Arizona's_8th_congressional_district
Arizona's 8th congressional district
U.S. House district for Arizona
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. The district includes several high-income retirement communities, including Sun City West.
| Arizona's 8th congressional district | |||
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |||
| Representative |
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| Area | 9,057 sq mi (23,460 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2022) | 811,500[1] | ||
| Median household income | $79,042[2] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+10[3] | ||
After redistricting for the 2012 general election, the new 8th district encompasses most of the Maricopa County portion of the old 2nd district, while most of the former 8th district became the 2nd congressional district.[4] It is the geographic and demographic successor of the old 2nd; while the 4th district contains most of the old 2nd's land, more than 92 percent of the old 2nd's constituents were drawn into the 8th.[5]
This seat was vacated by Representative Trent Franks on December 8, 2017. A special election was held on April 24, 2018, and won by Republican Debbie Lesko.
Arizona picked up an eighth congressional district after the 2000 census. It originally encompassed the extreme southeastern part of the state. It included all of Cochise County and parts of Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz counties. For all intents and purposes, it was the successor to what had been the 5th district from 1983 to 2003.
Longtime Republican Jim Kolbe retired in 2007, and was succeeded by Democrat Gabby 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.[6]
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–as mentioned above, more than 92 percent of the old 2nd's population. The district had previously been the 3rd district from 1963 to 2003. That district's congressman, Republican Trent Franks, won the election for the new 8th.
Cities of 10,000 people or more
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | President | Bush 53–46% |
| 2008 | President | McCain 52–46% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 62–37% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 58–37% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 57–41% |
John McCain, the 2008 Republican nominee, was also a resident of Arizona and one of the state's two United States Senators.
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.
| Member (Residence) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location[7][8][9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 2003 | |||||
Jim Kolbe (Tucson) |
Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
108th 109th |
Redistricted from the 5th district. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired. |
2003–2013 Cochise; parts of Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz |
Gabby Giffords (Tucson) |
Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 25, 2012 |
110th 111th 112th |
Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Resigned. | |
| Vacant | January 25, 2012 – June 19, 2012 |
112th | |||
Ron Barber (Tucson) |
Democratic | June 19, 2012 – January 3, 2013 |
Elected to finish Giffords's term. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | ||
Trent Franks (Glendale) |
Republican | January 3, 2013 – December 8, 2017 |
113th 114th 115th |
Redistricted from the 2nd district. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned. |
2013–2023 Part of Maricopa |
| Vacant | December 8, 2017 – May 7, 2018 |
115th | |||
Debbie Lesko (Peoria) |
Republican | May 7, 2018 – present |
115th 116th 117th 118th |
Elected to finish Franks's term. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Retiring at end of term. | |
| 2023–present: Part of Maricopa | |||||
2002
| 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 | ||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Kolbe (Incumbent) | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gabby 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gabby Giffords (Incumbent) | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gabby Giffords (Incumbent) | 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 (special)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Trent Franks (Incumbent) | 204,942 | 68.6 | |
| Green | Mark Salazar | 93,954 | 31.4 | |
| Majority | 110,988 | 37.2 | ||
| Total votes | 298,896 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018 (special)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Debbie Lesko | 96,012 | 52.37 | -16.23 | |
| Democratic | Hiral Tipirneni | 87,331 | 47.63 | +47.63 | |
| Total votes | 183,343 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 8,681 | 4.74 | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -16.2% | |||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Debbie Lesko (Incumbent) | 168,835 | 55.5 | |
| Democratic | Hiral Tipirneni | 135,569 | 44.5 | |
| New Paradigm Party | Steven Hummel (write-in) | 13 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 304,417 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Debbie Lesko (incumbent) | 251,633 | 59.6 | |
| Democratic | Michael Muscato | 170,816 | 40.4 | |
| Write-in | 18 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 422,467 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Debbie Lesko (incumbent) | 197,555 | 96.5 | |
| Democratic | Jeremy Spreitzer (write-in) | 5,145 | 2.5 | |
| Democratic | Alixandria Guzman (write-in) | 2,013 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 204,713 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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- "U.S. Representative in Congress - District No. 8". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- "2018 Arizona general election results" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- 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
- Rose Institute of State and Local Government, "Arizona: 2010 Redistricting Changes: Eighth District", Redistricting by State, Claremont, CA: Claremont McKenna College, archived from the original on September 15, 2020