Virginia's 4th congressional district | |||
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Population (2022) | 790,811 [2] | ||
Median household income | $66,086 [3] | ||
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Cook PVI | D+16 [4] |
Virginia's fourth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the state of Virginia, taking in most of the area between Richmond and the North Carolina state line. It covers all or part of the counties of Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, and Sussex, and all or part of the independent cities of Colonial Heights, Emporia, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond. The district is currently represented by Democrat Jennifer McClellan, who was elected to the seat after she defeated Republican Leon Benjamin in the February 21, 2023, special election, caused by the death of incumbent Donald McEachin (D) on November 28, 2022.
In 2016, the adjacent 3rd district was found unconstitutional, leading court-ordered redistricting which transformed the 4th District from a Republican-leaning district to a safely Democratic seat for the 2016 elections. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Norman Sisisky (incumbent) | 189,787 | 98.9 | |
Write-ins | 2,108 | 1.1 | ||
Total votes | 191,895 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Forbes | 70,917 | 52.0 | |
Democratic | Louise Lucas | 65,190 | 47.8 | |
Write-ins | 208 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 136,315 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Forbes (incumbent) | 108,733 | 97.9 | |
Write-ins | 2,308 | 2.1 | ||
Total votes | 111,041 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Forbes (incumbent) | 182,131 | 64.5 | |
Democratic | Jonathan R. Menefee | 100,162 | 35.8 | |
Total votes | 283,027 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Forbes (incumbent) | 150,967 | 76.12 | |
Green | Albert P. Burckard | 46,487 | 23.4 | |
Total votes | 198,340 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Forbes (incumbent) | 199,075 | 59.5 | |
Democratic | Andrea Miller | 135,041 | 23.4 | |
Total votes | 334,521 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Forbes (incumbent) | 123,659 | 62.3 | |
Democratic | Wynne LeGrow | 74,298 | 37.5 | |
Total votes | 198,389 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Forbes (incumbent) | 199,292 | 56.9 | |
Democratic | Ella Ward | 150,190 | 42.9 | |
Total votes | 350,046 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Forbes (incumbent) | 120,684 | 60.2 | |
Democratic | Elliott Fausz | 75,270 | 37.5 | |
Libertarian | Bo Brown | 4,427 | 2.2 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donald McEachin | 200,136 | 57.7 | |
Republican | Mike Wade | 145,731 | 42.0 | |
Total votes | 346,656 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donald McEachin (incumbent) | 187,642 | 62.6 | |
Republican | Ryan McAdams | 107,706 | 35.9 | |
Total votes | 299,854 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donald McEachin (incumbent) | 240,510 | 61.6 | |
Republican | Leon Benjamin | 149,481 | 38.3 | |
Total votes | 389,991 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donald McEachin (incumbent) | 159,044 | 65.0 | |
Republican | Leon Benjamin | 85,503 | 35.0 | |
Write-in | 431 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 245,046 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jennifer McClellan | 82,040 | 74.4 | |
Republican | Leon Benjamin | 28,083 | 25.5 | |
Write-In | Write In | 129 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 110,252 | 100.00 |
Year | Office | Results |
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1996 | President | Bob Dole 46%–46% [19] |
Senator | John Warner 51%–49% [20] | |
1997 | Governor | Jim Gilmore 57%–41% [21] |
Lieutenant Governor | John H. Hager 51%–42% [22] | |
Attorney General | Mark Earley 62%–38% [23] | |
2000 | President | George W. Bush 49%–49% [24] |
Senator | Chuck Robb 51%–49% [25] | |
2001 | Governor | Mark Warner 54%–46% [26] |
Lieutenant Governor | Tim Kaine 53%–45% [27] | |
Attorney General | Jerry W. Kilgore 57%–43% [28] | |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 57%–43% [29] |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 50%–49% [30] |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 50%–49% [31] |
2013 | Governor | Ken Cuccinelli 48%–45%–7% [32] |
Lieutenant Governor | Ralph Northam 53%–46% [33] | |
Attorney General | Mark Obenshain 53%–47% [34] | |
2014 | Senator | Ed Gillespie 51%–47% [35] |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 59%–37% |
2017 | Governor | Ralph Northam 61%–37% [36] |
2018 | Senator | Tim Kaine 64%–34% [37] |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 61%–36% [38] |
2021 | Governor | Terry McAuliffe 56%–43% [39] |
The Virginia Fourth District started in 1788 covering the counties of Prince William, Stafford, Loudoun, Fairfax, King George and Fauquier. [40]
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