Arizona's 5th congressional district

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

Arizona's 5th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona and contains much of the eastern and northeastern suburbs of Phoenix. The district also includes the cities of Scottsdale and Tempe and contains a small southeastern portion of the city of Phoenix itself.

A swing district, it is currently represented by Republican David Schweikert, who defeated Democratic incumbent and former Mayor of Tempe Harry Mitchell in 2010.

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Competitiveness

This district covers all of Tempe and Scottsdale and portions of Chandler, Mesa and the Ahwatukee section of Phoenix. Although Republicans outnumber Democrats by about 40,000 voters, the 5th District is considered far less conservative than other suburban Phoenix districts. George W. Bush received 54% of the vote in this district in 2004 and native son John McCain narrowly won the district in 2008 with 51.70% of the vote while Barack Obama received 47.17%.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2008 President McCain 52 - 47%
2004 President Bush 54 - 45%
2000 President Bush 53 - 43%

List of representatives

Arizona began sending a fifth member to the House after the 1980 Census.

Representative Party Years Congress Counties[1][2][3] Description Notes
James Francis McNulty, Jr. Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 98th Cochise, Greenlee, Graham (part), Pima (part), Pinal (part), Santa Cruz (part) SE Arizona, including parts of Tucson Defeated
Jim Kolbe Republican January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 99th-102nd Redistricted to the 8th district
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 103rd-107th Cochise, Graham (part), Pima (part), Pinal (part)
J. D. Hayworth Republican January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 108th-109th Maricopa (part) Parts of Metro Phoenix Redistricted from the 6th district; Defeated
Harry Mitchell Democratic January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 110th-111th Defeated
David Schweikert Republican January 3, 2011 – present 112th Incumbent

Recent results

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

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

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

2004

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2004
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party J. D. Hayworth 139,455 52
  Democratic Party Elizabeth Rogers 122,363 46.8
  Libertarian Party Michael Kielsky 6,189 2.3

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

2008

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2008
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Democratic Party Harry Mitchell 149,033 53.2
  Republican Party David Schweikert 122,165 43.6
  Libertarian Party Warren Severin 9,158 3.3

2010

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2010
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party David Schweikert 82,391 52.9
  Democratic Party Harry Mitchell 66,063 42.4
  Libertarian Party Nick Coons 7,173 4.6

http://projects.usatoday.com/news/politics/2010/elections/AZ/

References

  1. ^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.
  2. ^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.
  3. ^ Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress
All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
The Territory and At-large seats are obsolete. The 9th district to be seated in the 113th Congress in 2013.
See also: Arizona's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps