Arizona's 7th Congressional District
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. 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 3rd district, under a configuration similar to its 2003-13 incarnation. It covers parts of Pima, Yuma, La Paz, and Maricopa counties.
Composition
# | County | Seat | Population |
---|---|---|---|
3 | Cochise | Bisbee | 124,640 |
13 | Maricopa | Phoenix | 4,585,871 |
19 | Pima | Tucson | 1,063,162 |
21 | Pinal | Florence | 484,239 |
23 | Santa Cruz | Nogales | 49,158 |
27 | Yuma | Yuma | 213,221 |
Cities of 10,000 people or more
- Tucson – 542,629
- Yuma – 95,548
- Goodyear – 95,294
- Avondale – 89,334
- San Luis – 35,257
- Sahuarita – 34,134
- Drexel Heights – 27,523
- Rio Rico – 20,549
- Nogales – 19,770
- Douglas – 16,534
- Flowing Wells – 15,657
- Somerton – 14,197
- Valencia West – 14,101
- Tucson Estates – 12,069
- Tucson Mountains – 10,862
2,500 – 10,000 people
- Picture Rocks – 9,551
- Tolleson – 7,216
- Avra Valley – 5,569
- Three Points – 5,184
- Bisbee – 4,923
- Summit – 4,724
- South Tucson – 4,613
- Avenue B and C – 4,101
- Ajo – 3,039
Voting
Election results from presidential races | ||
---|---|---|
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% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
District created January 3, 2003 | |||||
Raúl Grijalva (Tucson) |
Democratic | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 |
108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
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 (Phoenix) |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
113th | Redistricted from 4th district. Re-elected in 2012. Retired. |
2013–2023: Much of inner Phoenix with the eastern portion of Glendale |
Ruben Gallego (Phoenix) |
Democratic | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2023 |
114th 115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 3rd district. | |
Raúl Grijalva (Tucson) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present |
118th | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2022. | 2023–present: |
Election results
The district was first created in 2002 following results from the 2000 U.S. census.
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Raúl Grijalva (incumbent) | 126,418 | 64.5% | |
Republican | Luis Pozzolo | 69,444 | 35.5% | |
Total votes | 195,862 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
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 January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Congressman Raśl M. Grijalva - Arizona District 7". Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ 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 Archived 2011-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Arizona Secretary of State 2016 Election Information". apps.azsos.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- General
- 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
- Rose Institute of State and Local Government, "Arizona: 2010 Redistricting Changes: Seventh District", Redistricting by State, Claremont, CA: Claremont McKenna College, archived from the original on September 15, 2020