# Florida's 7th congressional district

Florida's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida.
From 2003 to 2013, the district consisted of the suburban area between Orlando and Daytona Beach and included St. Augustine. The district included all of Flagler and St. Johns Counties; a very small portion of eastern Putnam County; parts of Volusia County, including portions of DeLand, Deltona, 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 included all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park. At the time, the district was also home to the University of Central Florida (UCF), the state's largest university by student population in 2020–2021.
Following further redistricting in 2022 based on the 2020 United States census, the 7th district still includes all of Seminole County. It now includes the southern half of Volusia County, while the portion of the district that extended into Orange County, including UCF, is now part of the 10th congressional district.
The district is currently represented in the U.S. Congress by Rep. Cory Mills.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | McCain 50% - 49% |
| 2010 | Senate | Rubio 55% - 20% |
| 2010 | Governor | Scott 53% - 47% |
| 2010 | Attorney General | Bondi 57% - 37% |
| 2010 | Chief Financial Officer | Atwater 59% - 33% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 53% - 47% |
| 2012 | Senate | Nelson 55% - 45% |
| 2014 | Governor | Scott 54% - 46% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 51% - 44% |
| 2016 | Senate | Rubio 54% - 41% |
| 2018 | Senate | Scott 52% - 48% |
| 2018 | Governor | DeSantis 52% - 47% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Moody 55% - 43% |
| 2018 | Chief Financial Officer | Patronis 54% - 46% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 52% - 47% |
| 2022 | Senate | Rubio 57% - 42% |
| 2022 | Governor | DeSantis 60% - 39% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Moody 62% - 38% |
| 2022 | Chief Financial Officer | Patronis 60% - 40% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 55% - 43% |
| 2024 | Senate | Scott 55% - 43% |

## Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:
Seminole County (16)
    All 16 communities
Volusia County (12)
    Daytona Beach Shores, DeBary, Deltona, Edgewater, Glencoe, Lake Helen, New Smyrna Beach, Oak Hill, Orange City, Ponce Inlet, Port Orange, Samsula-Spruce Creek

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District map |
| District created January 3, 1953 ||||||
| James A. Haley (Sarasota) | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973 | 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd | 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. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 8th district. | 1953–1973 [data missing] |
| Sam Gibbons (Tampa) | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1993 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Redistricted from the 6th district and 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. Redistricted to the 11th district. | 1973–1993 [data missing] |
| John Mica (Winter Park) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2017 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th | 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. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Lost re-election. | 1993–2003 [data missing] |
| John Mica (Winter Park) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2017 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th | 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. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Lost re-election. | 2003-2013 |
| John Mica (Winter Park) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2017 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th | 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. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Lost re-election. | 2013–2017 |
| Stephanie Murphy (Winter Park) | Democratic | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023 | 115th 116th 117th | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Retired. | 2017–2023 |
| Cory Mills (New Smyrna Beach) | Republican | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th 119th | Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present |

## Electoral history
### 2002

Florida's 7th Congressional District Election (2002) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John L. Mica* | 142,147 | 59.58 |
| | Democratic | Wayne Hogan | 96,444 | 40.42 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 238,591 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

Florida's 7th Congressional District Election (2004) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John L. Mica* | | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

Florida's 7th Congressional District Election (2006) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John L. Mica* | 149,656 | 59.88 |
| | Democratic | John F. Chagnon | 87,584 | 36.92 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 237,240 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

Florida's 7th Congressional District Election (2008) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John L. Mica* | 238,721 | 62.00 |
| | Democratic | Faye Armitage | 146,292 | 38.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 385,013 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

Florida's 7th Congressional District Election (2010) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John L. Mica* | 185,470 | 69.03 |
| | Democratic | Heather Beaven | 83,206 | 30.97 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 268,676 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

Florida 7th Congressional District 2012 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 316,010 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

Florida's 7th Congressional District election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Mica (Incumbent) | 144,474 | 63.60 |
| | Democratic | Wes Neuman | 73,011 | 32.14 |
| | No Party Affiliation | Al Krulick | 9,679 | 4.26 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 227,164 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

Florida's 7th congressional district election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Murphy | 182,039 | 51.47 |
| | Republican | John Mica (Incumbent) | 171,583 | 48.52 |
| | No Party Affiliation | Mike Plaskon | 33 | 0.01 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 353,655 | 100 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2018

Florida's 7th Congressional District Election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Murphy (Incumbent) | 183,113 | 57.7 |
| | Republican | Mike Miller | 134,285 | 42.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 317,398 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

Florida's 7th Congressional District Election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Murphy (Incumbent) | 224,946 | 55.34 |
| | Republican | Leo Valentín | 175,750 | 43.24 |
| | No Party Affiliation | William Garlington | 5,753 | 1.42 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 406,449 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

Florida's 7th congressional district election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cory Mills | 177,966 | 58.53 |
| | Democratic | Karen Green | 126,079 | 41.47 |
| | Independent | Cardon Pompey (write-in) | 10 | <0.01 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 304,045 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |