Pennsylvania State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Pennsylvania Senate District 7
A district of about 261,000 people, 54% Black, 41% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+70.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Vincent Hughes (D) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: Pennsylvania Department of StateUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:19 AM ET
Where it sits among all 50 seats
Every Pennsylvania State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Vincent Hughes (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Vincent Hughes (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Vincent Hughes (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Vincent Hughes (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Vincent Hughes (D) | Marc Perry (R) | 70.9 |
| 2004 | Vincent Hughes (D) | Mary Alice H. Devlin (R) | 67.1 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Vincent Hughes (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Vincent Hughes (D) | Edward P. Bevans (R) | 78.1 |
| 1992 | Chaka Fattah (D) | Lawrence R. Watson II (R) | 63.7 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Chaka Fattah (D) | John J. Logan (R) | 68.7 |
| 1984 | Freeman Hankins (D) | Sherman F. Wooden (R) | 69.6 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Freeman Hankins (D) | C. Larry Greene (R) | 57.5 |
| 1976 | Freeman Hankins (D) | Omar Collins (R) | 66.3 |
| 1972 | Freeman Hankins (D) | James C. Shepard (R) | 49.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Freeman Hankins (D) | Carroll Morris (R) | 67.4 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 7
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 7's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | D+44.9 | No race | D+79.9 | D+76.8 |
| U.S. Senate | D+33.5 | D+83.9 | No race | D+76.5 |
| Governor | No race | D+84.9 | No race | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 50 seats. Small marks are other seats in Pennsylvania. The black marker is District 7.
Higher than 71% of seats.
Lower than 98% of seats.
Lower than 65% of seats.
Higher than 98% of seats.
Higher than 61% of seats.
Denser than 90% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
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Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET