# Minnesota's 4th congressional district

Minnesota's 4th congressional district covers nearly all of Ramsey County and part of Washington County. It includes all of St. Paul and most of its northern and eastern suburbs, including Woodbury, Blaine, Roseville, and Maplewood. The district is solidly Democratic, with a CPVI of D+17. It is currently represented by Betty McCollum of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). The DFL has held the seat without interruption since 1949 and all but one term (1947–1949) since the merger of the Democratic and Farmer-Labor Parties.
One of the most diverse congressional districts in Minnesota, the 4th district has the second-largest immigrant population of Minnesota's congressional districts, at 15% of the population. The largest countries of origin are Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Mexico, India, Ethiopia, and Somalia, with immigrant populations largely concentrated in Saint Paul. The 4th district has the highest percentage of Hmong residents of any district in the United States, at 6% of the population.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 63% - 35% |
| 2008 | Senate | Franken 49% - 37% |
| 2010 | Governor | Dayton 51% - 36% |
| 2010 | Secretary of State | Ritchie 58% - 38% |
| 2010 | Auditor | Otto 57% - 38% |
| 2010 | Attorney General | Swanson 61% - 34% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 62% - 35% |
| 2012 | Senate | Klobuchar 71% - 25% |
| 2014 | Senate | Franken 62% - 35% |
| 2014 | Governor | Dayton 59% - 36% |
| 2014 | Secretary of State | Simon 56% - 37% |
| 2014 | Auditor | Otto 61% - 31% |
| 2014 | Attorney General | Swanson 60% - 31% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 61% - 30% |
| 2018 | Senate (Reg.) | Klobuchar 71% - 25% |
| 2018 | Senate (Spec.) | Smith 65% - 31% |
| 2018 | Governor | Walz 66% - 30% |
| 2018 | Secretary of State | Simon 65% - 31% |
| 2018 | Auditor | Blaha 61% - 31% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Ellison 61% - 33% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 68% - 30% |
| 2020 | Senate | Smith 62% - 30% |
| 2022 | Governor | Walz 68% - 29% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | Simon 70% - 30% |
| 2022 | Auditor | Blaha 61% - 32% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Ellison 66% - 34% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 66% - 31% |
| 2024 | Senate | Klobuchar 70% - 26% |

## 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:
Ramsey County (18)
    Arden Hills, Blaine, Falcon Heights, Gem Lake, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Maplewood, Mounds View, New Brighton, North Oaks, North St. Paul, Roseville, Saint Paul, Shoreview, Spring Lake Park (part; also 5th; shared with Anoka County), Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake, White Bear Township
Washington County (21)
    Afton, Bayport, Baytown Township, Birchwood Village, Dellwood, Grant, Lake Elmo, Lakeland, Lakeland Shores, Lake St. Croix Beach, Landfall, Mahtomedi, Oakdale, Oak Park Heights, Pine Springs, St. Marys Point, Stillwater, Stillwater Township (part; also 8th), West Lakeland Township, Willernie, Woodbury (part; also 2nd)

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location |
| District created March 4, 1883 ||||||
| William D. Washburn (Minneapolis) | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1882. Lost renomination. | Hennepin (Minneapolis) |
| John Gilfillan (Minneapolis) | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | 49th | Elected in 1884. Lost re-election. | Hennepin (Minneapolis) |
| Edmund Rice (Saint Paul) | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | 50th | Elected in 1886. Lost re-election. | Hennepin (Minneapolis) |
| Samuel Snider (Minneapolis) | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | 51st | Elected in 1888. Lost re-election. | Hennepin (Minneapolis) |
| James Castle (Stillwater) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Elected in 1890. Lost re-election. | Chisago Isanti Kannebec Ramsey Washington |
| Andrew Kiefer (Saint Paul) | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | 53rd 54th | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Retired. | Chisago Isanti Kannebec Ramsey Washington |
| Frederick Stevens (Saint Paul) | Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915 | 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Lost re-election. | Chisago Ramsey Washington |
| Carl Van Dyke (Saint Paul) | Democratic | March 4, 1915 – May 20, 1919 | 64th 65th 66th | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Died. | Ramsey |
| Vacant | Vacant | May 20, 1919 – July 1, 1919 | 66th | | Ramsey |
| Oscar Keller (Saint Paul) | Republican | July 1, 1919 – March 3, 1927 | 66th 67th 68th 69th | Elected to finish Van Dyke's term. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Lost renomination. | Ramsey |
| Melvin Maas (Saint Paul) | Republican | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933 | 70th 71st 72nd | Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large district and lost renomination. | Ramsey |
| District inactive | District inactive | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | All members elected at-large | All members elected at-large |
| Melvin Maas (Saint Paul) | Republican | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1945 | 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election. | Ramsey |
| Frank Starkey (Saint Paul) | Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | 79th | Elected in 1944. Lost re-election. | Ramsey |
| Edward Devitt (Saint Paul) | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | 80th | Elected in 1946. Lost re-election. | Ramsey |
| Eugene McCarthy (Saint Paul) | Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1959 | 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | Ramsey |
| Joseph Karth (Saint Paul) | Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 | 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th | 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. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired. | Ramsey Washington |
| Bruce Vento (Saint Paul) | Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1977 – October 10, 2000 | 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th | Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. 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. Died. | Ramsey Washington |
| Vacant | Vacant | October 10, 2000 – January 3, 2001 | 106th | | Ramsey Washington |
| Betty McCollum (Saint Paul) | Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 2001 – present | 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-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. | Ramsey Washington |

