Ohio's 7th congressional district

Ohio's 7th congressional district
Ohio's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Bob Gibbs (R–Lakeville)
Population (2010)	726,927[1]
Median income	$47,805
Ethnicity	93.18% White, 3.88% Black, 0.46% Asian, 1.82% Hispanic, 0.16% Native American, 2.31% other
Cook PVI	R+5

Ohio's 7th congressional district is represented by Bob Gibbs. It is currently located in the northeastern section of the state, including the city of Canton. It was redrawn in 2012, following the 2010 United States Census, and was previously located in southwest Ohio, including the city of Springfield.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Cong ress	Years	Notes
District created March 4, 1823
Samuel Finley Vinton	Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican	18	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Redistricted to the 6th district
	Adams	19 20	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
	Anti-Jacksonian	21 22	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833
William Allen	Jacksonian	23	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William K. Bond	Anti-Jacksonian	24	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Whig	25 26	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
William Russell	Whig	27	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Joseph J. McDowell	Democratic	28 29	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jonathan D. Morris	Democratic	30 31	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	Elected after Rep-elect Thomas L. Hamer died before start of term
Nelson Barrere	Whig	32	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Aaron Harlan	Whig	33	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Opposition	34	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
	Republican	35	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Thomas Corwin	Republican	36 37	March 4, 1859 – March 12, 1861	Resigned to become Minister to Mexico
Richard A. Harrison	Unionist	37	July 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel S. Cox	Democratic	38	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Redistricted from the 12th district
Samuel Shellabarger	Republican	39 40	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James J. Winans	Republican	41	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel Shellabarger	Republican	42	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Lawrence T. Neal	Democratic	43 44	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry L. Dickey	Democratic	45	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	Redistricted to the 11th district
Frank H. Hurd	Democratic	46	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John P. Leedom	Democratic	47	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry Lee Morey	Republican	48	March 4, 1883 – June 20, 1884	Lost contested election
James E. Campbell	Democratic	48	June 20, 1884 – March 3, 1885	Won contested election Redistricted to the 3rd district
George E. Seney	Democratic	49	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	Redistricted from the 5th district Redistricted to the 5th district
James E. Campbell	Democratic	50	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	Redistricted from the 3rd district
Henry Lee Morey	Republican	51	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William E. Haynes	Democratic	52	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	Redistricted from the 10th district
George W. Wilson	Republican	53 54	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Walter L. Weaver	Republican	55 56	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas B. Kyle	Republican	57 58	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
J. Warren Keifer	Republican	59 60 61	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James D. Post	Democratic	62 63	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Simeon D. Fess	Republican	64 65 66 67	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923	Redistricted from the 6th district
Charles Brand	Republican	68 69 70 71 72	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Leroy T. Marshall	Republican	73 74	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Arthur W. Aleshire	Democratic	75	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Clarence J. Brown	Republican	76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89	January 3, 1939 – August 23, 1965	Died
Bud Brown	Republican	89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97	November 2, 1965 – January 3, 1983	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Mike DeWine	Republican	98 99 100 101	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991	Elected Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Dave Hobson	Republican	102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2009	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Steve Austria	Republican	111 112	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Bob Gibbs	Republican	113 114	January 3, 2013 – Present	Redistricted from the 18th district

Recent election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• Ohio's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 40°28′52″N 82°23′35″W / 40.48111°N 82.39306°W / 40.48111; -82.39306