Arkansas's 4th congressional district

Arkansas's 4th congressional district
Current Representative		Bruce Westerman (R–Hot Springs)
Area	20,951 mi^2
Distribution	66.2% urban, 33.8% rural
Population (2000)	666,266
Median income	$29,675
Ethnicity	71% White, 24.4% Black, 0.4% Asian, 2.7% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0% other
Cook PVI	R+15[1]

Arkansas's 4th congressional district is a congressional district located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Notable towns in the district include Camden, Hope, Hot Springs, Magnolia, Pine Bluff, and Texarkana.

The district is represented by Republican Bruce Westerman.

George W. Bush received 51% of the vote in this district in 2004. John McCain won the district in 2008 with 58.14% of the vote while Barack Obama received 39.33%.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Voting

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
2012	President	Romney 62 - 36%
2008	President	McCain 58 - 39%
2004	President	Bush 51 - 48%
2000	President	Gore 49 - 48%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created		March 4, 1875
Thomas M. Gunter	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883		Redistricted from the 3rd district
Samuel W. Peel	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885		Redistricted to the 5th district
John H. Rogers	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891		Redistricted from the 3rd district
William L. Terry	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1901
Charles C. Reid	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903		Redistricted to the 5th district
John S. Little	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – January 14, 1907		Redistricted from the 2nd district, Resigned after being elected Governor
Vacant		January 14, 1907 – March 4, 1907
William B. Cravens	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913
Otis Wingo	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – October 21, 1930		Died
Vacant		October 21, 1930 – November 4, 1930
Effiegene L. Wingo	Democratic	November 4, 1930 – March 3, 1933
William B. Cravens	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 13, 1939		Died
Vacant		January 13, 1939 – September 12, 1939
William F. Cravens	Democratic	September 12, 1939 – January 3, 1949
Boyd A. Tackett	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953
Oren Harris	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – February 2, 1966		Resigned to become US District judge for the Eastern and Western District of Arkansas
Vacant		February 2, 1966 – March 9, 1966
David Pryor	Democratic	March 9, 1966 – January 3, 1973
Ray Thornton	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979
Beryl Anthony, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993
Jay Dickey	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001	Pine Bluff
Mike Ross	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013	Prescott
Tom Cotton	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015	Dardanelle	elected to the Senate in 2014
Bruce Westerman	Republican	January 3, 2015 –	Hot Springs

Recent election results

2002

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Michael Avery Ross*	119,633	60.56%
	Republican	Jay Dickey	77,904	39.44%
Majority			41,729	21.12%
Total votes			197,537	100.00
	Democratic hold

2004

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Michael Avery Ross*	243,003	100.00%
Majority			243,003	100.00%
Total votes				100.00
	Democratic hold

2006

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Michael Avery Ross*	128,236	74.73%
	Republican	Joe Ross	43,360	25.27%
Majority			84,876	49.46%
Total votes			171,596	100.00
	Democratic hold

2008

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Michael Avery Ross*	203,178	86.17%
	Green	J. Joshua Drake	32,603	13.83%
Majority			170,575	72.34%
Total votes			235,781	100.00
	Democratic hold

2010

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Michael Avery Ross*	102,479	57.53%
	Republican	Beth Anne Rankin	71,526	40.15%
	Green	J. Joshua Drake	4,129	2.32%
Majority			30,953	17.38%
Total votes			178,134	100.00
	Democratic hold

2012

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Tom Cotton	154,149	59.53%
	Democratic	Gene Jeffress	95,013	36.69%
	Libertarian	Bobby Tullis	4,984	1.92%
	Green	J. Joshua Drake	4,807	1.86%
Majority			59,136	22.84%
Total votes			258,953	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

2014

Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Bruce Westerman	110,789	54%
	Democratic	James Lee Witt	87,742	43%
	Libertarian	Ken Hamilton	7,598	3%
Majority			23,047	11%
Total votes			206,131	100.00%
	Republican hold

Living former Members

As of April 2015, there are five former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 4th congressional district that are currently living.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
David Pryor	1966–1973	August 29, 1934
Beryl Anthony, Jr.	1979–1993	February 21, 1938
Jay Dickey	1993–2001	December 14, 1939
Mike Ross	2001–2013	August 2, 1961
Tom Cotton	2011–2015	May 13, 1977

References

1. "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 34°13′11″N 93°12′16″W / 34.21972°N 93.20444°W