Arizona's 5th congressional district
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Arizona's 5th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona and contains much of the eastern and northeastern suburbs of Phoenix. The district also includes the cities of Scottsdale and Tempe and contains a small southeastern portion of the city of Phoenix itself.
A swing district, it is currently represented by Republican David Schweikert, who defeated Democratic incumbent and former Mayor of Tempe Harry Mitchell in 2010.
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[edit] Competitiveness
This district covers all of Tempe and Scottsdale and portions of Chandler, Mesa and the Ahwatukee section of Phoenix. Although Republicans outnumber Democrats by about 40,000 voters, the 5th District is considered far less conservative than other suburban Phoenix districts. George W. Bush received 54% of the vote in this district in 2004 and native son John McCain narrowly won the district in 2008 with 51.70% of the vote while Barack Obama received 47.17%.
[edit] Voting
[edit] List of representatives
Arizona began sending a fifth member to the House after the 1980 Census.
| Representative |
Party |
Years |
Congress |
Counties[1][2][3] |
Description |
Notes |
| James Francis McNulty, Jr. |
Democratic |
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 |
98th |
Cochise, Greenlee, Graham (part), Pima (part), Pinal (part), Santa Cruz (part) |
SE Arizona, including parts of Tucson |
Defeated |
| Jim Kolbe |
Republican |
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 |
99th-102nd |
Redistricted to the 8th district |
| January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 |
103rd-107th |
Cochise, Graham (part), Pima (part), Pinal (part) |
| J. D. Hayworth |
Republican |
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
108th-109th |
Maricopa (part) |
Parts of Metro Phoenix |
Redistricted from the 6th district; Defeated |
| Harry Mitchell |
Democratic |
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
110th-111th |
Defeated |
| David Schweikert |
Republican |
January 3, 2011 – present |
112th |
Incumbent |
[edit] Recent results
http://projects.usatoday.com/news/politics/2010/elections/AZ/
[edit] References
- ^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.
- ^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.
- ^ Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress
