Maryland's 4th congressional district

Maryland's 4th congressional district comprises portions of Prince George's County and Anne Arundel County. The seat is represented by Anthony G. Brown, a Democrat.

Maryland's 4th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries, with Prince George's County highlighted in red
Representative
  Anthony G. Brown
D–Bowie
Area318 sq mi (820 km2)
Distribution
  • 97.9% urban
  • 2.1% rural
Population (2019)758,795
Median household
income		$88,207[1]
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVID+29[2]

The district includes most of the majority-black precincts on the Maryland side of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The district has the highest median household income of any majority-black congressional district in the United States. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+29, it is the most Democratic district in Maryland.[2]

Voting
Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2000 President Gore 77% - 21%
2004 President Kerry 78% - 21%
2008 President Obama 85% - 14%
2012 President Obama 78% - 20%
2016 President Clinton 77% - 19%
2020 President Biden 79% - 19%

Recent elections

1970s
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 1970[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Sarbanes 54,936 70.05
Republican David Fentress 23,491 29.95
Total votes 78,427 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 1972[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marjorie Holt 87,534 59.38
Democratic Werner Fornos 59,877 40.62
Total votes 147,411 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 1974[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marjorie Holt (inc.) 61,208 58.15
Democratic Fred L. Wineland 44,059 41.85
Total votes 105,267 100.00
Republican hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 1976[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marjorie Holt (inc.) 95,158 57.67
Democratic Werner Fornos 69,855 42.33
Total votes 165,013 100.00
Republican hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 1978[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marjorie Holt (inc.) 71,374 62.04
Democratic Sue F. Ward 43,663 37.96
Total votes 115,037 100.00
Republican hold

1980s
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 1980[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marjorie Holt (inc.) 120,985 71.86
Democratic James J. Riley 47,375 28.14
Total votes 168,360 100.00
Republican hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 1982[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marjorie Holt (inc.) 75,617 61.20
Democratic Patricia O'Brien Aiken 47,947 38.80
Total votes 123,564 100.00
Republican hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 1984[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marjorie Holt (inc.) 114,430 66.24
Democratic Howard M. Greenbaum 58,312 33.76
Write-ins 1 <0.01
Total votes 172,743 100.00
Republican hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 1986[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic C. Thomas McMillen 65,071 50.16
Republican Robert R. Neall 64,643 49.84
Total votes 129,714 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 1988[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic C. Thomas McMillen (inc.) 128,624 68.30
Republican Bradlyn McClanahan 59,688 31.70
Total votes 188,312 100.00
Democratic hold

1990s
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 1990[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic C. Thomas McMillen (inc.) 85,601 58.85
Republican Bob Duckworth 59,846 41.15
Total votes 145,447 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 1992[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Wynn 136,902 75.19
Republican Michele Dyson 45,166 24.81
Total votes 182,068 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 1994[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Wynn (inc.) 93,148 75.03
Republican Michele Dyson 30,999 24.97
Total votes 124,147 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 1996[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Wynn (inc.) 142,094 85.19
Republican John B. Kimble 24,700 14.81
Total votes 166,794 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 1998[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Wynn (inc.) 129,139 85.72
Republican John B. Kimble 21,518 14.28
Total votes 150,657 100.00
Democratic hold

2000s
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 2000[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Wynn (inc.) 172,624 87.20
Republican John B. Kimble 24,973 12.61
Write-ins 372 0.19
Total votes 197,969 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 2002[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Wynn (inc.) 131,644 78.96
Republican John B. Kimble 34,890 20.93
Write-ins 195 0.12
Total votes 166,729 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 2004[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Wynn (inc.) 196,809 75.23
Republican John McKinnis 52,907 20.22
Green Theresa Mitchell Dudley 11,885 4.54
Write-ins 6 <0.01
Total votes 261,607 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 2006[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Wynn (inc.) 141,897 80.67
Republican Michael Moshe Starkman 32,792 18.64
Write-ins 1,214 0.69
Total votes 175,903 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district special election, 2008[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Edwards 16,481 80.54
Republican Peter James 3,638 17.78
Libertarian Thibeaux Lincecum 216 1.06
Write-ins 127 0.62
Total votes 20,462 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 2008[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Edwards (inc.) 258,704 85.83
Republican Peter James 38,739 12.85
Libertarian Thibeaux Lincecum 3,384 1.12
Write-ins 604 0.20
Total votes 301,431 100.00
Democratic hold

