Maryland's 7th congressional district

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Maryland's 7th congressional district
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    Maryland's 7th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives encompasses almost the entire city of Baltimore and some of Baltimore County. The district was created following the census of 1790, which gave Maryland one additional representative in the House. It was abolished in 1843 but was restored in 1950 as a west Baltimore district. It has been drawn as a majority-African American district since 1973. Democrat Kweisi Mfume is the current representative, winning a special election on April 28, 2020, to finish the term of Elijah Cummings, who died in October 2019.[3] Mfume had previously held the seat from 1987 to 1996.

    Recent statewide election results

    Year Office Results
    2000 President Gore 84% - 14%
    2004 President Kerry 73% - 26%
    2008 President Obama 78% - 19%
    2012 President Obama 76% - 22%
    2016 President Clinton 74% - 22%
    2020 President Biden 78% - 20%

    List of members representing the district

    # Member Party Years Con-
    gress     		Electoral history District location
    District created March 4, 1793
    1
    William Hindman
    (Talbot County)     		Pro-Administration March 4, 1793 –
    March 3, 1795     		3rd
    4th
    5th     		Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1792.
    Re-elected in 1794.
    Re-elected in 1796.
    Lost re-election.     		1793–1803
    [data missing]
    Federalist
    		 March 4, 1795 –
    March 3, 1799
    2
    Joseph H. Nicholson
    (Chestertown
    )
    Democratic-Republican
    		 March 4, 1799 –
    March 1, 1806     		6th
    7th
    8th
    9th     		Elected November 29, 1798 to begin member-elect Joshua Seney's term.
    Re-elected in 1801.
    Re-elected in 1803.
    Re-elected in 1804.
    Resigned.
    1803–1813
    [data missing]
    Vacant March 1, 1806 –
    December 3, 1806     		9th
    3
    Edward Lloyd
    (Wye Mills)
    Democratic-Republican
    		 December 3, 1806 –
    March 3, 1809     		9th
    10th     		Elected September 27 and October 4, 1806, to finish Nicholson's term.
    Re-elected October 6, 1806.
    Re-elected in 1808.
    Retired.
    4
    Centerville
    )
    Democratic-Republican
    		 March 4, 1809 –
    ??, 1810     		11th Elected in 1808.
    Re-elected in 1810.
    Resigned to become Clerk of Court of Queen Anne's County.
    Vacant ??, 1810 –
    November 29, 1810
    5
    Robert Wright
    (Queenstown)
    Democratic-Republican
    		 November 29, 1810 –
    March 3, 1817     		11th
    12th
    13th
    14th     		Elected to finish Brown's term and to the next term on the same ballot.
    Re-elected in 1812.
    Re-elected in 1814.
    Retired.
    1813–1823
    [data missing]
    6 Thomas Culbreth
    (Denton)
    Democratic-Republican
    		 March 4, 1817 –
    March 3, 1821     		15th
    16th     		Elected in 1816.
    Re-elected in 1818.
    Lost re-election.
    7
    Robert Wright
    (Queenstown)
    Democratic-Republican
    		 March 4, 1821 –
    March 3, 1823     		17th Elected in 1820.
    Retired.
    8 William Hayward Jr.
    (Easton)
    Democratic-Republican
    (Crawford)     		March 4, 1823 –
    March 3, 1825     		18th Elected in 1822.
    Retired.     		1823–1833
    [data missing]
    9
    John Leeds Kerr
    (Easton)
    Anti-Jacksonian
    		 March 4, 1825 –
    March 3, 1829     		19th
    20th     		Elected in 1824.
    Re-elected in 1826.
    Lost re-election.
    10
    Richard Spencer
    (Easton
    )
    Jacksonian
    		 March 4, 1829 –
    March 3, 1831     		21st Elected in 1829.
    Lost re-election.
    11
    John Leeds Kerr
    (Easton)
    Anti-Jacksonian
    		 March 4, 1831 –
    March 3, 1833     		22nd
    Elected in 1831.
    [data missing
    ]
    12
    Francis Thomas
    (Frederick)
    Jacksonian
    		 March 4, 1833 –
    March 3, 1835     		23rd
    re-elected in 1833.
    Redistricted to the 6th district
    .     		1833–1843
    [data missing]
    13 Daniel Jenifer
    (Milton Hill)
    Anti-Jacksonian
    		 March 4, 1835 –
    March 3, 1837     		24th
    Re-elected in 1839.
    [data missing
    ]
    Whig March 4, 1837 –
    March 3, 1841     		25th
    26th
    14
    Augustus R. Sollers
    (Prince Frederick
    )     		Whig March 4, 1841 –
    March 3, 1843     		27th
    Elected in 1841.
    [data missing
    ]
    Seat eliminated after the
    1840 census
    .
    Seat re-created after the
    1950 census
    .
    15
    Baltimore
    )         		Democratic January 3, 1953 –
    January 3, 1971     		83rd
    84th
    85th
    86th
    87th
    88th
    89th
    90th
    91st
    Re-elected in 1968
    .
    Lost re-nomination.     		1953–1963
    [data missing]
    1963–1973
    [data missing]
    16
    Baltimore
    )         		Democratic January 3, 1971 –
    January 3, 1987     		92nd
    93rd
    94th
    95th
    96th
    97th
    98th
    99th
    100th
    Re-elected in 1982.
    Re-elected in 1984.
    Retired to run (unsuccessfully) for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
    .
    1973–1983
    [data missing]
    1983–1993
    [data missing]
    17
    Baltimore
    )         		Democratic January 3, 1987 –
    February 15, 1996     		101st
    102nd
    103rd
    104th
    CEO of the NAACP
    .
    1993–2003
    [data missing]
    Vacant February 15, 1996 –
    April 16, 1996     		104th
    18
    Baltimore
    )         		Democratic April 16, 1996 –
    October 17, 2019     		104th
    105th
    106th
    107th
    108th
    109th
    110th
    111th
    112th
    113th
    114th
    115th
    116th
    Re-elected in 1998.
    Re-elected in 2000.
    Re-elected in 2002.
    Re-elected in 2004.
    Re-elected in 2006.
    Re-elected in 2008.
    Re-elected in 2010.
    Re-elected in 2012.
    Re-elected in 2014.
    Re-elected in 2016.
    Re-elected in 2018
    .
    Died.
    2003–2013
    2013–2023
    Vacant October 17, 2019 –
    May 5, 2020     		116th
    19
    Kweisi Mfume
    (Baltimore)     		Democratic May 5, 2020 –
    present     		116th
    117th
    118th     		Elected to finish Cummings's term and seated May 5, 2020.
    Re-elected in 2020.
    Re-elected in 2022.
    2023–present

