Ohio's 7th Congressional District

Ohio's 7th Congressional District

Incumbent

Max Miller

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Ohio's 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Max Miller (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Ohio representatives represented an average of 787,257 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 723,031 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2024

Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Incumbent Max Miller defeated Matthew Diemer and Dennis Kucinich in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Max Miller (R)	51.1	204,494
		Matthew Diemer (D)	36.1	144,613
		Dennis Kucinich (Independent)	12.8	51,264

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 400,371
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Matthew Diemer defeated Doug Bugie in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matthew Diemer	81.7	33,765
		Doug Bugie	18.3	7,540

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,305
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Incumbent Max Miller advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Max Miller	100.0	62,075

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,075
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2022

See also: Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Max Miller defeated Matthew Diemer, Vince Licursi, and Brian Kenderes in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Max Miller (R)	55.3	168,002
		Matthew Diemer (D)	44.6	135,485
		Vince Licursi (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	51
	Submit photo	Brian Kenderes (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	35
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	10

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 303,583
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Regina Gustafson Ewing (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Matthew Diemer defeated Tristan Rader (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matthew Diemer	62.8	12,636
		Tristan Rader (Unofficially withdrew)	37.2	7,500

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,136
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Patrick Malley (D) (Unofficially withdrew)
• Matt Harman (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Max Miller defeated Jonah Schulz, Charlie Gaddis, and Anthony Leon Alexander in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Max Miller	71.8	43,158
		Jonah Schulz	13.9	8,325
	Submit photo	Charlie Gaddis	9.3	5,581
		Anthony Leon Alexander	5.0	3,033

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,097
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bob Gibbs (R) (Unofficially withdrew)
• Donald Truex (R)
• Matt Shoemaker (R)

2020

See also: Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Incumbent Bob Gibbs defeated Quentin Potter and Brandon Lape in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Gibbs (R)	67.5	236,607
		Quentin Potter (D)	29.2	102,271
		Brandon Lape (L)	3.3	11,671

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 350,549
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Quentin Potter advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Quentin Potter (Write-in)	100.0	2,356

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,356
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Incumbent Bob Gibbs advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Gibbs	100.0	55,009

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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Brandon Lape advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Lape	100.0	261

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2018

See also: Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Incumbent Bob Gibbs defeated Ken Harbaugh in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Gibbs (R)	58.7	153,117
		Ken Harbaugh (D)	41.3	107,536

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 260,653 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Ken Harbaugh defeated Patrick Pikus in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ken Harbaugh	80.2	24,042
		Patrick Pikus	19.8	5,937

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 29,979
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Incumbent Bob Gibbs defeated Patrick Quinn and Terry Robertson in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Gibbs	77.9	42,274
	Submit photo	Patrick Quinn	11.4	6,211
		Terry Robertson	10.6	5,765

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 54,250
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2016

See also: Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Bob Gibbs (R) defeated Roy Rich (D) and Dan Phillip (I) in the general election. Gibbs defeated Terry Robertson in the Republican primary on March 15, 2016. Rich was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

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

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Gibbs Incumbent	64%	198,221
	Democratic	Roy Rich	29%	89,638
	Independent	Dan Phillip	7%	21,694
Total Votes				309,553
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

U.S. House, Ohio District 7 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bob Gibbs Incumbent	74.7%	80,853
Terry Robertson	25.3%	27,453
Total Votes		108,306
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

2014

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

The 7th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Bob Gibbs (R) won an uncontested general election.

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

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Gibbs Incumbent	100%	143,959
Total Votes				143,959
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

2012

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

The 7th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from the 18th District, Bob Gibbs, won the election in the district.