2010s
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 2010[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Edwards (inc.) 160,228 83.44
Republican Robert Broadus 31,467 16.39
Write-ins 325 0.17
Total votes 192,020 100.00
Democratic hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 2012[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Edwards (inc.) 240,385 77.17
Republican Faith M. Loudon 64,560 20.72
Libertarian Scott Soffen 6,204 1.99
N/A Write-ins 363 0.12
Total votes 311,512 100
Democratic hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district election, 2014[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Edwards (inc.) 134,628 70.18
Republican Nancy Hoyt 54,217 28.26
Libertarian Arvin Vohra 2,795 1.46
N/A Write-ins 197 0.10
Total votes 191,837 100
Democratic hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district, 2016[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony G. Brown 237,501 74.1
Republican George McDermott 68,670 21.4
Green Kamesha T. Clark 8,204 2.6
Libertarian Benjamin Lee Krause 5,744 1.8
N/A Write-ins 531 0.2
Total votes 320,650 100.0
Democratic hold
Maryland's 4th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony G. Brown (incumbent) 209,642 78.1
Republican George McDermott 53,327 19.9
Libertarian Dave Bishop 5,326 2.0
N/A Write-ins 288 0.1
Total votes 268,583 100.0
Democratic hold

2020s
Maryland's 4th congressional district, 2020[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony Brown (incumbent) 282,119 79.6
Republican George McDermott 71,671 20.2
Write-in 739 0.2
Total votes 354,529 100.0
Democratic hold

Early historical boundaries and population

Maryland's Fourth Congressional District was one of the about 50 original Congressional districts. The First Congress of the United States of America. When it was organized in 1788 it covered Baltimore, Baltimore County, and Harford County. According to the 1790 Census, the Fourth District had a population of 53,913, nearly 20% of whom were slaves.[28]

In 1792, the Fourth District was moved to western Maryland, with its eastern boundary being a north to south line running about the midpoint of Frederick County, Maryland. The new district had a population of 36,026, with less than 10% of the population being slaves.[29] The 1800 Census population was 38,015, and the boundaries remained unchanged in 1802.[30]

List of members representing the district

1789–1835: One seat
# Name Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history
1
William Smith		 Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1791		 1st Elected in 1789.
Retired.
2
Samuel Sterett		 Anti-Administration March 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793		 2nd Elected in 1790.
[data unknown/missing]
3 Thomas Sprigg Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795		 3rd
4th		 Elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Retired.
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797
4 George Baer Jr. Federalist March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1801		 5th
6th		 Elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Retired.
5 Daniel Hiester Democratic-Republican March 4, 1801 –
March 7, 1804		 7th
8th		 Elected in 1801.
Re-elected in 1803.
Died.
Vacant March 7, 1804 –
November 6, 1804		 8th
6 Roger Nelson Democratic-Republican November 6, 1804 –
May 14, 1810		 8th
9th
10th
11th		 Elected October 1, 1804 to finish Hiester's term.
Elected the same day to the next term.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Resigned to become associate justice of Maryland's 5th judicial circuit.
Vacant May 14, 1810 –
October 15, 1810		 11th
7 Samuel Ringgold Democratic-Republican October 15, 1810 –
March 3, 1815		 11th
12th
13th		 Elected October 1, 1810 to finish Nelson's term.
Also elected the same day to the next term.
Re-elected in 1812.
Lost re-election.
8 George Baer Jr. Federalist March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817		 14th Elected in 1814.
Retired.
9 Samuel Ringgold Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1821		 15th
16th		 Elected in 1816.
Retired.
10
John Nelson		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823		 17th Elected in 1820
Retired.
11
John Lee		 Federalist[lower-alpha 1] March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 18th Elected in 1822
Lost re-election.
12 Thomas C. Worthington Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827		 19th Elected in 1824
Retired.
13
Michael Sprigg		 Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1831		 20th
21st		 Elected in 1826
Re-elected in 1829
Lost re-election.
14
Francis Thomas		 Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833		 22nd Elected in 1831.
Redistricted to the 7th district.
15 James P. Heath Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835		 23rd Elected in 1833.
[data unknown/missing]

1835–1843: Two seats

From 1835 to 1843, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.

Years Congress Seat A Seat B
# Name Party Electoral history # Name Party Electoral history
March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837		 24th 16
Benjamin Chew Howard		 Jacksonian Elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
 19
Isaac McKim		 Jacksonian Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1835.
Died.
March 3, 1837 –
April 1, 1838		 25th Democratic Democratic
April 1, 1838 –
April 25, 1838		 Vacant
April 25, 1838 –
March 3, 1839		 20
John P. Kennedy		 Whig Elected to finish McKim's term.
[data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841		 26th 17
James Carroll		 Democratic Elected in 1839.
[data unknown/missing]		 21
Solomon Hillen		 Democratic Elected in 1839.
[data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843		 27th 18
Alexander Randall		 Whig Elected in 1841.
[data unknown/missing]		 22
John P. Kennedy		 Whig Elected in 1841.
[data unknown/missing]

