Arizona's 8th congressional district
Arizona's 8th congressional district | |
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Arizona's 8th congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |
Current Representative | Debbie Lesko (R–Peoria) |
Area | 9,057 sq mi (23,460 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2015) | 767,981[1] |
Median income | 40,656 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+13[2] |
Arizona's 8th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona. It includes many of the suburbs north and west of Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona.
After redistricting for the 2012 general election, the new 8th district encompasses most of the Maricopa County portion of the old 2nd district, while most of the former 8th district became the 2nd congressional district.[3] It is the geographic and demographic successor of the old 2nd; while the 4th district contains most of the old 2nd's land, more than 92 percent of the old 2nd's constituents were drawn into the 8th.[4]
This House seat was vacated by Representative Trent Franks on December 8, 2017. A special election was held on April 24, 2018 and won by Republican Debbie Lesko.
History
Arizona picked up an eighth congressional district after the 2000 census. It originally encompassed the extreme southeastern part of the state. It included all of Cochise County and parts of Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz counties. For all intents and purposes, it was the successor to the 5th District.
Longtime Republican Jim Kolbe retired in 2007, and was succeeded by Democrat Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot and severely wounded at a public event on January 8, 2011. Giffords resigned her seat in January 2012. A special election that was on June 12, 2012 elected Ron Barber as the new congressman.[5]
For the 2012 election, Barber was redistricted to the 2nd district, which includes the bulk of the old 8th district. The 8th was redrawn to include nearly all of the Maricopa County portion of the old 2nd District–as mentioned above, more than 92 percent of the old 2nd's population. The district had previously been the 3rd District from 1963 to 2003. That district's congressman, Republican Trent Franks, won the election for the new 8th.
Voting in presidential races
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2004 | President | Bush 53–46% |
2008 | President | McCain 52–46% |
2012 | President | Romney 62–37% |
2016 | President | Trump 58–37% |
John McCain, the 2008 Republican nominee, was also a resident of Arizona and one of the state's two United States Senators.
List of U.S. Representatives
Arizona began sending an eighth member to the House after the 2000 Census. Prior to this time, most of the 8th's current territory was in the 5th district.
Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Electoral history | District description[6][7][8] |
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Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
108th 109th |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired. |
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Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 25, 2012 |
110th 111th 112th |
First elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Resigned. | ||
Vacant | January 25, 2012 – June 12, 2012 |
112th | |||
Democratic | June 12, 2012 – January 3, 2013 |
Elected to finish Giffords's term. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | |||
Republican | January 3, 2013 – December 8, 2017 |
113th 114th 115th |
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned. |
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Vacant | December 8, 2017 – April 24, 2018 |
115th | |||
Republican | April 24, 2018 – present |
115th | Elected to finish Franks's term |
Complete election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Kolbe | 126,930 | 63.33% | |
Democratic | Mary Judge Ryan | 67,328 | 33.59% | |
Libertarian | Joe Duarte | 6,142 | 3.06% | |
Write-in | Jim Dorrance | 28 | 0.01% | |
Majority | 59,602 | 29.74% | ||
Total votes | 200,428 | 100.00 |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Kolbe (incumbent) | 183,363 | 60.36% | |
Democratic | Eva Bacal | 109,963 | 36.20% | |
Libertarian | Robert Anderson | 10,443 | 3.44% | |
Majority | 73,400 | 24.16% | ||
Total votes | 303,769 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gabrielle Giffords | 137,655 | 54.25% | |
Republican | Randy Graf | 106,790 | 42.09% | |
Libertarian | David F. Nolan | 4,849 | 1.91% | |
Independent | Jay Quick | 4,408 | 1.74% | |
Majority | 30,865 | 12.16% | ||
Total votes | 253,720 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gabrielle Giffords (incumbent) | 179,629 | 54.72% | |
Republican | Tim Bee | 140,553 | 42.82% | |
Libertarian | Paul Davis | 8,081 | 2.46% | |
Majority | 39,076 | 11.90% | ||
Total votes | 328,266 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gabrielle Giffords (incumbent) | 138,280 | 48.76% | |
Republican | Jesse Kelly | 134,124 | 47.30% | |
Libertarian | Steven Stoltz | 11,174 | 3.94% | |
Majority | 4,156 | 1.46% | ||
Total votes | 283,578 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2012 (special)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ron Barber | 111,203 | 52.32% | |
Republican | Jesse Kelly | 96,465 | 45.39% | |
Green | Charlie Manolakis | 4,869 | 2.29% | |
Majority | 14,739 | 6.93% | ||
Total votes | 212,538 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trent Franks | 172,809 | 63.35% | |
Democratic | Gene Scharer | 95,635 | 35.06% | |
Americans Elect | Stephen Dolgos | 4,347 | 1.59% | |
Majority | 77,174 | 28.29% | ||
Total votes | 272,791 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trent Franks (incumbent) | 128,710 | 75.8% | |
Americans Elect | Stephen Dolgos | 41,066 | 24.2% | |
Majority | 87,644 | 50.6% | ||
Total votes | 169,776 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trent Franks (incumbent) | 204,942 | 68.6% | |
Green | Mark Salazar | 93,954 | 31.4% | |
Majority | 110,988 | 37.2% | ||
Total votes | 298,896 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2018 (Special)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Debbie Lesko | 96,012 | 52.37% | -16.43 | |
Democratic | Hiral Tipirneni | 87,331 | 47.63% | +47.63 | |
Total votes | 183,343 | 100.0 | |||
Majority | 8,681 | 4.74% | |||
Republican hold | Swing | -16.2% |
Living former Representatives
As of December 2017, there are four former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 8th congressional district that are currently living.
Representative | Term in office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Jim Kolbe | 2003 - 2007 | June 28, 1942 |
Gabrielle Giffords | 2007 - 2012 | June 8, 1970 |
Ron Barber | 2012 - 2013 | August 25, 1945 |
Trent Franks | 2013 - 2017 | June 19, 1957 |
See also
References
- ↑
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Maps for the 2012 election" (PDF). Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ↑ Arizona Redistricting: Commission releases draft map. Daily Kos, October 4, 2011
- ↑ Condon, Stephanie (January 23, 2012). "Gabrielle Giffords' resignation prompts special election". CBS News. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ↑ Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing.
- ↑ Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing.
- ↑ Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "U.S. Representative in Congress - District No. 8". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
External links
- Demographic information at census.gov
- 2004 Election data at CNN.com
- 2002 Election data from CBSNews.com
- Maps of Congressional Districts first in effect for the 2002 election
- Maps for the 2012 election
Coordinates: 33°41′44″N 112°17′59″W / 33.69556°N 112.29972°W