| State: | Ohio |
| District Number: | 7 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Max Miller |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Rocky River |
| Population: | 774,125[1] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $81,160[2] |
| Percent White: | 86.4 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 3.7 |
| Percent Black: | 2.9 |
| Percent Asian: | 3.0 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.5 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.4 |
| Cpvi: | R+7[3] |
Ohio's 7th congressional district is represented by Max Miller. It is currently located in the northeastern section of the state, including southern and western Cuyahoga County, all of Medina and Wayne Counties, and a sliver of northern Holmes County.
| Year | Office | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | George W. Bush 56% - Al Gore 42% | |
| 2004 | President | George W. Bush 57% - John Kerry 43% | |
| 2008 | President | John McCain 50.9% - Barack Obama 46.9% | |
| 2012 | President | Mitt Romney 53.7% - Barack Obama 44.2% | |
| 2016 | President | Donald Trump 62.5% - Hillary Clinton 32.8% | |
| 2020 | President | Donald Trump 65% - Joe Biden 33% |
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1823 | |||||||
Samuel Finley Vinton | Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Redistricted to the . | |||
| Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 | |||||
| align=left | William Allen | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | Elected in 1832. Lost re-election. | ||
| William K. Bond | Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | Elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Retired. | |||
| Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | |||||
| align=left | William Russell | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1840. | ||
| align=left | Joseph J. McDowell | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. | ||
| align=left | Jonathan D. Morris | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | Elected in 1846 after Rep-elect Thomas L. Hamer died before start of term. Re-elected in 1848. | ||
| align=left | Nelson Barrere | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1850. Lost re-election. | ||
Aaron Harlan | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Lost re-election. | |||
| Opposition | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |||||
| Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |||||
| align=left | Thomas Corwin | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – March 12, 1861 | Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Mexico. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 12, 1861 – July 4, 1861 | |||||
| align=left | Richard A. Harrison | Unionist | nowrap | July 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Elected to finish Corwin's term. | ||
| align=left | Samuel S. Cox | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1862. | ||
| align=left | Samuel Shellabarger | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 | Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. | ||
| align=left | James J. Winans | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | Elected in 1868. | ||
| align=left | Samuel Shellabarger | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1870. | ||
| align=left | Lawrence T. Neal | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. | ||
| align=left | Henry L. Dickey | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Elected in 1876. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Frank H. Hurd | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | Elected in 1878. | ||
| align=left | John P. Leedom | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1880. | ||
| align=left | Henry Lee Morey | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – June 20, 1884 | Lost contested election | ||
| align=left | James E. Campbell | Democratic | nowrap | June 20, 1884 – March 3, 1885 | Won contested election. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | George E. Seney | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1884. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | James E. Campbell | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1886. | ||
| align=left | Henry Lee Morey | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1888. | ||
| align=left | William E. Haynes | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1890. | ||
| align=left | George W. Wilson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. | ||
| align=left | Walter L. Weaver | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. | ||
| align=left | Thomas B. Kyle | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. | ||
| align=left | J. Warren Keifer | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. | ||
