Florida's 7th Congressional District

Florida's 7th Congressional District

Incumbent

Cory Mills

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Florida's 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Cory Mills (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Florida representatives represented an average of 770,376 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 700,029 residents.

Elections

2024

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

Florida's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Democratic primary)

Florida's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 7

Incumbent Cory Mills defeated Jennifer Adams in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 7 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cory Mills (R)	56.5	233,937
		Jennifer Adams (D)	43.5	179,917

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 413,854
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 7

Jennifer Adams defeated Allek Pastrana and Tatiana Fernandez in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 7 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Adams	62.6	23,191
		Allek Pastrana	21.2	7,844
		Tatiana Fernandez	16.2	5,982

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,017
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 7

Incumbent Cory Mills defeated Michael Johnson in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 7 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cory Mills	80.9	43,096
		Michael Johnson	19.1	10,188

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,284
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Derrick Brantley (R)

2022

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 7

Cory Mills defeated Karen Green and Cardon Pompey in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cory Mills (R)	58.5	177,966
		Karen Green (D)	41.5	126,079
		Cardon Pompey (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)	0.0	10

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 304,055
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 7

Karen Green defeated Al Krulick, Tatiana Fernandez, and Allek Pastrana in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 7 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karen Green	44.9	23,051
		Al Krulick	21.0	10,787
		Tatiana Fernandez	20.0	10,261
		Allek Pastrana	14.2	7,289

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,388
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Stephanie Murphy (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 7

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 7 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cory Mills	37.9	27,757
		Anthony Sabatini	23.7	17,332
		Brady Duke	15.3	11,221
		Ted Edwards	5.8	4,259
		Russell Roberts	5.5	4,031
		Erika Benfield	5.4	3,964
		Scott Sturgill	4.2	3,094
		Al Santos	2.1	1,504

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,162
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jeremy Liggett (R)
• Joe Cavagna (R)
• Lee Ogilvie (R)
• Kristopher Stark (R)

2020

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 7

Incumbent Stephanie Murphy defeated Leo Valentin and William Garlington in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Murphy (D)	55.3	224,946
		Leo Valentin (R)	43.2	175,750
		William Garlington (No Party Affiliation)	1.4	5,753

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 406,449
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Stephanie Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 7.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Pedro Figueiredo (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 7

Leo Valentin defeated Richard Goble and Mike Zhao in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 7 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leo Valentin	38.6	19,841
		Richard Goble	37.4	19,187
		Mike Zhao	24.0	12,330

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,358
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Vennia Francois (R)
• Thomas Delia (R)
• Sean Jackson (R)
• Armani Salado (R)
• Eduardo Mejias (R)
• Chelle DiAngelus (R)
• Mike Thibodeau (R)
• Jan Edwards (R)

2018

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 7

Incumbent Stephanie Murphy defeated Mike Miller in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Murphy (D)	57.7	183,113
		Mike Miller (R)	42.3	134,285

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 317,398 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jose Valdez (No Party Affiliation)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 7

Incumbent Stephanie Murphy defeated Chardo Richardson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 7 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Murphy	86.2	49,060
		Chardo Richardson	13.8	7,846

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,906
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 7

Mike Miller defeated Scott Sturgill and Vennia Francois in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 7 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Miller	53.9	30,629
		Scott Sturgill	30.4	17,253
		Vennia Francois	15.7	8,950

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,832
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mark Busch (R)
• Patrick Weingart (R)

2016

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

Florida's 7th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent John Mica (R) sought re-election in 2016. He was defeated by Stephanie Murphy (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Mica defeated Mark Busch in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.

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

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Stephanie Murphy	51.5%	182,039
	Republican	John Mica Incumbent	48.5%	171,583
	N/A	Write-in	0%	33
Total Votes				353,655
Source: Florida Division of Elections

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

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Mica Incumbent	77.2%	38,528
Mark Busch	22.8%	11,407
Total Votes		49,935
Source: Florida Division of Elections

2014

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

The 7th Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent John Mica (R) defeated Wesley Neuman (D) and Al Krulick (I) in the general election.

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

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Mica Incumbent	63.6%	144,474
	Democratic	Wesley Neuman	32.1%	73,011
	Independent	Al Krulick	4.3%	9,679
Total Votes				227,164
Source: Florida Division of Elections

2012

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

The 7th District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent John L. Mica won re-election in the district.

