# Ohio's 4th congressional district

Ohio's 4th congressional district spans sections of the central part of the state. It is currently represented by Republican Jim Jordan, the current chair of the House Judiciary Committee, who has represented the district since 2007.
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.
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 would not change until congressional district maps were redrawn in 2022.

## Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:
Allen County (21)
    All 21 townships and municipalities
Ashland County (24)
    All 24 townships and municipalities
Auglaize County (22)
    All 22 townships and municipalities
Champaign County (19)
    All 19 townships and municipalities
Delaware County (21)
    Ashley, Berlin Township, Brown Township, Columbus (part; also 3rd, 12th, and 15th; shared with Fairfield and Franklin counties), Concord Township, Delaware, Delaware Township, Dublin (shared with Union County), Liberty Township, Marlboro Township, Orange Township, Ostrander, Oxford Township, Powell, Radnor Township, Scioto Township, Shawnee Hills, Thompson Township, Troy Township, Washington Township, Westerville (part; also 3rd; shared with Franklin County)
Hardin County (24)
    All 24 townships and municipalities
Logan County (30)
    All 30 townships and municipalities
Marion County (23)
    All 23 townships and municipalities
Morrow County (24)
    All 24 townships and municipalities
Richland County (29)
    All 29 townships and municipalities
Shelby County (13)
    Anna, Botkins, Dinsmore Township, Fort Loramie, Franklin Township, Jackson Township, Jackson Center, Kettlersville, McLean Township, Port Jefferson, Salem Township, Turtle Creek Township (part; also 15th), Van Buren Township
Union County (21)
    All 21 townships and municipalities
Wyandot County (4)
    Jackson Township, Kirby, Marseilles, Marseilles Township

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Year(s) | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| District established March 4, 1813 |||||
| James Caldwell (St. Clairsville) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | 13th 14th | Elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Retired. |
| Samuel Herrick (Zanesville) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 | 15th 16th | Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Retired. |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 4, 1821 – October 9, 1821 | 17th | Elected in 1820. Representative-elect John C. Wright resigned before beginning of term. |
| David Chambers (Zanesville) | Democratic-Republican | October 9, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | 17th | Elected to finish Wright's term. Retired. |
| Joseph Vance (Urbana) | Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Redistricted to the 10th district. |
| Joseph Vance (Urbana) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 | 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Redistricted to the 10th district. |
| Thomas Corwin (Lebanon) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | 23rd 24th 25th 26th | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Resigned when nominated Governor of Ohio. |
| Thomas Corwin (Lebanon) | Whig | March 4, 1837 – May 30, 1840 | 23rd 24th 25th 26th | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Resigned when nominated Governor of Ohio. |
| Vacant | Vacant | May 30, 1840 – October 13, 1840 | 26th | |
| Jeremiah Morrow (Twenty Mile Stand) | Whig | October 13, 1840 – March 3, 1843 | 26th 27th | Elected to finish Corwin's term. Also elected to the next term in 1840. Retired. |
| Joseph Vance (Urbana) | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | 28th 29th | Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. Retired. |
| Richard S. Canby (Bellefontaine) | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | 30th | Elected in 1846. [data missing] |
| Moses Bledso Corwin (Urbana) | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | 31st | Elected in 1848. [data missing] |
| Benjamin Stanton (Bellefontaine) | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1850. [data missing] |
| Matthias H. Nichols (Lima) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd 34th 35th | Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Lost re-election. |
| Matthias H. Nichols (Lima) | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 33rd 34th 35th | Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Lost re-election. |
| Matthias H. Nichols (Lima) | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | 33rd 34th 35th | Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Lost re-election. |
| William Allen (Greenville) | Democratic | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | 36th 37th | Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Retired. |
| John F. McKinney (Piqua) | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | 38th | Elected in 1862. Lost re-election. |
| William Lawrence (Bellefontaine) | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 | 39th 40th 41st | Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Lost re-election. |
| John F. McKinney (Piqua) | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | 42nd | Again elected in 1870. Retired. |
| Lewis B. Gunckel (Dayton) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Elected in 1872. Lost re-election. |
| John A. McMahon (Dayton) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | 44th 45th | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
| J. Warren Keifer (Springfield) | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | 46th | Redistricted from the 8th district and Re-elected in 1878. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
| Emanuel Shultz (Dayton) | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | Elected in 1880. [data missing] |
| Benjamin Le Fevre (Maplewood) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
| Charles Marley Anderson (Greenville) | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | 49th | Elected in 1884. [data missing] |
| Samuel S. Yoder (Lima) | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | 50th 51st | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data missing] |
| Martin K. Gantz (Troy) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Elected in 1890. [data missing] |
| Fernando C. Layton (Wapakoneta) | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | 53rd 54th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. [data missing] |
| George A. Marshall (Sidney) | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | 55th | Elected in 1896. [data missing] |
| Robert B. Gordon (St. Marys) | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 | 56th 57th | Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. [data missing] |
| Harvey C. Garber (Greenville) | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | 58th 59th | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. [data missing] |
| William E. Tou Velle (Celina) | Democratic | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911 | 60th 61st | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data missing] |
| J. Henry Goeke (Wapakoneta) | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 | 62nd 63rd | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. [data missing] |
| J. Edward Russell (Sidney) | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 | 64th | Elected in 1914. [data missing] |
| Benjamin F. Welty (Lima) | Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921 | 65th 66th | Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost re-election. |
| John L. Cable (Lima) | Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925 | 67th 68th | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Retired. |
| William T. Fitzgerald (Greenville) | Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929 | 69th 70th | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Retired. |
| John L. Cable (Lima) | Republican | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 | 71st 72nd | Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election. |
| Frank Le Blond Kloeb (Celina) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – August 19, 1937 | 73rd 74th 75th | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Resigned when appointed judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. |
| Vacant | Vacant | August 19, 1937 – November 8, 1938 | 75th | |
| Walter H. Albaugh (Troy) | Republican | November 8, 1938 – January 3, 1939 | 75th | Elected to finish Kloeb's term. Was not a candidate for the next term. |
| Robert Franklin Jones (Lima) | Republican | January 3, 1939 – September 2, 1947 | 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Resigned when appointed a member of the Federal Communications Commission. |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 2, 1947 – November 4, 1947 | 80th | |
| William Moore McCulloch (Piqua) | Republican | November 4, 1947 – January 3, 1973 | 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd | Elected to finish Jones's term. 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. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Retired. |
| Tennyson Guyer (Findlay) | Republican | January 3, 1973 – April 12, 1981 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th | Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | April 12, 1981 – June 25, 1981 | 97th | |
| Mike Oxley (Findlay) | Republican | June 25, 1981 – January 3, 2007 | 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th | Elected to finish Guyer's term. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired. |
| Jim Jordan (Urbana) | Republican | January 3, 2007 – present | 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |

