2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
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] This would be the last time until 2022 that Republicans would win six House seats in Arizona.
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Overview
editStatewide
editParty | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||
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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 |
By district
editResults of the 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona by district:
District | Republican | Democratic | Libertarian | Others | Total | Result | |||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 1 | 148,315 | 58.54% | 91,776 | 36.22% | 13,260 | 5.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 253,351 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 2 | 165,260 | 59.17% | 107,406 | 38.46% | 6,625 | 2.37% | 12 | 0.00% | 279,303 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 3 | 181,012 | 80.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 44,962 | 19.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 225,974 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 4 | 28,238 | 25.66% | 77,150 | 70.12% | 4,639 | 4.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 110,027 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 5 | 159,455 | 59.50% | 102,363 | 38.19% | 6,189 | 2.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 268,007 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 6 | 202,882 | 79.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 52,695 | 20.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 255,577 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 7 | 59,066 | 33.67% | 108,868 | 62.06% | 7,503 | 4.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 175,437 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 8 | 183,363 | 60.36% | 109,963 | 36.20% | 10,443 | 3.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 303,769 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
Total | 1,127,591 | 60.25% | 597,526 | 31.93% | 146,316 | 7.82% | 12 | 0.00% | 1,871,445 | 100.0% |
District 1
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County results Renzi: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Babbitt: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Rick Renzi, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick Renzi | 36,723 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 36,723 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Paul Babbitt, Coconino County Supervisor, former Mayor of Flagstaff and brother of former Governor Bruce Babbitt[4][5][6]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Bob Donahue, businessman
Withdrawn
edit- 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
edit- Fred DuVal, former Clinton administration official and candidate for this seat in 2002[4]
- Steve Udall, former Apache County Attorney and candidate for this seat in 2002[4]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul Babbitt | 35,422 | 73.7 | |
Democratic | Bob Donahue | 12,629 | 26.3 | |
Total votes | 48,051 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- John Crocket
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | John Crocket | 505 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 505 | 100.0 |
General election
editCampaign
editAs one of the few competitive races in nation, both sides spent heavily in the general election.[7]
Polling
editPoll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Rick Renzi (R) |
Paul Babbitt (D) |
John Crocket (L) |
Undecided |
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Northern Arizona University[8] | October 15–17, 2004 | 411 (LV) | ±4.9% | 53% | 30% | 3% | 14% |
Babbitt for Congress (D–Babbitt)[9] | September 15, 2004 | ? (LV) | ±% | 41% | 34% | 3% | 22% |
Northern Arizona University[10] | September 10–13, 2004 | 410 (LV) | ±4.9% | 51% | 40% | 1% | 8% |
Northern Arizona University[11] | April 7–11, 2004 | 611 (LV) | ±4.0% | 49% | 38% | 1% | 12% |
Predictions
editSource | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[12] | Lean R | October 29, 2004 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] | Tilt R | November 1, 2004 |
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Rick Renzi (incumbent) | 148,315 | 58.5 | ||
Democratic | Paul Babbitt | 91,776 | 36.2 | ||
Libertarian | John Crockett | 13,260 | 5.2 | ||
Total votes | 253,251 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 2
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County results Franks: 50–60% 60–70% Camacho: 70–80% Tie | |||||||||||||||||
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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
editFranks was challenged by broadcasting executive Rick Murphy.[15]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trent Franks (incumbent) | 45,261 | 63.6 | |
Republican | Rick L. Murphy | 25,871 | 36.4 | |
Total votes | 71,132 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Randy Camacho | 12,833 | 52.7 | |
Democratic | Gene Scharer | 5,875 | 24.1 | |
Democratic | Larry Coor | 5,652 | 23.2 | |
Total votes | 24,360 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Powell Gammill | 365 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 365 | 100.0 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Trent Franks (incumbent) | 165,260 | 59.2 | ||
Democratic | Randy Camacho | 107,406 | 38.5 | ||
Libertarian | Powell Gammill | 6,625 | 2.4 | ||
Write-in | 12 | 0.0 | |||
Total votes | 279,303 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 3
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County results Shadegg: 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Shadegg (incumbent) | 43,552 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 43,552 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
editNo Democrats filed.