## Recent election results

| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
| 1918 | √ Carl Van Dyke: 62.0% | Walter Mallory: 38.0% | |
| 1920 | Thomas J. Brady: 34.2% | √ Oscar Keller: 58.7% Carl W. Cummins: 7.1% | |
| 1922 | Paul E. Doty: 35.6% | √ Oscar Keller: 58.7% | O. J. McCartney (Independent): 5.7% |
| 1924 | Daniel W. Lawler: 36.8% | √ Oscar Keller: 47.7% | Julius F. Emme (Farmer-Labor) 15.4% |
| 1926 | Charles C. Kolars: 15.4% | √ Melvin Maas: 54.3% | Thomas V. Sullivan (Farmer-Labor) 41.0% |
| 1928 | John P. J. Dolan: 28.6% | √ Melvin Maas: 36% | Howard Y. Williams (Farmer-Labor): 21.0% Fred A. Snyder (Independent): 14.0% Maurice Powers (Independent): 0.5% |
| 1930 | Frank Munger: 9.0% | √ Melvin Maas: 66.5% | Claus V. Hammerstrom (Farmer-Labor): 22.1% A. W. Anderson (Independent): 2.3% |
| 1932 | (Congress elected on a general ticket after state legislature failed to redraw districts after 1930 census) | (Congress elected on a general ticket after state legislature failed to redraw districts after 1930 census) | (Congress elected on a general ticket after state legislature failed to redraw districts after 1930 census) |
| 1934 | John J. McDonough: 23.4% | √ Melvin Maas: 36.8% | A. E. Smith (Farmer-Labor): 29.4% Charles J. Andre (Independent): 9.9% Thomas Tracy (Independent): 0.5% |
| 1936 | A. B. C. Doherty: 22.9% | √ Melvin Maas: 38.3% | Howard Y. Williams (Farmer-Labor): 38.0% Otis A. Luce (Independent): 0.7% |
| 1938 | A. B. C. Doherty: 11.1% | √ Melvin Maas: 53.1% | Howard Y. Williams (Farmer-Labor): 35.8% |
| 1940 | Willard J. Moran: 12.9% | √ Melvin Maas: 58.8% | George L. Siegel (Farmer-Labor): 28.2% |
| 1942 | Edward K. Delaney: 9.8% | √ Melvin Maas: 65.1% | William Mahoney (Farmer-Labor): 24.2%; Rose Tillotson (Communist Party USA) 0.9% |
| 1944 | √ Frank Starkey: 51.8% | Melvin Maas: 48.2% | |
| 1946 | Frank Starkey: 47.2% | √ Edward Devitt: 51.5% | Dorothy Schultz (Independent): 1.3% |
| 1948 | √ Eugene McCarthy: 59.4% | Edward Devitt: 40.6% | |
| 1950 | √ Eugene McCarthy: 60.4% | Ward Fleming: 39.6% | |
| 1952 | √ Eugene McCarthy: 61.7% | Roger G. Kennedy: 38.3% | |
| 1954 | √ Eugene McCarthy: 63.0% | Richard C. Hansen: 37.0% | |
| 1956 | √ Eugene McCarthy: 64.1% | Edward C. Slettedahl: 35.9% | |
| 1958 | √ Joseph Karth: 56.4% | Frank S. Farrell: 43.6% | |
| 1960 | √ Joseph Karth: 61.0% | Joseph J. Mitchell: 39.0% | |
| 1962 | √ Joseph Karth: 59.5% | Harry Strong: 40.5% | |
| 1964 | √ Joseph Karth: 72.3% | John M. Drexler: 27.1% | Write-in: 0.7% |
| 1966 | √ Joseph Karth: 53.4% | Stephen Maxwell: 46.6% | |
| 1968 | √ Joseph Karth: 61.3% | Emery Barrette: 38.7% | |
| 1970 | √ Joseph Karth: 74.2% | Frank L. Loss:) 25.8% | |
| 1972 | √ Joseph Karth: 72.4% | Steve Thompson: 27.6% | |
| 1974 | √ Joseph Karth: 76.0% | Joseph A. Rheinberger: 24.0% | |
| 1976 | √ Bruce Vento: 66.4% | Andrew Engebretson: 29.8% | Alan W. Uhl (Independent): 1.5% Thomas F. Piotrowski (Libertarian): 1.4% Ralph Schwartz (Socialist Workers): 0.9% |