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

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joyce Healy-Abrams	43.6%	137,708
	Republican	Bob Gibbs Incumbent	56.4%	178,104
Total Votes				315,812
Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Steve Austria won election to the United States House. He defeated Bill Conner (D), John D. Anderson (L), and David W. Easton (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve Austria incumbent	62.2%	135,721
	Democratic	Bill Conner	32.2%	70,400
	Libertarian	John D. Anderson	4.3%	9,381
	Constitution	David W. Easton	1.3%	2,811
Total Votes				218,313

2008
On November 4, 2008, Steve Austria won election to the United States House. He defeated Sharen Swartz Neuhardt (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve Austria	58.2%	174,915
	Democratic	Sharen Swartz Neuhardt	41.8%	125,547
Total Votes				300,462

2006
On November 7, 2006, David L. Hobson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William R. Conner (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David L. Hobson incumbent	60.6%	137,899
	Democratic	William R. Conner	39.4%	89,579
Total Votes				227,478

2004
On November 2, 2004, David L. Hobson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kara Anastasio (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David L. Hobson incumbent	65%	186,534
	Democratic	Kara Anastasio	35%	100,617
Total Votes				287,151

2002
On November 5, 2002, David L. Hobson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kara Anastasio (D) and Frank Doden (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David L. Hobson incumbent	67.6%	113,252
	Democratic	Kara Anastasio	27.2%	45,568
	Independent	Frank Doden	5.3%	8,812
Total Votes				167,632

2000
On November 7, 2000, David L. Hobson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Donald E. Minor (D), John Mitchel (I) and Jack D. Null (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David L. Hobson incumbent	67.6%	163,646
	Democratic	Donald E. Minor	25.1%	60,755
	Independent	John Mitchel	5.8%	13,983
	Libertarian	Jack D. Null	1.6%	3,802
Total Votes				242,186

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Ohio after the 2020 census

Governor Mike DeWine (R) signed a new congressional map into law on November 20, 2021. The Ohio State Senate voted 24-7 to approve the map on November 16. The Ohio House of Representatives voted 55-36 to approve the map on November 18.

On January 14, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down the state's enacted congressional map and ordered the Ohio State Legislature to redraw it. On February 9, 2022, legislative leaders said they would not draw a new map, meaning the Ohio Redistricting Commission assumed responsibility for drawing the map.

On September 7, 2023, the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state's congressional district boundaries after the petitioners who filed the original lawsuit requested that the court dismiss the case and leave the boundaries in place for the 2024 election.The U.S. Supreme Court had vacated a 2022 state supreme court decision that had overturned the state's 2022 congressional district boundaries Since the congressional district boundaries that the state's redistricting commission adopted in March 2022 and which were used in the 2022 elections did not have support from members of the minority party, they were in effect for only two U.S. House elections with the commission required to enact a new map after the 2024 elections.

On March 2, 2022, the Ohio Redistricting Commission approved a redrawn congressional map in a 5-2 vote along party lines, meaning the map lasted for four years. On March 18, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that it did not have jurisdiction to overturn the map before the state's primary elections as part of the legal challenge that overturned the initial congressional map. This map took effect for Ohio's 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Ohio work? In Ohio, the state legislature or a commission may have the opportunity to draw congressional maps. A bipartisan state legislative commission draws state legislative maps. A six-member advisory commission is involved in both the congressional and state legislative redistricting processes.

Ohio District 7
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Ohio District 7
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2010-2011

This is the 7th Congressional District prior to the 2010 redistricting.

See also: Redistricting in Ohio after the 2010 census

The Ohio State Legislature approved a new map of the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Ohio's 7th the 188th most Republican district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Ohio's 7th the 178th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 54.0%-44.8%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Ohio's 7th the 176th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 44.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 54.0%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+12. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 12 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Ohio's 7th Congressional District the 115th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.09. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.09 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Ohio
• Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
• Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
• Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
• Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 7

Footnotes

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Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Husted (R)

Bernie Moreno (R)

Representatives

District 1

Greg Landsman (D)

District 2

David Taylor (R)

District 3

Joyce Beatty (D)

District 4

Jim Jordan (R)

District 5

Bob Latta (R)

District 6

Michael Rulli (R)

District 7

Max Miller (R)

District 8

Warren Davidson (R)

District 9

Marcy Kaptur (D)

District 10

Michael Turner (R)

District 11

Shontel Brown (D)

District 12

Troy Balderson (R)

District 13

Emilia Sykes (D)

District 14

David Joyce (R)

District 15

Mike Carey (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (5)