Arizona's 8th congressional district
| Arizona's 8th congressional district | ||
|---|---|---|
| Current Representative | Trent Franks (R–Glendale) | |
| Area | 9,057 mi² | |
| Distribution | 87.3% urban, 12.7% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 641,329 | |
| Median income | $40,656 | |
| Ethnicity | 73.9% White, 3% Black, 2.1% Asian, 18.2% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American, 0.1% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+13≠[1] | |
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.
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History [edit]
From 2003 to 2013 it encompassed the extreme southeastern part of the state. It included all of Cochise County and parts of Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz counties.
It was represented from 2007 to 2012 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.[2] In 2012, Barber was redistricted to the 2nd district, and was succeeded as the 8th district's representative by Republican Trent Franks.
2012 redistricting [edit]
After redistricting for the 2012 general election, most of the current 8th district became the 2nd congressional district, while the new 8th district encompases most of the Maricopa County portion of the old 2nd district—the western suburbs of Phoenix.[3]
George W. Bush received 53% of the vote in this district in 2004. Arizona resident John McCain carried the district in 2008 with 52.37% of the vote, while Barack Obama received 46.43%.
Voting [edit]
| Election results from presidential races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2000 | President | Bush 50 - 46% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 53 - 46% |
| 2008 | President | McCain 52 - 46% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 62 - 37% |
List of representatives [edit]
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 | Term | Congress | District description: Counties[4][5][6] |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Kolbe |
Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
108 109 |
Southeast Arizona, including parts of Tucson: Cochise, Pima (part), Pinal (part), Santa Cruz (part) |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2004 Retired |
 Gabrielle Giffords |
Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 25, 2012 |
110 111 112 |
First elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2008 Re-elected in 2010 Resigned |
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| Vacant | January 25, 2012 – June 12, 2012 |
112 | |||
 Ron Barber |
Democratic | June 12, 2012 - January 3, 2013 |
Elected to finish Giffords's term, Redistricted to the 2nd district | ||
 Trent Franks |
Republican | January 3, 2013 – |
113 - | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2012 |
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Recent results [edit]
2002 [edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Jim Kolbe | 112,872 | 63 | ||
| Democratic Party | Mary Judge Ryan | 60,536 | 34 | ||
| Libertarian Party | Joe Duarte | 5,520 | 3 | ||
2004 [edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Jim Kolbe | 183,363 | 60.4 | -2.6% | |
| Democratic Party | Eva Bacal | 109,963 | 36.2 | +2.2% | |
| Libertarian Party | Robert Anderson | 10,443 | 3.4 | +0.4% | |
2006 [edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | Gabrielle Giffords | 114,794 | 54.1 | +17.9% | |
| Republican Party | Randy Graf | 89,609 | 42.2 | -18.2% | |
| Libertarian Party | David Nolan | 4,025 | 1.9 | -1.5% | |
2008 [edit]
| Arizona's 8th congressional district election, 2008[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Gabrielle Giffords (incumbent) | 179,629 | 54.72 | +0.62% | |
| Republican | Tim Bee | 140,553 | 42.82 | +0.62% | |
| Libertarian | Paul Davis | 8,081 | 2.46 | +0.56% | |
| Independent | Paul Price (write-in) | 3 | 0.00 | — | |
| Total votes | 328,266 | 100.00% | — | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2010 [edit]
| Arizona's 8th congressional district election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Gabrielle Giffords (incumbent) | 138,280 | 48.7% | |
| Republican | Jesse Kelly | 134,124 | 47.2% | |
| Libertarian | Steven Stoltz | 11,174 | 3.9% | |
2012 [edit]
Special: June 12, 2012 [edit]
| Arizona's 8th congressional district special election, 2012[8] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ron Barber | 101,559 | 52.2% | |
| Republican | Jesse Kelly | 88,569 | 45.5% | |
| Green | Charlie Manolakis | 4,482 | 2.3% | |
| Totals | 194,610 | 100% | ||
General: November 6, 2012 [edit]
Trent Franks (redistricted from the 2nd district) won with 63.6% of the vote.[9]
References [edit]
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008". The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ Condon, Stephanie (January 23, 2012). "Gabrielle Giffords' resignation prompts special election". CBS News. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Maps for the 2012 election". Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ 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
- ^ "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2008 General Election – November 4, 2008" (PDF). Secretary of State of Arizona. 2008-12-01. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/Primary/AZ
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#Arizona
External links [edit]
- 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
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