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Arizona's 8th congressional district
U.S. House district for Arizona
U.S. House district for Arizona
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| state | Arizona |
| district number | 8 |
| image name | |
| image caption | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| representative | Abraham Hamadeh |
| party | Republican |
| residence | Phoenix |
| english area | 9,057 |
| percent urban | 87.3 |
| percent rural | 12.7 |
| population | 815,902 |
| population year | 2024 |
| median income | $85,593 |
| percent white | 64.3 |
| percent hispanic | 21.1 |
| percent black | 4.5 |
| percent asian | 4.5 |
| percent native american | 1.1 |
| percent other race | 0.5 |
| percent more than one race | 4.0 |
| cpvi | R+8 |
| percent more than one race = 4.0 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.
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. 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.
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.
History
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.
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.
Composition
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of following counties and communities.
Maricopa County (8)
: Anthem, Glendale (part; also 9th), New River, Peoria (part; also 2nd; shared with Yavapai County), Phoenix (part; also 1st, 3rd, and 4th), Sun City, Sun City West, Surprise (part; also 9th)
Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results | 2013–2023 Boundaries | 2023–2033 Boundaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | President | Bush 52.9% - 46.5% | ||
| 2008 | President | McCain 52.37% - 46.4% | ||
| 2010 | Senate | McCain 56.5% - 37.5% | ||
| Governor | Brewer 54.1% - 43.4% | |||
| Secretary of State | Bennett 55.9% - 44.1% | |||
| Attorney General | Horne 52.6% - 47.4% | |||
| Treasurer | Ducey 50.0% - 43.9% | |||
| 2008 | President | McCain 60.6% - 38.4% | ||
| 2010 | Senate | McCain 66.0% - 27.9% | ||
| Governor | Brewer 61.8% - 35.2% | |||
| 2012 | President | Romney 61.7% - 36.9% | ||
| Senate | Flake 56.3% - 38.9% | |||
| 2014 | Governor | Ducey 61.2% - 33.6% | ||
| 2016 | President | Trump 58.1% - 37.0% | ||
| Senate | McCain 60.7% - 32.7% | |||
| 2018 | Senate | McSally 54.9% - 42.9% | ||
| Governor | Ducey 64.7% - 33.2% | |||
| Attorney General | Brnovich 60.0% - 39.8% | |||
| 2020 | President | Trump 57.3% - 41.4% | ||
| Senate (Spec.) | McSally 56.7% - 43.3% | |||
| 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% | |||
| 2024 | President | Trump 58% - 41% | ||
| Senate | Lake 53% - 45% |
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
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 .
| Member | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Residence) | Party | Years | Cong | ||
| ress | Electoral history | District location | |||
| District created January 3, 2003 | |||||
| [[File:Jim Kolbe.png | 100px]] | ||||
| Jim Kolbe | |||||
| (Tucson) | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2003 – | ||
| January 3, 2007 | Redistricted from the . | ||||
| Re-elected in 2002. | |||||
| Re-elected in 2004. | |||||
| Retired. | 2003–2013 | ||||
| [[File:AZ-08.png | 300px]] | ||||
| Cochise; parts of Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz | |||||
| [[File:Gabrielle Giffords official portrait.jpg | 100px]] | ||||
| Gabby Giffords | |||||
| (Tucson) | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2007 – | ||
| January 25, 2012 | Elected in 2006. | ||||
| Re-elected in 2008. | |||||
| Re-elected in 2010. | |||||
| Resigned. | |||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 25, 2012 – | |||
| June 19, 2012 | |||||
| [[File:Ron Barber, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg | 100px]] | ||||
| Ron Barber | |||||
| (Tucson) | Democratic | nowrap | June 19, 2012 – | ||
| January 3, 2013 | Elected to finish Giffords's term. | ||||
| Redistricted to the . | |||||
| [[File:Trent Franks, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | ||||
| Trent Franks | |||||
| (Glendale) | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – | ||
| December 8, 2017 | Redistricted from the . | ||||
| Re-elected in 2012. | |||||
| Re-elected in 2014. | |||||
| Re-elected in 2016. | |||||
| Resigned. | 2013–2023 | ||||
| [[File:Arizona US Congressional District 8 (since 2013).tif | 300px]] | ||||
| Part of Maricopa | |||||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 8, 2017 – | |||
| May 7, 2018 | |||||
| [[File:Debbie Lesko, official portrait, 115th Congress.jpg | 100px]] | ||||
| Debbie Lesko | |||||
| (Peoria) | Republican | May 7, 2018 – | |||
| January 3, 2025 | Elected to finish Franks's term. | ||||
| Re-elected in 2018. | |||||
| Re-elected in 2020. | |||||
| Re-elected in 2022. | |||||
| Retired. | |||||
| 2023–present: | |||||
| [[File:Arizona's 8th congressional district in Phoenix (since 2023).svg | 250px]] | ||||
| Part of Maricopa | |||||
| [[File:Abraham_Hamadeh.jpg | 100px]] | ||||
| Abraham Hamadeh | |||||
| (Phoenix) | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2025 – | ||
| present | Elected in 2024. |
Complete election results
2002–2012
2002
Main article: 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8
2004
Main article: 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8
2006
Main article: 2006 Arizona's 8th congressional district election
2008
Main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8
2010
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8
2012 (special)
Main article: 2012 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election
2012–2022
2012
Main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8
2014
Main article: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8
2016
Main article: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8
2018 (special)
Main article: 2018 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election#District 8
2018
Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8
2020
Main article: 2020 Arizona's 8th congressional district election
2022–present
2022
Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8
2024
Main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8
References
References
- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District".
- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District".
- "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
- "Maps for the 2012 election". Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.
- [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/04/1022899/-Arizona-Redistricting-Commission-releases-draft-map Arizona Redistricting: Commission releases draft map]. [[Daily Kos]], October 4, 2011
- Condon, Stephanie. (January 23, 2012). "Gabrielle Giffords' resignation prompts special election". CBS News.
- "Arizona - Congressional District 8".
- "DRA 2020".
- (2005). "PRESIDENTIAL & CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION RESULTS BY DISTRICT 2004". Polidata.
- Martis, Kenneth C.. (1982). "The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983". Macmillan Publishing.
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- [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/browse-cd.html Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress] {{webarchive. link. (February 17, 2011)
- "U.S. Representative in Congress - District No. 8". Arizona Secretary of State.
- "2018 Arizona general election results".
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