Ohio's 4th congressional district spans sections of the central part of the state. It is currently represented by Republican

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, the current chair of the

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, who has represented the district since 2007. As part of the 2010 redistricting process, it was redrawn from the previous district to stretch from

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, to include the northwestern suburbs of Columbus, up to

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and Elyria. In May 2019, a panel of three federal judges ruled that Ohio's congressional district map was unconstitutional and based on

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. A new map was expected ahead of the 2020 election. However, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in '' Rucho v. Common Cause'' that courts could not review allegations of gerrymandering, the district boundaries would not change until congressional district maps were redrawn in 2022.

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST39/CD118_OH04.pdf
/ref> Allen County (21) : All 21 townships and municipalities Ashland County (24) : All 24 townships and municipalities Auglaize County (22) : All 22 townships and municipalities Champaign County (19) : All 19 townships and municipalities Delaware County (21) : Ashley, Berlin Township, Brown Township, Columbus (part; also 3rd, 12th, and 15th; shared with Fairfield and Franklin counties), Concord Township,

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, Delaware Township,

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(shared with Union County), Liberty Township, Marlboro Township, Orange Township, Ostrander, Oxford Township, Powell, Radnor Township, Scioto Township, Shawnee Hills, Thompson Township, Troy Township, Washington Township, Westerville (part; also 3rd; shared with Franklin County) Hardin County (24) : All 24 townships and municipalities

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(30) : All 30 townships and municipalities Marion County (23) : All 23 townships and municipalities Morrow County (24) : All 24 townships and municipalities Richland County (29) : All 29 townships and municipalities Shelby County (13) : Anna, Botkins, Dinsmore Township, Fort Loramie, Franklin Township, Jackson Township, Jackson Center, Kettlersville, McLean Township,

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, Salem Township, Turtle Creek Township (part; also 15th), Van Buren Township Union County (21) : All 21 townships and municipalities Wyandot County (4) : Jackson Township, Kirby,

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, Marseilles Township

List of members representing the district

Recent election results

Recent election results from statewide races

Historical district boundaries

From 2003 to 2013 the district included the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Shelby, and part of Wyandot. OH04 109

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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