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Maryland's 7th congressional district

U.S. House district for Maryland

Summary

U.S. House district for Maryland

FieldValue
stateMaryland
district number7
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeKweisi Mfume
partyDemocratic
residenceBaltimore
english area294.25
percent urban95
percent rural5
population741,484
population year2024
median income$66,738
percent white29.9
percent hispanic8.5
percent black53.2
percent asian3.7
percent more than one race3.9
percent other race0.8
percent blue collar16.2
percent white collar66.8
percent gray collar17
cpviD+31

| percent more than one race = 3.9

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

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 81% – 17%
2012PresidentObama 84% – 16%
SenateCardin 72% – 10%
2014GovernorBrown 68% – 32%
2016PresidentClinton 78% – 18%
SenateVan Hollen 77% – 18%
2018SenateCardin 81% – 15%
GovernorJealous 61% – 38%
Attorney GeneralFrosh 81% – 19%
2020PresidentBiden 81% – 17%
2022SenateVan Hollen 83% – 16%
GovernorMoore 81% – 15%
Attorney GeneralBrown 83% – 17%
ComptrollerLierman 80% – 20%
2024PresidentHarris 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:

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

MemberPartyYearsCon-
gressElectoral historyDistrict location
District created March 4, 1793
[[File:William Hindman.jpg100px]]
William Hindman
(Talbot County)Pro-AdministrationnowrapMarch 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795Redistricted from the , and re-elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Lost re-election.1793–1803
FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1799
[[File:JosephHopperNicholson.jpg100px]]
Joseph H. Nicholson
(Chestertown)Democratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1799 –
March 1, 1806Elected November 29, 1798 to begin member-elect Joshua Seney's term.
Re-elected in 1801.
Re-elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1804.
Resigned.
1803–1813
VacantnowrapMarch 1, 1806 –
December 3, 1806
[[File:Edwardlloydofmaryland.jpg100px]]
Edward Lloyd
(Wye Mills)Democratic-RepublicannowrapDecember 3, 1806 –
March 3, 1809Elected September 27 and October 4, 1806, to finish Nicholson's term.
Re-elected October 6, 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Retired.
John Brown
(Centerville)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1809 –
??, 1810Elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Resigned to become Clerk of Court of Queen Anne's County.
Vacantnowrap??, 1810 –
November 29, 1810
[[File:Robertwrightofmaryland.jpg100px]]
Robert Wright
(Queenstown)Democratic-RepublicanNovember 29, 1810 –
March 3, 1817Elected 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
(Denton)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1821Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Robertwrightofmaryland.jpg100px]]
Robert Wright
(Queenstown)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823Elected in 1820.
Retired.
William Hayward Jr.
(Easton)Democratic-Republican (Crawford)nowrapMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825Elected in 1822.
Retired.1823–1833
[[File:John Leeds Kerr profile.jpg100px]]
John Leeds Kerr
(Easton)Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829Elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Lost re-election.
Richard Spencer
(Easton)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831Elected in 1829.
Lost re-election.
[[File:John Leeds Kerr profile.jpg100px]]
John Leeds Kerr
(Easton)Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833Elected in 1831.
[[File:Francis Thomas of Maryland - photo portrait seated.jpg100px]]
Francis Thomas
(Frederick)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1833.
Redistricted to the .1833–1843
Daniel Jenifer
(Milton Hill)Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
WhignowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841
Augustus R. Sollers
(Prince Frederick)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843Elected in 1841.
Seat eliminated after the 1840 census.
Seat re-created after the 1950 census.
[[File:Samuel Friedel.jpg100px]]
Samuel Friedel
(Baltimore)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1971Elected 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
[[File:Parren Mitchell.png100px]]
Parren Mitchell
(Baltimore)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1987Elected 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
[[File:Kweisi Mfume.jpg100px]]
Kweisi Mfume
(Baltimore)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1987 –
February 15, 1996Elected 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.
1993–2003
VacantnowrapFebruary 15, 1996 –
April 16, 1996
[[File:Elijah Cummings official photo.jpg100px]]
Elijah Cummings
(Baltimore)DemocraticApril 16, 1996 –
October 17, 2019Elected 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
[[File:United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 7 map.png300px]]
2013–2023
[[File:Maryland US Congressional District 7 (since 2013).tif300px]]
VacantnowrapOctober 17, 2019 –
May 5, 2020
[[File:Maryland Congressman Kweisi Mfume, 117th Congress.jpg100px]]
Kweisi Mfume
(Baltimore)DemocraticMay 5, 2020 –
presentElected to finish Cummings's term and seated May 5, 2020.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present
[[File:Maryland's 7th congressional district in Baltimore (since 2023).svg300px]]

Recent elections

2000s

2010s

2020s

References

Bibliography

References

  1. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District".
  2. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  3. Reed, Kai. (2020-04-29). "Election results: Kweisi Mfume declared winner of Maryland's 7th District Congress seat".
  4. "Dra 2020".
  5. "Statewide Data Breakdown by State Congressional Districts".
  6. "Statewide Data Breakdown by State Congressional Districts".
  7. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST24/CD118_MD01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST24/CD118_MD07.pdf]
  8. "Maryland's 7th Congressional District". Ballotpedia.
  9. "Official 2012 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland State Board of Elections.
  10. Haas, Karen L.. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.
  11. "Official 2016 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress". Maryland Secretary of State.
  12. Johnson, Cheryl L.. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.
  13. (May 12, 2020). "Official 2020 Special General Election results for Representative in Congress". State Board of Elections.
  14. "Official 2020 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress".
  15. "Official 2024 Presidential General Election Results for Representative in Congress". Maryland State Board of Elections.
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