2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona explained

Election Name:2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
Country:Arizona
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
Next Year:2004
Seats For Election:All 8 Arizona seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout:56.33%
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:5
Seats1:6
Seat Change1:1
Popular Vote1:681,922
Percentage1:57.09%
Swing1:1.23%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:1
Seats2:2
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:472,135
Percentage2:39.53%
Swing2:1.47%
Map Size:230px

The 2002 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 5, 2002. Arizona has eight seats, as apportioned during the 2000 United States census and thus gaining two since the previous election.[1] Democrats and Republicans each gained a seat as result, with Republicans having six seats and Democrats having two seats.

Overview

Statewide

PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
%+/–%
Republican8681,92257.096 175.00
Democratic8472,13539.532 125.00
Libertarian840,3083.3700.0
Write-in2350.0000.0
Total261,194,400100.08 2100.0

By district

Results of the 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona by district:

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District 1 85,967 49.21% 79,730 45.64% 8,990 5.15% 174,687 100.0% Republican Win
100,359 59.92% 61,217 36.55% 5,926 3.54% 167,502 100.0% Republican hold
104,847 67.32% 47,173 30.29% 3,731 2.40% 155,751 100.0% Republican hold
18,381 27.82% 44,517 67.38% 3,167 4.79% 66,065 100.0% Democratic hold
103,870 61.17% 61,559 36.25% 4,383 2.58% 169,812 100.0% Republican hold
103,094 65.94% 49,355 31.57% 3,888 2.49% 156,337 100.0% Republican hold
District 7 38,474 37.06% 61,256 59.00% 4,088 3.94% 103,818 100.0% Democratic Win
126,930 63.33% 67,328 33.59% 6,170 3.08% 200,428 100.0% Republican hold
Total 681,922 57.09% 472,135 39.53% 40,343 3.38% 1,194,400 100.0%

District 1

Election Name:2002 Arizona's 1st congressional district election
Country:Arizona
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Next Election:2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 1
Next Year:2004
Image1:File:Rick Renzi, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Rick Renzi
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:85,967
Percentage1:49.2%
Nominee2:George Cordova
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:79,730
Percentage2:45.6%
Image3:File:3x4.svg
Nominee3:Edwin Porr
Party3:Libertarian Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:8,990
Percentage3:5.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:None
(New district)
After Election:Rick Renzi
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Arizona's 1st congressional district. The new 1st district contained much of North and East Arizona including: Apache County, Gila County, Graham County, Greenlee County, Yavapai County, and parts of Coconino County, Navajo County, and Pinal County.

Republican primary

Results

Insurance executive Rick Renzi defeated five other Republicans including Sydney Ann Hay to win the nomination.[2] [3] [4]

Democratic primary

Results

Businessman George Cordova upset Stephen Udall and Fred DuVal[5] to win the Democratic nomination.[6]

Libertarian primary

Results

General Election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Rick
Renzi (R)
George
Cordova (D)
Edwin
Porr (L)
Undecided
Northern Arizona University[7] October 17–20, 2002600 (LV)±4.1% align=center48%36%4%12%
Northern Arizona University[8] September 12–14, 2002803 (LV)±3.5%37%37%3%23%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] November 4, 2002
align=left New York Times[10] October 14, 2002

Results

District 2

Election Name:2002 Arizona's 2nd congressional district election
Country:Arizona
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 3
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 2
Next Year:2004
Image1:File:Trent Franks, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Trent Franks
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:100,359
Percentage1:59.9%
Nominee2:Randy Camacho
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:61,217
Percentage2:36.6%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Bob Stump (3rd)
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Trent Franks
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Arizona's 2nd congressional district. After redistricting much of the old 3rd district was reconfigured to be the new 2nd. This consisted of parts of Metro Phoenix, extending to North West Arizona, plus the Hopi Reservation including:Mohave County and parts of Coconino County, La Paz County, Maricopa County and Navajo County. Incumbent Republican Bob Stump, who had represented the district since 1977, did not run for re-election. He was re-elected with 65.7% of the vote in 2000.

