Arizona's 8th congressional district
| Arizona's 8th congressional district | ||
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| 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+15[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, in Maricopa County, Arizona.
After redistricting for the 2012 general election, the new 8th district encompases most of the Maricopa County portion of the old 2nd district, while most of the former 8th district became the 2nd congressional district.[2]
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History
From 2003 to 2013 the 8th district encompassed the extreme southeastern part of the state. It included all of Cochise County and parts of Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz counties.
The district 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.[3]
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.
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 |
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| Vacant | January 25, 2012 – June 12, 2012 |
112 | |||
| 75px Ron Barber | Democratic | June 12, 2012 - January 3, 2013 |
Elected to finish Giffords's term, Redistricted to the 2nd district | ||
| 75px Trent Franks | Republican | January 3, 2013 – present |
113 - | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2012 |
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Recent election results
2002
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Kolbe | 126,930 | 63.33% | ||
| Democratic | Mary Judge Ryan | 67,328 | 33.59% | ||
| Libertarian | Joe Duarte | 6,142 | 3.06% | ||
| Write-in | Jim Dorrance | 28 | 0.01% | ||
| Majority | 59,602 | 29.74% | |||
| Total votes | 200,428 | 100.00 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2004
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Kolbe* | 183,363 | 60.36% | ||
| Democratic | Eva Bacal | 109,963 | 36.20% | ||
| Libertarian | Robert Anderson | 10,443 | 3.44% | ||
| Majority | 73,400 | 24.16% | |||
| Total votes | 303,769 | 100.00 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2006
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gabrielle Dee Giffords | 137,655 | 54.25% | ||
| Republican | Randy Graf | 106,790 | 42.09% | ||
| Libertarian | David F. Nolan | 4,849 | 1.91% | ||
| Independent | Jay Quick | 4,408 | 1.74% | ||
| Majority | 30,865 | 12.16% | |||
| Total votes | 253,720 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
2008
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gabrielle Dee Giffords* | 179,629 | 54.72% | ||
| Republican | Tim Bee | 140,553 | 42.82% | ||
| Libertarian | Paul Davis | 8,081 | 2.46% | ||
| Majority | 39,076 | 11.90% | |||
| Total votes | 328,266 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2010
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gabrielle Dee Giffords* | 138,280 | 48.76% | ||
| Republican | Jesse Kelly | 134,124 | 47.30% | ||
| Libertarian | Steven Stoltz | 11,174 | 3.94% | ||
| Majority | 4,156 | 1.46% | |||
| Total votes | 283,578 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2012
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ron Barber | 111,203 | 52.32% | ||
| Republican | Jesse Kelly | 96,465 | 45.39% | ||
| Green | Charlie Manolakis | 4,869 | 2.29% | ||
| Majority | 14,739 | 6.93% | |||
| Total votes | 212,538 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Trent Franks* | 172,809 | 63.35% | ||
| Democratic | Gene Scharer | 95,635 | 35.06% | ||
| Americans Elect | Stephen Dolgos | 4,347 | 1.59% | ||
| Majority | 77,174 | 28.29% | |||
| Total votes | 272,791 | 100.00 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2014
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| Arizona’s 8th congressional district general election, November 4, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Trent Franks (Incumbent) | 128,710 | 75.8% | |
| Americans Elect | Stephen Dolgos | 41,066 | 24.2% | |
| Majority | 87,644 | 50.6% | ||
| Total votes | 169,776 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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Living former Members
As of April 2015[update], there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 8th congressional district that are currently living.
| Representative | Term in office | Date of birth (and age) |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Kolbe | 2003 - 2007 | June 28, 1942 |
| Gabrielle Giffords | 2007 - 2012 | June 8, 1970 |
| Ron Barber | 2012 - 2013 | August 25, 1945 |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
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- ↑ 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
External links
- 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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