Alabama's 7th congressional district

{{Infobox U.S. congressional district

| state = Alabama

| district number = 7

| image name = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=Alabama's 7th congressional district (2025–).map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|frame-latitude=32.4|frame-longitude=-87|zoom=7|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=100px}}

| image width =

| image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2025

| representative = Terri Sewell

| party = Democratic

| residence = Birmingham

| english area = 8,780

| metric area =

| distribution ref = {{Cite web|url=http://proximityone.com/cd113_2010_ur.htm|title = Congressional Districts {{pipe}} 113th 114th Congress Demographics {{pipe}} Urban Rural Patterns}}

| percent urban = 72.16

| percent rural = 27.84

| population = 715,132{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=01&cd=07|title=My Congressional District|last=|first=|website=www.census.gov}}

| population year = 2023

| median income = $47,972{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=01&cd=07|title = My Congressional District}}

| percent white = 38.8

| percent hispanic = 4.5

| percent black = 52.5

| percent asian = 1.3

| percent more than one race = 2.4

| percent other race = 0.5

| cpvi = D+13{{Cite web|title=2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2025-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2025-04-05|website=Cook Political Report|date=April 3, 2025 |language=en}}

}}

Alabama's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Alabama that elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. The district encompasses Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Pickens, Perry, Sumter and Wilcox counties, and portions of Clarke, Jefferson, and Tuscaloosa counties. The district encompasses portions of the Birmingham, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa/Northport urban areas. The largest city entirely within the district is Selma.

The district has been majority nonwhite, with a majority of African-American residents, since the redistricting following the 1990 census. As such, and with a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+13, it is the most Democratic district in Alabama. The district was adjusted due to the judicial selection of a new congressional map as a result of the case Allen v. Milligan, with its share of Montgomery and half of Clarke County shifted to the 2nd district and a portion of Tuscaloosa County given to the 4th district. It is currently represented by Democrat Terri Sewell.

Character

Alabama's 7th congressional district was first defined in 1843; it has continued since then with the exception of the years 1867–1873 during the Reconstruction era. The geographic area represented by this district has changed over time, depending upon the number of U.S. Representatives apportioned to Alabama. Around the turn of the 20th century, the district included the city of Gadsden. Over time, the district was redefined to include the area around Tuscaloosa. The last two representatives for the district before its reconfiguration as a majority-minority area were Richard Shelby and Claude Harris, both Tuscaloosa residents.

The shape of the current district was largely established in 1992, when it was reconstituted as a majority-minority district under provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended in 1982 to encourage greater representation for minorities in Congress.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/03/us/1992-campaign-congressional-districts-redistricting-expected-bring-surge.html |work=The New York Times |title=THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Congressional Districts; Redistricting Expected to Bring Surge in Minority Lawmakers |first=Robert |last=Pear |date=August 3, 1992 |access-date=April 23, 2010}} Half of the western Alabama portion of the district was moved to the 4th district, and a large portion of Tuscaloosa County was moved into the 6th district, which had primarily been based around Birmingham. To counter the loss in population and to create the majority-minority, many counties from the Black Belt region, a rural expanse in Alabama with a high proportion of African-American residents descended from workers on cotton plantations, were added to the district, as was an arm extending from Tuscaloosa roughly along the Interstate 20/59 corridor into Jefferson County to take in most of the black precincts of Birmingham. Most of Birmingham's white residents remained in the 6th district. The three representatives elected from the district following reconfiguration—Earl F. Hilliard, Artur Davis, and Terri Sewell—have all been residents of Birmingham.

Mostly minor changes in the following two redistrictings have not substantially changed the shape of the district. But, western portions of Montgomery County have been restored to this district, including large swaths of inner-city Montgomery in the redistricting following the 2010 census. This area had earlier been removed after the 2000 census. The district contains urbanized areas of Birmingham, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa, and ten of the fourteen rural counties in the Black Belt. Three of the state's largest colleges are located in the district: Alabama State University in Montgomery, the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Alabama's 7th Congressional district is a good example of a state that has experienced partisan gerrymandering over the last decade. In the 2010 redistricting cycle, Republicans drew district lines to pack together several major Democratic communities into a single district, ensuring that Democrats were only elected to one seat. Alabama's District 7 reaches into several other districts' regions to pick out Democratic voters. The 7th district is the most gerrymandered in the state.{{Cite web|last=Anderton|first=Kevin|title=Middle School Students Solve The Issue Of Gerrymandering And Win $10,000 Prize [Infographic]|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton/2020/11/10/middle-students-solve-the-issue-of-gerrymandering-and-win-10000-prize-infographic/|access-date=2021-01-14|website=Forbes|language=en}}

Democrats have represented the 7th district in all but 6 years since 1843.

