Arizona's 2nd congressional district

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Arizona's 2nd congressional district contains the northwestern corner of the state, and some of the western suburbs of Phoenix. The odd shape of the district is indicative of the use of gerrymandering in its construction.

It is currently represented by Trent Franks, a Republican.

Contents 1 Statistics 2 Recent results 2.1 2006 2.2 2004 2.3 2002 2.4 2000 2.5 1998 3 Historical representation 3.1 Footnotes 4 References

[edit] Statistics

• Population (2000): 641,329
• Male 48.9%, Female 51.1%
• Median age: 39.9
• Median Household Income: $42,432
• Racial Composition: 85.5% White, 2.2% Black, 1.7% Asian, 2.2% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 6.0% Other, 14.2% Hispanic (of any race)

[edit] Recent results

[edit] 2006

Main article: U.S. House election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican Party	Trent Franks	97,100	58.2
	Democratic Party	Randy Camacho	65,490	39.2
	Libertarian Party	Powell Gammill	4,280	2.6

[edit] 2004

Main article: U.S. House election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican Party	Trent Franks	165,260	59
	Democratic Party	Randy Camacho	107,406	39
	Libertarian Party	Powell Gammill	6,625	2

[edit] 2002

Main article: U.S. House election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican Party	Trent Franks	85,032	59
	Democratic Party	Randy Camacho	53,426	37
	Libertarian Party	Edward Carlson	5,198	4

[edit] 2000

Main article: U.S. House election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Party	Ed Pastor	79,569	69
	Republican Party	Bill Barenholtz	31,770	28

[edit] 1998

Main article: U.S. House election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Party	Ed Pastor	53,421	68
	Republican Party	Bill Barenholtz	22,283	29

[edit] Historical representation

Congress	Representative
78th-80th (1943-1949)1	Richard F. Harless
81st-83rd (1949-1955)1	Harold A. Patten
84th-87th (1955-1963)	Stewart Lee Udall2
87th-102nd (1963-1991)	Mo Udall3
102nd-107th (1991-2003)	Ed Pastor4
108th-109th (2003-2007)	Trent Franks

[edit] Footnotes

1. before 1951, Arizona's districts were elected at-large
2. Stewart Udall resigned to take job as Secretary of the Interior in the Kennedy administration
3. Mo Udall resigned due to failing health
4. Pastor subsequently represented Arizona's fourth district

[edit] References

1. Demographic data from census.gov
2. 2004 Election data from CNN.com
3. 2002 Election data from CBSNews.com
4. 2000 Election data from CNN.com
5. 1998 Election data from CNN.com

Arizona's congressional districts
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