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]
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 Jim Kolbe retired in 2007, and was succeeded by DemocratGabby Giffords, who was shot and severely wounded at a public event on January 8, 2011. Giffords resigned her seat in January 2012. A special election that was on June 12, 2012, elected Ron Barber 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.
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.
Arizona will hold their Primary Elections on August 2, 2022.[12] Due to redistricting, the Congressional District numbers in Arizona have changed for the 2022 Election Cycle. Through this process, the district numbers have changed the following ways:[13]
· Arizona's 1st Congressional District will become Arizona's 2nd Congressional District
· Arizona's 2nd Congressional District will become Arizona's 6th Congressional District
· Arizona's 3rd Congressional District will become Arizona's 7th Congressional District
· Arizona's 4th Congressional District will become Arizona's 9th Congressional District
· Arizona's 5th Congressional District will remain Arizona's 5th Congressional District
· Arizona's 6th Congressional District will become Arizona's 1st Congressional District
· Arizona's 7th Congressional District will become Arizona's 3rd Congressional District
· Arizona's 8th Congressional District will remain Arizona's 8th Congressional District
· Arizona's 9th Congressional District will become Arizona's 4th Congressional District
There are currently nine (9) declared candidates for Arizona's new 8th Congressional District for the 2022 Election Cycle.[13]
2022 Arizona's New 8th Congressional District Primary Elections
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Debbie Lesko *
TBD
TBD
Republican
Charly Corazon
TBD
TBD
Republican
Hemant Kumar
TBD
TBD
Republican
Jorge "George" Martinez, Jr.
TBD
TBD
Republican
James Tabert
TBD
TBD
Democratic
Donald Case
TBD
TBD
Democratic
Jim Holmes
TBD
TBD
Democratic
Michael Muscato
TBD
TBD
Democratic
Brent Rosenbaum
TBD
TBD
The incumbent office holder is denoted by an *. Any rumored candidates are denoted by an +.
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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 districtArizona s 8th congressional district since January 3 2023Representative Debbie LeskoR PeoriaArea9 057 sq mi 23 460 km2 Distribution87 3 urban12 7 ruralPopulation 2021 863 775 1 Median householdincome 80 144 2 Ethnicity69 8 White19 0 Hispanic4 5 Black3 5 Asian2 4 Two or more races0 9 otherCook PVIR 10 3 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 Contents 1 History 2 Complete results in presidential elections 3 List of members representing the district 4 Complete election results 4 1 2002 4 2 2004 4 3 2006 4 4 2008 4 5 2010 4 6 2012 special 4 7 2012 4 8 2014 4 9 2016 4 10 2018 special 4 11 2018 4 12 2020 4 13 2022 5 Notes 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditArizona 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 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 in January 2012 A special election that was on June 12 2012 elected Ron Barber 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 Complete results in presidential elections EditYear Office Results2004 President Bush 53 46 2008 President McCain 52 46 2012 President Romney 62 37 2016 President Trump 58 37 2020 President Trump 57 41 John McCain the 2008 Republican nominee was also a resident of Arizona and one of the state s two United States Senators List of members representing the district EditArizona 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 Member Residence Party Years Congress Electoral history District location 7 8 9 District created January 3 2003 Jim Kolbe Tucson Republican January 3 2003 January 3 2007 108th109th Redistricted from the 5th district Re elected in 2002 Re elected in 2004 Retired 2003 2013 Cochise parts of Pima Pinal and Santa Cruz Gabby Giffords Tucson Democratic January 3 2007 January 25 2012 110th111th112th Elected in 2006 Re elected in 2008 Re elected in 2010 Resigned Vacant January 25 2012 June 19 2012 112th Ron Barber Tucson Democratic June 19 2012 January 3 2013 Elected to finish Giffords s term Redistricted to the 2nd district Trent Franks Glendale Republican