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Missouri's 7th congressional district 
Current Representative Billy Long (R–Springfield) Distribution 59.28% urban, 40.72% rural Population 621,690 Median income $32,929 Ethnicity 94.1% White, 1.3% Black, 0.7% Asian, 2.6% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% other Cook PVI R+17 Missouri's 7th congressional district consists of Southwest Missouri. The district includes Springfield, the home of Missouri State University (formerly known as Southwest Missouri State University), and the popular tourist destination city of Branson. Located along the borders of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Northwest Arkansas, the district takes in a huge chunk of the Bible Belt, making it the most Republican district in the state with a strong socially conservative trend. George W. Bush defeated John Kerry 67% to 32% in Election 2004.
The district is currently represented by Billy Long (R-Springfield).
List of representatives
Representative Party Years District home Notes District created March 4, 1853 Samuel Caruthers Whig March 4, 1853 - March 4, 1855 Opposition March 4, 1855 - March 4, 1857 Democratic March 4, 1857 - March 4, 1859 John W. Noell Democratic March 4, 1859 - March 4, 1863 Redistricted to the 3rd district Benjamin F. Loan Unconditional Unionist March 4, 1863 - March 4, 1865 Republican March 4, 1865 - March 4, 1869 Joel F. Asper Republican March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1871 Isaac Parker Republican March 4, 1871 - March 4, 1873 Redistricted to the 9th district Thomas T. Crittenden Democratic March 4, 1873 - March 4, 1875 John F. Philips Democratic March 4, 1875 - March 4, 1877 Thomas T. Crittenden Democratic March 4, 1877 - March 4, 1879 Alfred M. Lay Democratic March 4, 1879 - December 8, 1879 Died Vacant December 8, 1879 - January 10, 1880 John F. Philips Democratic January 10, 1880 - March 4, 1881 Theron M. Rice Greenback March 4, 1881 - March 4, 1883 Aylett H. Buckner Democratic March 4, 1883 - March 4, 1885 Redistricted from the 13th district John E. Hutton Democratic March 4, 1885 - March 4, 1889 Richard H. Norton Democratic March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1893 John T. Heard Democratic March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1895 Redistricted from the 6th district John P. Tracey Republican March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1897 James Cooney Democratic March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1903 Courtney W. Hamlin Democratic March 4, 1903 - March 4, 1905 John Welborn Republican March 4, 1905 - March 4, 1907 Courtney W. Hamlin Democratic March 4, 1907 - March 4, 1919 Samuel C. Major Democratic March 4, 1919 - March 4, 1921 Roscoe C. Patterson Republican March 4, 1921 - March 4, 1923 Samuel C. Major Democratic March 4, 1923 - March 4, 1929 John W. Palmer Republican March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1931 Samuel C. Major Democratic March 4, 1931 - July 28, 1931 Died Vacant July 28, 1931 - September 29, 1931 Robert D. Johnson Democratic September 29, 1931 - March 4, 1933 March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935 District inactive, all representatives elected At-large on a general ticket Dewey Short Republican January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1957 Charles H. Brown Democratic January 3, 1957 - January 3, 1961 Durward G. Hall Republican January 3, 1961 - January 3, 1973 Gene Taylor Republican January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1989 Mel Hancock Republican January 3, 1989 - January 3, 1997 Roy Blunt Republican January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2011 Billy Long Republican January 3, 2011 - Present Incumbent Counties
There are a total of 10 counties included in MO-07.
Largest cities
The 10 largest cities in MO-07 are as follows.
Rank City County Population (2000) Population (2010) 1 Springfield Greene 151,580 159,498 2 Joplin Jasper/Newton 45,504 50,150 3 Nixa Christian 12,124 19,022 4 Ozark Christian 9,665 17,820 5 Republic Christian/Greene 8,438 14,751 6 Carthage Jasper 12,668 14,378 7 Neosho Newton 10,505 11,835 8 Webb City Jasper 9,812 10,996 9 Branson Taney 6,050 10,520 10 Bolivar Polk 9,143 10,325 2008 presidential election results
The table below shows how individual counties in MO-07 voted in the 2008 presidential election. U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) swept the district with 63.07 percent of the vote while U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) received 35.39 percent, a 27.68-percent margin of victory for the GOP. McCain received less than 60 percent in only Greene County, where Obama may have been helped by the college subplot presence of Missouri State University.
County John McCain Barack Obama Difference Newton 69.42 29.32 R + 40.10 McDonald 67.60 30.17 R + 37.43 Stone 68.02 30.69 R + 37.33 Taney 68.02 30.85 R + 37.17 Lawrence 67.70 30.64 R + 37.06 Christian 67.33 31.52 R + 35.81 Barry 66.63 31.62 R + 35.01 Jasper 65.67 32.62 R + 33.05 Polk 65.39 33.24 R + 32.15 Greene 57.06 41.26 R + 15.08 2008 Missouri Republican presidential primary election results
The table below shows how individual counties in MO-07 voted in the 2008 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary. Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) carried every county in MO-07 over U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) and former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts).
