Virginia's 4th congressional district
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| Virginia's 4th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Randy Forbes (R–Chesapeake) | |
| Population (2000) | 643,477 | |
| Median income | $45,249 | |
| Ethnicity | 62.9% White, 33.3% Black, 1.3% Asian, 2.0% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+4[1] | |
Virginia's fourth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the state of Virginia. Located in the suburbs of Richmond and Hampton Roads, it covers all or part of the counties of Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince George, Southampton, Sussex, and the cities of Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Emporia, Franklin, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Suffolk. The current representative is Randy Forbes (R).
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Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
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| 1996 | President | Bob Dole (R) 46.3 - 45.6% [2] |
| Senator | John Warner (R) 51 - 49% [3] | |
| 1997 | Governor | Jim Gilmore (R) 57 - 41% [4] |
| Lieutenant Governor | John H. Hager (R) 51 - 42% [5] | |
| Attorney General | Mark Earley (R) 62 - 38% [6] | |
| 2000 | President | George W. Bush (R) 49.2 - 49.0% [7] |
| Senator | Chuck Robb (D) 51 - 49% [8] | |
| 2001 | Governor | Mark Warner (D) 54 - 46% [9] |
| Lieutenant Governor | Tim Kaine (D) 53 - 45% [10] | |
| Attorney General | Jerry W. Kilgore (R) 57 - 43% [11] | |
| 2004 | President | George W. Bush (R) 57 - 43% [12] |
| 2008 | President | Barack Obama (D) 50 - 49% [13] |
| 2012 | President | Mitt Romney (R) 50 - 49% [14] |
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Term | Electoral history |
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| District created: March 4, 1789 | |||
 Richard B. Lee |
Pro-Administration | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
Redistricted to Virginia's 17th congressional district |
| Francis Preston | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
Retired |
| Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 |
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| Abram Trigg | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 |
Redistricted to Virginia's 6th congressional district |
 David Holmes |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1809 |
Appointed Governor of Mississippi Territory |
| Jacob Swoope | Federalist | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 |
Retired |
| William McCoy | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1823 |
Redistricted to Virginia's 19th congressional district |
| Mark Alexander | Crawford Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
Retired |
| Jackson | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 |
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| James Gholson | Anti-Jackson | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
Lost re-election |
| George Dromgoole | Jackson | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
Retired |
| Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
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| William Goode | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
Retired |
| Edmund W. Hubard | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
Redistricted from Virginia's 5th congressional district Retired |
 Thomas S. Bocock |
Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 |
Redistricted to Virginia's 5th congressional district |
| William Goode | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – July 3, 1859 |
Died |
| Vacant | July 3, 1859 – December 6, 1859 |
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 Roger Pryor |
Democratic | December 7, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
Resigned |
| Vacant | March 4, 1861 – January 25, 1870 |
Civil War | |
 George Booker |
Conservative | January 26, 1870 – March 3, 1871 |
Lost re-election |
| William H. H. Stowell | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1877 |
Retired |
| Joseph Jorgensen | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 |
Retired |
| Benjamin Hooper | Readjuster | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
Lost re-election |
| James Brady | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
Retired |
| William E. Gaines | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
Retired |
| Edward Venable | Democratic | March 4, 1889 – September 23, 1890 |
Election invalidated |
 John Langston |
Republican | September 23, 1890 – March 3, 1891 |
Lost re-election |
| James F. Epes | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
Retired |
| William McKenney | Democratic | March 4, 1895 – May 2, 1896 |
Election invalidated |
| Robert Thorp | Republican | May 2, 1896 – March 3, 1897 |
Lost re-election |
| Sydney Epes | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 23, 1898 |
Election invalidated |
| Robert Thorp | Republican | March 23, 1898 – March 3, 1899 |
Lost re-election |
| Sydney Epes | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1900 |
Died |
| Vacant | March 4, 1900 – April 18, 1900 |
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 Francis Lassiter |
Democratic | April 19, 1900 – March 3, 1903 |
Lost re-election |
| Robert G. Southall | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 |
Lost re-election |
| Francis Lassiter |
Democratic | March 4, 1907 – October 31, 1909 |
Died |
| Vacant | November 1, 1909 – March 7, 1910 |
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| Robert Turnbull | Democratic | March 8, 1910 – March 3, 1913 |
Lost re-election |
| Walter Watson | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – December 24, 1919 |
Died |
| Vacant | December 25, 1919 – April 26, 1920 |
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 Patrick Drewry |
Democratic | April 27, 1920 – March 3, 1933 |
Redistricted to Virginia's at-large congressional seat |
| District eliminated March 4, 1933 | |||
| District recreated January 3, 1935 | |||
| Patrick Drewry |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – December 21, 1947 |
Died |
| Vacant | December 21, 1947 – February 17, 1948 |
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 Watkins Abbitt |
Democratic | February 17, 1948 – January 3, 1973 |
Retired |
 Robert Daniel |
Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 |
Lost re-election |
 Norman Sisisky |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – March 29, 2001 |
Died |
| Vacant | March 29, 2001 – June 19, 2001 |
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 J. Randy Forbes |
Republican | June 19, 2001 – Present |
First elected to finish Sisisky's term. |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
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