California's 7th congressional district

California's 7th congressional district
California's 7th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative	Doris Matsui; D–Sacramento
Population (2023)	762,568
Median household; income	$91,918
Ethnicity	31.4% White; 26.7% Hispanic; 23.1% Asian; 10.1% Black; 6.1% Two or more races; 1.6% Pacific Islander Americans; 1.1% other;
Cook PVI	D+17

California's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in California. Doris Matsui, a Democrat, has represented the district since January 2023.

Currently, it encompasses southern Sacramento County, part of Yolo County, and a tiny portion of Solano County. It includes all of Sacramento south of the American River, including Downtown Sacramento, and its suburbs of West Sacramento, Elk Grove, and Galt. It is a heavily Democratic district.^[3] Prior to redistricting in 2021, it was entirely in Sacramento County and included the eastern and southern suburbs of Sacramento.

Competitiveness

Containing most of the state capital of Sacramento, the 7th is currently a solidly Democratic district with a D+17 rating from the Cook Partisan Voting Index.

Voter registration

Registered voter statistics comes from the California Secretary of State:

Political Party	Registered Voter Percentage
American Independent	3.20
Democratic	38.99
Green	0.43
Libertarian	0.95
No Party Preference	22.33
Other	0.18
Peace and Freedom	0.47
Republican	33.45

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Clinton 60.8 - 22.3%
	Senator	Boxer 63.2 - 27.4%
	Senator	Feinstein 70.0 - 23.7%
1994	Governor	[data missing]
1994	Senator	[data missing]
1996	President	[data missing]
1998	Governor	[data missing]
1998	Senator	[data missing]
2000	President^[4]	Gore 68.7 - 26.8%
2000	Senator^[5]	Feinstein 69.0 - 24.4%
2002	Governor^[6]	Davis 59.7 - 29.1%
2003	Recall^[7]^[8]	N No 60.8 - 39.2%
2003	Recall^[7]^[8]	Bustamante 44.3 - 34.5%
2004	President^[9]	Kerry 67.1 - 31.8%
2004	Senator^[10]	Boxer 69.3 - 26.9%
2006	Governor^[11]	Angelides 50.4 - 44.0%
2006	Senator^[12]	Feinstein 71.0 - 23.6%
2008	President^[13]	Obama 71.4 - 26.4%
2010	Governor	Brown 67.1 - 28.3%
2010	Senator	Boxer 65.4 - 29.4%
2012	President^[14]	Obama 50.8 - 46.8%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 53.5 - 46.5%
2014	Governor	Brown 56.2 - 43.8%
2016	President	Clinton 52.3 - 40.9%
2016	Senator	Harris 65.3 - 34.7%
2018	Governor	Newsom 52.0 - 48.0%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 50.7 - 49.3%
2020	President	Biden 55.6 - 41.9%
2021	Recall^[15]	N No 54% - 46%
2022	Governor^[16]	Newsom 63.8 - 36.2%
2022	Senator	Padilla 66.1 - 33.9%

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
67	Sacramento	Sacramento	1,588,921
113	Yolo	Woodland	220,544

As of 2023, California's 7th congressional district is located in the Sacramento Valley, and encompasses most of Sacramento County and parts of Yolo.

Sacramento County is split between this district and both the 3rd district and 6th district. The 7th and 3rd districts are partitioned by Latrobe Rd. The 7th and 6th districts are partitioned by the Sacramento River, American River, Fair Oaks Blvd, Watt Ave, Kiefer Blvd, Highway 16, Bradshaw Rd, Highway E2, and Stonehouse Dr. The 7th district takes in the south side of the city of Sacramento, the cities of Galt and Elk Grove, and the census-designated places Florin, Parkway, Arden-Arcade, Vineyard, Lemon Hill, Wilton, Rancho Murieta, Fruitridge Pocket, Freeport, Franklin, Clay, Herald, Hood, Courtland, Walnut Grove, and Isleton.

Yolo County is split between this district and the 4th district. They are partitioned by Highway 84 and Elkhorn Slough on the southern border, and by County Rd 126, Tule Canal, Toe Drain Canal, Highway 84, Babel Slough Rd, and Pumphouse Rd. The 7th district takes in the city of West Sacramento. In Solano County, the district includes Ryer Island.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

Sacramento – 524,943
Elk Grove – 187,985
Arden-Arcade – 94,659
West Sacramento – 53,519
Florin – 52,388
Vineyard – 43,935
Galt – 26,536
Parkway – 15,962
Lemon Hill – 14,496

