Arizona's 7th congressional district
Arizona's 7th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona. The district includes the western third of Tucson, part of Yuma and Nogales, and some peripheral parts of metro Phoenix. It is currently represented by Democrat Raúl Grijalva.
Arizona's 7th congressional district | |
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Arizona's 7th congressional district since January 3, 2023 | |
Representative | |
Area | 199.23 sq mi (516.0 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2021) | 791,774[1] |
Median household income | $55,664[2] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+15[3] |
History
2003–2013
Arizona picked up a seventh district after the 2000 census. 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. For all intents and purposes, it was the successor to what had been the 2nd district—the former seat of longtime congressman Mo Udall–from 1951 to 2003.
The district was larger than Rhode Island, Delaware, Hawaii, Connecticut and New Jersey combined.[4] It included 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 the 2010 census, the old 7th district essentially became the 3rd district, while the 7th was redrawn to take in most of the old 4th district.
2023–Present
Arizona's 7th district was redrawn to include much of the old 3rd congressional district, and is located within Pima, Yuma, La Paz, and Maricopa counties
Voting
List of members representing the district
Arizona began sending a seventh member to the House after the 2000 Census.
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress(es) | Electoral history | Geography and Counties[5][6][7] |
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District created January 3, 2003 | |||||
Raúl Grijalva | Democratic | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th | First elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 3rd district. | 2003–2013 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. Re-elected in 2012. Retired. | 2013–present Much of inner Phoenix with the eastern portion of Glendale |
Ruben Gallego | Democratic | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2023 | 114th 115th 116th 117th | First elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 3rd district. | |
Raúl Grijalva | Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2022. |
Election results
The district was first created in 2002 following results from the 2000 U.S. Census.
2002
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raul M. Grijalva (Incumbent) | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raul M. Grijalva (Incumbent) | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raul M. Grijalva (Incumbent) | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raul M. Grijalva (Incumbent) | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Pastor (Incumbent) | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ruben Gallego | 54,235 | 74.98% | |
Libertarian | Joe Cobb | 10,715 | 14.82% | |
Americans Elect | Rebecca DeWitt | 3,858 | 5.33% | |
Independent | Jose Peñalosa | 3,496 | 4.83% | |
Majority | 43,520 | 60.16% | ||
Total votes | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ruben Gallego (incumbent) | 119,465 | 75.22% | |
Republican | Eve Nunez | 39,286 | 24.74% | |
Green | Neil B. Westbrooks (Write-in) | 60 | 0.04% | |
Majority | 80,119 | 50.49% | ||
Total votes | 158,811 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ruben Gallego (Incumbent) | 113,044 | 85.61% | |
Green | Gary Swing | 18,706 | 14.17% | |
Write-in | 301 | 0.22% | ||
Total votes | 132,051 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ruben Gallego (Incumbent) | 165,452 | 75.7% | |
Republican | Josh Barnett | 50,226 | 23.3% | |
Write-in | 54 | 0.0% | ||
Total votes | 215,732 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raúl Grijalva (incumbent) | 126,418 | 64.5% | |
Republican | Luis Pozzolo | 69,444 | 35.5% | |
Total votes | 195,862 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Notes
Arizona will hold their Primary Elections on August 2, 2022.[9] Due to redistricting, the Congressional District numbers in Arizona have changed for the 2022 Election Cycle. Through this process, the district numbers have changed the following ways:
· Arizona's 1st Congressional District will become Arizona's 2nd Congressional District
· Arizona's 2nd Congressional District will become Arizona's 6th Congressional District
· Arizona's 3rd Congressional District will become Arizona's 7th Congressional District
· Arizona's 4th Congressional District will become Arizona's 9th Congressional District
· Arizona's 5th Congressional District will remain Arizona's 5th Congressional District
· Arizona's 6th Congressional District will become Arizona's 1st Congressional District
· Arizona's 7th Congressional District will become Arizona's 3rd Congressional District
· Arizona's 8th Congressional District will remain Arizona's 8th Congressional District
· Arizona's 9th Congressional District will become Arizona's 4th Congressional District
There are currently forty-five (45) declared candidates for Arizona's new 7th Congressional District for the 2022 Election Cycle.[9]
2022 Arizona's New 7th Congressional District Primary Elections | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Raul Grijalva * | TBD | TBD |
Democratic | Joe Collins | TBD | TBD |
Democratic | Devin Santiago | TBD | TBD |
Republican | Jacob Hansen | TBD | TBD |
Republican | Joshua Logsdon | TBD | TBD |
Republican | Michael McLean | TBD | TBD |
Republican | Joshua Pembleton | TBD | TBD |
Republican | Luis Pozzolo | TBD | TBD |
Republican | Daniel Wood | TBD | TBD |
Republican | Jerry Ziegler | TBD | TBD |
The incumbent office holder is denoted by an *. Any rumored candidates are denoted by an +.
See also
References
- Specific
- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-01-04. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ 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 2011-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Arizona Secretary of State 2016 Election Information". apps.azsos.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "Elections Calendar & Upcoming Events | Arizona Secretary of State". azsos.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- General
- 2004 Election data at CNN.com
External links
- Tentative Final Congressional Maps for the 2012 election
- Rose Institute of State and Local Government, , Redistricting by State, Claremont, CA: Claremont McKenna College, archived from the original on September 15, 2020
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