Arizona's 1st Congressional District

Arizona's 1st Congressional District

Incumbent

David Schweikert

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Arizona's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by David Schweikert (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

2024

See also: Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)

Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Incumbent David Schweikert defeated Amish Shah in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Schweikert (R)	51.9	225,538
		Amish Shah (D)	48.1	208,966

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 434,504
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sarah Wharton (Independent)
• Bryce Beckstrom (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amish Shah	23.5	17,214
		Andrei Cherny	21.3	15,596
		Marlene Galán-Woods	21.2	15,490
		Conor O'Callaghan	18.5	13,539
		Andrew Horne	12.3	8,991
		Kurt Kroemer	3.2	2,356

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,186
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Cody Newman (D)
• Melissa Lamore (D)
• John Williamson (D)
• Robert Glasgow (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Incumbent David Schweikert defeated Kimberly George and Robert Backie in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Schweikert	62.7	62,811
		Kimberly George	27.5	27,587
		Robert Backie	9.8	9,854

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 100,252
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Paul Burton (R)
• Reina Patocs (R)

Libertarian primary election

No Libertarian candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michelle Martin (L)

2022

See also: Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Incumbent David Schweikert defeated Jevin Hodge in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Schweikert (R)	50.4	182,336
		Jevin Hodge (D)	49.6	179,141

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 361,477
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Jevin Hodge defeated Adam Metzendorf and Delina DiSanto in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jevin Hodge	61.9	46,144
		Adam Metzendorf	37.9	28,267
		Delina DiSanto (Write-in)	0.2	175

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,586
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ginger Sykes Torres (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Incumbent David Schweikert defeated Elijah Norton and Josh Barnett in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Schweikert	43.6	52,067
		Elijah Norton	33.0	39,435
		Josh Barnett	23.4	27,999

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 119,501
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kelly Townsend (R)
• Katherine Gallant (R)
• Steven Beaver (R)

2020

See also: Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Incumbent Tom O'Halleran defeated Tiffany Shedd in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom O'Halleran (D)	51.6	188,469
		Tiffany Shedd (R)	48.4	176,709

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 365,178
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Incumbent Tom O'Halleran defeated Eva Putzova in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom O'Halleran	58.6	47,083
		Eva Putzova	41.4	33,248

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 80,331
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Larry Williams (D)
• Barbara McGuire (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Tiffany Shedd defeated Nolan Reidhead in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tiffany Shedd	54.7	40,310
		Nolan Reidhead	45.3	33,418

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,728
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Juan Smith (R)
• Chris Taylor (R)
• Doyel Shamley (R)
• John W. Moore (R)

2018

See also: Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Incumbent Tom O'Halleran defeated Wendy Rogers in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom O'Halleran (D)	53.8	143,240
		Wendy Rogers (R)	46.1	122,784
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	65

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 266,089 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Incumbent Tom O'Halleran advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom O'Halleran	100.0	64,114

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Miguel Olivas (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Wendy Rogers defeated Steve Smith and Tiffany Shedd in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wendy Rogers	43.7	30,180
		Steve Smith	37.0	25,552
		Tiffany Shedd	19.2	13,260

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,992 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin Cavanaugh (R)

Green primary election

No Green candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ray Parrish (G)

2016

See also: Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Arizona's 1st Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick (D) chose not to seek re-election to pursue a U.S. Senate bid. Tom O'Halleran (D) defeated Paul Babeu (R), Kim Allen (L write-in), and Ray Parrish (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Babeu defeated Ken Bennett, Gary Kiehne, Wendy Rogers, Shawn Redd, and David Gowan in the Republican primary, while O'Halleran defeated Miguel Olivas to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tom O'Halleran	50.7%	142,219
	Republican	Paul Babeu	43.4%	121,745
	Green	Ray Parrish	6%	16,746
Total Votes				280,710
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Paul Babeu	30.8%	19,533
Gary Kiehne	23.4%	14,854
Wendy Rogers	22.4%	14,222
Ken Bennett	16.7%	10,578
Shawn Redd	3.3%	2,098
David Gowan	3.3%	2,091
Total Votes		63,376
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tom O'Halleran	58.8%	30,833
Miguel Olivas	41.2%	21,632
Total Votes		52,465
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2014

