| Ohio's 7th congressional district | |||
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.tif.jpg')) Ohio's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
| Representative |
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| Population (2019) | 727,011[1] | ||
| Median household income | $57,897[2] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+12[3] | ||
Ohio's 7th congressional district is represented by Bob Gibbs. It is currently located in the northeastern section of the state, including the city of Canton. It was redrawn in 2012, following the 2010 United States Census, and was previously located in southwest Ohio, including the city of Springfield.
Election results from presidential races
| Year | Office | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | George W. Bush 56% - Al Gore 42% |
| 2004 | President | George W. Bush 57% - John Kerry 43% |
| 2008 | President | John McCain 50.9% - Barack Obama 46.9% |
| 2012 | President | Mitt Romney 53.7% - Barack Obama 44.2% |
| 2016 | President | Donald Trump 62.5% - Hillary Clinton 32.8% |
| 2020 | President | Donald Trump 65% - Joe Biden 33% |
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1823 | ||||
) Samuel Finley Vinton | Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd | Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
| Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 | |||
) William Allen | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | 23rd | |
| William K. Bond | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | 24th 25th 26th | |
| Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | |||
.jpg')) William Russell | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | 27th | |
| Joseph J. McDowell | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | 28th 29th | |
| Jonathan D. Morris | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | 30th 31st | Elected after Rep-elect Thomas L. Hamer died before start of term |
| Nelson Barrere | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | |
) Aaron Harlan | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd 34th 35th | |
| Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |||
| Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |||
) Thomas Corwin | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 12, 1861 | 36th 37th | Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Mexico. |
| Vacant | March 12, 1861 – July 4, 1861 | 37th | ||
) Richard A. Harrison | Unionist | July 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Elected to finish Corwin's term. | |
) Samuel S. Cox | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | 38th | Redistricted from the 12th district. |
) Samuel Shellabarger | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 | 39th 40th | |
) James J. Winans | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | 41st | |
.jpg')) Samuel Shellabarger | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | 42nd | |
) Lawrence T. Neal | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | 43rd 44th | |
) Henry L. Dickey | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | 45th | Redistricted to the 11th district. |
) Frank H. Hurd | Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | 46th | |
) John P. Leedom | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | |
) Henry Lee Morey | Republican | March 4, 1883 – June 20, 1884 | 48th | Lost contested election |
) James E. Campbell | Democratic | June 20, 1884 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Won contested election Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
.jpg')) George E. Seney | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | 49th | Redistricted from the 5th district. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
) James E. Campbell | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | 50th | Redistricted from the 3rd district. |
Henry Lee Morey | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | 51st | |
) William E. Haynes | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Redistricted from the 10th district. |
) George W. Wilson | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | 53rd 54th | |
) Walter L. Weaver | Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | 55th 56th | |
) Thomas B. Kyle | Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 | 57th 58th | |
) J. Warren Keifer | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | 59th 60th 61st | |
) James D. Post | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 | 62nd 63rd | |
) Simeon D. Fess | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | 64th 65th 66th 67th | Redistricted from the 6th district. |
) Charles Brand | Republican | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd | |
| Leroy T. Marshall | Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | 73rd 74th | |
| Arthur W. Aleshire | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | 75th | |