County Mike Huckabee John McCain Mitt Romney Difference Taney 55.89 25.90 14.17 H + 29.99 Polk 51.33 25.28 18.65 H + 26.05 Christian 48.46 24.37 22.75 H + 24.09 McDonald 48.71 25.55 14.75 H + 23.16 Lawrence 48.75 26.19 18.96 H + 22.56 Barry 49.69 28.31 15.33 H + 21.38 Newton 45.49 25.95 22.82 H + 19.54 Jasper 42.23 25.82 26.03 H + 16.20 Greene 42.48 27.09 25.17 H + 15.39 Stone 45.01 31.82 18.80 H + 13.19 2008 Missouri Democratic presidential primary election results
The table below shows how individual counties in MO-07 voted in the 2008 Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary. Former U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York) carried every county in the district by convincing margins over U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois).
County Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Difference McDonald 68.39 26.00 C + 42.39 Barry 65.52 30.47 C + 35.05 Newton 65.55 31.46 C + 34.09 Polk 63.81 33.28 C + 30.53 Taney 63.69 33.74 C + 29.95 Lawrence 61.58 34.86 C + 26.72 Stone 61.76 35.17 C + 26.59 Jasper 60.42 36.39 C + 24.03 Christian 57.68 39.93 C + 17.75 Greene 54.94 42.77 C + 12.17 2008 gubernatorial election results
The table below shows how individual counties in MO-07 voted in the 2008 Missouri gubernatorial election. Former Attorney General and now Governor Jay Nixon (D) lost the district to his challenger, former U.S. Representative Kenny Hulshof (R).
County Kenny Hulshof Jay Nixon Difference Newton 61.85 36.29 R + 25.56 McDonald 59.74 36.63 R + 23.11 Jasper 58.61 39.42 R + 19.19 Jasper 58.61 39.42 R + 19.19 Taney 51.16 46.31 R + 4.85 Stone 49.53 47.46 R + 2.07 Christian 49.65 47.73 R + 1.92 Barry 49.48 47.90 R + 1.58 Lawrence 49.15 47.94 R + 1.21 Polk 45.76 49.52 D + 3.76 Greene 42.84 54.45 D + 11.61 Median household incomes
Rank County Income (2008) 1 Christian $50,200 2 Greene $44,185 3 Newton $43,872 4 Stone $40,487 5 Jasper $40,243 6 Taney $39,771 7 Lawrence $38,778 8 Polk $37,199 9 Barry $35,889 10 McDonald $33,448 Median family incomes
Rank County Income (2008) 1 Christian $58,806 2 Greene $56,047 3 Newton $51,178 4 Jasper $49,007 5 Taney $47,664 6 Stone $46,675 7 Lawrence $45,843 8 Polk $45,263 9 Barry $41,861 10 McDonald $38,848 Election results
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1998: Roy Blunt (R) vs. Marc Perkel (D)[1]
1998
United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 1998[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Roy Blunt (Incumbent) 129,746 72.6% Democratic Marc Perkel 43,146 24.3% Libertarian Mike Harman 5,639 3.2% Total votes 178,801 100%% Majority 80,691 45.1% Turnout Republican hold Swing 2002
United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2002[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Roy Blunt (Incumbent) 149,519 74.81% Democratic Roland Roy Lapham 45,964 23.00% Libertarian Douglas Andrew Burlison 4,378 2.19% Other Steven L. Reed 2 0.00% Total votes 199,863 100%% Majority Turnout Republican hold Swing 2004
United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2004[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Roy Blunt (Incumbent) 210,080 70.45% Democratic Jim Newberry 84,356 28.29% Libertarian James K. Craig 2,767 0.93% Constitution Steve Alger 1,002 0.34% Total votes 298,205 100%% Majority Turnout Republican hold Swing 2006
United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2006[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Roy Blunt (Incumbent) 160,942 66.75% Democratic Jack Truman 75,592 30.11% Libertarian Kevin Craig 7,566 3.14% Other Glenn Miller 23 0.01% Total votes 241,123 100%% Majority Turnout Republican hold Swing 2008
United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2008[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Roy Blunt (Incumbent) 219,016 67.76% Democratic Richard Monroe 91,010 28.16% Libertarian Kevin Craig 6,971 2.16% Constitution Travis Maddox 6,166 1.91% Other Midge Potts 49 0.02% Total votes 323,212 100%% Majority Turnout Republican hold Swing References
- ^ http://sos.mo.gov/enrweb/raceresults.asp?eid=6&oid=1551&arc=1
- ^ 1998 Election Results
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri, 2003-2004, page 627.
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri, 2005-2006, page 637
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri, 2007-2008, page 649
- ^ 2008 Election Results
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- http://www.census.gov/
Missouri's congressional districts All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
The At-large and 10th-16th districts are obsolete
See also: Missouri's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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