Florida's 4th congressional district is a

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in northeastern

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, encompassing Nassau and

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counties and Duval County west of the

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, including

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. The district is currently represented by

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of the Republican Party. As part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was redrawn to include Clay County and exclude St. Johns County. Rutherford was redistricted into the

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, and Republican

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Aaron Bean was elected to be the district's representative in the 2022 election. Before 1993, most of the territory now in the 4th district was the 3rd district, represented by Charles Edward Bennett, a

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. He had held the seat and its predecessors since 1949 and was facing a stiff reelection contest against Republican Tillie Fowler in the 1992 election. Bennett retired after his wife fell ill, and Fowler easily defeated an underfunded replacement candidate. She became the first Republican woman to represent the district. From 1967 to 1993, the 4th district stretched from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to the northern

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suburbs. Much of this area became the 7th district after redistricting, and is now the 6th district.

Voting

Recent election results from statewide races

Voter registration

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST12/CD118_FL04.pdf Clay County (11) : All 11 communities Duval County (2) :

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(part; also 5th) Nassau County (5) : All 5 communities

List of members representing the district

Election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Historical district boundaries

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References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

Rep. Ander Crenshaw's official House of Representatives website
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