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Arizona's 6th Congressional District

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Arizona's 6th Congressional District
Arizona's 6th.jpg
Incumbent
David Schweikert Republican Party
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+9
U.S. Census Bureau (2010 data)[1]
Population: 743,752
Gender: 51.1% Female, 48.9% Male
Race[2]: 86.6% White, 4.2% Asian, 2.4% Black, 1.7% Native Am.
Ethnicity: 15.1% Hispanic
Unemployment: 8.6%
Median household income
$58,582
High school graduation rate
91.3%
College graduation rate
39.3%

As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, the 6th District was one of five primarily urban districts centered around Phoenix, Arizona.[3]

The current representative of the 6th Congressional District is David Schweikert (R).

Elections

2018

See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2018

General election candidates

General election candidates

Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Primary candidates

See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District election (August 28, 2018 Democratic primary)
See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District election (August 28, 2018 Republican primary)

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Republican Party Republican primary candidates



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.[4][5][6]

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid 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
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid 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
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn 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 Green check mark transparent.pngDavid 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.[7]

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid 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.[8]

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJeff 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.[9]

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJeff 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.[10]

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJeff 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.[11]

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJeff 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.[12]

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJeff 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.[13]

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJ. 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.[14]

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 1998
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJ. 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.[15]

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 1996
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJ. 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.[16]

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJ. 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.[17]

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


Redistricting

2010-2011

This is the 6th Congressional District of Arizona after the 2001 redistricting process. The current district is displayed in the infobox at the top of the page.
See also: Redistricting in Arizona

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

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+9, meaning that in the previous 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.[18]

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.[19]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Demographic data were added to this page in 2013. Ballotpedia will update this page in 2021 after data from the 2020 Census become available.
  2. ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
  3. ↑ Arizona Redistricting, "Map," accessed July 7, 2012
  4. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates," accessed June 2, 2016
  5. ↑ Politico, " Arizona House Primaries Results," August 30, 2016
  6. ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
  7. ↑ ABC News, "General Election Results 2012-Arizona," November 7, 2012
  8. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  12. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  13. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  14. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
  15. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
  16. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
  17. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
  18. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  19. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


Arizona's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Ruben Gallego (D)
Mark Kelly (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
Eli Crane (R)
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
Republican Party (6)
Democratic Party (5)

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