Alabama's 7th Congressional District election, 2016

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Alabama's 7th Congressional District

General Election Date November 8, 2016

Primary Date March 1, 2016

November 8 Election Winner: Terri Sewell

Incumbent prior to election: Terri Sewell

Race Ratings Cook Political Report: Solid D Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe D

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2016 U.S. Senate Elections

2016 U.S. House Elections

The 7th Congressional District of Alabama held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Terri Sewell (D) was unopposed in the general election, as the only Republican candidate, David Van Williams, withdrew from the race. Sewell faced no opposition in the March 2016 primary.

Candidate Filing Deadline	Primary Election	General Election
November 6, 2015	March 1, 2016	November 8, 2016

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Alabama uses an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Terri Sewell (D), who was first elected in 2010.

The 7th District is located in western Alabama. Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, and Wilcox counties along with portions of Clarke, Jefferson, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa counties are included in the district.

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Alabama District 7 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Terri Sewell Incumbent	98.4%	229,330
	N/A	Write-in	1.6%	3,698
Total Votes				233,028
Source: Alabama Secretary of State

Candidates

General election candidates:

Terri Sewell - Incumbenta

Primary candidates:

Democratic

Terri Sewella - Incumbent

Republican

No Republican candidates filed to run.

Withdrew:
David Van Williams

District history

2014

See also: Alabama's 7th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 7th Congressional District of Alabama held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Terri Sewell (D) ran unopposed in the general election.

U.S. House, Alabama District 7 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Terri Sewell Incumbent	98.4%	133,687
	N/A	Write-in	1.6%	2,212
Total Votes				135,899
Source: Alabama Secretary of State

2012

See also: Alabama's 7th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 7th Congressional District of Alabama held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Terri Sewell won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Alabama District 7 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Terri Sewell Incumbent	75.8%	232,520
	Republican	Don Chamberlain	24.1%	73,835
	N/A	Write-In	0.1%	203
Total Votes				306,558
Source: Alabama Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Alabama elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Alabama in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline	Event type	Event description
November 6, 2015	Ballot access	Filing deadline for party candidates
February 2, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file the January monthly report
February 8, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file weekly report for the primary election
February 16, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file weekly report for the primary election
February 22, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file weekly report for the primary election
February 22, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
February 23, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
February 24, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
February 25, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
February 26, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
February 27, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
February 28, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
February 29, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file weekly report for the primary election
February 29, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
March 1, 2016	Election date	Primary election
March 1, 2016	Ballot access	Filing deadline for independent candidates
March 1, 2016	Ballot access	Petition deadline for new political parties
March 2, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file the February monthly report; only for candidates not participating in the primary election
March 21, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file weekly report for the primary runoff election
March 28, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file weekly report for the primary runoff election
April 4, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file the March monthly report; only for candidates not participating in primary runoff election
April 4, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file weekly report for the primary runoff election
April 4, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
April 5, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
April 6, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
April 7, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
April 8, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
April 9, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
April 10, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
April 11, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file weekly report for the primary runoff election
April 11, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
April 12, 2016	Election date	Primary runoff election
May 3, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file the April monthly report
June 2, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file the May monthly report
July 5, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file the June monthly report
August 2, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file the July monthly report
September 2, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file the August monthly report
October 4, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file the September monthly report
October 17, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file weekly report for the general election
October 24, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file weekly report for the general election
October 31, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file weekly report for the general election
October 31, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
November 1, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
November 2, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
November 3, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
November 4, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
November 5, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
November 6, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
November 7, 2016	Campaign finance	Daily report due
November 7, 2016	Campaign finance	Deadline to file weekly report for the general election
November 8, 2016	Election date	General election
January 31, 2017	Campaign finance	Annual report due
Sources: Alabama Secretary of State, "FCPA Filing Calendar - 2016 Election Cycle," accessed June 30, 2015 Alabama Secretary of State, "Independent Candidate Ballot Access," accessed July 9, 2015 Alabama Secretary of State, "Minor Party/Third Party Ballot Access," accessed July 9, 2015

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2016
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2016

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Alabama's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Katie Britt (R)

Tommy Tuberville (R)

Representatives

District 1

Barry Moore (R)

District 2

Shomari Figures (D)

District 3

Mike Rogers (R)

District 4

Robert Aderholt (R)

District 5

Dale Strong (R)

District 6

Gary Palmer (R)

District 7

Terri Sewell (D)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (2)