See also: Arizona's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

Arizona's 1st Congressional District was a battleground district in 2014 due to the fact that the seat was held by a Democrat, but the district had a slight Republican lean. Incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick faced no challenger in the Democratic primary. In the Republican primary, Andy Tobin triumphed over Gary Kiehne and Adam Kwasman. The race between Tobin and Kiehne remained too close to call for over a week following the primary. In the end, Tobin won by 0.7 percent of the vote. Kirkpatrick ultimately defeated Tobin in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ann Kirkpatrick Incumbent	52.6%	97,391
	Republican	Andy Tobin	47.4%	87,723
Total Votes				185,114
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2012

See also: Arizona's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

The 1st Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Paul Gosar (R) decided to run for the 4th District in 2012, and Ann Kirkpatrick (D) won the 1st District seat in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ann Kirkpatrick	48.8%	122,774
	Republican	Jonathon Paton	45.1%	113,594
	Libertarian	Kim Allen	6.1%	15,227
Total Votes				251,595
Source: Arizona Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Paul Gosar won election to the United States House. He defeated Ann Kirkpatrick (D) and Nicole Patti (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Gosar	49.7%	112,816
	Democratic	Ann Kirkpatrick incumbent	43.7%	99,233
	Libertarian	Nicole Patti	6.6%	14,869
Total Votes				226,918

2008
On November 4, 2008, Ann Kirkpatrick won election to the United States House. She defeated Sydney Hay (R), Brent Maupin (I) and Thane Eichenauer (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ann Kirkpatrick	55.9%	155,791
	Republican	Sydney Hay	39.4%	109,924
	Independent	Brent Maupin	3.4%	9,394
	Libertarian	Thane Eichenauer	1.3%	3,678
Total Votes				278,787

2006
On November 7, 2006, Rick Renzi won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ellen Simon (D) and David Schlosser (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rick Renzi incumbent	51.8%	105,646
	Democratic	Ellen Simon	43.4%	88,691
	Libertarian	David Schlosser	4.8%	9,802
Total Votes				204,139

2004
On November 2, 2004, Rick Renzi won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Paul Babbitt (D) and John Crockett (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rick Renzi incumbent	58.5%	148,315
	Democratic	Paul Babbitt	36.2%	91,776
	Libertarian	John Crockett	5.2%	13,260
Total Votes				253,351

2002
On November 5, 2002, Rick Renzi won election to the United States House. He defeated George Cordova (D) and Edwin Porr (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rick Renzi	49.2%	85,967
	Democratic	George Cordova	45.6%	79,730
	Libertarian	Edwin Porr	5.1%	8,990
Total Votes				174,687

2000
On November 7, 2000, Jeff Flake won election to the United States House. He defeated David Mendoza (D) and Jon Burroughs (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Flake	53.6%	123,289
	Democratic	David Mendoza	42.4%	97,455
	Libertarian	Jon Burroughs	4%	9,227
Total Votes				229,971

1998
On November 3, 1998, Matt Salmon won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Mendoza (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Matt Salmon incumbent	64.6%	98,840
	Democratic	David Mendoza	35.4%	54,108
Total Votes				152,948

1996
On November 5, 1996, Matt Salmon won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Cox (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Matt Salmon incumbent	60.2%	135,634
	Democratic	John Cox	39.8%	89,738
Total Votes				225,372

1994
On November 8, 1994, Matt Salmon won election to the United States House. He defeated Chuck Blanchard (D) and Bob Howarth (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Matt Salmon	56%	101,350
	Democratic	Chuck Blanchard	39%	70,627
	Libertarian	Bob Howarth	4.9%	8,890
Total Votes				180,867

1992
On November 3, 1992, Sam Coopersmith won election to the United States House. He defeated incumbent John J. Rhodes, III (R) and Ted Goldstein (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sam Coopersmith	51.3%	130,715
	Republican	John J. Rhodes, III incumbent	44.6%	113,613
	Libertarian	Ted Goldstein	4.1%	10,461
Total Votes				254,789

1990
On November 6, 1990, John J. Rhodes, III won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tim Rose (Write-in) and Betsy McDonald (Socialist Workers) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John J. Rhodes, III incumbent	99.5%	166,223
	Write-in	Tim Rose	0.4%	621
	Socialist Workers	Betsy McDonald	0.1%	172
Total Votes				167,016

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."

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2010-2011

This is the 1st 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 R+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arizona's 1st the 214th 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+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arizona's 1st the 214th 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) 50.1%-48.6%.

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+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arizona's 1st the 213th 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 50.1% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 48.6%.

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+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arizona's 1st Congressional District the 218th 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 1.05. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.05 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Arizona
• Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
• Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
• Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
• Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 1

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

Vacant

District 8

Abraham Hamadeh (R)

District 9

Paul Gosar (R)

Republican Party (6)

Democratic Party (4)

Vacancies (1)