Arizona's 5th congressional district

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Arizona's 5th congressional district contains the northeastern suburbs of Phoenix, including the cites of Scottsdale and Tempe.

It is currently represented by Harry Mitchell, a Democrat. George W. Bush received 54% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R +4.

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[edit] Statistics

  • Population (2000): 641,329
  • Male 49.8%, Female 50.2%
  • Median age: 34.0
  • Median Household Income: $51,780
  • Racial Composition: 83.7% White, 2.8% Black, 3.4% Asian, 2.1% Native American, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 5.9% Other, 13.3% Hispanic (of any race)


[edit] Recent results

[edit] 2006

Main article: U.S. House election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Harry Mitchell 101,838 50.4
Republican Party J. D. Hayworth 93,815 46.4
Libertarian Party Warren Severin 6,357 3.1

[edit] 2004

Main article: U.S. House election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party J. D. Hayworth 159,455 60
Democratic Party Elizabeth Rogers 102,363 38
Libertarian Party Michael Kielsky 6,189 2

[edit] 2002

Main article: U.S. House election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party J. D. Hayworth 86,191 61
Democratic Party Craig Columbus 52,192 37
Libertarian Party William Severin 3,703 2

[edit] 2000

Main article: U.S. House election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Jim Kolbe 162,278 61
Democratic Party George Cunningham 95,840 36

[edit] 1998

Main article: U.S. House election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Jim Kolbe 96,144 52
Democratic Party Thomas Volgy 83,992 46

[edit] Historical representation

Congress Representative
98th (1983-1985) James Francis McNulty, Jr.
99th-107th (1985-2003) Jim Kolbe[1]
108th-109th (2003-2007) J. D. Hayworth


[edit] References

  1. ^ Kolbe subsequently represented Arizona's eighth district.
  1. 2004 Election data at CNN.com
  2. 2002 Election data from CBSNews.com
  3. 2000 Election data from CNN.com
  4. 1998 Election data from CNN.com


Arizona's congressional districts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (Territory)
See also: Arizona's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations
All U.S. districts - Apportionment - Redistricting - Gerrymandering - Maps
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