1843–present: One seat
# Name Party Years Congress Electoral history
23
John P. Kennedy		 Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		 28th Elected late in 1844.
[data unknown/missing]
24
William Fell Giles		 Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847		 29th Elected in 1845.
[data unknown/missing]
25
Robert Milligan McLane		 Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851		 30th
31st		 Elected in 1847.
Re-elected in 1849.
[data unknown/missing]
26 Thomas Yates Walsh Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853		 32nd Elected in 1851.
[data unknown/missing]
27
William Thomas Hamilton		 Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 33rd Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1853.
[data unknown/missing]
28
Henry Winter Davis		 American March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1861		 34th
35th
36th		 Elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
[data unknown/missing]
29 Henry May Unionist March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863		 37th Elected in 1861.
[data unknown/missing]
30
Francis Thomas		 Unconditional Unionist March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867		 38th
39th
40th		 Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1863.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
[data unknown/missing]
Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1869
31
Patrick Hamill		 Democratic March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871		 41st Elected in 1868.
[data unknown/missing]
32 John Ritchie Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873		 42nd Elected in 1870.
[data unknown/missing]
33
Thomas Swann		 Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1879		 43rd
44th
45th		 Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
[data unknown/missing]
34
Robert Milligan McLane		 Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883		 46th
47th		 Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
[data unknown/missing]
35 John Van Lear Findlay Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887		 48th
49th		 Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
[data unknown/missing]
36
Isidor Rayner		 Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889		 50th Elected in 1886.
[data unknown/missing]
37 Henry Stockbridge Jr. Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891		 51st Elected in 1888.
[data unknown/missing]
38
Isidor Rayner		 Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895		 52nd
53rd		 Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
[data unknown/missing]
39
John Kissig Cowen		 Democratic March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 54th Elected in 1894.
[data unknown/missing]
40
William Watson McIntire		 Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899		 55th Elected in 1896.
[data unknown/missing]
41
James William Denny		 Democratic March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1901		 56th Elected in 1898.
[data unknown/missing]
42
Charles Reginald Schirm		 Republican March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903		 57th Elected in 1900.
[data unknown/missing]
43
James William Denny		 Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905		 58th Elected in 1902.
[data unknown/missing]
44 John Gill Jr. Democratic March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1911		 59th
60th
61st		 Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
[data unknown/missing]
45
John Charles Linthicum		 Democratic March 4, 1911 –
October 5, 1932		 62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd		 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.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Died.
Vacant October 5, 1932 –
November 8, 1932		 72nd
46
Ambrose Jerome Kennedy		 Democratic November 8, 1932 –
January 3, 1941		 72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th		 Elected to finish Linthicum's term.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
[data unknown/missing]
47 John Ambrose Meyer Democratic January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943		 77th Elected in 1940.
[data unknown/missing]
48 Daniel Ellison Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945		 78th Elected in 1942.
[data unknown/missing]
49
George Hyde Fallon		 Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1971		 79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st		 Elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
[data unknown/missing]
50
Paul Sarbanes		 Democratic January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973		 92nd Elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.
51
Marjorie Holt		 Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1987		 93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th		 Elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
[data unknown/missing]
52
Tom McMillen		 Democratic January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1993		 100th
101st
102nd		 Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
[data unknown/missing]
53
Albert Wynn		 Democratic January 3, 1993 –
May 31, 2008		 103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th		 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.
Defeated in primary.
Resigned.
Vacant May 31, 2008 –
June 17, 2008		 110th
54
Donna Edwards		 Democratic June 17, 2008 –
January 3, 2017		 110th
111th
112th
113th
114th		 Elected to finish Wynn's term.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
55
Anthony G. Brown		 Democratic January 3, 2017 –
Present		 115th
116th
117th		 Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retiring to run for Attorney General of Maryland.

Historical district boundaries
2003 - 2013

See also

Notes
  1. Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election

References
  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  3. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1970election.pdf
  4. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1972election.pdf
  5. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1974election.pdf
  6. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf
  7. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf
  8. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1980election.pdf
  9. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1982election.pdf
  10. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1984election.pdf
  11. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1986election.pdf
  12. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1988election.pdf
  13. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1990election.pdf
  14. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1992election.pdf
  15. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1994election.pdf
  16. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996election.pdf
  17. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1998election.pdf
  18. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000election.pdf
  19. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002election.pdf
  20. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004election.pdf
  21. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006election.pdf
  22. Elections, Maryland State Board of. "2008 Special 4th Congressional General Election Official Results". www.elections.state.md.us.
  23. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008election.pdf
  24. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2010election.pdf
  25. "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland State Board of Elections. December 2, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  26. "Official 2016 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland Secretary of State. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  27. "Official 2020 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  28. Parsons, Stanley B., William W. Beach and Dan Hermann. United States Congressional Districts, 1788-1841 (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1978) p. 8-9
  29. Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 42-43
  30. Parsons. Congressional Districts. p. 93-94

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