## Recent election results

| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other(s) |
| 1910 | √ J. Henry Goeke: 20,865 | C. E. Johnston: 13,482 | Arthur A. Hensch: 1,403 |
| 1912 | √ J. Henry Goeke (inc.): 21,512 | John L. Cable: 10,267 | William E. Rudy: 4,993 Scott Williams: 2,132 W. Rollo Boehringer: 1,091 |
| 1914 | N. W. Cunningham: 24,114 | √ J. Edward Russell: 25,069 | Samuel L. Newman: 1,737 C. C. Hobart: 1,400 |
| 1916 | √ Benjamin F. Welty: 29,486 | J. Edward Russell (inc.): 25,378 | |
| 1918 | √ Benjamin F. Welty (inc.): 22,580 | J. Edward Russell: 22,136 | |
| 1920 | Benjamin F. Welty (inc.): 45,489 | √ John L. Cable: 50,576 | |
| 1922 | J. Henry Goeke: 35,916 | √ John L. Cable (inc.): 43,251 | |
| 1924 | Hugh T. Mathers: 42,652 | √ William T. Fitzgerald: 43,984 | |
| 1926 | Benjamin F. Welty: 31,293 | √ William T. Fitzgerald (inc.): 32,236 | |
| 1928 | William Klinger: 41,677 | √ John L. Cable: 56,291 | |
| 1930 | Gainor Jennings: 37,673 | √ John L. Cable (inc.): 43,104 | |
| 1932 | √ Frank L. Kloeb: 59,003 | John L. Cable (inc.): 49,100 | |
| 1934 | √ Frank L. Kloeb (inc.): 48,613 | Guy D. Hawley: 41,504 | |
| 1936 | √ Frank L. Kloeb (inc.): 61,927 | Robert W. Yurner: 53,352 | |
| 1938 (Special) | [data missing] | √ Walter H. Albaugh: [data missing] | [data missing] |
| 1938 | [ William B. Swonger: 33,284 | √ Robert Franklin Jones: 56,399 | John C. Fisher: 4,616 |
| 1940 | Clarence C. Miller: 47,765 | √ Robert Franklin Jones (inc.): 65,534 | |
| 1942 | Clarence C. Miller: 22,567 | √ Robert Franklin Jones (inc.): 39,275 | |
| 1944 | Earl Ludwig: 42,983 | √ Robert Franklin Jones (inc.): 67,829 | |
| 1946 | Merl J. Bragg: 32,160 | √ Robert Franklin Jones (inc.): 64,718 | |
| 1947 (Special) | [data missing] | √ William M. McCulloch: [data missing] | [data missing] |
| 1948 | Earl Ludwig: 45,534 | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 57,321 | |
| 1950 | Carleton Carl Reiser: 32,686 | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 65,640 | |
| 1952 | Carleton Carl Reiser: 43,426 | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 93,442 | |
| 1954 | Forrest L. Blankenship: 32,474 | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 67,762 | |
| 1956 | Ortha O. Barr Jr.: 42,416 | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 93,607 | |
| 1958 | Marjorie Conrad Struns: 46,933 | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 73,448 | |
| 1960 | Joseph J. Murphy: 52,797 | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 99,683 | |
| 1962 | Marjorie Conrad Struns: 32,866 | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 77,790 | |
| 1964 | Robert H. Mihlbaugh: 64,667 | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 81,204 | |
| 1966 | Robert H. Mihlbaugh: 37,855 | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 66,142 | |
| 1968 | | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 129,435 | |
| 1970 | Donald B. Laws: 45,619 | √ William M. McCulloch (inc.): 82,521 | |
| 1972 | Dimitri Nicholas: 65,216 | √ Tennyson Guyer: 109,612 | |
| 1974 | James L. Gehrlich: 51,065 | √ Tennyson Guyer (inc.): 81,674 | |
