Arizona's 1st congressional district

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Arizona's 1st Congressional district is the tenth largest congressional district in the nation. It is represented by Rick Renzi, a Republican. A large and mostly rural district, it includes most of the state outside the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas.

The district was created after Arizona gained two districts in the 2000 census; the old 1st was renumbered the 6th.

Arizona's 1st congressional district.

1 Statistics
2 Results
- 2.1 2004
- 2.2 2002
- 2.3 2000
- 2.4 1998
3 Historical representation
- 3.1 Footnotes
4 References

[edit] Statistics

Population (2000): 641,329
Male 50.8%, Female 49.2%
Median age: 35.3
Median Household Income: $32,979
Racial Composition: 65.8% White, 1.3% Black, 0.5% Asian, 22.6% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 7.5% Other, 16.4% Hispanic (of any race)

[edit] Results

[edit] 2004

Main article: U.S. House election, 2004

	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party	Rick Renzi	148,315	58.5
Democratic Party	Paul Babbitt	91,776	36.2
Libertarian Party	John Crockett	13,260	5.2

[edit] 2002

Main article: U.S. House election, 2002

	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party	Rick Renzi	82,978	49
Democratic Party	George Cordova	77,301	46
Libertarian Party	Edwin Porr	8,684	5

[edit] 2000

Main article: U.S. House election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican Party	Jeff Flake	110,472	54
	Democratic Party	David A. Mendoza	88,761	43

[edit] 1998

Main article: U.S. House election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican Party	Matt Salmon	85,081	64
	Democratic Party	David A. Mendoza	47,667	36

[edit] Historical representation

Congress	Representative
62nd-69th (1912-1927)	Carl T. Hayden
70th-72nd (1927-1933)	Lewis W. Douglas¹
73rd-74th (1933-1937)	Isabella Greenway
75th-82nd (1937-1953)²	John R. Murdock
83rd-97th (1953-1983)	John Jacob Rhodes
98th-99th (1983-1987)	John McCain
100th-102nd (1987-1993)	John Jacob Rhodes III
103rd (1993-1995)	Samuel G. Coppersmith
104th-106th (1995-2001)	Matt Salmon
107th (2001-2003)	Jeff Flake³
108th-109th (2003-2007)	Rick Renzi

[edit] Footnotes

Douglas resigned when he was appointed Director of the Budget during the Franklin Roosevelt administration
Between the 78th and 81st Congresses (1943-1951) Arizona had two Congressional seats, but both were elected at-large
Flake subsequently represented Arizona's sixth district

[edit] References

Arizona's congressional districts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 See also: Arizona's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations United States congressional districts - Congressional apportionment - Redistricting - Gerrymandering - Maps