California's 7th congressional district

California's 7th congressional district
California's 7th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative	Ami Bera D–Elk Grove
Population (2019)	756,668
Median household income	$77,786[1]
Ethnicity	54.5% White 16.4% Hispanic 15.1% Asian 7.5% Black 5.0% Two or more races 1.4% other
Cook PVI	D+5[2]

California's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in California.

Ami Bera, a Democrat, has represented the district since January 2013. Currently, it encompasses most of the eastern and southern suburbs of Sacramento, including Elk Grove, Folsom and Rancho Cordova. It is entirely within Sacramento County.

From 2003 to 2013, the 7th district encompassed the northwestern East Bay, Vacaville, and a lightly-populated strip connecting the two. It consisted of portions of Solano and Contra Costa counties. Since redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission in 2011, that territory is now split between the 5th, 11th, and 3rd districts. Meanwhile, most of the current 7th had been the 3rd district prior to 2013.

Competitiveness[]

The old 7th had been a solidly Democratic district, like most districts in the Bay Area. However, the new 7th is one of the more competitive districts in California. When it was created, it was rated "EVEN" by 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 unknown/missing]
	Senator	[data unknown/missing]
1996	President	[data unknown/missing]
1998	Governor	[data unknown/missing]
	Senator	[data unknown/missing]
2000	President[3]	Gore 68.7 - 26.8%
	Senator[4]	Feinstein 69.0 - 24.4%
2002	Governor[5]	Davis 59.7 - 29.1%
2003	Recall[6][7]	No 60.8 - 39.2%
		Bustamante 44.3 - 34.5%
2004	President[8]	Kerry 67.1 - 31.8%
	Senator[9]	Boxer 69.3 - 26.9%
2006	Governor[10]	Angelides 50.4 - 44.0%
	Senator[11]	Feinstein 71.0 - 23.6%
2008	President[12]	Obama 71.4 - 26.4%
2010	Governor	Brown 67.1 - 28.3%
	Senator	Boxer 65.4 - 29.4%
2012	President[13]	Obama 50.8 - 46.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 53.5 - 46.5%
2014	Governor	Brown 56.2 - 43.8%
2016	President	Clinton 52.3 - 40.9%
	Senator	Harris 65.3 - 34.7%
2018	Governor	Newsom 52.0 - 48.0%
	Senator	Feinstein 50.7 - 49.3%
2020	President	Biden 55.6 - 41.9%

List of representatives[]

Representative	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Notes	Counties
District created on March 4, 1893
William W. Bowers	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	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election..
James C. Needham	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	56th 57th	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 6th district.
James McLachlan	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 County
William Stephens	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 10th district.
Denver S. Church	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	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.
Ralph R. Eltse	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	Elected in 1932. Lost re-election.	Alameda, Contra Costa
John H. Tolan	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943	74th 75th 76th 77th	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944.
		January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947	78th 79th		Alameda (Oakland)
John J. Allen Jr.	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	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	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975	92nd 93rd	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 8th district.
George Miller	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980.	Contra Costa
		January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990.	Most of Contra Costa
		January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000.	Northwest Contra Costa, southwest Solano
		January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	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	Northern Contra Costa, western Solano
Ami Bera	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – present	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.	Eastern Sacramento 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

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 League	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^[14]

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^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)	67,000	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1924[]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1924^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)	65,740	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1926[]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1926^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)	73,271	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1928[]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1928^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)	71,195	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1930[]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1930^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)	79,041	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1932[]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1932^[20]

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^[21]

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^[22]

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^[23]

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^[24]

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^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Tolan (incumbent)	77,292	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1944[]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1944^[26]

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^[27]

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^[28]

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^[29]

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^[30]

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^[31]

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^[32]

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^[33]

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^[34]

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^[35]

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^[36]

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^[37]

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^[38]

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^[39]

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^[40]

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^[41]

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^[42]

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^[43]

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^[44]

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^[45]

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^[46]

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^[47]

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^[48]

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^[49]

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^[50]

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^[51]

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^[52]

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^[53]

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^[54]

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^[55]

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^[56]

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^[57]

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^[58]

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^[59]

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^[60]

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^[61]

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^[62]

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^[63]

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

Historical district boundaries[]

See also[]

• List of United States congressional districts

References[]

External links[]

• GovTrack.us: California's 7th congressional district

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