| 1976 | Clinton G. Dorsey: 51,784 | √ Tennyson Guyer (inc.): 121,173 | |
| 1978 | John W. Griffin: 39,360 | √ Tennyson Guyer (inc.): 85,575 | |
| 1980 | Gerry Tebben: 51,150 | √ Tennyson Guyer (inc.): 133,795 | |
| 1981 (Special) | Dale Locker: 41,526 | √ Mike Oxley: 41.904 | |
| 1982 | Bob Moon: 57,564 | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 105,087 | |
| 1984 | William O. Sutton: 47,018 | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 162,199 | |
| 1986 | Clem T. Cratty: 26,320 | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 115,751 | Raven L. Workman: 11,997 |
| 1988 | | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 160,900 | |
| 1990 | Thomas E. Burkhart: 64,467 | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 103,897 | |
| 1992 | Raymond M. Ball: 92,608 | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 147,346 | |
| 1994 | | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 139,841 | |
| 1996 | Paul Anthony McClain: 69,096 | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 147,608 | Michael McCaffery (N): 11,057 |
| 1998 | Paul Anthony McClain: 63,529 | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 112,011 | |
| 2000 | Daniel L. Dickman: 67,330 | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 156,510 | Ralph Mullinger (L): 8,278 |
| 2002 | Jim Clark: 57,726 | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 120,001 | |
| 2004 | Ben Konop: 115,422 | √ Mike Oxley (inc.): 163,459 | |
| 2006 | Richard E. Siferd: 83,929 | √ Jim Jordan: 126,542 | |
| 2008 | Mike Carroll: 93,495 | √ Jim Jordan (inc.): 177,017 | |
| 2010 | Doug Litt: 50,533 | √ Jim Jordan (inc.): 146,029 | Donald Kissick (L) 7,708 |
| 2012 | Jim Slone: 114,214 | √ Jim Jordan (inc.): 182,643 | Chris Kalla (L): 16,141 |
| 2014 | Janet Garrett: 60,165 | √ Jim Jordan (inc.): 125,907 | |
| 2016 | Janet Garrett: 98,981 | √ Jim Jordan (inc.): 210,227 | |
| 2018 | Janet Garrett: 89,412 | √ Jim Jordan (inc.): 167,993 | |
| 2020 | Shannon Freshour: 101,897 | √ Jim Jordan (inc.): 235,875 | Steve Perkins: 9,584 |
| 2022 | Tamie Wilson: 89,383 | √ Jim Jordan (inc.): 200,773 | |
| 2024 | Tamie Wilson: 125,905 | √ Jim Jordan (inc.): 273,297 | |

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | McCain 59% - 38% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 63% - 37% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 66% - 29% |
| 2016 | Senate | Portman 71% - 24% |
| 2018 | Senate | Renacci 60% - 40% |
| 2018 | Governor | DeWine 65% - 32% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Yost 68% - 32% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 67% - 31% |
| 2022 | Senate | Vance 67% - 33% |
| 2022 | Governor | DeWine 74% - 26% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | LaRose 72% - 27% |
| 2022 | Treasurer | Sprague 71% - 29% |
| 2022 | Auditor | Faber 72% - 28% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Yost 73% - 27% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 68% - 31% |
| 2024 | Senate | Moreno 62% - 34% |

## Historical district boundaries

From 2003 to 2013 the district included the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Shelby, and part of Wyandot.