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1859
34th
35th
Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Retired.
John M. Landrum Shreveport Democratic March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861
36th Elected in 1858.
Retired.
Vacant March 4, 1861 –
July 18, 1868
37th
38th
39th
40th
Civil War and Reconstruction
Michel Vidal Opelousas Republican July 18, 1868 –
March 3, 1869
40th Elected to finish the vacant term.
Retired to become U.S. consul to Tripoli, Libya.
Vacant March 4, 1869 –
May 23, 1870
41st
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Joseph P. Newsham
St. Francisville Republican May 23, 1870 –
March 3, 1871
Successfully contested election of Michael Ryan.
Retired.
James McCleery Shreveport Republican March 4, 1871 –
November 5, 1871
42nd Elected in 1870.
Died.
Vacant November 5, 1871 –
December 3, 1872
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Alexander Boarman
Shreveport Liberal Republican December 3, 1872 –
March 3, 1873
Elected to finish McCleery's term.
Retired.
Vacant March 4, 1873 –
November 24, 1873
43rd Representative-elect Samuel Peters died before the term began.
George Luke Smith Shreveport Republican November 24, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
Elected to finish Peters's term.
Lost re-election.
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William Mallory Levy
Natchitoches Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877
44th Elected in 1874.
Lost renomination.
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Joseph Barton Elam
Mansfield Democratic March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1881
45th
46th
Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Retired due to injuries.
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Newton C. Blanchard
Shreveport Democratic March 4, 1881 –
March 12, 1894
47th
48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
Elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
Vacant March 12, 1894 –
May 12, 1894
53rd
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Henry Warren Ogden
Benton Democratic May 12, 1894 –
March 3, 1899
53rd
54th
55th
Elected to finish Blanchard's term.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Retired.
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Phanor Breazeale
Natchitoches Democratic March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1905
56th
57th
58th
Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Lost renomination.
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John T. Watkins
Minden Democratic March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1921
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost renomination.
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John N. Sandlin
Minden Democratic March 4, 1921 –
January 3, 1937
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Overton Brooks
Shreveport Democratic January 3, 1937 –
September 16, 1961
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Died.
Vacant September 16, 1961 –
December 19, 1961
87th
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Joe Waggonner Jr.
Plain Dealing Democratic December 19, 1961 –
January 3, 1979
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
Elected to finish Brooks's term.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Retired.
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Buddy Leach
Leesville Democratic January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981
96th Elected in 1978.
Lost re-election.
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Buddy Roemer
Bossier City Democratic[4] January 3, 1981 –
March 14, 1988
97th
98th
99th
100th
Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Resigned when elected governor.
Vacant March 14, 1988 –
April 16, 1988
100th
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Jim McCrery
Shreveport Republican April 16, 1988 –
January 3, 1993
100th
101st
102nd
Elected to finish Roemer's term.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 5th district.
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Cleo Fields
Baton Rouge Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1997
103rd
104th
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Redistricted to the 5th district and retired.
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Jim McCrery
Shreveport Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2009
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired.
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John C. Fleming
Minden Republican January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2017
111th
112th
113th
114th
Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Mike Johnson
Benton Republican January 3, 2017 –
present
115th
116th
117th
Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.

Recent election results

2002

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim McCrery* 114,649 71.61
Democratic John Milkovich 42,340 26.45
Libertarian Bill Jacobs 3,104 1.94
Total votes 160,093 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2004

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim McCrery* 100.00
Total votes 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2006

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim McCrery* 77,078 57.40
Democratic Artis R. Cash, Sr. 22,757 16.95
Democratic Patti Cox 17,788 13.25
Republican Chester T. "Catfish" Kelley 16,649 12.40
Total votes 134,272 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2008

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (December 6, 2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John C. Fleming 44,501 48.07
Democratic Paul Carmouche 44,151 47.69
Independent Chester T. "Catfish" Kelley 3,245 3.51
Independent Gerard J. Bowen 675 0.73
Total votes 92,572 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2010

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John C. Fleming* 105,223 62.34
Democratic David Melville 54,609 32.35
Independent Artis R. Cash, Sr. 8,962 5.31
Total votes 168,794 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2012

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John C. Fleming* 187,894 75
Libertarian Randall Lord 61,637 25
Total votes 249,531 100.00
Turnout   67.8
Republican hold

2014

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John C. Fleming* 152,683 73
Libertarian Randall Lord 55,236 27
Total votes 207,919 100.00
Turnout   51
Republican hold

2016

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2016)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marshall Jones 80,593 28
Republican Mike Johnson 70,580 25
Republican Ralph "Trey" Baucum 50,412 18
Republican Oliver Jenkins 44,521 16
Republican Elbert Guillory 21,017 7
Republican "Rick" John 13,220 5
No Party Mark David Halverson 3,149 1
No Party Kenneth J. Krefft 2,493 1
Total votes 285,985 100.00
Turnout   66.6
Louisiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2016 Runoff)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Johnson* 87,370 65
Democratic Marshall Jones 46,579 35
Total votes 138,433 100.00
Turnout   28.1
Republican hold

2018

Louisiana's 4th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Johnson* 139,326 64.2
Democratic Ryan Trundle 72,934 33.6
Independent Mark David Halverson 4,612 2.1
Total votes 216,872 100.0
Republican hold

2020

Louisiana's 4th congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Johnson* 185,265 60.43
Democratic Kenny Houston 78,157 25.49
Democratic Ryan Trundle 23,813 7.77
Republican Ben Gibson 19,343 6.31
Total votes 306,578 100.0
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

  1. ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "My Congressional District: Congressional District 4 (117th Congress), Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
  3. ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Roemer switched to the Republicans in 1991 while serving as governor. See ROEMER, Charles Elson (Buddy), III - Biographical Information.

Coordinates: 31°47′31″N 93°10′47″W / 31.79194°N 93.17972°W / 31.79194; -93.17972