VA-04

Virginia's 4th congressional district
Virginia's 4th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023
Representative
	Jennifer McClellan; D–Richmond
Distribution	73.83% urban; 26.17% rural;
Population (2022)	790,811
Median household; income	$66,086
Ethnicity	42.1% White; 40.7% Black; 9.8% Hispanic; 4.0% Two or more races; 2.4% Asian; 1.0% other;
Cook PVI	D+16

Virginia's 4th congressional district

U.S. House district for Virginia

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.

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Virginia's 4th congressional district from January 3, 2023

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]

Recent election results

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norman Sisisky (incumbent)	189,787	98.9
	Write-ins		2,108	1.1
Total votes			191,895	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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	%
	Republican	Randy Forbes (incumbent)	108,733	97.9
	Write-ins		2,308	2.1
Total votes			111,041	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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	%
	Republican	Randy Forbes (incumbent)	150,967	76.12
	Green	Albert P. Burckard	46,487	23.4
Total votes			198,340	100.00

VA-04

Virginia's 4th congressional district

Recent election results

2000s

2010s

2020s

Recent election results from statewide races

List of members representing the district

Historical district boundaries

See also

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Forbes (incumbent)	199,075	59.5
	Democratic	Andrea Miller	135,041	23.4
Total votes			334,521	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Forbes (incumbent)	123,659	62.3
	Democratic	Wynne LeGrow	74,298	37.5
Total votes			198,389	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Forbes (incumbent)	199,292	56.9
	Democratic	Ella Ward	150,190	42.9
Total votes			350,046	100.00

	Candidate	Votes	%
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	%
	Democratic	Donald McEachin	200,136	57.7
	Republican	Mike Wade	145,731	42.0
Total votes			346,656	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald McEachin (incumbent)	187,642	62.6
	Republican	Ryan McAdams	107,706	35.9
Total votes			299,854	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald McEachin (incumbent)	240,510	61.6
	Republican	Leon Benjamin	149,481	38.3
Total votes			389,991	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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	%
	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
1996	President	Bob Dole 46%–46%^[19]
1996	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]
2000	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]

Representative	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1789
Richard B. Lee (Chantilly)	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793	1st 2nd	Elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1790. Redistricted to the 17th district.
Francis Preston (Abingdon)	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	3rd 4th	Elected in 1793. Results were challenged but upheld. Re-elected in 1795. Retired.
Francis Preston (Abingdon)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797	3rd 4th
Abram Trigg (Montgomery County)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803	5th 6th 7th	Elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Re-elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 6th district.
David Holmes (Winchester)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1809	8th 9th 10th	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Retired.
Jacob Swoope (Staunton)	Federalist	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811	11th	Elected in 1809. Retired.
William McCoy (Franklin)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1823	12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th	Elected in 1811. Re-elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Re-elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 19th district.
Mark Alexander (Lombardy Grove)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd	Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Retired.
Mark Alexander (Lombardy Grove)	Jackson	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833	18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd
James Gholson (Percivals)	Anti-Jackson	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	23rd	Elected in 1833. Lost re-election.
George Dromgoole (Cholsonville)	Jackson	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	24th 25th 26th	Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Retired.
George Dromgoole (Cholsonville)	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	24th 25th 26th
William Goode (Boydton)	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1841. Retired.
Edmund W. Hubard (Curdsville)	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Retired.
Thomas S. Bocock (Appomattox)	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853	30th 31st 32nd	Elected in 1847. Re-elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Redistricted to the 5th district.
William Goode (Boydton)	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – July 3, 1859	33rd 34th 35th 36th	Elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Died.
Vacant		July 3, 1859 – December 6, 1859	36th
Roger Pryor (Petersburg)	Democratic	December 7, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	Elected to finish Goode's term. Re-elected in 1859. Resigned.
District inactive		March 4, 1861 – January 25, 1870	36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st	Civil War and Reconstruction
George Booker (Martinsville)	Conservative	January 26, 1870 – March 3, 1871	41st	Elected in 1870. Lost re-election.
William H. H. Stowell (Burkeville)	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1877	42nd 43rd 44th	Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Retired.
Joseph Jorgensen (Petersburg)	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired.
Benjamin Hooper (Farmville)	Readjuster	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Elected in 1882. Lost re-election.
James Brady (Petersburg)	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	49th	Elected in 1884. Retired.
William E. Gaines (Burkeville)	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected in 1886. Retired.
Edward Venable (Petersburg)	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – September 23, 1890	51st	Election invalidated.
John Langston (Petersburg)	Republican	September 23, 1890 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1890. Lost re-election.
James F. Epes (Blackstone)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired.
William McKenney (Petersburg)	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – May 2, 1896	54th	Election invalidated
Robert Thorp (Boydton)	Republican	May 2, 1896 – March 3, 1897	54th	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election.
Sydney Epes (Blackstone)	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 23, 1898	55th	Election invalidated.
Robert Thorp (Boydton)	Republican	March 23, 1898 – March 3, 1899	55th	Elected in 1898. Lost re-election.
Sydney Epes (Blackstone)	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1900	56th	Elected in 1898. Died.
Vacant		March 4, 1900 – April 18, 1900	56th
Francis Lassiter (Petersburg)	Democratic	April 19, 1900 – March 3, 1903	56th 57th	Elected to finish Epes's term. Re-elected in 1900. Lost re-election.
Robert G. Southall (Amelia)	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	58th 59th	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Lost re-election.
Francis Lassiter (Petersburg)	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – October 31, 1909	60th 61st	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Died.
Vacant		November 1, 1909 – March 7, 1910	61st
Robert Turnbull (Lawrenceville)	Democratic	March 8, 1910 – March 3, 1913	61st 62nd	Elected to finish Lassiter's term. Re-elected in 1910. Lost re-election.