Minnesota's 7th congressional district

Minnesota's 7th congressional district
	Minnesota's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
	Collin Peterson; D–Detroit Lakes
Area	31,796[1] sq mi (82,350 km2)
Distribution	64.13% rural[2]; 35.87% urban;
Population (2018 est.)	663,069[3]
Median income	$58,463[4]
Ethnicity	88% white[5]; 5% Hispanic; 3% Native American; 2% other; 2% black; 1% Asian;
Cook PVI	R+12[6]

Minnesota's 7th congressional district covers almost all of the western side of Minnesota except for the far south, which is in the 1st district. It is by far the state's largest district, and has a very rural character. Cities in the district include Moorhead (its largest city), Fergus Falls, Alexandria and Willmar.

Historically, the district has leaned Republican; it has a CPVI of R+12. It has been represented since 1991 by Collin Peterson, a member of the DFL. He is rated 26% conservative by the American Conservative Union for 2017 and 57% progressive by a liberal group.[7] It is the second-most Republican leaning district in the country to be represented by a Democrat after Utah's 4th congressional district.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1893
Haldor Boen	Populist	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	Elected in 1892. Lost re-election.
Frank Eddy	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903	54th 55th 56th 57th	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Retired.
Andrew Volstead	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1923	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th	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. Re-elected in 1920. Lost re-election.
Ole J. Kvale	Farmer–Labor	March 4, 1923 – September 11, 1929	68th 69th 70th 71st	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Died.
Vacant		September 11, 1929 – October 16, 1929	71st
Paul John Kvale	Farmer–Labor	October 16, 1929 – March 3, 1933	71st 72nd	Elected to finish Kvale's term. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large district.
District inactive		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	All representatives elected at-large on a general ticket.
Paul John Kvale	Farmer–Labor	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	74th 75th	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
Herman Carl Andersen	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1963	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	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. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Lost renomination in a redistricting contest.
Odin Langen	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971	88th 89th 90th 91st	Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Lost re-election.
Robert Bergland	Democratic– Farmer–Labor	January 3, 1971 – January 22, 1977	92nd 93rd 94th 95th	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
Vacant		January 22, 1977 – February 22, 1977	95th
Arlan Stangeland	Republican	February 22, 1977 – January 3, 1991	95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st	Elected to finish Bergland's term. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Lost re-election.
Collin Peterson	Democratic– Farmer–Labor	January 3, 1991 – present	102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	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. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018.

Elections

2002

2002 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Collin Peterson	170,234	65.27	-
	Republican	Dan Stevens	90,342	34.64	-

2004

2004 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Collin Peterson	207,628	66.07	+1
	Republican	David Sturrock	106,349	33.84	-

2006

2006 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Democratic	Collin Peterson	179,164	70	+4
Republican	Michael Barrett	74,557	29	-
Constitution	Ken Lucier	3,303	1	-

2008

2008 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Democratic	Collin Peterson	227,180	72.20	+2.2
Republican	Glen Menze	87,062	27.67	-
N/A	others	431	0.14	-

2010

2010 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Democratic	Collin Peterson	159,479	52.5	-19.7
Republican	Lee Byberg	90,650	37.6	+9.2
N/A	others	17,155	7.2	-

2012

2012 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Democratic	Collin Peterson	197,791	60.4	+7.9
Republican	Lee Byberg	114,151	34.8	-2.8
N/A	others		4.7	-

2014

2014 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Democratic	Collin Peterson	130,546	54.2	-6.2
Republican	Torrey Westrom	109,955	45.7	+10.9
N/A	others	334	0.1	-

2016

2016 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Democratic	Collin Peterson	173,589	52.5	-1.7
Republican	Dave Hughes	156,952	47.4	+1.7
N/A	others	307	0.1	-

2018

2018 Seventh Congressional District of Minnesota election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Democratic	Collin Peterson	146,672	52.1	-0.4
Republican	Dave Hughes	134,668	47.9	+0.4
N/A	others	168	>0.1	-

Election results from presidential races

Election results from presidential races:

Year	Office	Results	Political parties that won the district
2000	President	George W. Bush 54 - Al Gore 40%	Republican Party (United States)
2004	President	George W. Bush 55 - John Kerry 43%	Republican Party (United States)
2008	President	John McCain 50 - Barack Obama 47%	Republican Party (United States)
2012	President	Mitt Romney 53.9 - Barack Obama 44.1%	Republican Party (United States)
2016	President	Donald Trump 61.8 - Hillary Clinton 31%	Republican Party (United States)

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

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References

"Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=27&cd=07
https://censusreporter.org/profiles/50000US2707-congressional-district-7-mn/
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
"Leading with the Left". Progressive Punch. Retrieved November 2, 2006.

"Minnesota Secretary of State".

External links

Minnesota's 7th Congressional District Republicans

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[1] "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.

[2] Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

[3] Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

[4] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=27&cd=07

[5] ttps://censusreporter.org/profiles/50000US2707-congressional-district-7-mn/

[Cook-6] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[7] "Leading with the Left". Progressive Punch. Retrieved November 2, 2006.