| align=left | James D. Post | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. | ||
| align=left | Simeon D. Fess | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | ||
| align=left | Charles Brand | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Retired. | ||
| align=left | Leroy T. Marshall | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | Arthur W. Aleshire | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | Clarence J. Brown | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1939 – August 23, 1965 | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-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. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Died. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | August 23, 1965 – November 2, 1965 | |||||
| align=left | Bud Brown | Republican | nowrap | November 2, 1965 – January 3, 1983 | Elected to finish his father's term. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired to run for governor. | ||
| align=left | Mike DeWine | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. | ||
| align=left | Dave Hobson | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2009 | Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired. | ||
| align=left | Steve Austria | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired. | ||
| align=left | Bob Gibbs | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020 Retired. | ||
| align=left | Max Miller | Republican | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th | Elected in 2022. | ||
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Paul F. Dye 47,196 | Simeon D. Fess 73,794 | ||
| 1922 | Charles B. Zimmerman 38,522 | Charles Brand 53,182 | ||
| 1924 | C. K. Wolf 34,709 | Charles Brand 61,557 | ||
| 1926 | Harry E. Rice 22,314 | Charles Brand 45,699 | ||
| 1928 | Harry E. Rice 34,323 | Charles Brand 75,753 | ||
| 1930 | John L. Zimmerman Jr. 35,663 | Charles Brand 50,595 | ||
| 1932 | Aaron J. Halloran 57,715 | Leroy T. Marshall 65,064 | ||
| 1934 | C. W. Rich 43,226 | Leroy T. Marshall 46,453 | ||
| 1936 | Arthur W. Aleshire 68,456 | Leroy T. Marshall 67,454 | ||
| 1938 | Arthur W. Aleshire 50,163 | Clarence J. Brown 68,185 | ||
| 1940 | J. Fuller Trump 59,667 | Clarence J. Brown 83,415 | ||
| 1942 | George H. Smith: 23,384 | Clarence J. Brown 52,270 | ||
| 1944 | John L. Cashim 52,403 | Clarence J. Brown 84,770 | Carl H. Ehl 211 | |
| 1946 | Carl H. Ehl 29,824 | Clarence J. Brown 63,390 | ||
| 1948 | Clarence J. Brown 71,737 | |||
| 1950 | Ben J. Goldman 35,818 | Clarence J. Brown 77,660 | ||
| 1952 | Clarence J. Brown 98,354 | |||
| 1954 | G. Louis Wren 35,504 | Clarence J. Brown 62,821 | ||
| 1956 | Joseph A. Sullivan 47,220 | Clarence J. Brown 91,439 | ||
| 1958 | Joseph A. Sullivan 48,994 | Clarence J. Brown 75,085 | ||
| 1960 | Joseph A. Sullivan 55,451 | Clarence J. Brown 105,026 | ||
| 1962 | Robert A. Riley 39,908 | Clarence J. Brown 83,680 | ||
| 1964 | Jerry R. Graham 70,857 | Bud Brown 93,022 | ||
| 1966 | Bud Brown 81,225 | |||
| 1968 | Robert E. Cecile 55,386 | Bud Brown 97,581 | ||
| 1970 | Joseph D. Lewis 37,294 | Bud Brown 84,448 | ||
| 1972 | Bud Brown 112,350 | Dorothy Franke 40,945 | ||
| 1974 | Patrick L. Nelson 34,828 | Bud Brown 73,503 | Dorothy Franke 13,088 | |
| 1976 | Dorothy Franke 54,755 | Bud Brown 101,027 | ||
| 1978 | Bud Brown 92,507 | |||
| 1980 | Donald Hollister 38,952 | Bud Brown 124,137 | ||
| 1982 | Roger D. Tackett 65,543 | Mike DeWine 87,842 | John B. Winer (L): 2,761 | |
| 1984 | Donald E. Scott: 40,621 | Mike DeWine 147,885 | Others: 4,352 | |
| 1986 | Mike DeWine 119,238 | |||
| 1988 | Jack Schira 50,423 | Mike DeWine 142,597 | ||
| 1990 | Jack Schira 59,349 | Dave Hobson 97,123 | ||
| 1992 | Clifford S. Heskett 66,237 | Dave Hobson 164,195 | ||
| 1994 | Dave Hobson 140,124 | |||
| 1996 | Richard K. Blain 61,419 | Dave Hobson 158,087 | Dawn Marie Johnson (N): 13,478 | |
| 1998 | Donald E. Minor Jr. 49,780 | Dave Hobson 120,765 | James A. Schrader (L): 9,146 | |
| 2000 | Donald E. Minor Jr. 60,755 | Dave Hobson 163,646 | John Mitchel: 13,983 Jack D. Null (L): 3,802 | |
| 2002 | Kara Anastasio 45,568 | Dave Hobson 113,252 | Frank Doden (G): 8,812 | |
| 2004 | Kara Anastasio 97,972 | Dave Hobson 182,621 | ||
| 2006 | William R. Conner 85,202 | Dave Hobson 133,112 | ||
| 2008 | Sharen Neuhardt 113,099 | Steve Austria 159,265 | ||
| 2010 | William R. Conner 70,400 | Steve Austria 135,721 | John Anderson (L): 9,381 David Easton (C): 2,811 | |
| 2012[4] | Joyce Healy-Abrams 137,708 | Bob Gibbs 178,104 | ||
| 2014[5] | Bob Gibbs 143,959 | |||
| 2016[6] | Roy Rich: 89,638 | Bob Gibbs 198,221 | Dan Phillip: 21,694 | |
| 2018[7] | Ken Harbaugh 107,536 | Bob Gibbs 153,117 | ||
| 2020 | Quentin Potter: 102,271 | Bob Gibbs 236,607 | Brandon Lape (L): 11,671 | |
| 2022 | Matthew Diemer: 135,485 | Max Miller 168,002 | Others: 86 |