Alabama's 7th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Alabama's 7th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Terri A. Sewell (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

Alabama's 7th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Terri A. Sewell	Democratic	63.7%	27.4
2022	Terri A. Sewell	Democratic	63.5%	28.8
2020	Terri A. Sewell	Democratic	97.2%	—
2018	Terri A. Sewell	Democratic	97.8%	—
2016	Terri A. Sewell	Democratic	98.4%	—
2014	Terri A. Sewell	Democratic	98.4%	—
2012	Terri A. Sewell	Democratic	75.8%	51.8
2010	Terri A. Sewell	Democratic	72.4%	44.9
2008	Artur Davis	Democratic	98.6%	—
2006	Artur Davis	Democratic	99.0%	—
2004	Artur Davis	Democratic	75.0%	50.0
2002	Artur Davis	Democratic	92.4%	85.2
2000	Earl F. Hilliard	Democratic	74.6%	51.4
1998	Earl F. Hilliard	Democratic	98.0%	—
1982	Richard C. Shelby	Democratic	96.8%	93.7
1980	Richard C. Shelby	Democratic	72.6%	46.9
1978	Richard C. Shelby	Democratic	93.8%	89.9
1976	Walter Flowers	Democratic	100.0%	—

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Terri A. Sewell Won	DEM	186,723	63.68%
Robin Litaker	REP	106,312	36.26%
Write-in	—	185	0.06%
Total		293,220

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Terri A. Sewell Won	DEM	123,233	63.54%
Beatrice Nichols	REP	67,416	34.76%
Gavin Goodman	LIB	3,212	1.66%
Write-in	—	79	0.04%
Total		193,940

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Terri A. Sewell Won	DEM	225,742	97.16%
Write-in	—	6,589	2.84%
Total		232,331

Questions and answers

Who represents Alabama's 7th congressional district?

Terri A. Sewell (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Alabama's 7th congressional district?

Terri A. Sewell won in 2024 by 27.4 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.