Republican primary

Candidates

Stump endorsed his longtime chief of staff Lisa Atkins to replace him.[11] In total seven Republicans ran in the September 10 Primary,[12] including Oilman and former state representative Trent Franks.

Results

Franks narrowly defeated Atkins 28–26%, a difference of just 797 votes.[13]

Democratic primary

Results

Libertarian primary

Results

General Election

Results

District 3

Election Name:2002 Arizona's 3rd congressional district election
Country:Arizona
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 4
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 3
Next Year:2004
Image1:File:JohnShadegg.jpg
Nominee1:John Shadegg
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:104,847
Percentage1:67.3%
Nominee2:Charles Hill
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:47,173
Percentage2:30.3%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:John Shadegg (4th)
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:John Shadegg
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Arizona's 3rd congressional district. After redistricting much of the old 4th district was reconfigured to be the new 3rd. This consisted solely of parts of Metro Phoenix, including Glendale. Incumbent Republican John Shadegg, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64.0% of the vote in 2000.

Republican primary

Results

Democratic primary

Results

Libertarian primary

Results

General Election

Results

District 4

Election Name:2002 Arizona's 4th congressional district election
Country:Arizona
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Next Election:2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 4
Next Year:2004
Image1:File:Ed Pastor (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Ed Pastor
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:44,517
Percentage1:67.4%
Nominee2:Jonathan Barnert
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:18,381
Percentage2:27.8%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:None
(New district)
After Election:Ed Pastor
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Arizona's 4th congressional district. The new 4th district contained heavily Latino portions of inner Phoenix. This district was the only safe Democratic district in the Phoenix area. Ed Pastor the incumbent from the old 2nd district (which had been renumbered the 7th), had seen his home in Phoenix drawn into the new 4th and so opted to seek re-election there.

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

Results

Libertarian primary

Results

General Election

Results

District 5

Election Name:2002 Arizona's 5th congressional district election
Country:Arizona
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 6
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 5
Next Year:2004
Image1:File:J. D. Hayworth (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:J. D. Hayworth
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:103,870
Percentage1:61.2%
Nominee2:Craig Columbus
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:61,559
Percentage2:36.3%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:J. D. Hayworth (6th)
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:J. D. Hayworth
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Arizona's 5th congressional district. After redistricting much of the old 6th district was reconfigured to be the new 5th. This consisted solely of parts of Metro Phoenix, including all of Tempe and Scottsdale and portions of Chandler, Mesa and the Ahwatukee section of Phoenix. Although Republicans outnumbered Democrats by about 40,000 voters, the 5th district was considered far less conservative than other suburban Phoenix districts. Incumbent Republican J.D. Hayworth, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 61.4% of the vote in 2000.

Republican primary

Results

Democratic primary

Results

Libertarian primary

Results

General Election

Results

District 6

Election Name:2002 Arizona's 6th congressional district election
Country:Arizona
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 1
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 6
Next Year:2004
Image1:File:Jeff Flake, official portrait, 107th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Jeff Flake
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:103,094
Percentage1:65.9%
Nominee2:Deborah Thomas
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:49,355
Percentage2:31.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Jeff Flake (1st)
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Jeff Flake
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Arizona's 6th congressional district. After redistricting much of the old 1st district was reconfigured to be the new 6th. It included parts of Mesa, Chandler and all of Gilbert as well as the fast-growing town of Queen Creek. It also contained the city of Apache Junction in Pinal County. Incumbent Republican Jeff Flake, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was elected with 53.6% of the vote in 2000.

