Arizona's 6th Congressional District

Arizona's 6th Congressional District

Incumbent

Juan Ciscomani

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Arizona's 6th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Juan Ciscomani (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Arizona representatives represented an average of 795,436 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 712,522 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Gary Swing (G) and Trevor Dickerson (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Gary Swing (G)
		Trevor Dickerson (Independent)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Johnathan Buma (D), Chris Donat (D), JoAnna Mendoza (D), Samantha Severson (D), and Aiden Swallow (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 4, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Johnathan Buma
		Chris Donat
		JoAnna Mendoza
		Samantha Severson
	Submit photo	Aiden Swallow

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mo Goldman (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Incumbent Juan Ciscomani (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 4, 2026.

		Candidate
		Juan Ciscomani

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See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Incumbent Juan Ciscomani (R) defeated Kirsten Engel (D), Athena Eastwood (G), and Luis Pozzolo (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Juan Ciscomani (R)	50.0	215,596
		Kirsten Engel (D)	47.5	204,774
		Athena Eastwood (G)	2.5	10,759
		Luis Pozzolo (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	91

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 431,220
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Kirsten Engel (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kirsten Engel	100.0	78,178

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,178
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jack O'Donnell (D)
• Vieri Tenuta (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Incumbent Juan Ciscomani (R) defeated Kathleen Winn (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Juan Ciscomani	59.2	59,021
		Kathleen Winn	40.8	40,625

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 99,646
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Green Party primary

Green primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Athena Eastwood (G) advanced from the Green Party primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Athena Eastwood (Write-in)	100.0	26

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Libertarian Party primary

The Libertarian Party primary scheduled for July 30, 2024, was canceled.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Clifford Vance Cast (L)
• Mark Siato (L)

See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Juan Ciscomani (R) defeated Kirsten Engel (D), Avery Thornton (D), and Frank Bertone (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Juan Ciscomani (R)	50.7	177,201
		Kirsten Engel (D)	49.2	171,969
		Avery Thornton (D) (Write-in)	0.0	71
		Frank Bertone (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	42

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 349,283
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Kirsten Engel (D) defeated Daniel Hernandez Jr. (D) and Avery Anderson (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kirsten Engel	59.1	54,060
		Daniel Hernandez Jr.	34.8	31,815
		Avery Anderson	6.2	5,639

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91,514
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Patrick McClure (D)
• Eric Ulis (D)
• Marcos Urrea (D)
• John Williamson (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Juan Ciscomani	47.1	49,559
		Brandon Martin	20.9	21,987
		Kathleen Winn	18.7	19,635
		Young Mayberry	8.5	8,942
		Lucretia Free	4.8	5,029
	Submit photo	Jordan Flayer (Write-in)	0.0	32

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,184
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mavrick Moser (R)

See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Incumbent David Schweikert (R) defeated Hiral Tipirneni (D) in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Schweikert (R)	52.2	217,783
		Hiral Tipirneni (D)	47.8	199,644

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 417,427
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tom Lewellen (Independent)
• Gennaro Napolitano (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Hiral Tipirneni (D) defeated Anita Malik (D), Stephanie Rimmer (D), and Karl Gentles (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hiral Tipirneni	53.1	42,566
		Anita Malik	36.5	29,238
		Stephanie Rimmer	5.7	4,601
		Karl Gentles	4.6	3,657
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	87

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 80,149
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gene Scharer (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Incumbent David Schweikert (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Schweikert	100.0	94,526

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Incumbent David Schweikert (R) defeated Anita Malik (D) in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Schweikert (R)	55.2	173,140
		Anita Malik (D)	44.8	140,559

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 313,699 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Anita Malik (D) defeated Heather Ross (D) and Garrick McFadden (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anita Malik	42.2	22,666
		Heather Ross	37.6	20,203
		Garrick McFadden	20.2	10,825

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,694 (100% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gustavo Ortega (D)
• John Williamson (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Incumbent David Schweikert (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Schweikert	100.0	83,406

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 83,406 (100% precincts reporting)
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Previous election results

2016

See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent David Schweikert (R) defeated John Williamson (D) and Michael Shoen (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Schweikert defeated Russ Wittenberg in the Republican primary, while Williamson defeated Brian Sinuk to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Schweikert Incumbent	62.1%	201,578
	Democratic	John Williamson	37.9%	122,866
Total Votes				324,444
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Schweikert Incumbent	80.3%	63,378
Russ Wittenberg	19.7%	15,535
Total Votes		78,913
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Williamson	58.8%	17,561
Brian Sinuk	41.2%	12,293
Total Votes		29,854
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2014

See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 6th Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent David Schweikert (R) defeated John Williamson (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Schweikert Incumbent	64.9%	129,578
	Democratic	John Williamson	35.1%	70,198
Total Votes				199,776
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2012

See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 6th Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Jeff Flake (R) ran for the U.S. Senate in 2012 and 5th District incumbent David Schweikert won the 6th District seat.