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

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John L. Mica Incumbent	58.7%	185,518
	Democratic	Jason Kendall	41.3%	130,479
	Independent	Fred Marra	0%	13
Total Votes				316,010
Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

U.S. House, Florida District 7 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jason Kendall	61.3%	12,816
Nicholas Ruiz III	38.7%	8,088
Total Votes		20,904

U.S. House, Florida District 7 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Mica Incumbent	61.2%	32,119
Sandra Adams Incumbent	38.8%	20,404
Total Votes		52,523

2010
On November 2, 2010, John L. Mica won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Heather Beaven (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Florida District 7 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John L. Mica incumbent	69%	185,470
	Democratic	Heather Beaven	31%	83,206
Total Votes				268,676

2008
On November 4, 2008, John L. Mica won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Faye Armitage (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Florida District 7 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John L. Mica incumbent	62%	238,721
	Democratic	Faye Armitage	38%	146,292
Total Votes				385,013

2006
On November 7, 2006, John L. Mica won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John F. Chagnon (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Florida District 7 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John L. Mica incumbent	63.1%	149,656
	Democratic	John F. Chagnon	36.9%	87,584
Total Votes				237,240

2004
Mica ran unopposed for re-election in 2004.

2002
On November 5, 2002, John L. Mica won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Wayne Hogan (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Florida District 7 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John L. Mica incumbent	59.6%	142,147
	Democratic	Wayne Hogan	40.4%	96,444
Total Votes				238,591

2000
On November 7, 2000, John L. Mica won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dan Vaughen (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Florida District 7 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John L. Mica incumbent	63.2%	171,018
	Democratic	Dan Vaughen	36.8%	99,531
	N/A	Write-in	0%	11
Total Votes				270,560

Redistricting

2020-2024

See also: Redistricting in Florida after the 2020 census

On March 27, 2024, the U.S. District Court for Northern Florida upheld the state's congressional map after it was struck down by a lower court on Sep. 2, 2023. As a result, this map was used for Florida's 2024 congressional elections. According to the U.S. District Court for Northern Florida's order:

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This case involves constitutional challenges to the congressional districting map proposed by Governor Ron DeSantis and enacted by the Florida Legislature in 2022 ... Plaintiffs had to prove both discriminatory effects and a discriminatory purpose. They proved neither. Thus, [we] concur in the decision to grant judgment in the Secretary’s favor.

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On September 2, 2023, Leon County Circuit Court Judge J. Lee Marsh struck down enacted North Florida congressional districts and ordered the Legislature to redraw district boundaries. On June 2, 2022, the Florida Supreme Court had declined to block Florida's enacted congressional map, which Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed into law on April 22.

The Florida First District Court of Appeal had reinstated the congressional district boundaries on May 20, overruling Leon County Circuit Court Judge Layne Smith's temporary hold on the map. On May 11, Smith issued an order declaring Florida's enacted congressional map unconstitutional, saying, "The enacted map is unconstitutional under the Fair District amendment. It diminishes African-Americans’ ability to elect the representative of their choice." Smith also said a map drawn by a court-appointed special master should be substituted for the enacted map in the 2022 elections. The plaintiffs in the case filed an emergency appeal with the Florida Supreme Court on May 23, 2022, seeking a hold on the enacted congressional map.

DeSantis signed the original congressional map into law on April 22, 2022. The map bill was proposed and approved by the Florida State Legislature during a special session called for the purposes of redistricting. The Florida State Senate voted 24-15 to approve the map on April 20, and the Florida House of Representatives voted 68-34 to approve the map on April 21.

This was the second congressional map bill approved by the state legislature. DeSantis vetoed the first on March 29. Republican leaders in the legislature said on April 11 that they would wait to receive a map from DeSantis to support. DeSantis submitted a map to the legislature on April 13, which became the enacted map.

How does redistricting in Florida work? In Florida, both congressional and state legislative district lines are drawn by the state legislature. Congressional lines are adopted as regular legislation and are subject to gubernatorial veto. State legislative lines are passed via joint resolution and are not subject to gubernatorial veto. State legislative district maps are automatically submitted to the Florida Supreme Court for approval. In the event that the court rejects the lines, the legislature is given a second chance to draft a plan. If the legislature cannot approve a state legislative redistricting plan, the state attorney general must ask the state supreme court to draft a plan. There are no similar procedures in place for congressional districts.

The Florida Constitution requires that all districts, whether congressional or state legislative, be contiguous. Also, "where doing so does not conflict with minority rights, [districts] must be compact and utilize existing political and geographical boundaries where feasible." Districts cannot be drawn in such a way as to "favor or disfavor a political party or incumbent."

Florida District 7
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Florida District 7
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2010-2011

This is the 7th Congressional District of Florida after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Florida after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Florida State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census. Prior to redistricting the 7th District consisted of the suburban area between Orlando and Daytona Beach and includes St. Augustine, the first settlement in the United States. The district included all of Flagler and St. Johns counties, a very small portion of eastern Putnam County, parts of Volusia County including the central area of (DeLand, Deltona) and the northeastern coastal areas of (Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach), much of western Seminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County.

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

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+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 Florida's 7th the 190th 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) 52.2%-46.7%.

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+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 Florida's 7th the 189th 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 46.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 52.2%.

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 EVEN. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were within 1 percentage point of the national average. This made Florida's 7th Congressional District the 196th most Democratic 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 1.06. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.06 points toward that party.

See also

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

External links

• GovTrack District 7

Footnotes

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Marco Rubio (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Vacant

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Michael Waltz (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Bill Posey (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

Republican Party (21)

Democratic Party (8)

Vacancies (1)