2,500 – 10,000 people

Wilton – 5,958
Rancho Murieta – 5,903
Fruitridge Pocket – 5,800

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Notes	Counties
District created March 4, 1893
William W. Bowers (San Diego)	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	53rd 54th	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Lost re-election.	Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Orange, Riverside, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, Stanislaus, Tulare
Curtis H. Castle (Merced)	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election.
James C. Needham (Modesto)	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	56th 57th	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 6th district.
James McLachlan (Pasadena)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	58th 59th 60th 61st	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost renomination.	Los Angeles
William Stephens (Los Angeles)	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 10th district.	Los Angeles
Denver S. Church (Fresno)	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919	63rd 64th 65th	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Retired.	Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare
Henry E. Barbour (Fresno)	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933	66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election.	Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare
Ralph R. Eltse (Berkeley)	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	Elected in 1932. Lost re-election.	Alameda, Contra Costa
John H. Tolan (Oakland)	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Retired.	Alameda, Contra Costa
John H. Tolan (Oakland)	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th		Alameda (Oakland)
John J. Allen Jr. (Oakland)	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959	80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Lost re-election.
Jeffery Cohelan (Berkeley)	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1971	86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st	Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Lost re-nomination.
Ron Dellums (Berkeley)	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975	92nd 93rd	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 8th district.
George Miller (Martinez)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2013	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004 Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 11th district.	Contra Costa
					Most of Contra Costa
					Northwest Contra Costa, southwest Solano
					2003–2013 Northern Contra Costa, western Solano
Ami Bera (Elk Grove)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 6th district.	2013–2023 Eastern Sacramento
Doris Matsui (Sacramento)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 2022.	2023–present Sacramento County, parts of Yolo County and Solano County

Election results for representatives

1892 • 1894 • 1896 • 1898 • 1900 • 1902 • 1904 • 1906 • 1908 • 1910 • 1912 • 1914 • 1916 • 1918 • 1920 • 1922 • 1924 • 1926 • 1928 • 1930 • 1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938 • 1940 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1948 • 1950 • 1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

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
Turnout
	Populist gain from Republican

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
Turnout
	Republican gain from Populist

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

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
Turnout
	Republican hold

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

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
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

1920

United States House of Representatives elections, 1920^[17]
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
Turnout
	Republican hold

1922

United States House of Representatives elections, 1922^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)	67,000	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1924

United States House of Representatives elections, 1924^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)	65,740	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1926

United States House of Representatives elections, 1926^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)	73,271	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1928

United States House of Representatives elections, 1928^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)	71,195	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1930

United States House of Representatives elections, 1930^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)	79,041	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1932

United States House of Representatives elections, 1932^[23]
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
Turnout
	Republican win (new seat)

1934

United States House of Representatives elections, 1934^[24]
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
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

1936

United States House of Representatives elections, 1936^[25]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1938

United States House of Representatives elections, 1938^[26]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1940

United States House of Representatives elections, 1940^[27]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1942

United States House of Representatives elections, 1942^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Tolan (incumbent)	77,292	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1944

United States House of Representatives elections, 1944^[29]
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
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

1946

United States House of Representatives elections, 1946^[30]
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
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

1948

United States House of Representatives elections, 1948^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent)	78,534	51.4
	Democratic	Buell G. Gallagher	74,318	48.6
Total votes			152,852	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1950

United States House of Representatives elections, 1950^[32]
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
Turnout
	Republican hold

1952

United States House of Representatives elections, 1952^[33]
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
Turnout
	Republican hold

1954

United States House of Representatives elections, 1954^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent)	64,083	53
	Democratic	Stanley K. Crook	56,807	47
Total votes			120,890	100
Turnout
	Republican hold

1956

United States House of Representatives elections, 1956^[35]
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
Turnout
	Republican hold

1958

United States House of Representatives elections, 1958^[36]
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
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

1960

United States House of Representatives elections, 1960^[37]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1962

United States House of Representatives elections, 1962^[38]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1964

United States House of Representatives elections, 1964^[39]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1966

United States House of Representatives elections, 1966^[40]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1968

United States House of Representatives elections, 1968^[41]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeffery Cohelan (incumbent)	102,108	62.9
	Republican	Barney E. Hilburn	48,133	29.6
	Peace and Freedom	Huey P. Newton	12,164	7.5
Total votes			162,405	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1970

United States House of Representatives elections, 1970^[42]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1972

United States House of Representatives elections, 1972^[43]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1974

United States House of Representatives elections, 1974^[44]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Miller	82,765	55.6
	Republican	Gary Fernandez	66,115	44.4
Total votes			148,880	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1976

United States House of Representatives elections, 1976^[45]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1978

United States House of Representatives elections, 1978^[46]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1980

United States House of Representatives elections, 1980^[47]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1982

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982^[48]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1984

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984^[49]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Miller (incumbent)	158,306	66.7
	Republican	Rosemary Thakar	78,985	33.3
Total votes			237,291	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1986

United States House of Representatives elections, 1986^[50]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Miller (incumbent)	124,174	66.6
	Republican	Rosemary Thakar	62,379	33.4
Total votes			186,553	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1988

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988^[51]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Miller (incumbent)	170,006	68.4
	Republican	Jean Last	78,478	31.6
Total votes			248,484	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1990

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990^[52]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992^[53]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994^[54]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996^[55]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998^[56]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000^[57]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002^[58]
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
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004^[59]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Miller (incumbent)	166,831	76.1
	Republican	Charles Hargrave	52,446	23.9
Total votes			219,277	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006^[60]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Miller (incumbent)	118,000	84.0
	Libertarian	Camden McConnell	22,486	16.0
Total votes			140,486	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2008

