| Alabama's 7th congressional district |
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Alabama's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. |
| Representative | |
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| Area | 8,780 sq mi (22,700 km2) |
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| Distribution | - 72.16% urban[1]
- 27.84% rural
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| Population (2019) | 670,015[2] |
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Median household
income | $38,023[3] |
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| Ethnicity | |
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| Occupation | |
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| Cook PVI | D+20[4] |
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Alabama's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in the state of Alabama that elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. The district includes the counties of Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Pickens, Perry, Sumter and Wilcox. Parts of Clarke, Jefferson, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa counties are in the district. The district also has parts of the cities of Birmingham, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa/Northport city areas.
The 7th congressional district is the only congressional district in Alabama to be represented by a Democrat. The representative is Terri Sewell. The district was created in 1843 and has only been represented by a Republican for 6 years. When the districts were being drawn again in 2010 the Republicans in Alabama drew the district to have many of the Democratic Party counties in Alabama so there would only be one Democratic congressional district in Alabama. This is called gerrymandering.[5]
Election history
Alabama's 7th congressional district election, 2002
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
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Democratic
|
Artur Davis
|
153,735
|
92.30%
|
|
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Libertarian
|
Lauren Orth McCay
|
12,100
|
7.31%
|
|
|
Write-in
|
Write-ins
|
474
|
0.29%
|
| Majority
|
141,635
|
84.9%
|
| Total votes
|
166,309
|
100.00%
|
|
|
Democratic hold
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Alabama's 7th congressional district election, 2004
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
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Democratic
|
Artur Davis (Incumbent)
|
183,408
|
75%
|
|
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Republican
|
Steve Cameron
|
61,019
|
25%
|
|
|
Write-in
|
Write-ins
|
211
|
0.09%
|
| Majority
|
122,389
|
50%
|
| Total votes
|
244,638
|
100%
|
|
|
Democratic hold
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Alabama's 7th congressional district election, 2006
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
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Democratic
|
Artur Davis (Incumbent)
|
133,870
|
99%
|
|
|
Write-in
|
Write-ins
|
1,297
|
1%
|
| Majority
|
132,573
|
98%
|
| Total votes
|
135,167
|
100%
|
|
|
Democratic hold
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Alabama's 7th congressional district election, 2008
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
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Democratic
|
Artur Davis (Incumbent)
|
228,518
|
99%
|
|
|
Write-in
|
Write-ins
|
3,183
|
1%
|
| Majority
|
225,335
|
98%
|
| Total votes
|
231,701
|
100%
|
|
|
Democratic hold
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Alabama's 7th congressional district election, 2010
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
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Democratic
|
Terri Sewell
|
136,223
|
72%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Don Chamberlain
|
51,882
|
28%
|
| Majority
|
84,341
|
44%
|
| Total votes
|
188,105
|
100%
|
|
|
Democratic hold
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Alabama's 7th congressional district election, 2012
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
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Democratic
|
Terri Sewell (Incumbent)
|
232,520
|
76%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Don Chamberlain
|
73,835
|
24%
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| Majority
|
158,685
|
52%
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| Total votes
|
299,057
|
100%
|
|
|
Democratic hold
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Alabama's 7th congressional district election, 2014
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Terri Sewell (Incumbent)
|
133,687
|
98%
|
|
|
Write-in
|
Write-ins
|
2,212
|
2%
|
| Majority
|
131,475
|
96%
|
| Total votes
|
135,899
|
100%
|
|
|
Democratic hold
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Alabama's 7th congressional district election, 2016
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
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Democratic
|
Terri Sewell (Incumbent)
|
229,330
|
98%
|
|
|
No party
|
Write-ins
|
3,698
|
2
|
| Total votes
|
233,028
|
100%
|
|
|
Democratic hold
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Alabama's 7th congressional district election, 2018[6]
| Party
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Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
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Democratic
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Terri Sewell (Incumbent)
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185,010
|
97%
|
|
|
No party
|
Write-ins
|
4,153
|
2%
|
| Total votes
|
189,163
|
100%
|
|
|
Democratic hold
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