Arizona's 6th congressional district

Arizona's 6th congressional district
Arizona's 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative David Schweikert (R–Fountain Hills)
Area 724 mi2
Distribution 96.8% urban, 3.2% rural
Population (2000) 641,329
Median income $47,976
Ethnicity 76.6% White, 1.9% Black, 1.8% Asian, 17.2% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI R+12[1]

Arizona's 6th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona and encompasses parts of Maricopa County. It consists mostly of the northeastern suburbs of Phoenix.

The district is currently represented by Republican David Schweikert.

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History

From 2003 to 2013, this former East Valley seat in Maricopa County contained parts of Mesa, Chandler and all of Gilbert as well as the fast-growing town of Queen Creek. It also contained the city of Apache Junction in Pinal County.

George W. Bush received 64% of the vote in this district in 2004. Native son John McCain—who represented this district (then numbered as the 1st) from 1983 to 1987—received 61.32% of the vote in the district in 2008, making it his best showing in his home state.

Voting

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2012 President Romney 60 - 39%
2008 President McCain 61 - 38%
2004 President Bush 64 - 35%
2000 President Bush 61 - 37%

List of representatives

Arizona began sending a sixth member to the House after the 1990 Census.

Representative Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history District location[2][3][4]
Karan English Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995		 103rd Lost re-election NE Arizona, including parts of Metro Phoenix:
Apache, Gila, Greenlee, Coconino (part), Graham (part), Maricopa (part), Navajo (part), Pinal (part)
J. D. Hayworth Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2003		 104th
105th
106th
107th		 Redistricted to the 5th district
Jeff Flake Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013		 108th
109th
110th
111th
112th		 Redistricted from the 1st district
Retired to run for the U.S. Senate
Parts of Metro Phoenix:
Maricopa (part), Pinal (part)
David Schweikert Republican January 3, 2013 –
present		 113th
114th		 Redistricted from the 5th district [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

Recent election results

2002

Arizona’s 6th Congressional District House Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Flake 103,094 65.94%
Democratic Deborah Thomas 49,355 31.57%
Libertarian Andy Wagner 3,888 2.49%
Majority 53,739 34.37%
Total votes 156,337 100.00
Republican hold

2004

Arizona’s 6th Congressional District House Election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Flake* 202,882 79.38%
Libertarian Craig Stritar 52,695 20.62%
Majority 150,187 58.76%
Total votes 255,577 100.00
Republican hold

2006

Arizona’s 6th Congressional District House Election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Flake* 152,201 74.80%
Libertarian Jason M. Blair 51,285 25.20%
Majority 100,916 49.60%
Total votes 203,486 100.00
Republican hold

2008

Arizona’s 6th Congressional District House Election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Flake* 208,582 62.42%
Democratic Rebecca Schneider 115,457 34.55%
Libertarian Rick Biondi 10,137 3.03%
Majority 93,125 27.87%
Total votes 334,176 100.00
Republican hold

2010

Arizona’s 6th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Flake* 165,649 66.42%
Democratic Rebecca Schneider 72,615 29.12%
Libertarian Darell Tapp 7,712 3.09%
Green Richard Grayson 3,407 1.37%
Majority 93,034 37.30%
Total votes 249,383 100.00
Republican hold

2012

Arizona’s 6th Congressional District House Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David Schweikert* 179,706 61.30%
Democratic Matt Jette 97,666 33.31%
Libertarian Jack Anderson 10,167 3.47%
Green Mark Salazar 5,637 1.92%
Majority 82,040 27.99%
Total votes 293,176 100.00
Republican hold

2014

Arizona’s 6th Congressional District House Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David Schweikert* 129,578 64.86%
Democratic John Williamson 70,198 35.14%
Majority 58,380 29.82%
Total votes 199,776 100.00
Republican hold

Source: "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS 2014 General Election - November 4, 2014" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. December 1, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2015. 

Living former Members

As of April 2015, there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 6th congressional district that are currently living.

Representative Term in office Date of birth (and age)
Karan English 1993 - 1995 March 23, 1949
J. D. Hayworth 1995 - 2003 July 12, 1958
Jeff Flake 2003 - 2013 December 31, 1962

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  2. ↑ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.
  3. ↑ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.
  4. ↑ Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress

References

  1. Demographic information at census.gov
  2. 2004 Election data at CNN.com
  3. 2002 Election data from CBSNews.com
  4. 2000 Election data from CNN.com
  5. 1998 Election data from CNN.com

Coordinates: 33°40′01″N 111°53′19″W / 33.66694°N 111.88861°W / 33.66694; -111.88861

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