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008^[61]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Miller (incumbent)	170,962	72.82
	Republican	Roger Allen Petersen	51,166	21.79
	Peace and Freedom	Bill Callison	6,695	2.85
	Libertarian	Camden McConnell	5,950	2.53
Total votes			234,773	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010^[62]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Miller (incumbent)	122,435	68%
	Republican	Rick Tubbs	56,764	32%
Total votes			179,199	100%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2012

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012^[63]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ami Bera	141,241	51.7%
	Republican	Dan Lungren (Incumbent)	132,050	48.3%
Total votes			273,291	100.0%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014

United States House of Representatives elections, 2014^[64]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ami Bera (Incumbent)	92,521	50.4%
	Republican	Doug Ose	91,066	49.6%
Total votes			183,587	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2016

United States House of Representatives elections, 2016^[65]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ami Bera (Incumbent)	152,133	51.2%
	Republican	Scott Jones	145,168	48.8%
Total votes			297,301	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018

United States House of Representatives elections, 2018^[66]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ami Bera (incumbent)	155,016	55%
	Republican	Andrew Grant	126,601	45%
Total votes			281,617	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ami Bera (incumbent)	217,416	56.6
	Republican	Buzz Patterson	166,549	43.4
Total votes			383,965	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (incumbent)	150,618	68.3
	Republican	Max Semenenko	70,033	31.7
Total votes			220,651	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

2013 - 2023

References

^ "My Congressional District: Congressional District 7 (118th Congress), California". United States Census Bureau.
^ "2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI) District Map". Cook PVI. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
^ "CA 2022 Congressional". Dave's Redistricting. January 4, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ Statement of Vote (2000 President) Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ Statement of Vote (2000 Senator) Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor) Archived 2010-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question) Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor) Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ Statement of Vote (2004 President) Archived 2010-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ Statement of Vote (2004 Senator) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ Statement of Vote (2006 Senator) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ (2008 President) Archived 2009-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ Nir, David (November 19, 2020). "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012". Daily Kos.
^ "Counties by Congressional District for Recall Question" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. September 14, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "Counties by Congressional Districts for Governor" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. November 8, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
^ 1920 election results
^ 1922 election results
^ 1924 election results
^ 1926 election results
^ 1928 election results
^ 1930 election results
^ 1932 election results
^ 1934 election results
^ 1936 election results
^ 1938 election results
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^ 1986 election results
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^ 1990 election results
^ 1992 election results
^ 1994 election results
^ 1996 election results
^ 1998 election results
^ 2000 election results
^ 2002 general election results Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ 2004 general election results^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 2006 general election results Archived November 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ 2008 general election results^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 2010 general election results^{[permanent dead link]}
^ https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-general/06-sov-summary.xls
^ https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2014-general/xls/06-summary.xls
^ https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/csv-candidates.xls
^ 2018 election results

External links

GovTrack.us: California's 7th congressional district

38°29′N 121°18′W / 38.49°N 121.3°W / 38.49; -121.3

[1] "My Congressional District: Congressional District 7 (118th Congress), California". United States Census Bureau.

[2] "2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI) District Map". Cook PVI. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.

[3] "CA 2022 Congressional". Dave's Redistricting. January 4, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

[4] Statement of Vote (2000 President) Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Statement of Vote (2000 Senator) Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Statement of Vote (2002 Governor) Archived 2010-11-11 at the Wayback Machine

[7] Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question) Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine

[8] Statement of Vote (2003 Governor) Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine

[9] Statement of Vote (2004 President) Archived 2010-08-01 at the Wayback Machine

[10] Statement of Vote (2004 Senator) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine

[11] Statement of Vote (2006 Governor) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine

[12] Statement of Vote (2006 Senator) Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine

[13] (2008 President) Archived 2009-02-11 at the Wayback Machine

[14] Nir, David (November 19, 2020). "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012". Daily Kos.

[15] "Counties by Congressional District for Recall Question" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. September 14, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

[16] "Counties by Congressional Districts for Governor" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. November 8, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

[17] 1920 election results

[18] 1922 election results

[19] 1924 election results

[20] 1926 election results

[21] 1928 election results

[22] 1930 election results

[23] 1932 election results

[24] 1934 election results

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[48] 1982 election results

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[50] 1986 election results

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[52] 1990 election results

[53] 1992 election results

[54] 1994 election results

[55] 1996 election results

[56] 1998 election results

[57] 2000 election results

[58] 2002 general election results Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[59] 2004 general election results^{[permanent dead link]}

[60] 2006 general election results Archived November 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[61] 2008 general election results^{[permanent dead link]}

[62] 2010 general election results^{[permanent dead link]}

[California_2012_General_-_Candidates-63] ttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-general/06-sov-summary.xls

[California_2014_General_-_Candidates-64] ttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2014-general/xls/06-summary.xls

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California's 7th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative	Doris Matsui D–Sacramento
Population (2023)	762,568
Median household income	$91,918^[1]
Ethnicity	31.4% White 26.7% Hispanic 23.1% Asian 10.1% Black 6.1% Two or more races 1.6% Pacific Islander Americans 1.1% other
Cook PVI	D+17^[2]