) Clarence J. Brown | Republican | January 3, 1939 – August 23, 1965 | 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th | Died. |
| Vacant | August 23, 1965 – November 2, 1965 | 89th | ||
) Bud Brown | Republican | November 2, 1965 – January 3, 1983 | 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th | Elected to finish his father's term. |
) Mike DeWine | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 | 98th 99th 100th 101st | Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. |
) Dave Hobson | Republican | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2009 | 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th | |
) Steve Austria | Republican | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013 | 111th 112th | |
) Bob Gibbs | Republican | January 3, 2013 – Present | 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th | Redistricted from the 18th district. |
Recent election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Paul F. Dye: 47,196 | Simeon D. Fess: 73,794 | |
| 1922 | Charles B. Zimmerman: 38,522 | Charles Brand: 53,182 | |
| 1924 | C. K. Wolf: 34,709 | Charles Brand: 61,557 | |
| 1926 | Harry E. Rice: 22,314 | Charles Brand: 45,699 | |
| 1928 | Harry E. Rice: 34,323 | Charles Brand: 75,753 | |
| 1930 | John L. Zimmerman Jr.: 35,663 | Charles Brand: 50,595 | |
| 1932 | Aaron J. Halloran: 57,715 | Leroy T. Marshall: 65,064 | |
| 1934 | C. W. Rich: 43,226 | Leroy T. Marshall: 46,453 | |
| 1936 | Arthur W. Aleshire: 68,456 | Leroy T. Marshall: 67,454 | |
| 1938 | Arthur W. Aleshire: 50,163 | Clarence J. Brown: 68,185 | |
| 1940 | J. Fuller Trump: 59,667 | Clarence J. Brown: 83,415 | |
| 1942 | George H. Smith: 23,384 | Clarence J. Brown: 52,270 | |
| 1944 | John L. Cashim: 52,403 | Clarence J. Brown: 84,770 | Carl H. Ehl: 211 |
| 1946 | Carl H. Ehl: 29,824 | Clarence J. Brown: 63,390 | |
| 1948 | Clarence J. Brown: 71,737 | ||
| 1950 | Ben J. Goldman: 35,818 | Clarence J. Brown: 77,660 | |
| 1952 | Clarence J. Brown: 98,354 | ||
| 1954 | G. Louis Wren: 35,504 | Clarence J. Brown: 62,821 | |
| 1956 | Joseph A. Sullivan: 47,220 | Clarence J. Brown: 91,439 | |
| 1958 | Joseph A. Sullivan: 48,994 | Clarence J. Brown: 75,085 | |
| 1960 | Joseph A. Sullivan: 55,451 | Clarence J. Brown: 105,026 | |
| 1962 | Robert A. Riley: 39,908 | Clarence J. Brown: 83,680 | |
| 1964 | Jerry R. Graham: 70,857 | Bud Brown*: 93,022 | |
| 1966 | Bud Brown: 81,225 | ||
| 1968 | Robert E. Cecile: 55,386 | Bud Brown: 97,581 | |
| 1970 | Joseph D. Lewis: 37,294 | Bud Brown: 84,448 | |
| 1972 | Bud Brown: 112,350 | Dorothy Franke: 40,945 | |
| 1974 | Patrick L. Nelson: 34,828 | Bud Brown: 73,503 | Dorothy Franke: 13,088 |
| 1976 | Dorothy Franke: 54,755 | Bud Brown: 101,027 | |
| 1978 | Bud Brown: 92,507 | ||
| 1980 | Donald Hollister: 38,952 | Bud Brown: 124,137 | |
| 1982 | Roger D. Tackett: 65,543 | Mike DeWine: 87,842 | John B. Winer (L): 2,761 |
| 1984 | Donald E. Scott: 40,621 | Mike DeWine: 147,885 | Others: 4,352 |
| 1986 | Mike DeWine: 119,238 | ||
| 1988 | Jack Schira: 50,423 | Mike DeWine: 142,597 | |
| 1990 | Jack Schira: 59,349 | Dave Hobson: 97,123 | |
| 1992 | Clifford S. Heskett: 66,237 | Dave Hobson: 164,195 | |
| 1994 | Dave Hobson: 140,124 | ||
| 1996 | Richard K. Blain: 61,419 | Dave Hobson: 158,087 | Dawn Marie Johnson (N): 13,478 |
| 1998 | Donald E. Minor Jr.: 49,780 | Dave Hobson: 120,765 | James A. Schrader (L): 9,146 |
| 2000 | Donald E. Minor Jr.: 60,755 | Dave Hobson: 163,646 | John Mitchel: 13,983 Jack D. Null (L): 3,802 |
| 2002 | Kara Anastasio: 45,568 | Dave Hobson: 113,252 | Frank Doden (G): 8,812 |
| 2004 | Kara Anastasio: 97,972 | Dave Hobson: 182,621 | |
| 2006 | William R. Conner: 85,202 | Dave Hobson: 133,112 | |
| 2008 | Sharen Neuhardt: 113,099 | Steve Austria: 159,265 | |
| 2010 | William R. Conner: 70,400 | Steve Austria: 135,721 | John Anderson (L): 9,381 David Easton (C): 2,811 |
| 2012[4] | Joyce Healy-Abrams: 137,708 | Bob Gibbs: 178,104 | |
| 2014[5] | Bob Gibbs: 143,959 | ||
| 2016[6] | Roy Rich: 89,638 | Bob Gibbs: 198,221 | Dan Phillip: 21,694 |
| 2018[7] | Ken Harbaugh: 107,536 | Bob Gibbs: 153,117 | |
| 2020 | Quentin Potter: 102,271 | Bob Gibbs: 236,607 | Brandon Lape (L): 11,671 |
Historical district boundaries
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See also
- Ohio's congressional districts
- List of United States congressional districts
References
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=39&cd=07
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=39&cd=07
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
- ^ "2014 Elections Results - Ohio Secretary of State". www.sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "2016 Official Elections Results - Ohio Secretary of State". www.sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "2018 Official Elections Results - Ohio Secretary of State". www.sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present