U.S. House district for California
California's 4th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California . The district is located in the northwestern part of the state, and includes all of Lake County and Napa County , most of Yolo County , and parts of Solano County and Sonoma County . Major cities in the district include Davis , Woodland , Napa , Vacaville , and most of Santa Rosa . The new 4th district is solidly Democratic , and is represented by Mike Thompson .[ 1]
From 2013 to 2023, the district encompassed the Sierras from Truckee to the Sequoia National Forest , as well as a largely suburban area on the edge of the Sacramento Valley in southwestern Placer County . It consisted of Alpine , Amador , Calaveras , El Dorado , Mariposa , and Tuolumne counties plus most of Placer County and portions of Fresno , Madera , and Nevada counties. The district was represented by Republican Tom McClintock .[ 4]
Competitiveness
In 2006, Republicans had 48 percent of voter registrations, Democrats had 30 percent, and Libertarians had roughly 5 percent.[ 5] A Democratic congressional candidate nearly won the district in 2008, losing by only half a percentage point and less than 1,600 votes, indicating that the district was much more competitive than it appeared to be.
New district boundaries for the 2012 elections shifted the population center to the south and east. Registered Democrats and Independents/Decline to State voters in the new district area outnumber registered Republicans by 12%. However, Republicans, Independents/Decline to State, and small third parties outnumber Democrats well over a 2 to 1 ratio. There were 183,800 Republicans, 117,300 Democrats, and 97,200 others.[ 6] In presidential elections, Donald Trump won the district in 2016 with 54% of the vote and won in 2020 with 53.7% of the vote. In the 2018 and 2020 elections, the Republican candidate won over 53% of the vote.[ 7]
In the 2020 redistricting, the district was shifted again to the San Francisco Bay Area. It includes all of Lake County and Napa County , most of Yolo County , and parts of Solano County and Sonoma County . Major cities in the district include Davis , Woodland , Napa , Vacaville , and most of Santa Rosa . The new 4th district is solidly Democratic , and is represented by Mike Thompson .[ 1] The Solano County portion including Vacaville and Dixon have consistently been more conservative as evidenced by the 2022 midterms, voters in Congressional District 4 favored the Republican candidate 50.3% to 49.7%.[ 8]
Recent voting history
Composition
As of 2023, California's 4th congressional district encompasses Lake , Napa , and Yolo Counties, and parts of Sonoma and Solano Counties.
Sonoma County is split between this district and the 2nd district . They are partitioned by Petaluma River, Highway 116, Redwood Highway, Robber Rd, Petersen Rd, Llano Rd, S Wright Rd, W College Ave, Jennings Ave, Administration Dr, Bicentennial Way, Cleveland Ave, Old Redwood Highway, Cross Creek Rd, Sonoma Highway, and Sonoma Creek. The 4th district takes in the cities of Santa Rosa , Rohnert Park , Sonoma , and Cotati , the town of Windsor , and the census-designated places of Boyes Hot Spring, Roseland , El Verano , Penngrove .
Solano County is split between this district and the 8th district . They are partitioned by Soda Springs Rd, Union Pacific, Alamo Dr, Leisure Town Rd, Hawkins Rd, Bay Area Exxextric, Shilo Rd, Collinsville Rd, and Montezuma Slough. The 4th district takes in the city of Vacaville , Dixon , Rio Vista , and the census-designated place of Hartley .
Cities & CDP with 10,000 or more people
2,500-10,000 people
University of California, Davis - 6,805
Hidden Valley Lake - 6,243
Winters - 6,616
St. Helena - 5,939
Calistoga - 5,266
Lakeport - 4,799
North Lakeport - 3,514
Angwin - 3,179
Yountville - 2,984
Kelseyville - 2,923
Clearlake Riviera - 2,850
Esparto - 2,877
List of members representing the district
Member
Party
Dates
Cong ress
Electoral history
Counties
District created March 4, 1873
Sherman Otis Houghton (San Jose )
Republican
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
43rd
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1872 . lost re-election.
Fresno , Inyo , Kern , Los Angeles , Mariposa , Merced , Mono , Monterey , San Bernardino , San Diego , San Luis Obispo , San Mateo , Santa Barbara , Santa Clara , Santa Cruz , Stanislaus , Tulare , Ventura
Peter D. Wigginton (Merced )
Democratic
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
44th
Elected in 1875 . Retired.
Romualdo Pacheco (San Luis Obispo )
Republican
March 4, 1877 – February 7, 1878
45th
Lost contested election.
Peter D. Wigginton (Merced )
Democratic
February 7, 1878 – March 3, 1879
Won contested election . Retired.
Romualdo Pacheco (San Luis Obispo )
Republican
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
46th 47th
Elected in 1879 .Re-elected in 1880 . Retired.
Pleasant B. Tully (Gilroy )
Democratic
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
48th
Elected in 1882 . Retired.
San Francisco
William W. Morrow (San Francisco )
Republican
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891
49th 50th 51st
Elected in 1884 .Re-elected in 1886 .Re-elected in 1888 . Retired.
John T. Cutting (San Francisco )
Republican
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
52nd
Elected in 1890 . Retired.
James G. Maguire (San Francisco )
Democratic
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899
53rd 54th 55th
Elected in 1892 .Re-elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 . Lost re-election.
Julius Kahn (San Francisco )
Republican
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903
56th 57th
Elected in 1898 .Re-elected in 1900 . Lost re-election.
Edward J. Livernash (San Francisco )
Democratic /Union Labor
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
58th
Elected in 1902 . Lost re-election.
