Arizona's 8th congressional district

Arizona's 8th congressional district
Arizona's 8th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Abraham Hamadeh; R–Phoenix
Area	9,057 sq mi (23,460 km2)
Distribution	87.3% urban; 12.7% rural;
Population (2023)	800,203
Median household; income	$79,122
Ethnicity	64.3% White; 21.1% Hispanic; 4.5% Asian; 4.5% Black; 4.0% Two or more races; 1.1% Native American; 0.5% other;
Cook PVI	R+8

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.

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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.

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Year	Office	Results^[8]^[9]
2008	President	McCain 60% - 39%
2010	Senate	McCain 65% - 28%
	Governor	Brewer 61% - 36%
	Secretary of State	Bennett 66% - 34%
	Attorney General	Horne 56% - 43%
	Treasurer	Ducey 58% - 35%
2012	President	Romney 62% - 38%
2016	President	Trump 56% - 37%
2016	Senate	McCain 60% - 33%
2018	Senate	McSally 54% - 44%
	Governor	Ducey 64% - 34%
	Attorney General	Brnovich 59% - 41%
2020	President	Trump 56% - 43%
2020	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%
2024	Senate	Lake 53% - 45%

Member (Residence)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location^[10]^[11]^[12]
District created January 3, 2003
Jim Kolbe (Tucson)	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007	108th 109th	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	110th 111th 112th	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	112th	Elected to finish Giffords's term. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
Trent Franks (Glendale)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – December 8, 2017	113th 114th 115th	Redistricted from the 2nd district. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned.	2013–2023 Part of Maricopa
Vacant		December 8, 2017 – May 7, 2018	115th
Debbie Lesko (Peoria)	Republican	May 7, 2018 – January 3, 2025	115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected to finish Franks's term. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Retired.
Debbie Lesko (Peoria)	Republican	May 7, 2018 – January 3, 2025	115th 116th 117th 118th		2023–present: Part of Maricopa
Abraham Hamadeh (Phoenix)	Republican	January 3, 2025 – present	119th	Elected in 2024.	2023–present: Part of Maricopa

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

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

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

Arizona's 8th congressional district

History

Composition

Recent election results from statewide races

List of members representing the district

Complete election results

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2010

2012 (special)

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2016

2018 (special)

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2020

2022

2024

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Arizona's 8th congressional district election, 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

Arizona's 8th congressional district election, 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

Arizona's 8th congressional district special election — June 12, 2012
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

Arizona's 8th congressional district election, 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