Arizona's 5th congressional district

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Arizona's 5th congressional district
Area 1423 mi²
Distribution 97.2% urban, 2.8% rural
Population (2000) 641,329
Median income $51,780
Ethnic composition 76.8% White, 2.7% Black, 3.3% Asian, 13.3% Hispanic, 1.8% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI R+4

Arizona's 5th congressional district in Arizona, USA 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.

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[edit] Statistics

  • Male 49.8%, Female 50.2%
  • Median age: 34.0


[edit] Competitiveness

This district covers all of Tempe and Scottsdale and portions of Chandler, Mesa and the Ahwatukee portion of Phoenix. Republicans outnumber Democrats by about 40,000 voters. There is, however, a libertarian streak in some of these voters, particularly in Scottsdale. This was a factor in Harry Mitchell's upset victory over J.D. Hayworth in 2006[citation needed]. Mitchell's popularity in Tempe and adjacent areas are factors that may keep this seat in Democratic hands until the next reapportionment.

[edit] Recent results

[edit] 1998

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 1998
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Jim Kolbe 96,144 52
  Democratic Party Thomas Volgy 83,992 46

[edit] 2000

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2000
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Jim Kolbe 162,278 61
  Democratic Party George Cunningham 95,840 36

[edit] 2002

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

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

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 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

Low turnout amongst Republican voters helped the Democrats to win here

[edit] Historical representation

Representative Party Years District home Notes
James Francis McNulty, Jr. Democratic 1983 -1985
Jim Kolbe Republican 1985 - 2003 Redistricted to the 8th district
J. D. Hayworth Republican 2003 - 2007
Harry Mitchell Democratic 2007 - present Incumbent

[edit] References

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