Rep. Collin Peterson has represented the Minnesota 7th since 1992. He won his re-elections by wide margins throughout the 2000s, averaging 66% of the vote. The 2010 Tea Party wave missed him; Peterson won re-election by a 14.6-point margin.
Source: Ballotpedia (2014)
These Once-Solid Democratic Districts Aren’t So Safe Anymore. (Morning Consult, 6/12/2017)
Next door to the west Rep. Collin Peterson represents a district Obama never won, and has gotten worse for the party since Sen. John McCain’s victory there by 3 points in 2008. In 2016, Trump won by 31 points, and Clinton underperformed Obama by 13 percent.
Source: govtrack
Sources: Census Reporter (MN 7CD; U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts (MN, US)
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