California's 7th congressional district

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California's 7th congressional district
Area 443 mi²
Distribution 98.7% urban, 1.3% rural
Population (2000) 639,087
Median income $52,778
Ethnic composition 43.2% White, 16.8% Black, 13.3% Asian, 21.4% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% other
Cook PVI D+19

California's 7th congressional district covers half of Contra Costa County and part of Solano County. Major cities in the district include Richmond, Pittsburg, Vallejo, Vacaville and portions of Concord. It is currently represented by Democrat George Miller, who is the Chairman of the Education and Labor Committee, where he helped draft President Bush's No Child Left Behind education law in 2001 and 2002.

[edit] Voting

John Kerry received 67% of the vote in this district in 2004; George W. Bush received 32%.[1] The district voted for Phil Angelides 50-44% in 2006,[2] Dianne Feinstein 71-24% in 2006,[3] Barbara Boxer 69-27% in 2004,[4] keeping Gray Davis 61-39%[5] and Cruz Bustamante 44-35%[6] in 2003, and Davis 60-29% in 2002.[7]





[edit] List of Representatives

Counties Representative Party Dates Notes
Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Orange, Riverside, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, Stanislaus, Tulare William W. Bowers Republican 1893-03-041897-03-03 Redistricted from 6th district
Lost re-election to Castle
Curtis H. Castle Populist 1897-03-041899-03-03 Lost re-election to Needham
James C. Needham Republican 1899-03-041903-03-03 Redistricted to 6th district
Los Angeles County James McLachlan Republican 1903-03-041911-03-03 Redistricted from 6th district
Lost renomination to Stephens
William Stephens Republican 1911-03-041913-03-03 Redistricted to 10th district
Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare Denver S. Church Democratic 1913-03-041919-03-03 Redistricted from 6th district
Retired
Henry E. Barbour Republican 1919-03-041933-03-03 Redistricted to 9th district
Lost re-election to Church
Alameda, Contra Costa Ralph R. Eltse Republican 1933-03-041935-01-03 Newly created district
Lost re-election to Tolan
John H. Tolan Democratic 1935-01-031943-01-03
Alameda (Oakland) 1943-01-031947-01-03
John J. Allen, Jr. Republican 1947-01-031959-01-03 Lost re-election to Cohelan
Jeffery Cohelan Democratic 1959-01-031971-01-03 Lost re-nomination to Dellums
Ron Dellums Democratic 1971-01-031975-01-03 Redistricted to 8th district
Contra Costa George Miller Democratic 1975-01-031983-01-03 Redistricted from 14th district
Incumbent
Most of Contra Costa 1983-01-031993-01-03
Northwest Contra Costa, southwest Solano 1993-01-032003-01-03
Northern Contra Costa, western Solano 2003-01-03 – present

[edit] Election results

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[edit] 1892

United States House of Representatives elections, 1892
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William W. Bowers (inc.) 15,856 41.6%
Democratic Olin Welborn 14,869 39.0%
Populist Hiram Hamilton 5,578 14.6%
Prohibition M. B. Harris 1,844 4.8%
Total votes 38,147 100.0%
Majority 987 2.6%
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1894

United States House of Representatives elections, 1894
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William W. Bowers (inc.) 18,434 42.9%
Democratic W. H. Alford 12,111 28.2%
Populist J. L. Gilbert 10,719 25.0%
Prohibition W. H. Somers 1,669 3.9%
Total votes 42,933 100.0%
Majority 6,323 14.7%
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1896

United States House of Representatives elections, 1896
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Populist Curtis H. Castle 19,183 46.7%
Republican William W. Bowers (inc.) 18,939 46.1%
Independent William H. "Billy" Carlson 2,139 5.2%
Prohibition James W. Webb 802 2.0%
Total votes 41,063 100.0%
Majority 244 0.6%
Turnout
Populist gain from Republican Swing

[edit] 1898

United States House of Representatives elections, 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James C. Needham 20,793 50.1%
Populist Curtis H. Castle (incumbent) 20,680 49.9%
Total votes 41,473 100.0%
Majority 113 0.2%
Turnout
Republican gain from Populist Swing

[edit] 1900

United States House of Representatives elections, 1900
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James C. Needham (inc.) 23,450 52.4%
Democratic W. D. Crichton 18,981 42.4%
Socialist Noble A. Richardson 1,385 3.1%
Prohibition A. H. Hensley 919 2.1%
Total votes 44,735 100.0%
Majority 4,469 10.0%
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1902

United States House of Representatives elections, 1902
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James McLachlan (inc.) 19,407 64.8
Democratic Carl A. Johnson 8,075 27.0
Socialist George H. Hewes 1,261 4.2
Prohibition Frederick F. Wheeler 1,195 4.0
Total votes 30,638 100.0
Majority 11,332 37.8
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1904

United States House of Representatives elections, 1904
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James McLachlan (inc.) 31,091 64.2
Democratic W. O. Morton 11,259 23.3
Socialist F. I. Wheat 3,594 7.4
Prohibition John Sobieski 2,467 5.1
Total votes 48,411 100.0
Majority 19,832 40.9
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1906

