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Arizona's 8th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona. It includes many of the suburbs north and west of Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona. The district includes several high-income retirement communities, including Sun City West.
| Arizona's 8th congressional district | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Area | 9,057 sq mi (23,460 km2) |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 800,203[1] |
| Median household income | $79,122[2] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+10[3] |
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After redistricting for the 2012 general election, the new 8th district encompasses most of the Maricopa County portion of the old 2nd district, while most of the former 8th district became the 2nd congressional district.[4] It is the geographic and demographic successor of the old 2nd; while the 4th district contains most of the old 2nd's land, more than 92 percent of the old 2nd's constituents were drawn into the 8th.[5]
This seat was vacated by Representative Trent Franks on December 8, 2017. A special election was held on April 24, 2018, and won by Republican Debbie Lesko. In 2024, Abraham Hamadeh was elected, after Lesko retired.
Arizona picked up an eighth congressional district after the 2000 census. It originally encompassed the extreme southeastern part of the state. It included all of Cochise County and parts of Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz counties. For all intents and purposes, it was the successor to what had been the 5th district from 1983 to 2003.
Longtime Republican incumbent Jim Kolbe retired in 2007, and was succeeded by Democrat Gabby Giffords, who was shot and severely wounded at a public event on January 8, 2011. Giffords resigned her seat on January 25, 2012. In a special election held on June 12, 2012, Democrat Ron Barber was elected as the new congressman.[6]
For the 2012 election, Barber was redistricted to the 2nd district, which includes the bulk of the old 8th district. The 8th was redrawn to include nearly all of the Maricopa County portion of the old 2nd district–as mentioned above, more than 92 percent of the old 2nd's population. The district had previously been the 3rd district from 1963 to 2003. That district's congressman, Republican Trent Franks, won the election for the new 8th.
After the 2022 redistricting, the 8th was one of only two districts, the other being the East Valley-based 5th, that retained essentially its same boundaries.
Cities of 10,000 people or more
| Year | Office | Results[7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | McCain 60% - 39% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 62% - 38% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 56% - 37% |
| Senate | McCain 60% - 33% | |
| 2018 | Senate | McSally 54% - 44% |
| Governor | Ducey 64% - 34% | |
| Attorney General | Brnovich 59% - 41% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 56% - 43% |
| Senate (Spec.) | McSally 56% - 44% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Masters 52% - 46% |
| Governor | Lake 55% - 44% | |
| Secretary of State | Finchem 53% - 47% | |
| Attorney General | Hamadeh 56% - 44% | |
| Treasurer | Yee 62% - 38% |
John McCain, the 2008 Republican nominee, was also a resident of Arizona and one of the state's two United States Senators.
Arizona began sending an eighth member to the House after the 2000 Census. Prior to this time, most of the 8th's current territory was in the 5th district.
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2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Kolbe | 126,930 | 63.33 | |
| Democratic | Mary Judge Ryan | 67,328 | 33.59 | |
| Libertarian | Joe Duarte | 6,142 | 3.06 | |
| Write-In | Jim Dorrance | 28 | 0.01 | |
| Majority | 59,602 | 29.74 | ||
| Total votes | 200,428 | 100.00 | ||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Kolbe (Incumbent) | 183,363 | 60.36 | |
| Democratic | Eva Bacal | 109,963 | 36.20 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Anderson | 10,443 | 3.44 | |
| Majority | 73,400 | 24.16 | ||
| Total votes | 303,769 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gabby Giffords | 137,655 | 54.25 | |
| Republican | Randy Graf | 106,790 | 42.09 | |
| Libertarian | David F. Nolan | 4,849 | 1.91 | |
| Independent | Jay Quick | 4,408 | 1.74 | |
| Majority | 30,865 | 12.16 | ||
| Total votes | 253,720 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gabby Giffords (Incumbent) | 179,629 | 54.72 | |
| Republican | Tim Bee | 140,553 | 42.82 | |
| Libertarian | Paul Davis | 8,081 | 2.46 | |
| Majority | 39,076 | 11.90 | ||
| Total votes | 328,266 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gabby Giffords (Incumbent) | 138,280 | 48.76 | |
| Republican | Jesse Kelly | 134,124 | 47.30 | |
| Libertarian | Steven Stoltz | 11,174 | 3.94 | |
| Majority | 4,156 | 1.46 | ||
| Total votes | 283,578 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012 (special)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Barber | 111,203 | 52.32 | |
| Republican | Jesse Kelly | 96,465 | 45.39 | |
| Green | Charlie Manolakis | 4,869 | 2.29 | |
| Majority | 14,739 | 6.93 | ||
| Total votes | 212,538 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Trent Franks | 172,809 | 63.35 | |
| Democratic | Gene Scharer | 95,635 | 35.06 | |
| Americans Elect | Stephen Dolgos | 4,347 | 1.59 | |
| Majority | 77,174 | 28.29 | ||
| Total votes | 272,791 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Trent Franks (Incumbent) | 128,710 | 75.8 | |
| Americans Elect | Stephen Dolgos | 41,066 | 24.2 | |
| Majority | 87,644 | 50.6 | ||
| Total votes | 169,776 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Trent Franks (Incumbent) | 204,942 | 68.6 | |
| Green | Mark Salazar | 93,954 | 31.4 | |
| Majority | 110,988 | 37.2 | ||
| Total votes | 298,896 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018 (special)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Debbie Lesko | 96,012 | 52.37 | −16.23 | |
| Democratic | Hiral Tipirneni | 87,331 | 47.63 | +47.63 | |
| Total votes | 183,343 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 8,681 | 4.74 | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -16.2% | |||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Debbie Lesko (Incumbent) | 168,835 | 55.5 | |
| Democratic | Hiral Tipirneni | 135,569 | 44.5 | |
| New Paradigm Party | Steven Hummel (write-in) | 13 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 304,417 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Debbie Lesko (incumbent) | 251,633 | 59.6 | |
| Democratic | Michael Muscato | 170,816 | 40.4 | |
| Write-in | 18 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 422,467 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Debbie Lesko (incumbent) | 197,555 | 96.5 | |
| Democratic | Jeremy Spreitzer (write-in) | 5,145 | 2.5 | |
| Democratic | Alixandria Guzman (write-in) | 2,013 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 204,713 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Abraham Hamadeh | 208,269 | 56.50 | |
| Democratic | Gregory Whitten | 160,344 | 43.50 | |
| Total votes | 368,613 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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