    Recent elections

    2000s

    Maryland's 7th congressional district election, 2000[4]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic
         		Elijah Cummings (Incumbent) 134,066 87.1
    Republican
    		 Kenneth Kondner 19,773 12.8
    Write-ins 135 0.10
    Total votes 153,974 100.00
    Democratic
    hold
    Maryland's 7th congressional district election, 2002[4]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic
         		Elijah Cummings (Incumbent) 137,047 73.6
    Republican
    		 Joseph Ward 49,172 26.4
    Total votes 186,219 100.00
    Democratic
    hold
    Maryland's 7th congressional district election, 2004[4]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic
         		Elijah Cummings (Incumbent) 179,189 73.4
    Republican
    		 Tony Salazar 60,102 26.4
    Green
    		 Virginia Rodino 4,727 1.9
    Total votes 244,018 100.00
    Democratic
    hold
    Maryland's 7th congressional district election, 2006[4]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic
         		Elijah Cummings (Incumbent) 158,830 98.1
    Write-ins 3,147 1.9
    Total votes 161,977 100.00
    Democratic
    hold
    Maryland's 7th congressional district election, 2008[4]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic
         		Elijah Cummings (Incumbent) 227,379 79.5
    Republican
    		 Michael Hargadon 53,147 18.6
    Libertarian
    		 Ronald Owens-Bey 4,727 1.8
    Write-ins 280 0.1
    Total votes 286,020 100.00
    Democratic
    hold

    2010s

    Maryland's 7th congressional district election, 2010[4]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic
         		Elijah Cummings (Incumbent) 152,669 75.2
    Republican
    		 Frank Mirabile 46,375 22.8
    Libertarian
    		 Scott Spencer 3,814 1.9
    Write-ins 210 0.1
    Total votes 203,068 100.00
    Democratic
    hold
    Maryland's 7th congressional district, 2012[5]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Elijah Cummings (incumbent) 247,770 76.5
    Republican Frank C. Mirabile 67,405 20.8
    Libertarian Ronald M. Owens-Bey 8,211 2.5
    n/a
    		 Write-ins 432 0.1
    Total votes 323,818 100.0
    Democratic hold
    Maryland's 7th congressional district, 2014[6]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Elijah Cummings (incumbent) 144,639 69.7
    Republican Corrogan R. Vaughn 55,860 27.2
    Libertarian Scott Soffen 6,103 3.0
    n/a
    		 Write-ins 207 0.1
    Total votes 206,809 100.0
    Democratic hold
    Maryland's 7th congressional district, 2016[7]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Elijah Cummings (incumbent) 238,838 74.9
    Republican Corrogan R. Vaughn 69,556 21.8
    Green
    		 Myles B. Hoenig 9,715 3.0
    n/a
    		 Write-ins 601 0.2
    Republican Wayne T. Newton (write-in) 202 0.1
    Total votes 318,912 100.0
    Democratic hold
    Maryland's 7th congressional district, 2018[8]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Elijah Cummings (incumbent) 202,345 76.4
    Republican Richmond Davis 56,266 21.3
    Libertarian David Griggs 5,827 2.2
    n/a
    		 Write-ins 272 0.1
    Total votes 264,710 100.0
    Democratic hold

    2020s

    Maryland's 7th congressional district special election, 2020[9]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Kweisi Mfume 111,955 73.8%
    Republican Kimberly Klacik 38,102 25.1%
    Independent
    		 Peter James (write-in) 1 0.0%
    Independent
    		 Other Write-Ins 1,660 1.1%
    Total votes 151,718 100.0
    Democratic hold
    Maryland's 7th congressional district, 2020[10]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Kweisi Mfume (incumbent) 237,084 71.6
    Republican Kimberly Klacik 92,825 28.0
    Write-in 1,089 0.3
    Total votes 330,998 100.0
    Democratic hold
    Maryland's 7th congressional district, 2022
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Kweisi Mfume (incumbent) 151,640 82.1
    Republican Scott Collier 32,737 17.7
    Write-in 424 0.2
    Total votes 184,801 100.0
    Democratic hold

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
    2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
    3. ^ Reed, Kai (April 29, 2020). "Election results: Kweisi Mfume declared winner of Maryland's 7th District Congress seat". WBAL. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
    4. ^ a b c d e f "Maryland's 7th Congressional District". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
    5. ^ "Official 2012 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
    6. ^ Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
    7. ^ "Official 2016 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland Secretary of State. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
    8. ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
    9. ^ "Official 2020 Special General Election results for Representative in Congress". elections.maryland.gov. State Board of Elections. May 12, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
    10. ^ "Official 2020 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

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