District boundaries are redrawn between cycles. The seat keeps its number through all of them, and this page follows the seat.

Who has held this seat

  1. Van Hilleary Republican Jan 4, 1995 – Jan 3, 2003
  2. Lincoln Edward Davis Democrat Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2011
  3. Scott DesJarlais Republican Jan 5, 2011 – present

Officeholders come from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress and the Clerk of the House.

Everyone who ran

Donations a campaign listed one by one in its filings. It leaves out the candidate's own money, donated goods, and the small gifts a filer reports only as a lump sum, so it is less than everything the campaign took in. Every year on this page uses the same definition.  are shown for each election. Rows are ordered by what the filings reported, including money held for review.

2026 current

U.S. Representative, District 4 candidates, 2026
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Scott DesJarlais incumbent Rep. $534,335.00 187
Mike Cortese Dem. $386,116.34 495
Victoria Broderick Dem. $12,759.72 33
Timothy Lanier Dem. $6,325.00 26
Thomas Eugene Davis Rep. $3,888.17 8
Joshua James Rep. $2,700.00 4
Joyce Elaine Ed.D. Neal Dem. $500.00 1
Clay Faircloth Ind. $0.00 0
Cliff Huffman Dem. $0.00 0
Harold Eugene Jones Jr Rep. $0.00 0
Jacob Kristopher Anders Ind. $0.00 0
Patrick Larson Dem. $0.00 0
Robert Arnold Rep. $0.00 0

2024

U.S. Representative, District 4 candidates, 2024
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Scott DesJarlais incumbent Rep. $302,510.00 166
Victoria Broderick Dem. $38,235.18 65
Joshua James Rep. $2,800.00 4
Thomas Eugene Davis Rep. $2,329.10 3
Joseph S Doctora Rep. $0.00 0

2022

U.S. Representative, District 4 candidates, 2022
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Scott DesJarlais incumbent Rep. $171,228.00 67
Russell Steele Dem. $5,230.00 15
Lawrence N. D. Meyer Rep. $0.00 0
Steven Erich Hubbard Ind. $0.00 0

2020

U.S. Representative, District 4 candidates, 2020
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Scott DesJarlais incumbent Rep. $328,847.00 135
Christopher Jolly Hale Dem. $104,766.13 174
Lawrence N. D. Meyer Rep. $3,066.88 6

2018

U.S. Representative, District 4 candidates, 2018
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Scott DesJarlais incumbent Rep. $524,754.00 212
Mariah Nicole Phillips Dem. $398,327.18 581
Steven Doyle Reynolds Dem. $17,146.00 31
Christopher Jolly Hale Dem. $14,376.00 23
David Jackson Maddux Rep. $0.00 0

2016

U.S. Representative, District 4 candidates, 2016
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Grant Starrett Rep. $750,112.94 481
Scott DesJarlais incumbent Rep. $589,434.00 319
Steven Doyle Reynolds Dem. $0.00 $37,382.57 held for review (4 filings) 0
Yomi Faparusi Sr Rep. $15,387.00 25
Erran Felic Persley Rep. $250.00 1

2014

U.S. Representative, District 4 candidates, 2014
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Jim Tracy Rep. $1,435,047.90 1,162
Scott DesJarlais incumbent Rep. $630,608.96 383
Lenda Sherrell Dem. $459,378.72 526
Yomi Faparusi Sr Rep. $35,284.46 64
Steven Patrick Lane Rep. $29,300.00 20

2012

U.S. Representative, District 4 candidates, 2012
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Scott DesJarlais incumbent Rep. $1,195,445.52 653
Richard Eric Stewart Dem. $592,524.04 597

2010

U.S. Representative, District 4 candidates, 2010
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Lincoln Edward Davis Dem. $1,427,024.49 958
Scott DesJarlais incumbent Rep. $849,653.00 688
Jim Tracy Rep. $791,352.50 675
Jack Bailey Rep. $246,675.00 165
Kent Cameron Greenough Rep. $17,894.80 81
Ronald Lee Harwell Rep. $4,950.00 8

2008

U.S. Representative, District 4 candidates, 2008
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Lincoln Edward Davis Dem. $1,012,424.60 609
Monty Joe Lankford Rep. $341,428.80 275
Kent Cameron Greenough Rep. $3,400.00 3

2006

U.S. Representative, District 4 candidates, 2006
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Lincoln Edward Davis Dem. $694,016.24 443
Alan Pedigo Rep. $16,790.00 33

2004

U.S. Representative, District 4 candidates, 2004
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Lincoln Edward Davis Dem. $1,044,181.65 737
Janice H Bowling Rep. $221,987.17 270
Richard Hill Rep. $63,200.00 63
David H Dunaway Dem. $0.00 0

2002

U.S. Representative, District 4 candidates, 2002
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Lincoln Edward Davis Dem. $364,266.00 482
Janice H Bowling Rep. $0.00 $264,311.00 held for review (8 filings) 0
Mike Greene Rep. $132,870.00 199
Frances Folk Marcum Dem. $0.00 $100,786.00 held for review (5 filings) 0
Joe Fowlkes Dem. $0.00 $43,700.00 held for review (3 filings) 0
Walter Michael Coffield Rep. $0.00 $10,750.00 held for review (2 filings) 0
John Bumpus Rep. $600.00 2

2000

U.S. Representative, District 4 candidates, 2000
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Van Hilleary Rep. $0.00 $1,091,832.00 held for review (9 filings) 0
David H Dunaway Dem. $0.00 $195,395.00 held for review (9 filings) 0
Jack Harding Jennings Dem. $2,000.00 8

Candidates in the current election have a page of their own. Earlier candidates are listed here by name.