Maryland's 7th congressional district

Maryland's 7th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives encompasses almost the entire city of Baltimore, and some of Baltimore County. The district was created following the census of 1790, which gave Maryland one additional representative in the House. It was abolished in 1843, but was restored in 1950 as a west Baltimore district. It has been drawn as a majority-African American district since 1973. Democrat Kweisi Mfume is the current representative, winning a special election on April 28, 2020, to finish the term of Elijah Cummings, who died in October 2019. Mfume had previously held the seat from 1987 to 1996.

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 81% – 17%2012 PresidentObama 84% – 16% SenateCardin 72% – 10%2014 GovernorBrown 68% – 32%2016 PresidentClinton 78% – 18% SenateVan Hollen 77% – 18%2018 SenateCardin 81% – 15% GovernorJealous 61% – 38% Attorney GeneralFrosh 81% – 19%2020 PresidentBiden 81% – 17%2022 SenateVan Hollen 83% – 16% GovernorMoore 81% – 15% ComptrollerLierman 80% – 20% Attorney GeneralBrown 83% – 17%2024 PresidentHarris 78% – 19% SenateAlsobrooks 73% – 25%

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:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST24/CD118_MD07.pdf

Baltimore County (10)

Arbutus, Baltimore Highlands, Catonsville (part; also 2nd), Dundalk, Edgemere, Lansdowne, Lochearn, Milford Mill (part; also 2nd), Rosedale (part; also 2nd), Woodlawn (part; also 2nd)

Independent cities (1)

Baltimore (most; also 2nd)

List of members representing the district Member Party Years Con-gress Electoral history District locationDistrict created March 4, 1793 William Hindman Pro-Administration March 4, 1793 –March 3, 1795 Redistricted from the , and re-elected in 1792.Re-elected in 1794.Re-elected in 1796.Lost re-election. 1793–1803 Federalist March 4, 1795 –March 3, 1799 Joseph H. Nicholson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1799 –March 1, 1806 Elected November 29, 1798 to begin member-elect Joshua Seney's term.Re-elected in 1801.Re-elected in 1803.Re-elected in 1804.Resigned. 1803–1813Vacant March 1, 1806 –December 3, 1806 Edward Lloyd Democratic-Republican December 3, 1806 –March 3, 1809 Elected September 27 and October 4, 1806, to finish Nicholson's term.Re-elected October 6, 1806.Re-elected in 1808.Retired. John Brown Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 –??, 1810 Elected in 1808.Re-elected in 1810.Resigned to become Clerk of Court of Queen Anne's County.Vacant ??, 1810 –November 29, 1810 Robert Wright Democratic-Republican November 29, 1810 –March 3, 1817 Elected to finish Brown's term and to the next term on the same ballot.Re-elected in 1812.Re-elected in 1814.Retired. 1813–1823 Thomas Culbreth Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –March 3, 1821 Elected in 1816.Re-elected in 1818.Lost re-election. Robert Wright Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –March 3, 1823 Elected in 1820.Retired. William Hayward Jr. Democratic-Republican (Crawford) March 4, 1823 –March 3, 1825 Elected in 1822.Retired. 1823–1833 John Leeds Kerr Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –March 3, 1829 Elected in 1824.Re-elected in 1826.Lost re-election. Richard Spencer Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –March 3, 1831 Elected in 1829.Lost re-election. John Leeds Kerr Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –March 3, 1833 Elected in 1831. Francis Thomas Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –March 3, 1835 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1833. Redistricted to the . 1833–1843 Daniel Jenifer Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –March 3, 1837 Elected in 1835.Re-elected in 1837.Re-elected in 1839. Whig March 4, 1837 –March 3, 1841 Augustus R. Sollers Whig March 4, 1841 –March 3, 1843 Elected in 1841.Seat eliminated after the 1840 census.Seat re-created after the 1950 census. Samuel Friedel Democratic January 3, 1953 –January 3, 1971 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.Lost re-nomination. 1953–1963 1963–1973 Parren Mitchell Democratic January 3, 1971 –January 3, 1987 Elected in 1970.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.Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland. 1973–1983 1983–1993 Kweisi Mfume Democratic January 3, 1987 –February 15, 1996 Elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Re-elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Resigned to become CEO of the NAACP. 1993–2003Vacant February 15, 1996 –April 16, 1996 Elijah Cummings Democratic April 16, 1996 –October 17, 2019 Elected to finish Mfume's term.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.Died. 2003–2013 2013–2023Vacant October 17, 2019 –May 5, 2020 Kweisi Mfume Democratic May 5, 2020 –present Elected to finish Cummings's term and seated May 5, 2020.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024. 2023–present

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Maryland's 7th congressional district

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