January 3 2013 December 8 2017 113th114th115th Redistricted from the 2nd district Re elected in 2012 Re elected in 2014 Re elected in 2016 Resigned 2013 present Part of MaricopaVacant December 8 2017 May 7 2018 115th Debbie Lesko Peoria Republican May 7 2018 present 115th116th117th118th Elected to finish Franks s term Re elected in 2018 Re elected in 2020 Re elected in 2022 Complete election results Edit2002 Edit Main article 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona Arizona s 8th congressional district election 2002 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jim Kolbe 126 930 63 33Democratic Mary Judge Ryan 67 328 33 59Libertarian Joe Duarte 6 142 3 06Write In Jim Dorrance 28 0 01Majority 59 602 29 74Total votes 200 428 100 002004 Edit Main article 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona Arizona s 8th congressional district election 2004 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jim Kolbe Incumbent 183 363 60 36Democratic Eva Bacal 109 963 36 20Libertarian Robert Anderson 10 443 3 44Majority 73 400 24 16Total votes 303 769 100 00Republican hold2006 Edit Main article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona Arizona s 8th congressional district election 2006 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Gabby Giffords 137 655 54 25Republican Randy Graf 106 790 42 09Libertarian David F Nolan 4 849 1 91Independent Jay Quick 4 408 1 74Majority 30 865 12 16Total votes 253 720 100 00Democratic gain from Republican2008 Edit Main article 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona Arizona s 8th congressional district election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Gabby Giffords Incumbent 179 629 54 72Republican Tim Bee 140 553 42 82Libertarian Paul Davis 8 081 2 46Majority 39 076 11 90Total votes 328 266 100 00Democratic hold2010 Edit Main article 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona Arizona s 8th congressional district election 2010 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Gabby Giffords Incumbent 138 280 48 76Republican Jesse Kelly 134 124 47 30Libertarian Steven Stoltz 11 174 3 94Majority 4 156 1 46Total votes 283 578 100 00Democratic hold2012 special Edit Main article 2012 Arizona s 8th congressional district special election Arizona s 8th congressional district special election June 12 2012 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ron Barber 111 203 52 32Republican Jesse Kelly 96 465 45 39Green Charlie Manolakis 4 869 2 29Majority 14 739 6 93Total votes 212 538 100 00Democratic hold2012 Edit Main article 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona Arizona s 8th congressional district election 2012 Party Candidate Votes Republican Trent Franks 172 809 63 35Democratic Gene Scharer 95 635 35 06Americans Elect Stephen Dolgos 4 347 1 59Majority 77 174 28 29Total votes 272 791 100 00Republican hold2014 Edit Main article 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona Arizona s 8th congressional district election November 4 2014 Party Candidate Votes Republican Trent Franks Incumbent 128 710 75 8Americans Elect Stephen Dolgos 41 066 24 2Majority 87 644 50 6Total votes 169 776 100 00Republican hold2016 Edit Main article 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona Arizona s 8th congressional district election 2016 Party Candidate Votes Republican Trent Franks Incumbent 204 942 68 6Green Mark Salazar 93 954 31 4Majority 110 988 37 2Total votes 298 896 100Republican hold2018 special Edit Main article 2018 Arizona s 8th congressional district special election Arizona s 8th congressional district special election April 24 2018 10 Party Candidate Votes Republican Debbie Lesko 96 012 52 37 16 23Democratic Hiral Tipirneni 87 331 47 63 47 63Total votes 183 343 100 0Majority 8 681 4 74Republican hold Swing 16 2 2018 Edit Main article 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona Arizona s 8th congressional district 2018 11 Party Candidate Votes Republican Debbie Lesko Incumbent 168 835 55 5Democratic Hiral Tipirneni 135 569 44 5New Paradigm Party Steven Hummel write in 13 0 0Total votes 304 417 100 0Republican hold2020 Edit Main article 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona Arizona s 8th congressional district election 2020 Party Candidate