Arizona's 3rd congressional district

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Arizona's 3rd congressional district
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Current Representative Ben Quayle (R–Phoenix)
Distribution 96.46% urban, 3.54% rural
Population (2000) 641,329
Median income $48,108
Ethnicity 85.7% White, 2.4% Black, 2.2% Asian, 2.5 (of any race)% Hispanic, 1.3% Native American, 5.8% other
Cook PVI R+9

Arizona's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona and contains most of the northern portion of the city of Phoenix as well as some of its northern suburbs. It is currently represented by Republican Ben Quayle, the son of former Vice President Dan Quayle, who was elected in 2010 to succeed fellow Republican John Shadegg.

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[edit] Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2008 President McCain 57 - 42%
2004 President Bush 58 - 41%
2000 President Bush 54 - 42%

[edit] Competitiveness

Most of the district's population lies in middle-to-upper class areas in the northern part of Phoenix. Like the metropolitan area in general, the 3rd district leans Republican, although the southern parts of the district in east-central Phoenix and Paradise Valley are more competitive between the parties.

George W. Bush received 58% of the vote in this district in 2004. John McCain took in 56.47% of the vote in the district in 2008 while Barack Obama received 42.34%.

[edit] List of representatives

Arizona began sending a third member to the House after the 1960 Census.

Representative Party Term Congress Counties[1][2][3] Description Notes
George Frederick Senner, Jr. Democratic January 3, 1963 - January 3, 1967 88th-89th Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai N Arizona Defeated
Sam Steiger Republican January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1973 90th-92nd Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai, Maricopa (part) N Arizona, including parts of Metro Phoenix Ran for U.S. Senate
January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1977 93rd-94th Coconino, Mohave, Yavapai, Yuma, Maricopa (part) W Arizona, including parts of Metro Phoenix
Bob Stump Democratic January 3, 1977 - January 3, 1983 95th-97th Retired
Republican January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1993 98th-102nd Coconino, La Paz, Mohave, Yavapai, Maricopa (part), Yuma (part)
January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2003 103rd-107th La Paz, Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino (part), Maricopa (part), Navajo (part)
John B. Shadegg Republican January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2011 108th-111th Maricopa (part) Parts of Metro Phoenix Redistricted from the 4th district; Retired
Ben Quayle Republican January 3, 2011 - Present 112th Incumbent
  1. ^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.
  2. ^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.
  3. ^ Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress

[edit] Recent elections

[edit] 2010

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2010#District 3
Arizona's 3rd Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ben Quayle 108,689 52.24%
Democratic Jon Hullburd 85,610 41.14%
Libertarian Michael Shoen 10,478 5.04%
Green Leonard Clark 3,294 1.58%

[edit] 2008

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2008#District 3
2008 Arizona Congressional District 3 general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Shadegg 148,800 54.1%
Democratic Bob Lord 115,759 42.1%
Libertarian Michael Shoen 10,602 3.9%

[edit] 2006

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2006
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party John B. Shadegg 112,519 59.3
  Democratic Party Herb Paine 72,586 38.2
  Libertarian Party Mark Yannone 4,744 2.5

[edit] 2004

Main article: U.S. House election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party John B. Shadegg 181,082 80
  Libertarian Party Mark Yannone 44,962 20

[edit] 2002

Main article: U.S. House election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party John B. Shadegg 86,950 67
  Democratic Party Charles Hill 39,845 31
  Libertarian Party Mark Yannone 3,172 2

[edit] 2000

Main article: U.S. House election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Bob Stump 179,674 66
  Democratic Party Paul Sharer 87,003 32

[edit] 1998

Main article: U.S. House election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Bob Stump 124,275 67
  Democratic Party Paul Sharer 61,697 33

[edit] References

  1. Demographic data from census.gov
  2. 2004 Election data from CNN.com
  3. 2002 Election data from CBSNews.com
  4. 2000 Election data from CNN.com
  5. 1998 Election data from CNN.com
All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
The Territory and At-large seats are obsolete. The 9th district to be seated in the 113th Congress in 2013.
See also: Arizona's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting in Arizona – Gerrymandering – Maps

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