Counties and communities

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following the Supreme Court's decision in Allen v. Milligan), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities.[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST01/CD119_AL01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST01/CD119_AL07.pdf]

Choctaw County (8)

: All eight communities

Clarke County (6)

: Coffeeville, Fulton, Grove Hill, Jackson (part; also 2nd), Thomasville, Whatley

Dallas County (4)

: All four communities

Greene County (4)

: All four communities

Hale County (4)

: All four communities

Jefferson County (32)

: Adamsville, Bessemer, Birmingham (part; also 6th), Brighton, Brookside, Cardiff, Center Point (part; also 6th), Concord, Edgewater, Fairfield, Forestdale, Fultondale (part; also 6th), Graysville (part; also 6th), Helena (part; also 6th; shared with Shelby County), Homewood (part; also 6th), Hoover (part; also 6th; shared with Shelby County), Hueytown, Irondale (part; also 6th), Lake View (shared with Tuscaloosa County), Lipscomb, Maytown, McCalla, McDonald Chapel, Midfield, Minor, Mulga, North Johns, Pleasant Grove, Rock Creek, Sylvan Springs, Tarrant, West Jefferson

Lowndes County (7)

: All seven communities

Marengo County (10)

: All 10 communities

Perry County (2)

: Marion, Uniontown

Pickens County (9)

: All nine communities

Sumter County (9)

: All nine communities

Tuscaloosa County (9)

: Brookwood, Coaling, Cottondale, Holt (part; also 4th), Lake View (shared with Jefferson County), Moundville (shared with Hale County), Tuscaloosa (part; also 4th), Vance (part; also 6th; shared with Bibb County), Woodstock (part; also 6th; shared with Bibb County)

Wilcox County (7)

: All seven communities

Recent election results from statewide races

A majority of voters in the district are African Americans who support the Democratic Party and its candidates.

class=wikitable

! Year

! Office

! Results{{cite web | url=https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::e164e6f9-b758-4c9e-b6bb-332a1386c0cd | title=Dra 2020 }}

|2008

| President

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Obama 63% - 36%

|2012

| President

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Obama 65% - 35%

rowspan=2 |2016

| President

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Clinton 62% - 36%

Senate

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Crumpton 62% - 38%

| 2017

| Senate (Spec.)

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Jones 74% - 25%

rowspan=3|2018

| Governor

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Maddox 67% - 33%

Lt. Governor

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Boyd 66% - 34%

Attorney General

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Siegelman 67% - 33%

rowspan=2|2020

| President

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Biden 64% - 35%

Senate

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Jones 66% - 34%

rowspan=4|2022

| Senate

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Boyd 60% - 38%

Governor

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Flowers 58% - 39%

Attorney General

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Major 61% - 39%

Secretary of State

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Laffitte 60% - 37%

|2024

| President

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Harris 61% - 37%

List of members representing the district

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

! Member

! Party

! Years

! Cong
ress

! Electoral history

! Location

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| colspan=6 | District created March 4, 1843

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| align=left | Felix Grundy McConnell
{{Small|(Talladega)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1843 –
September 10, 1846

| {{USCongressOrdinal|28|29}}

| Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
Died.

| rowspan=4 | 1843–1853
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | September 10, 1846 –
December 7, 1846

| {{USCongressOrdinal|29}}

style="height:3em"

| align=left | Franklin Welsh Bowdon
{{Small|(Talladega)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | December 7, 1846 –
March 3, 1851

| {{USCongressOrdinal|29|31}}

| Elected to finish McConnell's term.
Re-elected in 1847.
Re-elected in 1849.
Retired.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | Alexander White
{{Small|(Talladega)}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| nowrap | March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853

| {{USCongressOrdinal|32}}

| Elected in 1851.
Retired.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
James Ferguson Dowdell
{{Small|(Chambers)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855

| {{USCongressOrdinal|33}}

| Elected in 1853.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|AL|3|C}}.

