Illinois' 7th congressional district

The 7th Congressional District of Illinois is a congressional district including part of Cook County. It covers the Near North Side and downtown Chicago as well as some of the west and south sides of city and some west suburban areas in Cook County. On March 30, 2012 the 7th district was included in a list released by the National Journal of the top ten most contorted congressional districts, as a result of redistricting.

The current representative of the 7th congressional district is Danny Davis (D).

Elections

2012

See also: Illinois' 7th congressional district elections, 2012

The 7th congressional district of Illinois will hold an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Danny Davis won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Mark M. Weiman (R) and Clarence Desmond Clemons (I) in the general election.

U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois' 7th Congressional District, General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Danny K. Davis Incumbent	81.5%	149,846
	Republican	Mark M. Weiman	16.1%	29,575
	Independent	Clarence Desmond Clemons	2.4%	4,428
Total Votes				183,849

Redistricting

2010-2011

This is the 7th congressional district of Illinois after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Illinois

In 2011, the Illinois State Legislature re-drew the Congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census. On March 30, 2012 the 7th district was included in a list released by the National Journal of the top ten most contorted congressional districts, as a result of redistricting.

External links

• Open Congress District 7

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Illinois' 7th congressional district

See also

• Redistricting in Illinois
• Illinois' 7th congressional district elections, 2012