Arizona's 6th congressional district

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Arizona's 6th congressional district
Area 724 mi²
Distribution 96.8% urban, 3.2% rural
Population (2000) 641,329
Median income $47,976
Ethnic composition 76.6% White, 1.9% Black, 1.8% Asian, 17.2% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI R+12

Arizona's 6th congressional district encompasses parts of Maricopa and Pinal counties. It is mostly made up of eastern suburbs of Phoenix.

It is currently represented by Jeff Flake, a Republican. George W. Bush received 64% of the vote in this district in 2004.

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[edit] Competitiveness

This East Valley seat in Maricopa County contains parts of Mesa, Chandler and all of Gilbert and the fast-growing town of Queen Creek; it also contains the city of Apache Junction in Pinal County. A heavy Mormon population in Mesa and Gilbert and its suburban nature give this seat an unmistakable GOP flavor.


[edit] Statistics

  • Male 49.3%, Female 50.7%
  • Median age: 34.1


[edit] Recent results

[edit] 2006

Main article: U.S. House election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Jeff Flake 109,288 74.1
  Libertarian Party Jason Blair 38,230 25.9

[edit] 2004

Main article: U.S. House election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Jeff Flake 202,882 79
  Libertarian Party Craig Stritar 52,695 21

[edit] 2002

Main article: U.S. House election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Jeff Flake 84,854 65
  Democratic Party Deborah Thomas 42,653 32
  Libertarian Party Andy Wagner 3,735 3

[edit] 2000

Main article: U.S. House election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party J. D. Hayworth 171,446 61
  Democratic Party Lawrence Robert Nelson 101,697 37

[edit] 1998

Main article: U.S. House election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party J. D. Hayworth 96,063 53
  Democratic Party Steve Owens 81,962 45

[edit] References

  1. Demographic information at census.gov
  2. 2004 Election data at CNN.com
  3. 2002 Election data from CBSNews.com
  4. 2000 Election data from CNN.com
  5. 1998 Election data from CNN.com
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