| rowspan=4 | 1853–1863
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

style="height:3em"

| align=left | Sampson Willis Harris
{{Small|(Wetumpka)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857

| {{USCongressOrdinal|34}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|AL|3|C}} and re-elected in 1855.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry
{{Small|(Talladega)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1857 –
January 21, 1861

| {{USCongressOrdinal|35|36}}

| Elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
Withdrew due to Civil War.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | January 21, 1861 –
March 3, 1863

| {{USCongressOrdinal|36|37}}

| Members withdrew during the American Civil War.

style="height:3em"

| colspan=6 | District eliminated in 1863 and re-established in 1877

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| align=left | 100px
William H. Forney
{{Small|(Jacksonville)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1893

| {{USCongressOrdinal|45|52}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|AL|AL|C}} and re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Retired.

| 1877–1893
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

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| align=left | 100px
William Henry Denson
{{Small|(Gadsden)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895

| {{USCongressOrdinal|53}}

| Elected in 1892.
Lost renomination.

| rowspan=3 | 1893–1903
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

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| align=left | 100px
Milford W. Howard
{{Small|(Fort Payne)}}

| {{Party shading/Populist}} | Populist

| nowrap | March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1899

| {{USCongressOrdinal|54|55}}

| Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Retired.

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| align=left rowspan=2 | 100px
John L. Burnett
{{Small|(Gadsden)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1899 –
May 13, 1919

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|56|66}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Died.

rowspan=4 | 1913–1933
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | May 13, 1919 –
September 30, 1919

| {{USCongressOrdinal|66}}

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| align=left | 100px
Lilius Bratton Rainey
{{Small|(Gadsden)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | September 30, 1919 –
March 3, 1923

| {{USCongressOrdinal|66|67}}

| Elected to finish Burnett's term.
Re-elected in 1920.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Miles C. Allgood
{{Small|(Allgood)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1933

| {{USCongressOrdinal|68|72}}

| Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|AL|5|C}}.

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| align=left | 100px
William B. Bankhead
{{Small|(Jasper)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1933 –
September 15, 1940

| {{USCongressOrdinal|73|76}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|AL|10|C}} and re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Died.

| rowspan=6 | 1933–1943
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | September 15, 1940 –
November 5, 1940

| rowspan="2" | {{USCongressOrdinal|76}}

style="height:3em"

| align=left | Zadoc L. Weatherford
{{Small|(Red Bay)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | November 5, 1940 –
January 3, 1941

| Elected to finish William Bankhead's term.
Retired.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | Walter W. Bankhead
{{Small|(Jasper)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1941 –
February 1, 1941

| rowspan="2" | {{USCongressOrdinal|77}}

| Elected in 1940.
Resigned.

style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | February 1, 1941 –
June 24, 1941

style="height:3em"

| align=left | Carter Manasco
{{Small|(Jasper)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | June 24, 1941 –
January 3, 1949

| {{USCongressOrdinal|77|80}}

| Elected to finish Walter Bankhead's term.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Lost renomination.

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| align=left | 100px
Carl Elliott
{{Small|(Jasper)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1963

| {{USCongressOrdinal|81|87}}

| Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|AL|AL|At-large district}}.

| 1953–1963
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

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| colspan=2 | District inactive

| nowrap | January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965

| {{USCongressOrdinal|88}}

| colspan=2 | All representatives elected {{ushr|AL|AL|at-large}} on a general ticket.

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| align=left | 100px
James D. Martin
{{Small|(Gadsden)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967

| {{USCongressOrdinal|89}}

| Elected in 1964.
Retired to run for Governor.

| rowspan=2 | 1965–1973
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
Tom Bevill
{{Small|(Jasper)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1973

| {{USCongressOrdinal|90|92}}

| Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|AL|4|C}}.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
Walter Flowers
{{Small|(Tuscaloosa)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1979

| {{USCongressOrdinal|93|95}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|AL|5|C}} and re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

| 1973–1983
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

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| align=left | 100px
Richard Shelby
{{Small|(Tuscaloosa)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1987

| {{USCongressOrdinal|96|99}}

| Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

| rowspan=2 | 1983–1993
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

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| align=left | 100px
Claude Harris Jr.
{{Small|(Tuscaloosa)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1993

| {{USCongressOrdinal|100|102}}

| Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Earl Hilliard
{{Small|(Birmingham)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003

| {{USCongressOrdinal|103|107}}

| Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Lost renomination.

