The 2004 congressional elections in Arizona were elections for Arizona 's delegation to the United States House of Representatives , which occurred along with congressional elections nationwide on November 2, 2004. Arizona has eight seats, as apportioned during the 2000 United States census . Republicans held six of the eight seats and Democrats held two.[1] [2] 2022 that Republicans would win six House seats in Arizona.
Overview Statewide
Party
Candi dates
Votes
Seats
No.
%
No.
+/–
%
Republican
8
1,127,591
60.25
6
75.00
Democratic
6
597,526
31.93
2
25.00
Libertarian
8
146,316
7.82
0
0.0
Write-in
1
12
0.00
0
0.0
Total
23
1,871,445
100.0
8
100.0
Popular vote
Republican
60.25%
Democratic
31.93%
Libertarian
7.82%
Other
0.00%
House seats
Republican
75.00%
Democratic
25.00%
By district Results of the 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona by district:
District 1 1st district Incumbent Republican Rick Renzi , who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was elected with 49.2% of the vote in 2002.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Results Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Eliminated in primary Withdrawn George Cordova, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2002 [4] [5]
Diane Prescott, lawyer, businesswoman and candidate for this seat in 2002 [5] Declined Results Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Results General election Campaign As one of the few competitive races in nation, both sides spent heavily in the general election.[7]
Polling Predictions Results District 2 2nd district Incumbent Republican Trent Franks , who had represented the district since 2002, ran for re-election. He was elected with 59.9% of the vote in 2002.
Republican primary Franks was challenged by broadcasting executive Rick Murphy.[11]
Results Democratic primary Results Libertarian primary Results General election Results District 3 3rd district Incumbent Republican John Shadegg , who had represented the district since 1994, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67.3% of the vote in 2002.
Republican primary Results Democratic primary No Democrats filed.
Libertarian primary Results General election Results District 4 4th district Incumbent Democrat Ed Pastor , who had represented the district since 1991, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote in 2002.
Democratic primary Results Republican primary Results Libertarian primary Results General election Results District 5 5th district Incumbent Republican J. D. Hayworth , who had represented the district since 1994, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60.1% of the vote in 2002.
Republican primary Results Democratic primary Results Libertarian primary Results General election Results District 6 6th district Incumbent Republican Jeff Flake , who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was elected with 65.9% of the vote in 2002.
Republican primary Former state senator Stan Barnes ran against Flake.[12]
Results Democratic primary No Democrats filed.
Libertarian primary Results General election Results District 7 7th district Incumbent Democrat Raúl Grijalva , who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was elected with 59.0% of the vote in 2002.
Democratic primary Results Republican primary Results Libertarian primary Results General election Results District 8 8th district Incumbent Republican Jim Kolbe , who had represented the district since 1984, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63.3% of the vote in 2002.
Republican primary Kolbe faced a serious primary challenge for the first time since winning the seat in 1984 from state representative Randy Graf . Graf ran well to Kolbe's right, with a message to "get tough" on illegal immigration, a "hot button" issue, especially for residents living along Arizona's border with Mexico, which has become a major crossing point for smuggling. He also aligned himself with U.S. Representatives Tom Tancredo of Colorado and Steve King of Iowa , who proposed enhanced border security. Graf was also a senior advisor for Proposition 200 , an initiative passed by Arizona voters in 2004 to prevent welfare and voter fraud . He was also anti-abortion , against same-sex marriage , in favor of continued U.S. support for Israel , and in favor of tort reforms and medical care choice as a way of lowering health insurance rates.
Results Democratic primary Results Libertarian primary Results General election Results References
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