South Carolina's 4th congressional district

"SC-04" redirects here. For other uses, see SC4.

South Carolina's 4th congressional district
South Carolina's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Trey Gowdy (R–Spartanburg)
Population (2000)	668,668
Median income	$39,417
Ethnicity	76.2% White, 19.8% Black, 1.4% Asian, 3.2% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+15

The 4th Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in upstate South Carolina bordering North Carolina. It includes all of Spartanburg and Union counties and parts of Greenville and Laurens counties. The district is characterized by the two major cities of Greenville and Spartanburg.

The district is the state's wealthiest district and one of its most conservative. In the late 20th century, it has been in Republican hands since 1979, aside from a six-year stint by Democrat Liz J. Patterson, the daughter of former Senator Olin Johnston. Even before the Republicans finally took control of the seat, the 4th had been a rather conservative district. Like in most of the state, the old-line Southern Democrats began splitting their tickets as early as the 1940s. However, this area's white conservatives became increasingly willing to support Republicans at the state and local level as early as the 1970s, well before the rest of the state swung Republican. The district is a major destination for Presidential candidates in election years, as South Carolina is one of the first states to hold a Presidential primary.

Republican Trey Gowdy has represented the district since 2011.

List of representatives

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	District Residence	Notes
Thomas Sumter	March 4, 1789	March 4, 1793	Anti-Administration
Richard Winn	March 4, 1793	March 4, 1795	Anti-Administration
	March 4, 1795	March 4, 1797	Democratic-Republican
Thomas Sumter	March 4, 1797	December 15, 1801	Democratic-Republican		Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Richard Winn	January 24, 1802	March 4, 1803	Democratic-Republican		Redistricted to the 5th district
Wade Hampton	March 4, 1803	March 4, 1805	Democratic-Republican	Columbia
O'Brien Smith	March 4, 1805	March 4, 1807	Democratic-Republican	Jacksonboro
John Taylor	March 4, 1807	December 30, 1810	Democratic-Republican	Columbia	Resigned
William Lowndes	March 4, 1811	March 4, 1813	Democratic-Republican	Charleston	Redistricted to the 2nd district
John J. Chappell	March 4, 1813	March 4, 1817	Democratic-Republican	Columbia
Joseph Bellinger	March 4, 1817	March 4, 1819	Democratic-Republican	Barnwell
James Overstreet	March 4, 1819	May 24, 1822	Democratic-Republican	Barnwell	Died
Andrew R. Govan	December 4, 1822	March 4, 1823	Democratic-Republican	Orangeburg
	March 4, 1823	March 4, 1825	Jacksonian D-R
	March 4, 1825	March 4, 1827	Jackson
William D. Martin	March 4, 1827	March 4, 1831	Jackson	Coosawhatchie
John M. Felder	March 4, 1831	March 4, 1833	Jackson	Orangeburg
	March 4, 1833	March 4, 1835	Nullifier
James H. Hammond	March 4, 1835	February 26, 1836	Nullifier	Newberry	Resigned
Franklin H. Elmore	December 10, 1836	March 4, 1839	Nullifier	Walterboro
Sampson H. Butler	March 4, 1839	September 27, 1842	Democrat	Charleston	Resigned
Samuel W. Trotti	December 17, 1842	March 4, 1843	Democrat
John Campbell	March 4, 1843	March 4, 1845	Democrat	Parnassus	Redistricted from the 3rd district
Alexander D. Sims	March 4, 1845	November 22, 1848	Democrat	Darlington	Died
75pxJohn McQueen	February 12, 1849	March 4, 1853	Democrat	Society Hill	Redistricted to the 1st district
Preston S. Brooks	March 4, 1853	July 15, 1856	Democrat	Edgefield	Resigned
	August 1, 1856	January 28, 1857			Re-elected to seat, died
Milledge L. Bonham	March 4, 1857	December 21, 1860	Democrat	Edgefield	Retired
Civil War - Occupation and Reconstruction
James H. Goss	July 18, 1868	March 4, 1869	Republican	Union
Alexander S. Wallace	May 27, 1870	March 4, 1877	Republican	York	Successfully contested election of William D. Simpson
John H. Evins	March 4, 1877	October 20, 1884	Democrat	Spartanburg	Died
John Bratton	December 8, 1884	March 4, 1885	Democrat	Winnsboro
William H. Perry	March 4, 1885	March 4, 1891	Democrat	Greenville
George W. Shell	March 4, 1891	March 4, 1895	Democrat	Laurens
75px Stanyarne Wilson	March 4, 1895	March 4, 1901	Democrat	Spartanburg
Joseph T. Johnson	March 4, 1901	April 19, 1915	Democrat	Spartanburg	Resigned
Samuel J. Nicholls	September 14, 1915	March 4, 1921	Democrat	Spartanburg
John J. McSwain	March 4, 1921	August 6, 1936	Democrat	Greenville	Died
Gabriel H. Mahon, Jr.	November 3, 1936	January 3, 1939	Democrat	Greenville
Joseph R. Bryson	January 3, 1939	March 10, 1953	Democrat	Greenville	Died
75px Robert T. Ashmore	June 2, 1953	January 3, 1969	Democrat	Greenville
James R. Mann	January 3, 1969	January 3, 1979	Democrat	Greenville
Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.	January 3, 1979	January 3, 1987	Republican	Fountain Inn
Liz J. Patterson	January 3, 1987	January 3, 1993	Democrat	Spartanburg	Patterson defeated Republicans Bill Workman in 1986 and Knox H. White in 1988, successive mayors of Greenville.
Bob Inglis	January 3, 1993	January 3, 1999	Republican	Greenville
Jim DeMint	January 3, 1999	January 3, 2005	Republican	Greenville
Bob Inglis	January 3, 2005	January 3, 2011	Republican	Travelers Rest	Defeated in Primary
Trey Gowdy	January 3, 2011	Present	Republican	Spartanburg	Incumbent

Historical district boundaries

1995 - 2013

See also

• South Carolina's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present