Indiana's 4th congressional district

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Indiana's 4th congressional district
Indiana's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Indiana's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Todd Rokita (RClermont)
Area 4,016.44 mi2 (10,402.58 km2)
Distribution 68.17% urban, 31.83% rural
Population (2000) 675,617
Median income $45,947
Ethnicity 94.8% White, 1.3% Black, 1.5% Asian, 2.6% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 1.2% other
Cook PVI R+13[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.

From the 2012 redistricting, the district shifted slightly west to include the Illinois border and only included the western suburbs of Indianapolis.

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
District created March 4, 1833
No image.svg Amos Lane Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 4, 1837
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No image.svg George H. Dunn Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 4, 1839
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No image.svg Thomas Smith Democratic March 4, 1839 –
March 4, 1841
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No image.svg James H. Cravens Whig March 4, 1841 –
March 4, 1843
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CBSmith.jpg Caleb Smith Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 4, 1849
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George Washington Julian - Brady-Handy.jpg George Julian Free Soil March 4, 1849 –
March 4, 1851
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No image.svg Samuel W. Parker Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 4, 1853
Redistricted to the 5th district
James Henry Lane.jpg James H. Lane Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855
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No image.svg William Cumback Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857
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No image.svg James B. Foley Democratic March 4, 1857 –
March 4, 1859
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100px William S. Holman Democratic March 4, 1859 –
March 4, 1865
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No image.svg John H. Farquhar Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 4, 1867
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100px William S. Holman Democratic March 4, 1867 –
March 4, 1869
Redistricted to the 3rd district
George Washington Julian - Brady-Handy.jpg George W. Julian Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1871
Redistricted from the 5th district
Jeremiah Morrow Wilson cph.3b22039.jpg Jeremiah M. Wilson Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 4, 1875
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JepthaDNew.jpg Jeptha D. New Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877
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LSexton.jpg Leonidas Sexton Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879
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JepthaDNew.jpg Jeptha D. New Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1881
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100px William S. Holman Democratic March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1895
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James Eli Watson.jpg James E. Watson Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897
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100px William S. Holman Democratic March 4, 1897 –
April 22, 1897
Died
Vacant April 22, 1897 –
December 6, 1897
No image.svg Francis M. Griffith Democratic December 6, 1897 –
March 4, 1905
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LincolnDixon.jpg Lincoln Dixon Democratic March 4, 1905 –
March 4, 1919
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No image.svg John S. Benham Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1923
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HarryCCanfield.jpg Harry C. Canfield Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1933
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James Indus Farley 1922.jpg James I. Farley Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939
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No image.svg George W. Gillie Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1949
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No image.svg Edward H. Kruse Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
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ERossAdair.jpg E. Ross Adair Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1971
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J Edward Roush.jpg J. Edward Roush Democratic January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1977
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Dan Quayle, official DoD photo.JPEG Dan Quayle Republican January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1981
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Dan Coats, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg Dan Coats Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1989
Retiered When Appoineted to the U.S. Senate
LongThompson.jpg Jill Long Democratic March 28, 1989 –
January 3, 1995
Won Special Election to Continue Coat's Term
Elected to a Full Term in 1990
Lost re-election in 1994
Mark Souder, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg Mark Souder Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2003
Redistricted to the 3rd district
100px Steve Buyer Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2011
Redistricted from the 5th district
Todd Rokita, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg Todd Rokita Republican January 3, 2011 –
Present
First elected in 2010

Election Results

2002

Indiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2004

Indiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Buyer* 190,445 69.47
Democratic David A. Sanders 77,574 28.30
Libertarian Kevin R. Fleming 6,119 2.23
Total votes 274,138 100.00
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2006

Indiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Buyer* 111,057 62.38
Democratic David A. Sanders 66,986 37.62
Total votes 178,043 100.00
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2008

Indiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Buyer* 192,526 59.87
Democratic Nels J. Ackerson 129,038 40.13
Total votes 321,564 100.00
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2010

Indiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Rokita 138,732 68.57
Democratic David A. Sanders 53,167 26.28
Libertarian John Duncan 10,423 5.15
Total votes 202,322 100.00
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

2012

Indiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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Living former Members

As of May 2015, 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)
Dan Quayle 1977–1981 (1947-02-04) February 4, 1947 (age 77)
Dan Coats 1981–1989 (1943-05-16) May 16, 1943 (age 80)
Jill Long Thompson 1989–1995 (1952-07-15) July 15, 1952 (age 71)
Mark Souder 1995–2003 (1950-07-18) July 18, 1950 (age 73)
Steve Buyer 2003–2011 (1958-11-26) November 26, 1958 (age 65)

See also

References

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