Georgia's 4th congressional district

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Georgia's 4th congressional district
Current Representative Hank Johnson (D)
Population (2000) 629,690
Median income $49,307
Ethnicity 35.8% White, 53.5% Black, 4.3% Asian, 8.5% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 0.0% other
Cook PVI D+22

The Fourth Congressional District of the U.S. State of Georgia includes parts of Dekalb, Rockdale, and Gwinnett Counties in the metro Atlanta area. The district is currently represented in the 110th Congress by Democrat Hank Johnson. In its current form, the district is heavily African American and has strongly supported Democratic candidates.

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The district in the form used in the 2002 and 2004 elections.
Representative Party Years District Home Note
District created in 1827
Wilson Lumpkin Jacksonian March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 redistricted to At-large district
Redistricted to the At-large district in 1829
Redistricted from the At-large district in 1845
Hugh A. Haralson Democrat March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 redistricted from At-large district
Charles Murphey Unionist March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
William B. W. Dent Democrat March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Hiram B. Warner Democrat March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Lucius J. Gartrell Democrat March 4, 1857 – January 23, 1861 retired
January 23, 1861 - July 25, 1868 Civil War and Reconstruction, Seat was vacant
Samuel F. Gove Republican July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869
Vacant March 4, 1869 - December 22, 1870
Jefferson F. Long Republican December 22, 1870 – March 3, 1871 installed after Samuel F. Gove was not permitted to qualify
Thomas J. Speer Republican March 4, 1871 – August 18, 1872 died
Vacant August 18, 1872 - December 2, 1872
Erasmus W. Beck Democrat December 2, 1872 – March 3, 1873
Henry R. Harris Democrat March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879
Henry Persons Independent Democrat March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
Hugh Buchanan Democrat March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885
Henry R. Harris Democrat March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
Thomas W. Grimes Democrat March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
William C. Adamson Democrat March 4, 1897 – December 18, 1917 resigned to become member of the Board of U.S. General Appraisers
Vacant December 18, 1917 - January 16, 1918
William C. Wright Democrat January 16, 1918 – March 3, 1933
Emmett M. Owen Democrat March 4, 1933 – June 21, 1939 died
Vacant June 21, 1939 - August 1, 1939
A. Sidney Camp Democrat August 1, 1939 – July 24, 1954 died
Vacant June 24, 1954 - November 2, 1954
John J. Flynt, Jr. Democrat November 2, 1954 – March 3, 1965 redistricted to the 6th district
James MacKay Democrat January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967
Benjamin B. Blackburn Republican January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975
Elliott H. Levitas Democrat January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985
Pat Swindall Republican January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989
Ben L. Jones Democrat January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993
John Linder Republican January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 redistricted to the 11th district
Cynthia McKinney Democrat January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 redistricted from the 11th district
Denise Majette Democrat January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005
Cynthia McKinney Democrat January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007
Hank Johnson Democrat January 3, 2007 – Present Incumbent

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Georgia United States House elections, 2006

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