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Schweikert Incumbent	61.3%	179,706
	Democratic	Matt Jette	33.3%	97,666
	Libertarian	Jack Anderson	3.5%	10,167
	Green	Mark Salazar	1.9%	5,637
	NA	James Ketover	0%	1
Total Votes				293,177
Source: Arizona Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election," accessed July 13, 2015

2010
On November 2, 2010, Jeff Flake won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Rebecca Schneider (D), Darell Tapp (L) and Richard Grayson (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Flake incumbent	66.4%	165,649
	Democratic	Rebecca Schneider	29.1%	72,615
	Libertarian	Darell Tapp	3.1%	7,712
	Green	Richard Grayson	1.4%	3,407
Total Votes				249,383

2008
On November 4, 2008, Jeff Flake won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Rebecca Schneider (D) and Rick Biondi (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Flake incumbent	62.4%	208,582
	Democratic	Rebecca Schneider	34.5%	115,457
	Libertarian	Rick Biondi	3%	10,137
Total Votes				334,176

2006
On November 7, 2006, Jeff Flake won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jason Blair (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Flake incumbent	74.8%	152,201
	Libertarian	Jason Blair	25.2%	51,285
Total Votes				203,486

2004
On November 2, 2004, Jeff Flake won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Craig Stritar (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Flake incumbent	79.4%	202,882
	Libertarian	Craig Stritar	20.6%	52,695
Total Votes				255,577

2002
On November 5, 2002, Jeff Flake won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Deborah Thomas (D) and Andy Wagner (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Flake incumbent	65.9%	103,094
	Democratic	Deborah Thomas	31.6%	49,355
	Libertarian	Andy Wagner	2.5%	3,888
Total Votes				156,337

2000
On November 7, 2000, J. D. Hayworth won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Larry Nelson (D) and Richard Duncan (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	J. D. Hayworth incumbent	61.4%	186,687
	Democratic	Larry Nelson	35.6%	108,317
	Libertarian	Richard Duncan	3%	9,000
Total Votes				304,004

1998
On November 3, 1998, J. D. Hayworth won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Owens (D) and Robert Anderson (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	J. D. Hayworth incumbent	53%	106,891
	Democratic	Steve Owens	43.7%	88,001
	Libertarian	Robert Anderson	3.3%	6,645
Total Votes				201,537

1996
On November 5, 1996, J. D. Hayworth won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Owens (D) and Robert Anderson (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	J. D. Hayworth incumbent	47.6%	121,431
	Democratic	Steve Owens	46.6%	118,957
	Libertarian	Robert Anderson	5.8%	14,899
Total Votes				255,287

1994
On November 8, 1994, J. D. Hayworth won election to the United States House. He defeated Karan English (D) and Sequoia Fuller (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	J. D. Hayworth	54.6%	107,060
	Democratic	Karan English incumbent	41.5%	81,321
	Libertarian	Sequoia Fuller	3.9%	7,687
Total Votes				196,068

1992
On November 3, 1992, Karan English won election to the United States House. She defeated Doug Wead (R) and Sarah Stannard (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Karan English	53%	124,251
	Republican	Doug Wead	41.4%	97,074
	Independent	Sarah Stannard	5.6%	13,047
Total Votes				234,372

District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Arizona after the 2020 census

On January 24, 2022, Arizona enacted its new congressional map after the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission transmitted its finalized congressional map plan to the secretary of state. The commission initially voted to finalize and certify the congressional map plan on Jan. 18. The commission's nonpartisan chairwoman, Erika Neuberg, joined the two Republican members—David Mehl and Douglas York—voting in favor of the map. The commission's two Democratic members—Shereen Lerner and Derrick Watchman—were opposed. This map took effect for Arizona's 2022 congressional elections.

The commission previously voted in favor of the congressional map by a 5-0 vote on Dec. 22, 2021, which was followed by a period for counties to request administrative changes before the final vote on Jan. 18.

How does redistricting in Arizona work? The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. The commission is composed of five members. Of these, four are selected by the majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointments. These 25 nominees comprise 10 Democrats, 10 Republicans, and 5 unaffiliated citizens. The four commission members appointed by legislative leaders then select the fifth member to round out the commission. The fifth member of the commission must belong to a different political party than the other commissioners. The governor, with a two-thirds vote in the Arizona State Senate, may remove a commissioner "for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, or inability to discharge the duties of office." The Arizona State Legislature may make recommendations to the commission, but ultimate authority is vested with the commission.

The Arizona Constitution requires that both congressional and state legislative districts be "contiguous, geographically compact, and respect communities of interest–all to the extent practicable." The state constitution further mandates that district lines "should [follow] visible geographic features, city, town, and county boundaries, and undivided census tracts." In addition, the constitution requires that "competitive districts be favored where doing so would not significantly detract from the goals above."

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 6th Congressional District of Arizona after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Arizona after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Arizona State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is EVEN. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were about the same as the national average. This made Arizona's 6th the 221st most Republican district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arizona's 6th the 208th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 49.3%-49.2%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arizona's 6th the 207th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 49.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 49.2%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arizona's 6th Congressional District the 139th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.09. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.09 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Arizona
• Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
• Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
• Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2020
• Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 6

Footnotes

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Arizona's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ruben Gallego (D)

Mark Kelly (D)

Representatives

District 1

David Schweikert (R)

District 2

Eli Crane (R)

District 3

Yassamin Ansari (D)

District 4

Greg Stanton (D)

District 5

Andy Biggs (R)

District 6

Juan Ciscomani (R)

District 7

Adelita Grijalva (D)

District 8

Abraham Hamadeh (R)

District 9

Paul Gosar (R)

Republican Party (6)

Democratic Party (5)