# Florida's 4th congressional district

Florida's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in northeastern Florida, encompassing Nassau and Clay counties and Duval County west of the St. Johns River, including Downtown Jacksonville. The district is currently represented by Aaron Bean of the Republican Party.
As part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was redrawn to include Clay County and exclude St. Johns County. Rutherford was redistricted into the 5th district, and Republican state senator Aaron Bean was elected to be the district's representative in the 2022 election.
Before 1993, most of the territory now in the 4th district was the 3rd district, represented by Charles Edward Bennett, a Democrat. He had held the seat and its predecessors since 1949 and was facing a stiff reelection contest against Republican Tillie Fowler in the 1992 election. Bennett retired after his wife fell ill, and Fowler easily defeated an underfunded replacement candidate. She became the first Republican woman to represent the district.
From 1967 to 1993, the 4th district stretched from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to the northern Orlando suburbs. Much of this area became the 7th district after redistricting, and is now the 6th district.

## Voting
### Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | McCain 53% - 46% |
| 2010 | Senate | Rubio 54% - 27% |
| 2010 | Governor | Scott 56% - 44% |
| 2010 | Attorney General | Bondi 56% - 38% |
| 2010 | Chief Financial Officer | Atwater 56% - 37% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 54% - 46% |
| 2012 | Senate | Nelson 52% - 48% |
| 2014 | Governor | Scott 59% - 41% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 53% - 43% |
| 2016 | Senate | Rubio 59% - 37% |
| 2018 | Senate | Scott 53% - 46% |
| 2018 | Governor | DeSantis 52% - 47% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Moody 55% - 44% |
| 2018 | Chief Financial Officer | Patronis 55% - 45% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 53% - 46% |
| 2022 | Senate | Rubio 59% - 40% |
| 2022 | Governor | DeSantis 60% - 39% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Moody 62% - 38% |
| 2022 | Chief Financial Officer | Patronis 61% - 39% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 55% - 43% |
| 2024 | Senate | Scott 55% - 43% |

### Voter registration

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of February 20, 2024 :
| Party | Voters | Percentage |
| Republican | 209,858 | 40.70% |
| Democratic | 186,958 | 36.26% |
| No Party Affiliation | 105,509 | 20.46% |

## Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:
Clay County (11)
    All 11 communities
Duval County (2)
    Baldwin, Jacksonville (part; also 5th)
Nassau County (5)
    All 5 communities

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| District created March 4, 1915 |||||
| William J. Sears (Kissimmee) | Democratic | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929 | 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Lost renomination. |
| Ruth Bryan Owen (Miami) | Democratic | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 | 71st 72nd | Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost renomination. |
| J. Mark Wilcox (West Palm Beach) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | 73rd 74th 75th | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
| Pat Cannon (Miami) | Democratic | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947 | 76th 77th 78th 79th | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944 Lost renomination. |
| George Smathers (Miami) | Democratic | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951 | 80th 81st | Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
| Bill Lantaff (Miami Springs) | Democratic | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955 | 82nd 83rd | Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. [data missing] |
| Dante Fascell (Miami) | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1967 | 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th | Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 12th district. |
| Syd Herlong (Leesburg) | Democratic | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 | 90th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1966. [data missing] |
| Bill Chappell (Ormond Beach) | Democratic | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1989 | 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th | Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Lost re-election. |
| Craig James (DeLand) | Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993 | 101st 102nd | Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired. |
| Tillie Fowler (Jacksonville) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired. |
| Ander Crenshaw (Jacksonville) | Republican | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2017 | 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th | 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. Retired. |
| John Rutherford (Jacksonville) | Republican | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023 | 115th 116th 117th | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
| Aaron Bean (Fernandina Beach) | Republican | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th 119th | Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |

## Election results
### 2002

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2002) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ander Crenshaw (incumbent) | 171,152 | 99.70 |
| | No party | Others | 509 | 0.30 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 171,661 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2004) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ander Crenshaw* | 256,157 | 99.55 |
| | No party | Richard Grayson | 1,170 | 0.45 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 257,327 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2006) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ander Crenshaw* (incumbent) | 141,759 | 69.67 |
| | Democratic | Robert Harms | 61,704 | 30.33 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 203,463 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2008) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ander Crenshaw* | 224,112 | 65.26 |
| | Democratic | Jay McGovern | 119,330 | 34.74 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 343,442 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2010) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ander Crenshaw* | 178,238 | 77.21 |
| | Independent | Troy Dwayne Stanley | 52,540 | 22.76 |
| | No party | Others | 67 | 0.03 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 230,845 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2012) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ander Crenshaw* | 239,988 | 76.07 |
| | Independent | James Klauder | 75,236 | 23.85 |
| | Independent | Gary Koniz | 246 | 0.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 315,470 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2014) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ander Crenshaw* | 177,887 | 78.28 |
| | Independent | Paula Moser-Bartlett | 35,663 | 15.69 |
| | Independent | Gary Koniz | 13,690 | 6.02 |
| | No party | Deborah Katz Pueschel | 13 | 0.01 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 227,253 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2016) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Rutherford | 287,509 | 70.18 |
| | Democratic | David Bruderly | 113,088 | 27.61 |
| | Independent | Gary Koniz | 9,054 | 2.21 |
| | No party | Others | 11 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 409,662 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2018) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Rutherford (incumbent) | 248,420 | 65.16 |
| | Democratic | Ges Selmont | 123,351 | 32.35 |
| | Independent | Joceline Berrios | 7,155 | 1.88 |
| | Independent | Jason Bulger | 2,321 | 0.61 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | <0.01 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 381,249 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Rutherford (incumbent) | 308,497 | 61.10% |
| | Democratic | Donna Deegan | 196,423 | 38.90% |
| | Independent | Gary Koniz (write-in) | 20 | 0.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 504,940 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Aaron Bean | 165,696 | 60.45% |
| | Democratic | LaShonda Holloway | 108,402 | 39.55% |
| | Independent | Gary Koniz (write-in) | 5 | <0.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 274,103 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Historical district boundaries

* 2003–2013
* 2013–2017
* 2017–2023