The 4th district of the Iowa Senate is located in northwestern Iowa. It is currently composed of Calhoun, Pocahontas, Sac, and Webster counties.
Current elected officials Tim Kraayenbrink is the senator currently representing the 4th District.
The area of the 4th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: The 7th District (represented by Mike Sexton) The 8th District (represented by Ann Meyer)
The district is also located in Iowa's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra.
List of representatives
Representative Party Dates Residence Notes Whig1846–1847Wapello County Democrat1848–1849Ottumwa Democrat1850–1851Ottumwa Democrat1852–1855Jefferson County Whig1852–1855Jefferson County Democrat1856–1859Burlington Republican1856–1859Burlington Democrat1860–1867Appanoose County Republican1868–1869CentervilleTerm ended early due to election as lieutenant governor of Iowa. Republican1870–1871Centerville Democrat1872–1875Appanoose Republican1876–1877Centerville Republican1878–1879Monroe County Greenback1880–1883Wayne County Republican1884–1887Wayne County Republican1888–1891Chariton Republican1892–1895Wayne County Republican1896–1899Lucas County Republican1900–1903Wayne County Republican1904–1906Chariton Republican1907–1908Chariton Republican1909–1912Humeston Republican1913–1916Chariton Republican1917–1920Corydon Republican1921–1924Chariton Republican1925–1928Corydon Republican1929–1932Lucas County Democrat1933CharitonDied in office on January 14, 1933. Democrat1933–1936Humeston Republican1937–1940Lucas County Republican1941–1944Corydon Republican1945–1948Lucas County Republican1949–1950Corydon Republican1951–1952Corydon Republican1953–1962CharitonTerm ended early due to selection to the Iowa Supreme Court Republican1963–1964Chariton Democrat1965–1968Decatur County Republican1969–1970Elision Republican1971–1972Garner Democrat1973–1982Kossuth County Republican1983–1992Osceola County Democrat1993–2012Palo Alto County Republican2013–2022Hancock County Republican2023–presentWebster County
Historical district boundaries
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Map Description Years effective NotesMonroe County Wapello County 1846–1849From 1846 to 1857, district numbering was not utilized by the Iowa State Legislature. This convention was added with the passing of the 1857 Iowa Constitution. Numbering of districts pre-1857 is done as a matter of historic convenience.Lucas CountyMonroe County Wapello County 1850–1851Jefferson County1852–1855Des Moines County1856–1859Appanoose County1860–1877Monroe CountyWayne County1878–1883Lucas CountyWayne County1884–1962Decatur County Ringgold County Union County1963–1966Clarke CountyDecatur County Ringgold CountyWayne County1967–1970Cerro Gordo (partial) Hancock County Winnebago County Wright County (partial) Worth County1971–1972In 1970, the Iowa Legislature passed an amendment to the Iowa Constitution setting forth the rules for legislative redistricting in order to abide by the rules established by the Reynolds v. Sims Supreme Court case. The first reapportionment map created by the Republican controlled legislature was deemed unconstitutional, but was still used for the 1970 election.Emmet County (partial) Hancock County (partial) Humboldt County (partial) Kossuth County, Iowa Palo Alto County (partial) Pocahontas County (partial) Winnebago County1973–1982Cherokee County Clay County (partial) Lyon County O'Brien County Osceola County Sioux County (partial)1983–1992Clay County (partial) Dickinson County Emmet County Kossuth County (partial) Palo Alto County1993–2002Emmet County Humboldt County Kossuth County Palo Alto County Pocahontas County Webster County (partial) Deer Creek Township Jackson Township Johnson Township2003–2012Emmet County Hancock County Kossuth County Winnebago County Wright County2013–2022 Calhoun County Pocahontas County Sac County Webster County2023–present
Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 49–48%2012 PresidentRomney 52–48%2016 PresidentTrump 63–31% SenateGrassley 69–27%2018 GovernorReynolds 60–38% Attorney GeneralMiller 77–23% Secretary of StatePate 62–36% TreasurerFitzgerald 51–47% AuditorMosiman 54–44%2020 PresidentTrump 66–32% SenateErnst 63–34%2022 SenateGrassley 70–30% GovernorReynolds 72–26% Attorney GeneralBird 60–40% Secretary of StatePate 73–27% TreasurerSmith 60–40% AuditorHalbur 60–40%2024 PresidentTrump 69–29%
See also Iowa General Assembly Iowa Senate
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