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

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, the current chair of the

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, who has represented the district since 2007.

Areas represented

Counties represented

Allen Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee * Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas * Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the Univer ...

* Ashland * Auglaize *

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Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent ...

(partial) *

Logan Logan may refer to: Places * Mount Logan (disambiguation) Australia * Logan (Queensland electoral district), an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Logan, Victoria, small locality near St. Arnaud * Logan City, local gov ...

* Hardin * Marion * Morrow * Richland * Shelby (partial) * Union * Wyandot (partial)

Cities within the district

* Ashland * Bellefontaine *

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* Marion * Marysville * Westerville (partial)

History of 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

Gerrymandering

As part of the 2010 redistricting process, it was redrawn from the previous district to stretch from

, to include the northwestern suburbs of

, up to

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and Elyria on the shores of

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. 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 ''

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'' that courts could not review allegations of gerrymandering, the district boundaries will not change until congressional district maps are redrawn in 2022.

List of members representing the district

Recent election results

Election results from presidential races

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ohio's 4th Congressional District 04 Constituencies established in 1813 1813 establishments in Ohio

Areas represented

Counties represented

Cities within the district

History of district boundaries

Gerrymandering

List of members representing the district

Recent election results

Election results from presidential races

See also

References