Ohio's 4th congressional district


Ohio's 4th congressional district spans sections of the northeast, central, and southwest areas of the state. Its nickname, "the duck district," refers to its geographical shape being similar to a duck. The district zig-zags west and south from Cleveland's suburbs to Mercer County on the Indiana border. The largest city in the district is Elyria. It also includes Oberlin, home of Oberlin College. It is currently represented by Republican Jim Jordan, who has represented the district since 2007.

Cities and towns represented

History of district boundaries

From 2002 to 2012 the district included the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Shelby, and part of Wyandot.
As part of the 2010 redistricting process, it was redrawn from the previous district to stretch from Lima, to include the northwestern suburbs of Columbus, up to Tiffin and Elyria on the shores of Lake Erie.
In May 2019, a panel of three federal judges ruled that Ohio's congressional district map was unconstitutional and based on gerrymandering. A new map was expected ahead of the 2020 election. However, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Rucho v. Common Cause that courts could not review allegations of gerrymandering, the district boundaries will not change until congressional district maps are redrawn in 2022.

List of members representing the district

Recent election results

YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
1910√ J. Henry Goeke: 20,865C. E. Johnston: 13,482Arthur A. Hensch: 1,403
1912√ J. Henry Goeke : 21,512John L. Cable: 10,267William E. Rudy: 4,993
Scott Williams: 2,132
W. Rollo Boehringer: 1,091
1914N. W. Cunningham: 24,114√ J. Edward Russell: 25,069Samuel L. Newman: 1,737
C. C. Hobart: 1,400
1916√ Benjamin F. Welty: 29,486J. Edward Russell : 25,378
1918√ Benjamin F. Welty : 22,580J. Edward Russell: 22,136
1920Benjamin F. Welty : 45,489√ John L. Cable: 50,576
1922J. Henry Goeke: 35,916√ John L. Cable : 43,251
1924Hugh T. Mathers: 42,652√ William T. Fitzgerald: 43,984
1926Benjamin F. Welty: 31,293√ William T. Fitzgerald : 32,236
1928William Klinger: 41,677√ John L. Cable: 56,291
1930Gainor Jennings: 37,673√ John L. Cable : 43,104
1932√ Frank L. Kloeb: 59,003John L. Cable : 49,100
1934√ Frank L. Kloeb : 48,613Guy D. Hawley: 41,504
1936√ Frank L. Kloeb : 61,927Robert W. Yurner: 53,352
1938 √ Walter H. Albaugh:
1938William B. Swonger: 33,284√ Robert Franklin Jones: 56,399John C. Fisher: 4,616
1940Clarence C. Miller: 47,765√ Robert Franklin Jones : 65,534
1942Clarence C. Miller: 22,567√ Robert Franklin Jones : 39,275
1944Earl Ludwig: 42,983√ Robert Franklin Jones : 67,829
1946Merl J. Bragg: 32,160√ Robert Franklin Jones : 64,718
1947 √ William M. McCulloch:
1948Earl Ludwig: 45,534√ William M. McCulloch : 57,321
1950Carleton Carl Reiser: 32,686√ William M. McCulloch : 65,640
1952Carleton Carl Reiser: 43,426√ William M. McCulloch : 93,442
1954Forrest L. Blankenship: 32,474√ William M. McCulloch : 67,762
1956Ortha O. Barr Jr.: 42,416√ William M. McCulloch : 93,607
1958Marjorie Conrad Struns: 46,933√ William M. McCulloch : 73,448
1960Joseph J. Murphy: 52,797√ William M. McCulloch : 99,683
1962Marjorie Conrad Struns: 32,866√ William M. McCulloch : 77,790
1964Robert H. Mihlbaugh: 64,667√ William M. McCulloch : 81,204
1966Robert H. Mihlbaugh: 37,855√ William M. McCulloch : 66,142
1968 √ William M. McCulloch : 129,435
1970Donald B. Laws: 45,619√ William M. McCulloch : 82,521
1972Dimitri Nicholas: 65,216√ Tennyson Guyer: 109,612
1974James L. Gehrlich: 51,065√ Tennyson Guyer : 81,674
1976Clinton G. Dorsey: 51,784√ Tennyson Guyer : 121,173
1978John W. Griffin: 39,360√ Tennyson Guyer : 85,575
1980Gerry Tebben: 51,150√ Tennyson Guyer : 133,795
1981 √ Mike Oxley:
1982Bob Moon: 57,564√ Mike Oxley : 105,087
1984William O. Sutton: 47,018√ Mike Oxley : 162,199
1986Clem T. Cratty: 26,320√ Mike Oxley : 115,751Raven L. Workman: 11,997
1988 √ Mike Oxley : 160,900
1990Thomas E. Burkhart: 64,467√ Mike Oxley : 103,897
1992Raymond M. Ball: 92,608√ Mike Oxley : 147,346
1994 √ Mike Oxley : 139,841
1996Paul Anthony McClain: 69,096√ Mike Oxley : 147,608Michael McCaffery : 11,057
1998Paul Anthony McClain: 63,529√ Mike Oxley : 112,011
2000Daniel L. Dickman: 67,330√ Mike Oxley : 156,510Ralph Mullinger : 8,278
2002Jim Clark: 57,726√ Mike Oxley : 120,001
2004Ben Konop: 115,422√ Mike Oxley : 163,459
2006Richard E. Siferd: 83,929√ James D. Jordan: 126,542
2008Mike Carroll: 93,495√ James D. Jordan : 177,017
2010Doug Litt: 50,533√ James D. Jordan : 146,029Donald Kissick 7,708
2012Jim Slone: 114,214√ James D. Jordan : 182,643Chris Kalla : 16,141
2014Janet Garrett: 60,165√ James D. Jordan : 125,907
2016Janet Garrett: 98,981√ James D. Jordan : 210,227
2018Janet Garrett: 89,412√ James D. Jordan : 167,993

Election results from presidential races