Arizona's 4th congressional district

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Arizona's 4th congressional district
Area 199 mi²
Distribution 99.5% urban, 0.5% rural
Population (2000) 641,329
Median income $30,624
Ethnic composition 29.3% White, 7.5% Black, 1.3% Asian, 58% Hispanic, 2.4% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI D+14

Arizona's 4th congressional district contains Phoenix and some of its suburbs.

It is currently represented by Ed Pastor, a Democrat. George W. Bush received 38% of the vote in this district in 2004.

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[edit] Statistics

  • Male 52.0%, Female 48.0%
  • Median age: 27.1

[edit] Competitiveness

This Latino-heavy district covers most of central Phoenix and an older portion of Glendale and is the most friendly territory for Democrats in the state.

[edit] Recent election results

[edit] 1998

Main article: U.S. House election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party John Shadegg 88,716 65
  Democratic Party Eric Ehst 43,820 32

[edit] 2000

Main article: U.S. House election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party John Shadegg 128,722 64
  Democratic Party Benjamin H. Jankowski 66,312 33

[edit] 2002

Main article: U.S. House election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Democratic Party Ed Pastor 36,687 67
  Republican Party Jonathon Barnert 15,405 28
  Libertarian Party Amy Gibbons 2,688 5

[edit] 2004

Main article: U.S. House election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Democratic Party Ed Pastor 77,150 70
  Republican Party Don Karg 28,238 26
  Libertarian Party Gary Fallon 4,639 4

[edit] 2006

Main article: U.S. House election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Democratic Party Ed Pastor 38,786 72.1
  Republican Party Don Karg 12,994 24.2
  Libertarian Party Ronald Harders 2,020 3.8

[edit] List of Representatives

The district was created on 1973-01-03.

Representative Party Years District residence Note
John Bertrand Conlan Republican 1973-01-03 – 1977-01-03 Phoenix Retired to run for U.S. Senator
Eldon D. Rudd Republican 1977-01-03 – 1987-01-03 Retired
Jon Kyl Republican 1987-01-03 – 1995-01-03 Retired to run for U.S. Senator
John B. Shadegg Republican 1995-01-03 – 2003-01-03 Redistricted to the 3rd district
Ed Pastor Democratic 2003-01-03 – present Redistricted from the 2nd district
Incumbent

[edit] References

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Arizona's congressional districts