| 1978 | √ Bruce Vento: 58.0% | John Berg: 42.0% | |
| 1980 | √ Bruce Vento: 58.5% | John Berg: 40.5% | James Kendrick (Socialist Workers) 1.0% |
| 1982 | √ Bruce Vento: 73.2% | Bill James: 26.8% | |
| 1984 | √ Bruce Vento: 73.5% | Mary Jane Rachner: 25.2% | Peter Brandli (Socialist Workers) 1.3% |
| 1986 | √ Bruce Vento: 72.9% | Harold Stassen 27.1% | |
| 1988 | √ Bruce Vento: 72.4% | Ian Maitland: 26.8% | Natasha Terlexis (Socialist Workers) 0.7% |
| 1990 | √ Bruce Vento: 64.7% | Ian Maitland: 35.1% | |
| 1992 | √ Bruce Vento: 57.6% | Ian Maitland: 37.6% | James Willess (Independent): 2.4% Dan R. Vacek (Grassroots) 1.6% Lynn Marvin Johnson (Natural Law) 1.3% Jo Rothenberg (Socialist Workers) 0.4% |
| 1994 | √ Bruce Vento: 54.7% | Dennis Newinski: 41.8% | Dan R. Vacek (Grassroots): 2.9% |
| 1996 | √ Bruce Vento: 57.02% | Dennis Newinski: 36.80% | Richard Gibbons (Reform): 3.64% Phil Willkie (Grassroots): 1.41% Dan Vacek (Grassroots): 1.05% |
| 1998 | √ Bruce Vento: 53.7% | Dennis Newinski: 39.8% | Dan R. Vacek (Legal Marijuana Now): 2.4% Carol Simmons Schulstad (Minnesota Taxpayers): 1.9% Michael A. Neitzel (Libertarian): 1.2% Heather Wood (Socialist Workers): 0.9% |
| 2000 | √ Betty McCollum: 48.04% | Linda Runbeck: 30.89% | Tom Foley (Independence): 20.59%; Nicholas Skrivanek (Constitution): 0.47% |
| 2002 | √ Betty McCollum: 62.22% | Clyde Billington: 33.91% | Steve J. Raskiewicz (Green): 3.75% |
| 2004 | √ Betty McCollum: 57.5% | Patrice Bataglia: 33.2% | Peter Vento (Independence): 9.2% |
| 2006 | √ Betty McCollum: 69.5% | Obi Sium: 30.2% | |
| 2008 | √ Betty McCollum: 68.4% | Ed Matthews: 31.3% | |
| 2010 | √ Betty McCollum: 59.2% | Teresa Collett: 34.7% | Steve Carlson (Independence): 6.1% |
| 2012 | √ Betty McCollum: 62.27% | Tony Hernandez: 31.51% | Steve Carlson (Independence): 6.07% |
| 2014 | √ Betty McCollum: 61.2% | Sharna Wahlgren: 32.9% | Dave Thomas (Independence): 5.8%; Write-ins: 0.1% |
| 2016 | √ Betty McCollum: 57.8% | Greg Ryan: 34.4% | Susan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now): 7.7% |
| 2018 | √ Betty McCollum: 66.0% | Greg Ryan: 29.7% | Susan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now): 4.2% |
| 2020 | √ Betty McCollum: 63.2% | Gene Rechtzigel: 29.0% | Susan Sindt (Grassroots): 7.6% |
Democratic Primary, 2022: Minnesota's 4th Congressional District :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Betty McCollum | 58,043 | 83.40 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Amane Badhasso | 10,557 | 15.17 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Fasil Moghul | 997 | 1.43 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,597 | 100.0 |
U.S. House election, 2022: Minnesota's 4th congressional district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Betty McCollum | 200,055 | 67.59 |
| | Republican | May Lor Xiong | 95,493 | 32.26 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 295,548 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |