Florida's 7th congressional district

Florida's 7th congressional district
Florida's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2017
Current Representative Stephanie Murphy (D–Winter Park)
Area 436[1] sq mi (1,130 km2)
Distribution
  • 97.87[2]% urban
  • 2.13% rural
Population (2016) 762,326[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI EVEN[4]

Florida's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district is centered in the north central portion of the state and includes much of downtown Orlando.

The district from 2003 to 2013 consisted of the suburban area between Orlando and Daytona Beach and included St. Augustine, the first post-Columbian settlement in the United States. The district included all of Flagler and St. Johns counties, a very small portion of eastern Putnam County, parts of Volusia County including the central area of (DeLand, Deltona) and the northeastern coastal areas of (Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach), much of western Seminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County.

Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. The district is also home to the University of Central Florida - the nation's second largest university as of 2016.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Stephanie Murphy.

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Electoral history District map
District created January 3, 1953
James A. Haley Democratic January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1973		 Redistricted to the 8th district. [Data unknown/missing.]
Sam Gibbons Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1993		 Redistricted from the 6th district.

Redistricted to the 11th district.		 [Data unknown/missing.]
John Mica Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2017		 Lost re-election.
1993–2003

2003-2013

2013–2017
Stephanie Murphy Democratic January 3, 2017 –
Present		 Elected in 2016.
2017–Present

Recent results in statewide elections

Year Office Results
2000 President George W. Bush 53 - Al Gore 45%
2004 President George W. Bush 57 - John Kerry 43%
2008 President John McCain 53 - Barack Obama 45%
2012 President Barack Obama 49.4 - Mitt Romney 49.4%
2016 President Hillary Clinton 51.4 - Donald Trump 44.1%

Election results

2002

Florida's 7th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John L. Mica* 142,147 59.58
Democratic Wayne Hogan 96,444 40.42
Total votes 238,591 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2004

Florida's 7th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John L. Mica* 100.00
Total votes 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2006

Florida's 7th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John L. Mica* 149,656 59.88
Democratic John F. Chagnon 87,584 36.92
Total votes 237,240 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2008

Florida's 7th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John L. Mica* 238,721 62.00
Democratic Faye Armitage 146,292 38.00
Total votes 385,013 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2010

Florida's 7th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John L. Mica* 185,470 69.03
Democratic Heather Beaven 83,206 30.97
Total votes 268,676 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2012

Florida 7th Congressional District 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Mica (Incumbent) 185,518 58.7
Democratic Jason H. Kenall 130,479 41.3
Write-in Fred Marra 13 0.0
Total votes 316,010 100.0

2014

Florida's 7th Congressional District election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Mica 144,474 63.60
Democratic Wes Neuman 73,011 32.14
No Party Affiliation Al Krulick 9,679 4.26
Total votes 227,164 100.00
Republican hold

2016

Florida’s 7th congressional district election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Murphy 182,039 51.47
Republican John Mica 171,583 48.52
No Party Affiliation Mike Plaskon 33 0.01
Total votes 353,655 100
Democratic gain from Republican

Living former representatives

As of January 2017, there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 7th congressional district who is currently living at this time. The most recent representative to die was Sam Gibbons (1973-1993) on October 10, 2012.

Representative Term in office Date of birth (and age)
John Mica 1993–2017 January 27, 1943

References

  1. ↑ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ↑ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  3. ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=07
  4. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  • 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: 28°43′33″N 81°13′11″W / 28.72583°N 81.21972°W / 28.72583; -81.21972

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