Arizona's 8th congressional district

Arizona's 8th congressional district
Arizona's 8th congressional district
Representative	Trent Franks; R–Glendale
Area	9,057 sq mi (23,460 km2)
Distribution	87.3% urban; 12.7% rural;
Population (2000)	641,329
Median household; income	40,656
Ethnicity	73.9% White; 18.2% Hispanic; 3% Black; 2.1% Asian; 0.8% Native American; 0.1% other;
Cook PVI	R+15≠

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.

History

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]

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. That district's congressman, Republican Trent Franks, won the election for the new 8th.

2012 redistricting

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

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

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(es)	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
Vacant		January 25, 2012 – June 12, 2012	112
Ron Barber	Democratic	June 12, 2012 - January 3, 2013	112		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

Recent results

2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Change Template:American politics/party colors/Republican/row	Republican Party	Jim Kolbe	112,872	63	Template:American politics/party colors/Democratic/row	Democratic Party	Mary Judge Ryan	60,536	34	Template:American politics/party colors/Libertarian/row	Libertarian Party	Joe Duarte	5,520	3

2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Change Template:American politics/party colors/Republican/row	Republican Party	Jim Kolbe	183,363	60.4	-2.6% Template:American politics/party colors/Democratic/row	Democratic Party	Eva Bacal	109,963	36.2	+2.2% Template:American politics/party colors/Libertarian/row	Libertarian Party	Robert Anderson	10,443	3.4	+0.4%

2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Change Template:American politics/party colors/Democratic/row	Democratic Party	Gabrielle Giffords	114,794	54.1	+17.9% Template:American politics/party colors/Republican/row	Republican Party	Randy Graf	89,609	42.2	-18.2% Template:American politics/party colors/Libertarian/row	Libertarian Party	David Nolan	4,025	1.9	-1.5%

2008

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

Arizona's 8th congressional district election, 2010
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Gabrielle Giffords (incumbent)	138,280	48.7
Republican	Jesse Kelly	134,124	47.2
Libertarian	Steven Stoltz	11,174	3.9

2012

Special: June 12, 2012

Arizona's 8th congressional district special election, 2012^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Barber	101,559	52.2
	Republican	Jesse Kelly	88,569	45.5
	Green	Charlie Manolakis	4,482	2.3
Total votes			194,610	100

General: November 6, 2012

Trent Franks (redistricted from the 2nd district) won with 63.6% of the vote.^[9]

References

^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
^ Condon, Stephanie (January 23, 2012). "Gabrielle Giffords' resignation prompts special election". CBS News. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
^ "Maps for the 2012 election" (PDF). 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. December 1, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ 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

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

[2] Condon, Stephanie (January 23, 2012). "Gabrielle Giffords' resignation prompts special election". CBS News. Retrieved January 23, 2012.

[3] "Maps for the 2012 election" (PDF). Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.

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

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

[6] Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress

[results-7] "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS: 2008 General Election – November 4, 2008" (PDF). Secretary of State of Arizona. December 1, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[8] ttp://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/Primary/AZ

[9] ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#Arizona

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