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 sq mi (1,880 km²)
Distribution	96.8% urban 3.2% rural
Population (2015)	749,808^[1]
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+9^[2]

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

Arizona picked up a sixth district after the 1990 census. It covered the northeast quadrant of the state, from Flagstaff to the New Mexico border. Most of its population, however, was located in the northeastern portion of the Valley of the Sun, including Tempe and Scottsdale.

After the 2000 census, most of the Maricopa County portion of the old 6th became the 5th District, while the 6th was reconfigured to take in most of the former 1st District. It included 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. For the first time since its creation in 1951, it didn't include any of Phoenix itself. The district and its predecessors had seen its share of Phoenix gradually reduced amid the Valley's explosive growth in the second half of the 20th century.

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.

After the 2010 census, the old 6th essentially became the 5th District, while the 6th was redrawn to take in most of the old 3rd district.

Voting

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
2016	President	Trump 52 - 42%
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^[3]^[4]^[5]
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

2016

Arizona’s 6th Congressional District House Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Schweikert*	201,578	62.13%
	Democratic	John Williamson	122,866	37.87%
Majority			78,712	24.26%
Total votes			322,444	100
	Republican hold

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	(1949-03-23) March 23, 1949
J. D. Hayworth	1995 - 2003	(1958-07-12) July 12, 1958
Jeff Flake	2003 - 2013	(1962-12-31) December 31, 1962

Notes

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↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
↑ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.
↑ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.
↑ Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived 2011-02-17 at the Wayback Machine.

References

Arizona's congressional districts

Current districts: 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th

All districts: Territory; At-large

The Territory and At-large seats are obsolete.

See also: Arizona's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations; Recent U.S. House elections in Arizona: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

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

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