United States House of Representatives elections, 1906
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James McLachlan (inc.) 22,338 56.8
Democratic Robert G. Laucks 11,197 28.4
Socialist Claude Riddle 3,641 9.2
Prohibition Levi D. Johnson 2,189 5.6
Total votes 39,365 100.0
Majority 11,141 28.4
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1908

United States House of Representatives elections, 1908
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James McLachlan (inc.) 37,244 51.9
Democratic Jud R. Rush 25,445 35.4
Socialist A. R. Holston 4,432 6.2
Prohibition Marshall W. Atwood 3,899 5.4
Independence F. G. Hentig 791 1.1
Total votes 71,811 100.0
Majority 11,799 16.5
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1910

United States House of Representatives elections, 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William Stephens (incumbent) 36,435 58.7
Democratic Lorin A. Handley 13,340 21.5
Socialist Thomas V. Williams 10,305 16.6
Prohibition C. V. LeFontaine 1,990 3.2
Total votes 62,070 100.0
Majority 23,095 37.2
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1912

United States House of Representatives elections, 1912
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Denver S. Church (inc.) 23,752 44.0
Republican James C. Needham 22,994 42.7
Socialist J. S. Cato 7,171 13.3
Total votes 53,917 100.0
Majority 758 1.3
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1914

United States House of Representatives elections, 1914
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Denver S. Church (inc.) 39,389 49.9
Republican A. M. Drew 25,106 31.8
Socialist Harry M. McKee 7,797 9.9
Prohibition Don A. Allen 6,573 8.3
Total votes 78,865 100.0
Majority 14,283 18.1
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1916

United States House of Representatives elections, 1916
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Denver S. Church (inc.) 38,787 51.0
Republican W. W. Phillips 27,676 36.4
Socialist Harry M. McKee 5,492 7.2
Prohibition J. F. Butler 4,042 5.3
Total votes 75,997 100.0
Majority 11,111 14.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1918

United States House of Representatives elections, 1918
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Henry E. Barbour 33,476 52.1
Democratic Henry Hawson 30,745 47.9
Total votes 64,221 100.0
Majority 2,731 4.2
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

[edit] 1920

United States House of Representatives elections, 1920[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Henry E. Barbour (incumbent) 57,647 87.2
Socialist Harry M. McKee 8,449 12.8
Total votes 66,096 100.0
Majority 45,198 74.4
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1922

United States House of Representatives elections, 1922[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Henry E. Barbour (incumbent) 67,000 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1924

United States House of Representatives elections, 1924[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Henry E. Barbour (incumbent) 65,740 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1926

United States House of Representatives elections, 1926[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Henry E. Barbour (incumbent) 73,271 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1928

United States House of Representatives elections, 1928[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Henry E. Barbour (incumbent) 71,195 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1930

United States House of Representatives elections, 1930[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Henry E. Barbour (incumbent) 79,041 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1932

United States House of Representatives elections, 1932[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ralph R. Eltse 45,944 45.5
Democratic Frank V. Cornish 32,365 32.0
Socialist J. Stitt Wilson 22,767 22.5
Total votes 101,076 100.0
Majority 13,579 13.5
Turnout
Republican win (new constituency)

[edit] 1934

United States House of Representatives elections, 1934[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John H. Tolan 51,962 52.3
Republican Ralph R. Eltse (incumbent) 47,414 47.7
Total votes 99,376 100.0
Majority 4,548 4.6
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

[edit] 1936

United States House of Representatives elections, 1936[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John H. Tolan (incumbent) 69,463 59.8
Republican Charles W. Fisher 46,647 40.2
Total votes 116,110 100.0
Majority 22,816 19.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1938

United States House of Representatives elections, 1938[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John H. Tolan (incumbent) 62,599 55.3
Republican Charles W. Fisher 50,504 44.7
Total votes 113,103 100.0
Majority 12,095 10.6
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1940

United States House of Representatives elections, 1940[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John H. Tolan (incumbent) 72,838 55.5
Republican Ralph R. Eltse 56,808 43.2
Communist Alfred N. Johnson 1,707 1.3
Total votes 131,353 100.0
Majority 16,030 12.3
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1942

United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John H. Tolan (incumbent) 77,292 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1944

United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John H. Tolan (incumbent) 81,762 57.9
Republican Chelsey M. Walter 59,360 42.1
Total votes 141,122 100.0
Majority 22,402 15.8
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

[edit] 1946

United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John J. Allen, Jr. 61,508 56.2
Democratic Patrick W. McDonough 47,988 43.8
Total votes 109,496 100.0
Majority 13,520 12.4
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

[edit] 1948

United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) 78,534 51.4
Democratic Buel G. Gallagher 74,318 48.6
Total votes 152,852 100.0
Majority 4,216 2.8
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1950

United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) 74,069 55.3
Democratic Lyle E. Cook 59,976 44.7
Total votes 134,045 100.0
Majority 14,093 10.6
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1952

United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) 120,666 84.3
Progressive John Allen Johnson 22,408 15.7
Total votes 142,074 100.0
Majority 97,258 68.6
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1954