Julius Kahn (San Francisco )
Republican
March 4, 1905 – December 18, 1924
59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th
Elected in 1904 .Re-elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 .Re-elected in 1912 .Re-elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 . Died.
Vacant
December 18, 1924 – February 17, 1925
68th
Florence Prag Kahn (San Francisco )
Republican
February 17, 1925 – January 3, 1937
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th
Elected to finish husband's term .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 .Re-elected in 1932 .Re-elected in 1934 . Lost re-election.
Franck R. Havenner (San Francisco )
Progressive
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939
75th 76th
Elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 . Lost re-election.
Democratic
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
Thomas Rolph (San Francisco )
Republican
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945
77th 78th
Elected in 1940 .Re-elected in 1942 . Lost re-election.
Franck R. Havenner (San Francisco )
Democratic
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953
79th 80th 81st 82nd
Elected in 1944 .Re-elected in 1946 .Re-elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 . Lost re-election.
William S. Mailliard (San Francisco )
Republican
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th
Elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 . Redistricted to the 6th district .
Robert Leggett (Vallejo )
Democratic
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1979
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th
Elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 . Retired.
1963–1967 Colusa , Glenn , Lake , Solano , Sutter , Yolo , Yuba
1967–1973 Colusa , Glenn , Lake , Sacramento (outside the city ), Solano , Sutter , Yolo , Yuba
1973–1975 Colusa , Glenn , Solano , southwestern Sacramento , Sutter , Yolo , Yuba
1975–1983 Colusa , western Sacramento , Solano , Sutter , Yolo
Vic Fazio (West Sacramento )
Democratic
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993
96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd
Elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 . Redistricted to the 3rd district .
1983–1993 Sacramento (outside the city ), Solano , Yolo
John Doolittle (Rocklin )
Republican
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2009
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th
Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 . Retired.
1993–2003 Alpine , Amador , Calaveras , El Dorado , Mono , Placer , northeastern Sacramento , Tuolumne
2003–2013 Eastern Butte , El Dorado , Lassen , Modoc , Nevada , Placer , Plumas , Sacramento (Orangevale ), Sierra
Tom McClintock (Elk Grove )
Republican
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2023
111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th
Elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 . Redistricted to the 3rd district .
2013–2023 Eastern central California including Lake Tahoe , Roseville , and Yosemite National Park
Mike Thompson (St. Helena )
Democratic
January 3, 2023 – present
118th
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 2022 .
2023–present Lake , Napa , most of Yolo , parts of Solano and Sonoma
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In 2018, six Democratic candidates filed statements of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).[ 72] They were, in alphabetical order by last name: Regina Bateson ; Roza Calderon ; Richard Martin; Robert Lawton; Jessica Morse ; and Rochelle Wilcox . Martin and Wilcox[ 73] dropped out of the race, with Wilcox[ 74] endorsing Morse in February.
Retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Charlie Brown, who was the Democratic nominee for this seat in 2006 and 2008 , was "seriously considering" running in 2018,[ 75] but decided in June 2017 against a third campaign. In January 2018, Brown endorsed Morse for the nomination.[ 76] Bob Derlet,[ 77] the Democratic nominee in 2016 , also endorsed Morse in January.
On the Republican side, McClintock had one challenger, Mitchell Kendrick White , who filed with the FEC in January.[ 78]
In February, the California Democratic Party (CDP) endorsed[ 79] Jessica Morse in a contested nomination. Roza Calderon was able to successfully collect 322 CDP-credentialed delegate signatures needed to block the endorsement, in which Morse only received 44 delegate votes. However, CDP staff refused to accept the forms after it was alleged they closed doors early to prevent the submission. A petition was later filed with the Compliance Review Commission (CRC)[ 80] by Calderon. The CRC voted to accept and count the signatures, ultimately disqualifying enough signatures to proceed with Morse's endorsement.
California allows candidates to include their professional description under their names on the ballot. Regina Bateson challenged Morse's ballot designation title of "National Security Fellow" at the Sacramento Superior Court after months of controversy that Morse was "fluffing" her credentials.[ 81] California's Secretary of State, Alex Padilla , struck down Morse's three ballot designations before Judge Gevercer ruled[ 82] that she presented "no credible evidence" to use the ballot designation of "National Security Fellow". Instead, he held that this title would mislead the average person about her recent activities. In the official Certified Candidate List for the primary election,[ 83] Morse's ballot designation was left blank.
Under the California nonpartisan blanket ("jungle") primary system, only the two candidates with the most votes on June 5, regardless of party, went on to the general election on November 6. Two Republicans and four Democrats appeared on the primary ballot.[ 79] Morse finished second, qualifying for the general election ballot, along with McClintock.
For the November ballot, Morse was also denied "National Security" as her designation.[ 84] In the November general election, McClintock held the district with an advantage of more than eight percentage points.[ 85]
2020
2022
See also
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^ "I am thrilled & grateful to be endorsed by Charlie Brown, 2006 & 2008 Congressional Candidate for #CA04. From Charlie: "Jessica has the knowledge & experience to best represent the people in the 4th Congressional District." To read his full statement" . Archived from the original on May 7, 2018.
^ Morse, Jessica (January 11, 2018). "We are so grateful to have the support of community leaders, such as Dr. Bob Derlet - the 2016 Democratic candidate for #CA04! "I am behind Jessica because she is a fighter. She will stand up for the people of this district & not back down." Thank you, Dr. Derlet! #JessWeCanpic.twitter.com/e5tv0OC6bk" . @Morse4America . Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018 .
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External links
The at-large seats only existed from 1850 to 1865 and from 1883 to 1885. The 53rd district is obsolete.
See also
California's past and present representatives , senators , and delegations
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