Arizona's 1st congressional district

Arizona's 1st congressional district
Arizona's 1st congressional district
	Arizona's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Ann Kirkpatrick; D–Flagstaff
Area	58,608 sq mi (151,790 km2)
Distribution	55.4% urban; 44.6% rural;
Population (2000)	641,329
Median household; income	32,979
Ethnicity	65.8% White; 22.6% Native American; 16.4% Hispanic; 7.5% other; 1.3% Black; 0.5% Asian;
Cook PVI	R+3

Arizona's 1st congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona. Geographically, it is the tenth largest congressional district in the country and includes much of the state outside the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas.

It is currently represented by Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick.

The district borders were changed after Arizona gained two seats in the 2000 U.S. Census - the old 1st District, based in Mesa and at one time the east side of Phoenix, was renumbered the 6th District. Another area of the 1st District, containing the North Indian Bend Wash Superfund Site that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) first documented in 1981, became part of what is now the 5th District.

After the 2012 redistricting, the Hopi reservation that had previously been contained within the 2nd District was redrawn into the 1st, along with some northern suburbs of Tucson that had been in the 8th; meanwhile, Prescott and surrounding areas of Yavapai County were drawn into the new, heavily Republican 4th district. The district is now considered to be significantly more competitive for Democrats.

The district is home to more Native Americans than any other district in the United States.^[2]

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Competitiveness

This large congressional district covers the mainly rural areas of northern and eastern Arizona. Republicans have a base in Prescott and Yavapai County, while Democrats perform well in Flagstaff, Sedona, and the Navajo Nation among Native Americans. Elections are usually decided by conservative "Pinto Democrats" throughout the rural areas.

George W. Bush received 54% of the vote in this district in 2004. John McCain also carried the district in 2008 with 54.42% of the vote while Barack Obama received 44.25%. Due to intense competition, it is generally considered a swing district.

During the Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008 Arizona Democratic Primary, the district was won by Hillary Rodham Clinton with 48.49% of the vote while Barack Obama received 42.21% and John Edwards took in 5.01%. In the Arizona Republican Primary, the 1st District was won by McCain with 45.99% while Mitt Romney received 35.20% and Mike Huckabee took in 11.70% of the vote in the district.

Voting

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 51 - 46%
2004	President	Bush 54 - 46%
2008	President	McCain 54 - 44%
2012	President	Romney 50 - 48%

List of representatives

Arizona transitioned from electing its members of the House from separate districts with the 1948 elections, after using a general ticket since gaining a second seat in the House with the 1940 Census.

Representative	Party	Term	Congress	Counties^[3]^[4]^[5]	Area	Notes
John R. Murdock	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st-82nd	Maricopa	Metro Phoenix	Redistricted from the At-large district Lost re-election
John J. Rhodes, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1967	82nd-89th	Maricopa		Retired
John J. Rhodes, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1983	90th-97th	Maricopa (part)		Retired
John McCain	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987	98th-99th		Parts of Metro Phoenix	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
John J. Rhodes III	Republican	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993	100th-102nd			Lost re-election
Samuel G. Coppersmith	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	103rd			Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Matt Salmon	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001	104th-106th			Retired to run for governor
Jeff Flake	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003	107th			Redistricted to the 6th district
Rick Renzi	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009	108th-110th	Apache, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Yavapai, Coconino (part), Navajo (part), Pinal (part)	North and East Arizona	Retired
Ann Kirkpatrick	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011	111th			Lost re-election
Paul Gosar	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013	112th			Redistricted to the 4th district
Ann Kirkpatrick	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – present	113th	Apache, Coconino (part), Gila (part), Graham, Greenlee, Maricopa (part Navajo, Pima (part), Pinal (part)		First elected in 2012

Recent election results

2002

Arizona’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Renzi	85,967	49.21%
	Democratic	George Cordova	79,730	45.64%
	Libertarian	Edwin Porr	8,990	5.15%
Majority			6,237	3.57%
Total votes			174,687	100.00
	Republican hold

2004

Arizona’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Renzi*	148,315	58.54%
	Democratic	Paul Babbitt	91,776	36.22%
	Libertarian	John Crockett	13,260	5.23%
Majority			56,539	22.32%
Total votes			253,351	100.00
	Republican hold

2006

Arizona’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Renzi*	105,646	53.21%
	Democratic	Ellen Simon	88,691	44.67%
	Libertarian	David Schlosser	4,205	2.12%
Majority			16,955	8.54%
Total votes			198,542	100.00
	Republican hold

2008

Arizona’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann Kirkpatrick	155,791	57.45%
	Republican	Sydney Ann Hay	109,924	40.54%
	Independent	Brent Maupin	4,124	1.52%
	Libertarian	Thane Eichenauer	1,316	0.49%
Majority			45,867	16.91%
Total votes			271,155	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010

Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Gosar	112,816	49.72%
	Democratic	Ann Kirkpatrick*	99,233	43.73%
	Libertarian	Nicole Patti	14,869	6.55%
Majority			13,583	5.99%
Total votes			226,918	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

Arizona’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann Kirkpatrick	122,774	48.80%
	Republican	Jonathan Paton	113,594	45.15%
	Libertarian	Kim Allen	15,227	6.05%
Majority			9,180	3.65%
Total votes			251,595	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014

Arizona’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ann Kirkpatrick	97,391	52.4%	+3.8%
	Republican	Andy Tobin	87,723	47.4%	+2.3%
Majority			9,568	5.2%	+1.6%
Total votes			185,114	100.00
	Democratic hold

Source: "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS 2014 General Election - November 4, 2014" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. December 1, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

Living former Members

As of April 2015^[update], there are four former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st congressional district that are currently living.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
John McCain	1983 - 1987	(1936-08-29) August 29, 1936 (age 88)
Sam Coppersmith	1993 - 1995	(1955-05-22) May 22, 1955 (age 69)
Jeff Flake	2001 - 2003	(1962-12-31) December 31, 1962 (age 61)
Rick Renzi	2003 - 2009	(1958-06-11) June 11, 1958 (age 66)
Paul Gosar	2011 - 2013	(1958-11-27) November 27, 1958 (age 66)

References

^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
^ "Can Navajo Nation help rescue endangered Dem Congresswoman?". ABC News. 2010-10-08.
^ 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

Demographic data from census.gov
1998 election data from CNN.com
2000 election data from CNN.com
2002 Election Data from CBSNews
2004 Election Data from CNN.com
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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[Cook-1] "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.

[2] "Can Navajo Nation help rescue endangered Dem Congresswoman?". ABC News. 2010-10-08.

[3] Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.

[4] Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.

[5] Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress

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