Florida's 7th congressional district

Florida's 7th congressional district
Florida's 7th congressional district
	Florida's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2017
Representative	Stephanie Murphy; D–Winter Park
Area	436 sq mi (1,130 km2)
Distribution	2.13% rural;
Population (2016)	762,326
Ethnicity	59.58% White; 25.31% Hispanic; 10.66% Black; 4.29% Asian; 0.16% Native American;
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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 missing]
Sam Gibbons	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1993	Redistricted from the 6th district. Redistricted to the 11th district.	[data 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	%
	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^[update], 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	(1943-01-27) January 27, 1943 (age 81)

References

^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=07
^ "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. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

Rep. John Mica's official House or Representatives website

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[1] "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

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[3] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=07

[Cook-4] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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