Arizona's 7th congressional district
| Arizona's 7th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Ruben Gallego (D–Phoenix) | |
| Area | 199.23 mi2 | |
| Distribution | 83.6% urban, 16.4% rural | |
| Population (2010) | 855,769 | |
| Median income | $30,828 | |
| Ethnicity | 32.6% White, 3.7% Black, 1.8% Asian, 56.0% Hispanic, 4.3% Native American, 0.1[1]% other | |
| Cook PVI | D+16[2] | |
Arizona's 7th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona. It includes much of the city of Phoenix and Glendale. It is currently represented by Democrat Ruben Gallego.
Contents
2003-2013
Situated in the southwestern part of the state, it included all of Yuma County and parts of La Paz, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz counties.
The district was larger than Rhode Island, Delaware, Hawaii, Connecticut and New Jersey combined.[3] It includes 300 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico. It was home to seven sovereign Native American nations: the Ak-Chin Indian Community, Cocopah, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Gila River Indian Community, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Quechan, and Tohono O'odham.
2013 - 2023
After redistricting for the 2012 election, most of the current 7th district became the 3rd congressional district.
Voting
| Election results from presidential races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2000 | President | Gore 58 - 38% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 57 - 43% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 57 - 42% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 72 - 27% |
List of representatives
Arizona began sending a seventh member to the House after the 2000 Census.
| Representative | Party | Years | Congress(es) | Electoral history | Geography and Counties[4][5][6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Raúl M. Grijalva |
Democratic | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 |
108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
First elected in 2002. Redistricted to 3rd district |
 SW Arizona, including parts of Tucson: Yuma, La Paz (part), Maricopa (part), Pima (part), Pinal (part), Santa Cruz (part) |
 Ed Pastor |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
113th | Redistricted from 4th district Retired |
Current |
 Ruben Gallego |
Democratic | January 3, 2015 – Present |
114th | First elected in 2014 |
Recent election results
The district was first created in 2002 following results from the 2000 U.S. Census.
2002
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Raul M. Grijalva | 61,256 | 59.00% | ||
| Republican | Ross Hieb | 38,474 | 37.06% | ||
| Libertarian | John L. Nemeth | 4,088 | 3.94% | ||
| Majority | 22,782 | 21.94% | |||
| Total votes | 103,818 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2004
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Raul M. Grijalva* | 108,868 | 62.06% | ||
| Republican | Joseph Sweeney | 59,066 | 33.67% | ||
| Libertarian | Dave Kaplan | 7,503 | 4.28% | ||
| Majority | 49,802 | 28.39% | |||
| Total votes | 175,437 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2006
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Raul M. Grijalva* | 80,354 | 61.09% | ||
| Republican | Ron Drake | 46,498 | 35.35% | ||
| Libertarian | Joe Cobb | 4,673 | 3.55% | ||
| Majority | 33,856 | 25.74% | |||
| Total votes | 131,525 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2008
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Raul M. Grijalva* | 124,304 | 63.26% | ||
| Republican | Joseph Sweeney | 64,425 | 32.79% | ||
| Libertarian | Raymond Patrick Petrulsky | 7,755 | 3.95% | ||
| Majority | 59,879 | 30.47% | |||
| Total votes | 196,489 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2010
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Raul M. Grijalva* | 79,935 | 50.23% | ||
| Republican | Ruth McClung | 70,385 | 44.23% | ||
| Independent | Harley Meyer | 4,506 | 2.83% | ||
| Libertarian | George Keane | 4,318 | 2.71% | ||
| Majority | 9,550 | 6.00% | |||
| Total votes | 159,144 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2012
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ed Pastor* | 104,489 | 81.74% | ||
| Libertarian | Joe Cobb | 23,338 | 18.26% | ||
| Majority | 81,151 | 63.48% | |||
| Total votes | 127,827 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2014
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ruben Gallego | 54,235 | 74.98% | ||
| Libertarian | Joe Cobb | 10,715 | 14.82% | ||
| Americans Elect (United States) | Rebecca DeWitt | 3,858 | 5.33% | ||
| Independent | Jose Peñalosa | 3,496 | 4.83% | ||
| Majority | 43,520 | 60.16% | |||
| Total votes | 100.00 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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Living former Members
As of April 2015[update], there are two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 7th congressional district that are currently living.
| Representative | Term in office | Date of birth (and age) |
|---|---|---|
| Raúl Grijalva | 2003 - 2013 | February 19, 1948 |
| Ed Pastor | 2013 - 2015 | June 28, 1943 |
See also
Notes
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- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.
- ↑ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.
- ↑ Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress
References
- Demographic information at census.gov
- 2004 Election data at CNN.com
- 2002 Election data from CBSNews.com
- CQ Politics CQ 2008 Election Guide U.S. House, Arizona - 7th District
External links
- Maps of Congressional Districts first in effect for the 2002 election
- Tentative Final Congressional Maps for the 2012 election
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