Ohio's 4th Congressional District

Ohio's 4th Congressional District

Incumbent

Jim Jordan

Assumed office: January 3, 2007

Ohio's 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Jim Jordan (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Ohio representatives represented an average of 787,257 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 723,031 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Incumbent Jim Jordan and Tamie Wilson are running in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Jim Jordan (R)
		Tamie Wilson (D)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Tamie Wilson defeated Stephen Thomas in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamie Wilson	63.3	14,151
		Stephen Thomas	36.7	8,215

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 22,366
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Scott Schertzer (D)
• Jeffrey Sites (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Incumbent Jim Jordan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Jordan	100.0	93,634

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 93,634
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2022

See also: Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Incumbent Jim Jordan defeated Tamie Wilson in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Jordan (R)	69.2	200,773
		Tamie Wilson (D)	30.8	89,383

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 290,156
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Tamie Wilson defeated Jeffrey Sites in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamie Wilson	51.5	10,804
		Jeffrey Sites	48.5	10,160

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,964
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Incumbent Jim Jordan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Jordan	100.0	86,576

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,576
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2020

See also: Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Incumbent Jim Jordan defeated Shannon Freshour and Steve Perkins in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Jordan (R)	67.9	235,875
		Shannon Freshour (D)	29.3	101,897
		Steve Perkins (L)	2.8	9,854

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 347,626
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chris Gibbs (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Shannon Freshour defeated Jeffrey Sites and Mike Larsen in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shannon Freshour	47.5	18,078
		Jeffrey Sites	29.0	11,037
		Mike Larsen	23.5	8,944

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,059
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Incumbent Jim Jordan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Jordan	100.0	64,695

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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Steve Perkins advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Perkins	100.0	214

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2018

See also: Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Incumbent Jim Jordan defeated Janet Garrett in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Jordan (R)	65.3	167,993
		Janet Garrett (D)	34.7	89,412

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 257,405 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Janet Garrett defeated Cody James Slatzer-Rose in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janet Garrett	83.8	17,715
		Cody James Slatzer-Rose	16.2	3,413

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 21,128
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Leah Sellers (D)
• Norbert Dennerll, Jr. (D)
• Andrew Mackey (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Incumbent Jim Jordan defeated Joseph Miller in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Jordan	85.3	56,191
		Joseph Miller	14.7	9,646

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 65,837
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2016

See also: Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Jim Jordan (R) defeated Janet Garrett (D) in the general election. Jordan was unopposed in the Republican primary. Garrett defeated Daniel Johnson and Norbert Dennerll, Jr. in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016.

U.S. House, Ohio District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Jordan Incumbent	68%	210,227
	Democratic	Janet Garrett	32%	98,981
Total Votes				309,208
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

U.S. House, Ohio District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Janet Garrett	66.7%	29,679
Daniel Johnson	25.4%	11,314
Norbert Dennerll, Jr.	7.8%	3,480
Total Votes		44,473
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

2014

See also: Ohio's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Jim Jordan (R) defeated Janet Garrett (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Jordan Incumbent	67.7%	125,907
	Democratic	Janet Garrett	32.3%	60,165
Total Votes				186,072
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

2012

See also: Ohio's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 4th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Jim Jordan won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Ohio District 4 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Slone	36.5%	114,214
	Republican	Jim Jordan Incumbent	58.4%	182,643
	Libertarian	Chris Kalla	5.2%	16,141
Total Votes				312,998
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Jim Jordan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Doug Litt (D) and Donald Kissick (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 4, General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Jordan incumbent	71.7%	146,029
	Democratic	Doug Litt	24.6%	50,053
	Libertarian	Donald Kissick	3.8%	7,708
Total Votes				203,790

2008
On November 4, 2008, Jim Jordan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mike Carroll (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 4, General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Jordan incumbent	65.2%	186,154
	Democratic	Mike Carroll	34.8%	99,499
Total Votes				285,653

2006
On November 7, 2006, Jim Jordan won election to the United States House. He defeated Richard Siferd (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 4, General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Jordan	60%	129,958
	Democratic	Richard Siferd	40%	86,678
Total Votes				216,636

2004
On November 2, 2004, Michael G. Oxley won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ben Konop (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 4 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael G. Oxley incumbent	58.6%	167,807
	Democratic	Ben Konop	41.4%	118,538
Total Votes				286,345

2002
On November 5, 2002, Michael G. Oxley won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Clark (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 4 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael G. Oxley incumbent	67.5%	120,001
	Democratic	Jim Clark	32.5%	57,726
Total Votes				177,727

2000
On November 7, 2000, Michael G. Oxley won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Daniel L. Dickman (D) and Ralph Mullinger (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 4 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael G. Oxley incumbent	67.4%	156,510
	Democratic	Daniel L. Dickman	29%	67,330
	Libertarian	Ralph Mullinger	3.6%	8,278
Total Votes				232,118

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Ohio after the 2020 census

Governor Mike DeWine (R) signed a new congressional map into law on November 20, 2021. The Ohio State Senate voted 24-7 to approve the map on November 16. The Ohio House of Representatives voted 55-36 to approve the map on November 18.

