Arizona's 7th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona. It includes much of inner Phoenix, as well as the eastern portion of Glendale. It is currently represented by Democrat Ruben Gallego. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+24, it is the most Democratic district in Arizona.[3]
Arizona's 7th congressional district | |||
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![]() Arizona's 7th congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
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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+24[3] |
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.
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.
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2004 | President | Kerry 57–43% |
2008 | President | Obama 57–42% |
2012 | President | Obama 72–27% |
2016 | President | Clinton 72–23% |
2020 | President | Biden 74–25% |
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 – present |
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 – |
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2022. |
The district was first created in 2002 following results from the 2000 U.S. Census.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 +.
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