United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) 64,083 53
Democratic Stanley K. Crook 56,807 47
Total votes 120,890 100
Majority 7,276 6
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1956

United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) 75,932 52.8
Democratic Laurance L. Cross 67,931 47.2
Total votes 143,863 100.0
Majority 8,001 5.6
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 1958

United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jeffery Cohelan 65,699 50.9
Republican John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) 63,270 49.1
Total votes 128,969 100.0
Majority 2,429 1.8
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

[edit] 1960

United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jeffery Cohelan (incumbent) 79,776 57.1
Republican Lewis F. Sherman 60,065 42.9
Total votes 139,841 100.0
Majority 19,711 14.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1962

United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jeffery Cohelan (incumbent) 86,215 64.5
Republican Leonard L. Cantando 47,409 35.5
Total votes 133,624 100.0
Majority 38,806 29.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1964

United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jeffery Cohelan (incumbent) 100,901 66.1
Republican Lawrence E. McNutt 51,675 33.9
Total votes 192,576 100.0
Majority 49,226 32.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1966

United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jeffery Cohelan (incumbent) 84,644 64.4
Republican Malcolm M. Champlin 46,763 35.6
Total votes 131,407 100.0
Majority 37,881 28.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1968

United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jeffery Cohelan (incumbent) 102,108 62.9
Republican Barney E. Hilburn 48,133 29.6
Peace and Freedom Huey Newton 12,164 7.5
Total votes 162,405 100.0
Majority 53,975 33.3
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1970

United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ron Dellums 89,784 57.3
Republican John E. Healy 64,691 41.3
Peace and Freedom Sarah Scahill 2,156 1.4
Total votes 156,631 100
Majority 25,093 16.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1972

United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ron Dellums (incumbent) 126,351 60
Republican Peter Hannaford 85,851 38
American Independent Frank V. Cortese 13,430 2
Total votes 225,632 100
Majority 40,500 22
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1974

United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller 82,765 55.6
Republican Gary Fernandez 66,115 44.4
Total votes 148,880 100.0
Majority 16,650 11.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1976

United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 147,064 74.7
Republican Robert L. Vickers 45,863 23.3
American Independent Melvin E. Stanley 3,889 2.0
Total votes 196,816 100.0
Majority 101,201 51.4
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1978

United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 109,676 63.4
Republican Paula Gordon 58,332 33.7
American Independent Melvin E. Stanley 4,857 2.8
Total votes 172,865 100.0
Majority 51,344 29.7
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1980

United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 142,044 63.3
Republican Giles St. Clair 70,479 31.4
Libertarian Steve Snow 6,923 3.1
American Independent Thomas J. Thompson 5,023 2.2
Total votes 224,469 100.0
Majority 71,565 31.9
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1982

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 126,952 67.2
Republican Paul E. Vallely 56,960 30.2
Libertarian Richard Newell 2,752 1.5
American Independent Terry L. Wells 2,205 1.2
Total votes 188,869 100.0
Majority 69,992 37.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1984

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 158,306 66.7
Republican Rosemary Thaker 78,985 33.3
Total votes 237,291 100.0
Majority 79,321 33.4
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1986

United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 124,174 66.6
Republican Rosemary Thaker 62,379 33.4
Total votes 186,553 100.0
Majority 61,795 33.2
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1988

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 170,006 68.4
Republican Jean Last 78,478 31.6
Total votes 248,484 100.0
Majority 91,528 36.8
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1990

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 121,080 60.5
Republican Roger A. Payton 79,031 39.5
Total votes 200,111 100.0
Majority 42,049 31.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 153,320 70.3
Republican Dave Scholl 54,822 25.2
Peace and Freedom David L. Franklin 9,840 4.5
Total votes 217,982 100.0
Majority 98,498 45.1
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 116,015 69.69
Republican Charles V. Hughes 45,698 27.43
Peace and Freedom William A. "Bill" Callison 4,798 2.88
Total votes 166,601 100.0
Majority 70,407 42.26
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 137,089 71.9%
Republican Norman Reece 42,542 22.3%
Reform William Thompson 6,866 3.5%
Natural Law Bruce Kendall 4,420 2.3%
Total votes 190,917 100.0%
Majority 94,547 49.6%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 125,842 76.67%
Republican Norman H. Reece 38,290 23.33%
Total votes 164,132 100.0%
Majority 87,552 53.34%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 159,692 76.5%
Republican Christopher A. Hoffman 44,154 21.2%
Natural Law Martin Sproul 4,943 2.3%
Total votes 208,789 100.0%
Majority 115,538 55.3%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 2002

United States House election, 2002: California District 7[49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 97,849 70.8
Republican Charles R. Hargrave 36,584 26.4
Libertarian Scott A. Wilson 3,943 2.8
Total votes 138,376 100.0
Majority 61,265 44.4
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

[edit] 2004

United States House election, 2004: California District 7[50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 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 +7.8

[edit] 2006

United States House election, 2006: California District 7[51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 118,000 84.0 +7.9
Libertarian Camden McConnell 22,486 16.0 +16.0
Total votes 140,486 100.0
Majority 95,514 68.0
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing +15.8

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