On January 14, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down the state's enacted congressional map and ordered the Ohio State Legislature to redraw it. On February 9, 2022, legislative leaders said they would not draw a new map, meaning the Ohio Redistricting Commission assumed responsibility for drawing the map.

On September 7, 2023, the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state's congressional district boundaries after the petitioners who filed the original lawsuit requested that the court dismiss the case and leave the boundaries in place for the 2024 election.The U.S. Supreme Court had vacated a 2022 state supreme court decision that had overturned the state's 2022 congressional district boundaries Since the congressional district boundaries that the state's redistricting commission adopted in March 2022 and which were used in the 2022 elections did not have support from members of the minority party, they will be in effect for only two U.S. House elections with the commission required to enact a new map after the 2024 elections.

On March 2, 2022, the Ohio Redistricting Commission approved a redrawn congressional map in a 5-2 vote along party lines, meaning the map lasted for four years. On March 18, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that it did not have jurisdiction to overturn the map before the state's primary elections as part of the legal challenge that overturned the initial congressional map. This map took effect for Ohio's 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Ohio work?

Congressional redistricting procedures in Ohio

On May 8, 2018, voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment establishing new procedures for congressional redistricting. Beginning with the 2020 redistricting cycle, the following provisions were set to take effect:

• Following completion of the United States Census, state legislators can adopt a new congressional district map if three-fifths of the legislature's total membership vote to approve, including one-half of the minority party members. This map would apply for 10 years.
• If the legislature proves unable to adopt a new map, a commission will be formed to adopt a map. That commission will include the governor, state auditor, secretary of state, and four legislators, two of whom must come from the legislature's minority party. A majority of the commission's members, including two members belonging to the minority party, must agree on a map. The map would apply for 10 years.
• If the commission proves unable to adopt a map, state legislators will be given a second chance to adopt a map. The map would have to be approved by three-fifths of the legislature's total membership, including one-third of the minority party's members. The map would apply for 10 years.
• If the legislature fails a second time, the majority party of the legislature, without support from the minority party, can adopt a map that would apply for four years.

Maps drawn by the legislature can be vetoed by the governor or a veto referendum campaign. The amendment stipulates that 65 of Ohio's counties cannot be split during redistricting (18 can be split once, and the state's five most populous counties can be split twice).

State legislative redistricting procedures in Ohio

On November 3, 2015, voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment to create a bipartisan state legislative redistricting commission. The commission comprises seven members: the governor, state auditor, secretary of state, one person appointed by the speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, one person appointed by the House leader of the largest political party of which the speaker is not a member, one person appointed by the President of the Ohio State Senate, and one person appointed by the Senate leader of the largest political party of which the president is not a member.

Maps drawn by the commission are valid for 10 years if at least two commissioners from each major political party vote for them. Should the maps be passed along strictly partisan lines, the maps are valid for four years.

A six-member advisory commission is also involved in the congressional and state legislative redistricting processes. The majority leaders of the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio State Senate each appoint three members, "at least one of whom must be from a different party, and at least one of whom must not be a legislator."

All legislative districts are required to be compact and made of "contiguous territory." Also, the "boundary of each district [must] be a single nonintersecting continuous line." The amendment forbids district plans from favoring or disfavoring either political party.

Ohio District 4
until January 2, 2023

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Ohio District 4
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2010-2011

This is the 4th Congressional District prior to the 2010 redistricting.

See also: Redistricting in Ohio after the 2010 census

The Ohio State Legislature approved a new map of the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+20. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Ohio's 4th the 38th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 31.4% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 67.1%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Ohio's 4th Congressional District the 92nd most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.11. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.11 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Ohio
• Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
• Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
• Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
• Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 4

Footnotes

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Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Sherrod Brown (D)

J.D. Vance (R)

Representatives

District 1

Greg Landsman (D)

District 2

Brad Wenstrup (R)

District 3

Joyce Beatty (D)

District 4

Jim Jordan (R)

District 5

Bob Latta (R)

District 6

Vacant

District 7

Max Miller (R)

District 8

Warren Davidson (R)

District 9

Marcy Kaptur (D)

District 10

Michael Turner (R)

District 11

Shontel Brown (D)

District 12

Troy Balderson (R)

District 13

Emilia Sykes (D)

District 14

David Joyce (R)

District 15

Mike Carey (R)

Republican Party (10)

Democratic Party (6)

Vacancies (1)