California's 7th congressional district

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California's Seventh Congressional District currently covers half of Contra Costa County, Solano County and a tiny portion of Napa County. Major cities in the district include Richmond, Pittsburg, Vallejo, Vacaville and portions of Concord. George W. Bush received 32% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +19.

[edit] Representation

It is currently represented by Democrat George Miller, who is the Chairman of the Education and the Workforce Committee, where he helped draft President Bush's No Child Left Behind education law in 2001 and 2002.

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2004

United States House election, 2004: California District 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George Miller	166,831	76.1	+5.5
	Republican	Charles Hargrave	52,446	23.9	-2.6
Majority			114,385	52.2
Turnout			219,277
	Democratic hold		Swing	+4.1

California's congressional districts
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