Republican primary

Results

Democratic primary

Results

Libertarian primary

Results

General Election

Results

District 7

Election Name:2002 Arizona's 7th congressional district election
Country:Arizona
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 2
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 7
Next Year:2004
Image1:File:Raúl Grijalva, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Raúl Grijalva
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:61,256
Percentage1:59.0%
Nominee2:Ross Hieb
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:38,474
Percentage2:37.1%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Ed Pastor (2nd)
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Raúl Grijalva
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Arizona's 7th congressional district. After redistricting much of the old 2nd district was reconfigured to be the new 7th. This consisted of South Western Arizona, including Yuma and parts of Tucson, La Paz Maricopa, Pima, Pinal and Santa Cruz. Incumbent Democrat Ed Pastor, who had represented the district since 1991, ran for re-election in the 4th district leaving the 7th as an open seat. He was re-elected with 68.5% of the vote in 2000.

Democratic primary

Former Pima County supervisor Raúl Grijalva defeated seven other democrats including state senator Elaine Richardson, former state senator Jaime Gutierrez in the primary.[14]

Results

Republican primary

Results

Libertarian primary

Results

General Election

Results

District 8

Election Name:2002 Arizona's 8th congressional district election
Country:Arizona
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 5
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8
Next Year:2004
Image1:File:Jim Kolbe.png
Nominee1:Jim Kolbe
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:126,930
Percentage1:63.3%
Nominee2:Mary Judge Ryan
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:67,328
Percentage2:33.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Jim Kolbe (5th)
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Jim Kolbe
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Arizona's 8th congressional district. After redistricting much of the old 5th district was reconfigured to be the new 8th. This consisted of Southeastern Arizona including all of Cochise County and parts of Pima, Pinal and Santa Cruz counties. Incumbent Republican Jim Kolbe, who had represented the district since 1985, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60.2% of the vote in 2000.

Republican primary

Results

Democratic primary

Results

Libertarian primary

Results

General Election

Results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results . 2002. clerk.house.gov . PDF. 2021-03-30.
  2. News: The Daily Courier . September 2, 2002 . Many Arizona House candidates financing own primary campaigns . . Robert . Gehrke .
  3. Web site: Frederic I. Solop . James I. Bowie . The 2002 Arizona First Congressional District Race . nau.edu . Northern Arizona University . 23 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060915065449/http://www4.nau.edu/srl/PublishedArticles/Congressional%20District%201,%202002.pdf . 15 September 2006 . 1 July 2003.
  4. Web site: James I. Bowie . Frederic I. Solop . "The Virginian" vs. "The Little Mexican": the 2002 Race in Arizona 1 . nau.edu . Northern Arizona University . 23 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060915065544/http://www4.nau.edu/srl/PublishedArticles/Arizona%201.pdf . 15 September 2006 . 10 September 2003.
  5. Web site: Prescott Daily Courier, June 9, 2002.. 2009-04-27.
  6. News: Hulse. Carl. September 15, 2002. The New York Times, September 15, 2002.. The New York Times . 2009-04-27.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20060915172653/http://www4.nau.edu/srl/PressReleases/02f%20-%20CD1%20Election%202.pdf Northern Arizona University
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20060915172639/http://www4.nau.edu/srl/PressReleases/02f%20-%20CD1%20Election.pdf Northern Arizona University
  9. Web site: 50 most competitive House races of 2002 . Sabato's Crystal Ball . 6 November 2002. 24 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021106080608/http://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/house-competitive.htm . 6 November 2002.
  10. Web site: 2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings . The New York Times . 14 October 2002. 21 December 2023 .
  11. Web site: Paul Davenport . Stump's retirement announcement sets off scramble . The Daily Courier/Associated Press . 22 November 2023 . 7 . 28 April 2002.
  12. Web site: Ken Hedler . Lisa Atkins seeks job of former boss . Kingman Daily Miner . 22 November 2023 . 1, 3 . 5 June 2002.
  13. Web site: AP . Two primary U.S. House races still too close to call . Kingman Daily Miner . 22 November 2023 . 12 September 2002.
  14. Web site: Garry Duffy . Grijalva resigns county job . tucsoncitizen.com . Tucson Citizen . 22 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141010145719/http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/2002/02/06/57037-grijalva-resigns-county-job/ . 10 October 2014 . 6 February 2002.