Arizona's 7th congressional district is a

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located in the

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Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

. The district includes the western third of

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, part of Yuma and Nogales, and some peripheral parts of metro

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. It is currently represented by

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History

2003–2013

Arizona picked up a seventh district after the 2000 census. Situated in the southwestern part of the state, it included all of Yuma County and parts of

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Maricopa Maricopa can refer to: Places * Maricopa, Arizona, United States, a city ** Maricopa Freeway, a piece of I-10 in Metropolitan Phoenix ** Maricopa station, an Amtrak station in Maricopa, Arizona * Maricopa County, Arizona, United States * Marico ...

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, Pinal, and Santa Cruz counties. For all intents and purposes, it was the successor to what had been the 2nd district—the former seat of longtime congressman

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–from 1951 to 2003. The district was larger than

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and

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combined. It included 300 miles of the U.S. border with

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. It was home to seven sovereign Native American nations: the

Ak-Chin Indian Community The Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak-Chin) Indian Reservation (O'odham language: ʼAkĭ Ciñ O'odham) is a federally recognized tribe and Native American community located in the Santa Cruz Valley in Pinal County, Arizona,

, Cocopah,

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Gila River Indian Community The Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) (O'odham language: Keli Akimel Oʼotham, ''meaning "Gila River People"'', Maricopa language: Pee-Posh) is an Indian reservation in the U.S. state of Arizona, lying adjacent to the south side of the city of ...

Pascua Yaqui Tribe The Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizonais a federally recognized tribe of Yaqui Native Americans in state of Arizona. Descended from the Yaqui people whose original homelands include the Yaqui River valley in western Sonora, Mexico and southern Arizo ...

Quechan The Quechan (or Yuma) ( Quechan: ''Kwatsáan'' 'those who descended') are a Native American tribe who live on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation on the lower Colorado River in Arizona and California just north of the Mexican border. Despite th ...

, and Tohono O'odham.

2013–2023

After the 2010 census, the old 7th district essentially became the 3rd district, while the 7th was redrawn to take in most of the old 4th district.

2023–Present

Arizona's 7th district was redrawn to include much of the old 3rd congressional district, and is located within

, Yuma,

, and

counties

Voting

List of members representing the district

Arizona began sending a seventh member to the House after the 2000 Census.

Election results

The district was first created in 2002 following results from the

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2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

Notes

Arizona will hold their Primary Elections on August 2, 2022. Due to redistricting, the Congressional District numbers in Arizona have changed for the 2022 Election Cycle. Through this process, the district numbers have changed the following ways: · Arizona's 1st Congressional District will become Arizona's 2nd Congressional District · Arizona's 2nd Congressional District will become Arizona's 6th Congressional District · Arizona's 3rd Congressional District will become Arizona's 7th Congressional District · Arizona's 4th Congressional District will become Arizona's 9th Congressional District · Arizona's 5th Congressional District will remain Arizona's 5th Congressional District · Arizona's 6th Congressional District will become Arizona's 1st Congressional District · Arizona's 7th Congressional District will become Arizona's 3rd Congressional District · Arizona's 8th Congressional District will remain Arizona's 8th Congressional District · Arizona's 9th Congressional District will become Arizona's 4th Congressional District There are currently forty-five (45) declared candidates for Arizona's new 7th Congressional District for the 2022 Election Cycle. ''The incumbent office holder is denoted by an *. Any rumored candidates are denoted by an +.''

References

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Demographic information at census.gov

2002 Election data from CBSNews.com

CQ Politics CQ 2008 Election Guide U.S. House, Arizona – 7th District

External links

Maps of Congressional Districts first in effect for the 2002 election

Tentative Final Congressional Maps for the 2012 election
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