Arizona's 1st congressional district

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Arizona's 1st congressional district
Area 58,608 mi²
Distribution 55.4% urban, 44.6% rural
Population (2000) 641,329
Median income $32,979
Ethnic composition 65.8% White, 1.3% Black, 0.5% Asian, 16.4% Hispanic, 22.6% Native American, 7.5% other
Cook PVI R+2

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. George W. Bush received 54% of the vote in this district in 2004.

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[edit] Competitiveness

The district consists of mainly rural areas with Pinal County, Eastern Arizona around Show Low and Graham County consisting of Pinto Democrats (conservative Democrats) who usually decide the election. Conservative Republicans have a base in Yavapai County (Prescott and surrounding areas) while Democrats do well around Flagstaff and the Navajo Nation.

[edit] Historical representation

Representative Party Years District home Notes
John R. Murdock Democratic 1949-01-03 – 1953-01-03 Redistricted from At-large seat
Lost re-election to John Jacob Rhodes
John Jacob Rhodes Republican 1953-01-03 – 1983
John McCain Republican 1983 – 1987
John Jacob Rhodes III Republican 1987 – 1993
Samuel G. Coppersmith Democratic 1993 – 1995
Matt Salmon Republican 1995 – 2001
Jeff Flake Republican 2001 – 2003-01-03 Redistricted to the sixth district
Rick Renzi Republican 2003-01-03 – present Flagstaff Incumbent

[edit] Recent election results

The current 1st District is a new district created after the 2000 census. Prior to the 2002 elections, most of the territory in what is now the 6th District was in the 1st District.

[edit] 1998

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 1998
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Matt Salmon 85,081 64
  Democratic Party David A. Mendoza 47,667 36

[edit] 2000

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2000
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Jeff Flake 110,472 54
  Democratic Party David A. Mendoza 88,761 43

[edit] 2002

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2002
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Rick Renzi 82,978 49
  Democratic Party George Cordova 77,301 46
  Libertarian Party Edwin Porr 8,684 5

[edit] 2004

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2004
Party 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] 2006

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2006
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Rick Renzi 98,243 51.8
  Democratic Party Ellen Simon 82,390 43.4
  Libertarian Party David Schlosser 9,054 4.8

[edit] References

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