Wisconsin's 7th congressional district

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district
	Wisconsin's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
	Tom Tiffany; R–Minocqua
Area	18,786.53 sq mi (48,656.9 km2)
Distribution	57.96% rural; 42.04% urban;
Population (2019)	714,544
Median household; income	$60,706[1]
Ethnicity	91% White[2]; 2% Hispanic; 2% Native American; 2% Asian; 2% other; 1% Black;
Cook PVI	R+8[3]

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in northwestern and central Wisconsin; it is the largest congressional district in the state geographically, covering 20 counties (in whole or part), for a total of 18,787 sq mi. The district contains the following counties: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, St. Croix, Chippewa (partial), Clark, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Jackson (partial), Juneau (partial), Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Monroe (partial) Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, Washburn, and Wood (partial).

The district is currently represented by Republican Tom Tiffany.

While in 2008, the district gave 56% of the vote to Barack Obama, it has swung to the Republicans in recent presidential elections with Mitt Romney winning with 51% of the vote in 2012 and Donald Trump winning with 58% of the vote in 2016.

Agriculture is a major industry and employer in the rural 7th district.[4] This district has been a major producer of milk from cows, grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas.[5] 60% of the farmland in this district is used for crop production, another major economic stimulant.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1873
Jeremiah Rusk	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	43rd 44th	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Retired.
Herman L. Humphrey	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Lost renomination.
Gilbert M. Woodward	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Elected in 1882. Lost re-election.
Ormsby B. Thomas	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891	49th 50th 51st	Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
Frank P. Coburn	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected in 1890. Lost re-election.
George B. Shaw	Republican	March 4, 1893 – August 27, 1894	53rd	Elected in 1892. Died.
Vacant		August 27, 1894 – November 5, 1894	53rd
Michael Griffin	Republican	November 5, 1894 – March 3, 1899	53rd 54th 55th	Elected to finish Shaw's term. Also elected to the next full term. Re-elected in 1896. Retired.
John J. Esch	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1921	56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost renomination.
Joseph D. Beck	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929	67th 68th 69th 70th	Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Retired to run for Governor of Wisconsin.
Merlin Hull	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931	71st	Elected in 1928. Lost renomination.
Gardner R. Withrow	Republican	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	72nd	Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
Gerald J. Boileau	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd 74th 75th	Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
Gerald J. Boileau	Progressive	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	73rd 74th 75th
Reid F. Murray	Republican	January 3, 1939 – April 29, 1952	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Died.
Vacant		April 29, 1952 – January 3, 1953	82nd
Melvin Laird	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 21, 1969	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Defense.
Vacant		January 21, 1969 – April 1, 1969	91st
Dave Obey	Democratic	April 1, 1969 – January, 3, 2011	91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th	Elected to finish Laird's term. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-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. Retired.
Sean Duffy	Republican	January 3, 2011 – September 23, 2019	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Resigned due to family health issues.
Vacant		September 23, 2019 – May 12, 2020	116th 117th
Tom Tiffany	Republican	May 12, 2020[6] – present	116th 117th	Elected to finish Duffy's term. Re-elected in 2020.

Recent election results

2012

Wisconsin 7th Congressional District 2012 [7][8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sean Duffy (Incumbent)	201,720	56.08
	Democratic	Pat Kreitlow	157,524	43.80
	Write-In	Dale C. Hehner	20	0.01
	none	Scattering	405	0.11
Total votes			359,669	100.0

2014

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sean Duffy (incumbent)	169,891	59.3
	Democratic	Kelly Westlund	112,949	39.4
	Independent	Lawrence Dale	3,686	1.3
	n/a	Write-ins	77	0.0
Total votes			286,603	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, 2016[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sean Duffy (incumbent)	223,418	61.6
	Democratic	Mary Hoeft	138,643	38.3
	n/a	Write-ins	210	0.1
Total votes			362,271	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sean Duffy (incumbent)	194,061	60.1
	Democratic	Margaret Engebretson	124,307	38.5
	Independent	Ken Driessen	4,416	1.4
	Democratic	Bob Look (write-in)	3	0.0
	n/a	Write-ins	53	0.0
Total votes			322,840	100.0
	Republican hold

2020 special election

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district special election, 2020, May 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tiffany	109,594	57.2
	Democratic	Tricia Zunker	81,955	42.8
Total votes			191,549	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, 2020[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tiffany (incumbent)	252,048	60.7
	Democratic	Tricia Zunker	162,741	39.2
	Write-in		218	0.1
Total votes			415,007	100.0
	Republican hold

Election results from recent presidential races

Year	Results
2000	Gore 48 - 47%
2004	Kerry 50 - 49%
2008	Obama 56 - 43%
2012	Romney 51 - 48%
2016	Trump 58 - 37%
2020	Trump 59 - 39%

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

General

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

Specific

https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=55&cd=07
https://censusreporter.org/profiles/50000US5507-congressional-district-7-wi/
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
"The Future of Farming and Rural Life in Wisconsin: Findings, Recommendations, Steps to a Healthy Future" (PDF).
"2012 Congressional District Profiles" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture - National Agricultural Statistics Service.
https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=T000165

External links

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[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=55&cd=07

[2] ttps://censusreporter.org/profiles/50000US5507-congressional-district-7-wi/

[Cook-3] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[4] "The Future of Farming and Rural Life in Wisconsin: Findings, Recommendations, Steps to a Healthy Future" (PDF).

[5] "2012 Congressional District Profiles" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture - National Agricultural Statistics Service.

[6] ttps://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=T000165