| 1993–2003
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

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| align=left | 100px
Artur Davis
{{Small|(Birmingham)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2011

| {{USCongressOrdinal|108|111}}

| Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired to run for Governor.

| rowspan=2 | 2003–2013
300px

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| rowspan=5 align=left | 100px
Terri Sewell
{{Small|(Birmingham)}}

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| rowspan=5 nowrap | January 3, 2011 –
present

| rowspan=5 | {{USCongressOrdinal|112|present}}

| rowspan=5 | Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

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| 2013–2023
300px

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| 2023–2025
File:Alabama's 7th congressional district (2023–2025) (new version).svg

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| 2025–present
File:Alabama's 7th congressional district (since 2025) (new version).svg

Recent election results

These are the results from the previous twelve election cycles in Alabama's 7th district.{{cite web |title=AL - District 07 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerDetail.html?ContainerID=312 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=January 10, 2025}}

=2002=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2002 Alabama's 7th congressional district election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Artur Davis

| votes = 153,735

| percentage = 92.44

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Lauren Orth McCay

| votes = 12,100

| percentage = 7.28

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Write-in candidate

| candidate = Write-ins

| votes = 474

| percentage = 0.29

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 166,309

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2004=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2004 Alabama's 7th congressional district election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Artur Davis (Incumbent)

| votes = 183,408

| percentage = 74.97

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Steve Cameron

| votes = 61,019

| percentage = 24.94

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Write-in candidate

| candidate = Write-ins

| votes = 211

| percentage = 0.09

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 244,638

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2006=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2006 Alabama's 7th congressional district election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Artur Davis (Incumbent)

| votes = 133,870

| percentage = 99.04

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Write-in candidate

| candidate = Write-ins

| votes = 1,297

| percentage = 0.96

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 135,167

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2008=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2008 Alabama's 7th congressional district election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Artur Davis (Incumbent)

| votes = 228,518

| percentage = 98.63

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Write-in candidate

| candidate = Write-ins

| votes = 3,183

| percentage = 1.37

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 231,701

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2010=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2010 Alabama's 7th congressional district election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Terri Sewell

| votes = 136,223

| percentage = 72.42

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Don Chamberlain

| votes = 51,882

| percentage = 27.58

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 188,105

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2012=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2012 Alabama's 7th congressional district election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Terri Sewell (Incumbent)

| votes = 232,520

| percentage = 75.90

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Don Chamberlain

| votes = 73,835

| percentage = 24.10

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 306,355

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2014=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2014 Alabama's 7th congressional district election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Terri Sewell (Incumbent)

| votes = 133,687

| percentage = 98.37

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 2,212

| percentage = 1.63

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 135,899

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2016=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2016 Alabama's 7th congressional district election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Terri Sewell (Incumbent)

| votes = 229,330

| percentage = 98.41

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 3,698

| percentage = 1.59

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 233,028

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2018=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Alabama's 7th congressional district election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Terri Sewell (Incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 185,010

| percentage = 97.80

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 4,153

| percentage = 2.20

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 189,163

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2020=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2020 Alabama's 7th congressional district election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Terri Sewell (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 225,742

| percentage = 97.16

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 6,589

| percentage = 2.84

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 232,331

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2022=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2022 Alabama's 7th congressional district election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Terri Sewell (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 123,060

| percentage = 63.53

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Beatrice Nichols

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 67,353

| percentage = 34.77

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Gavin Goodman

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 3,207

| percentage = 1.66

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 79

| percentage = 0.04

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 193,699

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2024=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2024 Alabama's 7th congressional district election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Terri Sewell (incumbent)

| votes = 186,723

| percentage = 63.68

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Robin Litaker

| votes = 106,312

| percentage = 36.26

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 185

| percentage = 0.06

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 293,220

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

References

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;General

{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100423082228/http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]
{{Cite web |title= AL - District 07 - History, 1859–present |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=312 |access-date=2020-09-22 |website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}
{{Cite web |title= AL - District 07 - History, 1843–1859 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=2846 |access-date=2020-09-22 |website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

{{succession box

| title=Home district of the speaker of the House

| before={{ushr|Tennessee|5|}}

| after={{ushr|Texas|4|}}

| years= June 4, 1936 – September 15, 1940}}

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