Votes Republican Debbie Lesko incumbent 251 633 59 6Democratic Michael Muscato 170 816 40 4Write in 18 0 0Total votes 422 467 100 0Republican hold2022 Edit Main article 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona Arizona s 8th congressional district election 2022 Party Candidate Votes Republican Debbie Lesko incumbent 197 555 96 5Democratic Jeremy Spreitzer write in 5 145 2 5Democratic Alixandria Guzman write in 2 013 1 0Total votes 204 713 100 0Republican holdNotes EditArizona will hold their Primary Elections on August 2 2022 12 Due to redistricting the Congressional District numbers in Arizona have changed for the 2022 Election Cycle Through this process the district numbers have changed the following ways 13 Arizona s 1st Congressional District will become Arizona s 2nd Congressional District Arizona s 2nd Congressional District will become Arizona s 6th Congressional District Arizona s 3rd Congressional District will become Arizona s 7th Congressional District Arizona s 4th Congressional District will become Arizona s 9th Congressional District Arizona s 5th Congressional District will remain Arizona s 5th Congressional District Arizona s 6th Congressional District will become Arizona s 1st Congressional District Arizona s 7th Congressional District will become Arizona s 3rd Congressional District Arizona s 8th Congressional District will remain Arizona s 8th Congressional District Arizona s 9th Congressional District will become Arizona s 4th Congressional DistrictThere are currently nine 9 declared candidates for Arizona s new 8th Congressional District for the 2022 Election Cycle 13 2022 Arizona s New 8th Congressional District Primary ElectionsParty Candidate Votes Republican Debbie Lesko TBD TBDRepublican Charly Corazon TBD TBDRepublican Hemant Kumar TBD TBDRepublican Jorge George Martinez Jr TBD TBDRepublican James Tabert TBD TBDDemocratic Donald Case TBD TBDDemocratic Jim Holmes TBD TBDDemocratic Michael Muscato TBD TBDDemocratic Brent Rosenbaum TBD TBDThe incumbent office holder is denoted by an Any rumored candidates are denoted by an See also Edit United States portal Arizona portalArizona s congressional districts List of United States congressional districts 2018 Arizona s 8th congressional district special electionReferences Edit Center for New Media amp Promotion CNMP US Census Bureau My Congressional District www census gov Center for New Media amp Promotion CNMP US Census Bureau My Congressional District www census gov 2022 Cook PVI District Map and List Cook Political Report Retrieved January 10 2023 Maps for the 2012 election PDF Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission Retrieved January 23 2012 Arizona Redistricting Commission releases draft map Daily Kos October 4 2011 Condon Stephanie January 23 2012 Gabrielle Giffords resignation prompts special election CBS News Retrieved January 23 2012 Martis Kenneth C 1982 The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts 1789 1983 New York Macmillan Publishing Martis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress 1789 1989 New York Macmillan Publishing Congressional Directory Browse 105th Congress Archived February 17 2011 at the Wayback Machine U S Representative in Congress District No 8 Arizona Secretary of State Retrieved April 29 2018 2018 Arizona general election results PDF Arizona Secretary of State Retrieved June 9 2019 Elections Calendar amp Upcoming Events Arizona Secretary of State azsos gov Retrieved January 27 2022 a b Gunzburger Ron Politics1 Online Guide to Arizona Elections Candidates amp Politics politics1 com Retrieved January 27 2022 External links EditDemographic information at census gov 2004 Election data at CNN com 2002 Election data from CBSNews com Maps of Congressional Districts first in effect for the 2002 election Maps for the 2012 election Rose Institute of State and Local Government Arizona 2010 Redistricting Changes Eighth District Redistricting by State Claremont CA Claremont McKenna College archived from the original on September 15 2020 Coordinates 33 41 44 N 112 17 59 W 33 69556 N 112 29972 W 33 69556 112 29972 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arizona 27s 8th congressional district amp oldid 1132897245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
