Arizona's 6th congressional district

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Arizona's 6th congressional district encompasses parts of Maricopa and Pinal counties. It is mostly made up of eastern suburbs of Phoenix.

It is currently represented by Jeff Flake, 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 4 References

[edit] Statistics

• Population (2000): 641,329
• Male 49.3%, Female 50.7%
• Median age: 34.1
• Median Household Income: $47,976
• Racial Composition: 84.2% White, 2.1% Black, 1.8% Asian, 1.0% Native American, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 8.2% Other, 17.2% Hispanic (of any race)

[edit] Recent results

[edit] 2006

Main article: U.S. House election, 2006

Party		Canadidate	Votes	%
	Republican Party	Jeff Flake	109,288	74.1
	Libertarian Party	Jason Blair	38,230	25.9

[edit] 2004

Main article: U.S. House election, 2004

Party		Canadidate	Votes	%
	Republican Party	Jeff Flake	202,882	79
	Libertarian Party	Craig Stritar	52,695	21

[edit] 2002

Main article: U.S. House election, 2002

Party		Canadidate	Votes	%
	Republican Party	Jeff Flake	84,854	65
	Democratic Party	Deborah Thomas	42,653	32
	Libertarian Party	Andy Wagner	3,735	3

[edit] 2000

Main article: U.S. House election, 2000

Party		Canadidate	Votes	%
	Republican Party	J. D. Hayworth	171,446	61
	Democratic Party	Lawrence Robert Nelson	101,697	37

[edit] 1998

Main article: U.S. House election, 1998

Party		Canadidate	Votes	%
	Republican Party	J. D. Hayworth	96,063	53
	Democratic Party	Steve Owens	81,962	45

[edit] Historical representation

Congress	Representative
103rd (1993-1995)	Karan English
104th-107th (1995-2003)	J. D. Hayworth[1]
108th-109th (2003-2007)	Jeff Flake[2]

1. ^ Hayworth started representing the Fifth District in 2003; Arizona gained two seats after the 2000 Census and the district lines were redrawn.
2. ^ Flake previously represented Arizona's First District in the 107th Congress.

[edit] References

1. Demographic information at census.gov
2. 2004 Election data at 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
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