U.S. Representative, District 4
44 people have run for this seat in the 14 elections on record, 2000 to 2026.
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
- Van Hilleary Republican Jan 4, 1995 – Jan 3, 2003
- Lincoln Edward Davis Democrat Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2011
- 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Candidate | Party | Itemized contributions | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott DesJarlais incumbent | Rep. | $1,195,445.52 | 653 |
| Richard Eric Stewart | Dem. | $592,524.04 | 597 |
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
| 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
| Candidate | Party | Itemized contributions | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Edward Davis | Dem. | $694,016.24 | 443 |
| Alan Pedigo | Rep. | $16,790.00 | 33 |
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
| 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
| 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.