Arizona's 3rd congressional district

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Arizona's 3rd congressional district
Population (2000) 641,329
Median income $$48,108
Ethnic composition 85.7% White, 2.4% Black, 2.2% Asian, 2.5 (of any race)% Hispanic, 1.3% Native American, 5.8% other
Cook PVI R +6

Arizona's 3rd congressional district contains some of the northern suburbs of Phoenix.

It is currently represented by John B. Shadegg, a Republican. George W. Bush received 58% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R +6.

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[edit] Statistics

  • Population (2000): 641,329
  • Male 49.8%, Female 50.2%
  • Median age: 35.0
  • Median Household Income: $48,108
  • Racial Composition: 85.7% White, 2.4% Black, 2.1% Asian, 1.3% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.8% Other, 2.5% Hispanic (of any race)


[edit] Recent elections

[edit] 2008

In 2008, the Congressional seat is contested by Republican John Shadegg, Democrat Bob Lord, and independents Annie Loyd, Steve May, and Edwin Winkler.

On February 11, 2008, incumbent Shadegg announced he would not run for an eighth term, saying that he wanted to "seek a new challenge in a different venue to advance the cause of freedom." However, on February 21, Shadegg retracted the statement and announced he would seek re-election.[1] Over 140 Republicans in Congress had signed a letter asking Shadegg to keep his seat.[2] Although it was speculated that he would run for the United States Senate if John McCain were to become president,[3] Shadegg had expressed his intention to leave public life and return to the private sector[2] before changing his mind.

Annie Loyd, running on a platform of "transpartisan politics", has been described by The Arizona Republic as a moderate. Born in South Dakota and a community activist in Los Angeles, Loyd is a 15-year resident of Phoenix. She has also appeared at Columbia University.[4] Prior Democratic challenger Herb Paine has endorsed Loyd.

The race was covered in the East Valley Tribune and showed a 27% independent voter population and noted increased registration of independents, in a district of 600,000 people cutting across urban Phoenix into rural parts of northern Maricopa county. The Federal Elections Commission reports that, as of December 31, 2007, Shadegg has raised over $1,000,000, Lord over $600,000, and Loyd $26,000. May and Winkler have not reported any fundraising.[5][6]

[edit] 2006

Main article: U.S. House election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party John B. Shadegg 112,519 59.3
  Democratic Party Herb Paine 72,586 38.2
  Libertarian Party Mark Yannone 4,744 2.5

[edit] 2004

Main article: U.S. House election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party John B. Shadegg 181,082 80
  Libertarian Party Mark Yannone 44,962 20

[edit] 2002

Main article: U.S. House election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party John B. Shadegg 86,950 67
  Democratic Party Charles Hill 39,845 31
  Libertarian Party Mark Yannone 3,172 2

[edit] 2000

Main article: U.S. House election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Bob Stump 179,674 66
  Democratic Party Paul Sharer 87,003 32

[edit] 1998

Main article: U.S. House election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Bob Stump 124,275 67
  Democratic Party Paul Sharer 61,697 33

[edit] Historical representation

Congress Representative
88th-89th (1963-1967) George Frederick Senner, Jr.
90th-94th (1967-1977) Sam Steiger
95th-97th (1977-1983) Bob Stump
99th-107th (1983-2003) Bob Stump
108th-110th (2003-present) John B. Shadegg[7]
  1. ^ Kraushaar, Josh. "Shadegg Un-retires, Will Run For Re-election", The Politico, 2008-02-21. Retrieved on 2008-02-21. 
  2. ^ a b Hensley, J.J. "Shadegg is asked to stay", The Arizona Republic, 2008-02-14. Retrieved on 2008-02-15. 
  3. ^ Pershing, Ben. "Will McCain Quit the Senate?", Washington Post, 2008-02-19. 
  4. ^ Astor, Maggie. "Independent Calls for End to Bipartisan Politics", Columbia Spectator, 2006-02-04. 
  5. ^ Federal Elections Commission Disclosure Page for Annie Loyd.
  6. ^ OpenSecrets.org.
  7. ^ Shadegg previously 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
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