Illinois's 7th congressional district
Illinois 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the state of Illinois. The district covers the towns and cities of Bellwood, Chicago, Forest Park, Oak Park, Maywood, and Westchester. The district elects a representative to represent the district is the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Democrat Danny K. Davis who has represented the district since January 1997. The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln used to represent this district from 1847 to 1849.
| Illinois's 7th congressional district | |||
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 Illinois's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
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| Area | 63 sq mi (160 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 727,761 | ||
| Median income | $64,312[1] | ||
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| Cook PVI | D+38[2][3] | ||
Election history
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Gore 81 - 16% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 83 - 17% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 89 - 9%[2] |
| 2012 | President | Obama 87 - 11%[3] |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 78% - 19% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 86% - 12% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democrat | Danny K. Davis (incumbent) | 242,439 | 84.6 | |
| Republican | Rita Zak | 31,466 | 11.0 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] | John Monaghan | 12,523 | 4.4 |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Phil Collins (write-in) | 5 | 0.0 |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Dennis Richter (write-in) | 2 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | 286,435 | 100.0 | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democrat | Danny K. Davis (incumbent) | 155,110 | 85.1 | |
| Republican | Robert Bumpers | 27,168 | 14.9 | |
| Total votes | 182,278 | 100.0 | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democrat | Danny K. Davis (incumbent) | 250,584 | 84.2 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Leef | 46,882 | 15.8 | |
| Total votes | 297,466 | 100.0 | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democrat | Danny K. Davis (incumbent) | 215,746 | 87.6 | |
| Republican | Craig Cameron | 30,497 | 12.4 | |
| Total votes | 246,243 | 100.0 | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
| Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2020[6] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democrat | Danny K. Davis (incumbent) | 249,383 | 80.41 | -7.21% | |
| Republican | Craig Cameron | 41,390 | 13.35 | +0.97% | |
| Independent | Tracy Jennings | 19,355 | 6.24 | N/A | |
| Total votes | 310,128 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Illinois's 7th Congressional District Media
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Illinois's 7th congressional district (since 2023)
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John J. Hardin (1810-1847)
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Edward Dickinson Baker
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Hon. Harris - NARA - 528403
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Richard Yates Governor LOC
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former congressman James Cameron Allen of Illinois.
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former congressman James Cameron Allen of Illinois.
Aaron Shaw, US Representative from Illinois
James Carroll Robinson, US Representative from Illinois
References
- ↑ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 569–570. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
- ↑ "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ↑ "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".
- ↑ "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. https://elections.suntimes.com/results/2020/. Retrieved November 20, 2020.