Libertarian primary
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Mark Yannone | 337 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 337 | 100.0 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | John Shadegg (incumbent) | 181,012 | 80.1 | ||
Libertarian | Mark Yannone | 44,962 | 19.9 | ||
Total votes | 225,974 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 4
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County results Pastor: 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Pastor (incumbent) | 15,201 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 15,201 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Don Karg | 8,854 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,854 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Gary Fallon | 235 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 235 | 100.0 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Ed Pastor (incumbent) | 77,150 | 70.1 | ||
Republican | Don Karg | 28,238 | 25.7 | ||
Libertarian | Gary Fallon | 4,639 | 4.2 | ||
Total votes | 110,027 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 5
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County results Hayworth: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | J. D. Hayworth (incumbent) | 43,166 | 79.3 | |
Republican | Roselyn O'Connell | 11,296 | 20.7 | |
Total votes | 54,462 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elizabeth Rogers | 11,362 | 69.5 | |
Democratic | Ronald Maynard | 4,985 | 30.5 | |
Total votes | 16,347 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Michael Kielsky | 330 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 330 | 100.0 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | J. D. Hayworth (incumbent) | 159,455 | 59.5 | ||
Democratic | Elizabeth Rogers | 102,363 | 38.2 | ||
Libertarian | Michael Kielsky | 6,189 | 2.3 | ||
Total votes | 268,007 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 6
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County results Flake: 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
editFormer state senator Stan Barnes ran against Flake.[16]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeff Flake (incumbent) | 33,784 | 59.3 | |
Republican | Stan Barnes | 23,186 | 40.7 | |
Total votes | 56,970 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
editNo Democrats filed.
Libertarian primary
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Craig Stritar | 272 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 272 | 100.0 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Jeff Flake (incumbent) | 202,882 | 79.4 | ||
Libertarian | Craig Stritar | 52,695 | 20.6 | ||
Total votes | 255,577 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 7
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County results Grijalva: 40–50% 70–80% Drake: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raúl Grijalva (incumbent) | 26,450 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 26,450 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph Sweeney | 11,990 | 70.1 | |
Republican | Lou Muñoz | 5,107 | 29.9 | |
Total votes | 17,097 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Dave Kaplan | 294 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 294 | 100.0 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Raúl Grijalva (incumbent) | 108,868 | 62.1 | ||
Republican | Joseph Sweeney | 59,066 | 33.7 | ||
Libertarian | Dave Kaplan | 7,503 | 4.3 | ||
Total votes | 175,437 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 8
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County results Kolbe: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
editKolbe 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Kolbe (incumbent) | 36,039 | 57.5 | |
Republican | Randy Graf | 26,686 | 42.5 | |
Total votes | 62,725 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Eva Bacal | 20,216 | 58.6 | |
Democratic | Tim Sultan | 9,177 | 26.6 | |
Democratic | Jeffrey Chimene | 5,093 | 14.8 | |
Total votes | 34,486 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Robert Anderson | 385 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 385 | 100.0 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Jim Kolbe (incumbent) | 183,363 | 60.4 | ||
Democratic | Eva Bacal | 109,963 | 36.2 | ||
Libertarian | Robert Anderson | 10,443 | 3.4 | ||
Total votes | 303,769 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
References
edit- ^ "Results" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. 2004. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). www.fec.gov. 2004. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "State of Arizona official canvass" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. September 7, 2004. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "ARIZONA: Babbitt, Heir to Famous Name, Considers Run". rollcall.com/. Roll Call. October 10, 2003. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c Chris Cillizza (November 12, 2003). "ARIZONA: Governor to Headline Event for Paul Babbitt". rollcall.com/. Roll Call. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Babbitt makes run for Congress in 1st District". pinalcentral.com. The Coolidge Examiner. February 25, 2004. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Mike Sunnucks (July 12, 2004). "Renzi-Babbitt race draws money from all sides". bizjournals.com. The Business Journal. Archived from the original on July 18, 2004. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Northern Arizona University
- ^ Babbitt for Congress (D–Babbitt)
- ^ Northern Arizona University
- ^ Northern Arizona University
- ^ "2004 Competitive House Race Chart" (PDF). House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. October 29, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "2004 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2004. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Incumbent Renzi set to beat Babbitt". cnn.com/. CNN. November 3, 2004. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Sharon Dunham (March 24, 2004). "Rick Murphy running for Congress". Parker Pioneer. p. 13. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ Mike Sunnucks; Dale Brown (September 7, 2004). "GOP incumbents fare well in Arizona primary election". bizjournals.com/. The Business Journal. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2023.