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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona Arizona legislative no 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona 2002 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona 2006 All 8 Arizona seats to the United States House of Representatives 2004 11 02 Republican Party (United States) 6 6 1,127,591 60.25% 3.16% Democratic Party (United States) 2 2 597,526 31.93% 7.60% Libertarian Party (United States) 0 0 146,316 7.82% 4.45% 230px District results 230px County results
Republican
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
Democratic
#B9D7FF 40–50%
#4389e3 60–70%
#1666cb 70–80%
The 2004 congressional elections in Arizona were elections for Arizona's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred along with congressional elections nationwide on November 2, 2004. Arizona has eight seats, as apportioned during the 2000 United States census. Republicans held six of the eight seats and Democrats held two.http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#3 Results 2004 clerk.house.gov PDF 2021-03-30https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2004congresults.pdf Results 2004 www.fec.gov 2021-03-30 This would be the last time until 2022 that Republicans would win six House seats in Arizona.
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Overview
Statewide
PartyCandidatesVotesSeatsNo. Number %No. Number+/– %Republican81,127,59160.25675.00Democratic6597,52631.93225.00Libertarian8146,3167.8200.0Write-in1120.0000.0Total231,871,445100.08100.0
Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 60.25
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 31.93
Libertarian Libertarian Party (United States) 7.82
Other #777777 0.00
House seats #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 75.00
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 25.00
By district
Results of the 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona by district:
DistrictRepublicanDemocraticLibertarianOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 148,315 58.54% 91,776 36.22% 13,260 5.23% 0 0.00% 253,351 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 2 165,260 59.17% 107,406 38.46% 6,625 2.37% 12 0.00% 279,303 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 3 181,012 80.10% 0 0.00% 44,962 19.90% 0 0.00% 225,974 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 4 28,238 25.66% 77,150 70.12% 4,639 4.22% 0 0.00% 110,027 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 5 159,455 59.50% 102,363 38.19% 6,189 2.31% 0 0.00% 268,007 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 6 202,882 79.38% 0 0.00% 52,695 20.62% 0 0.00% 255,577 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 7 59,066 33.67% 108,868 62.06% 7,503 4.28% 0 0.00% 175,437 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 8 183,363 60.36% 109,963 36.20% 10,443 3.44% 0 0.00% 303,769 100.0% Republican holdTotal 1,127,591 60.25% 597,526 31.93% 146,316 7.82% 12 0.00% 1,871,445 100.0%
District 1
2004 Arizona's 1st congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 1 2002 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 1 2006 x150px File:Rick Renzi, official portrait, 109th Congress (cropped).jpg Rick Renzi Republican Party (United States) 148,315 58.5% File:3x4.svg Paul Babbitt Democratic Party (United States) 91,776 36.2% File:3x4.svg John Crockett Libertarian Party (United States) 13,260 5.2% 2004 AZ-1 Election Results.svg 200px County resultsRenzi: #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% #d02823 70–80% Babbitt: #b4c7ec 40–50% U.S. Representative Rick Renzi Republican Party (United States) Rick Renzi Republican Party (United States)
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Arizona's 1st congressional district
Incumbent Republican Rick Renzi, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was elected with 49.2% of the vote in 2002.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Rick Renzi, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
Republican primary resultshttps://apps.azsos.gov/election/2004/Primary/Canvass2004PE.pdf State of Arizona official canvass September 7, 2004 Arizona Secretary of State 21 November 2023
Republican Party (United States)
Rick Renzi
36,723
100.0
36,723
100.0
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Paul Babbitt, Coconino County Supervisor, former Mayor of Flagstaff and brother of former Governor Bruce BabbittARIZONA: Babbitt, Heir to Famous Name, Considers Run https://rollcall.com/2003/10/10/arizona-babbitt-heir-to-famous-name-considers-run/ rollcall.com Roll Call 24 November 2023 10 October 2003Chris Cillizza ARIZONA: Governor to Headline Event for Paul Babbitt https://rollcall.com/2003/11/12/arizona-governor-to-headline-event-for-paul-babbitt/ rollcall.com Roll Call 24 November 2023 12 November 2003Babbitt makes run for Congress in 1st District https://www.pinalcentral.com/coolidge_examiner/news/babbitt-makes-run-for-congress-in-1st-district/article_1f65a2de-2f2a-5eb0-b542-22ed51eee39d.html pinalcentral.com The Coolidge Examiner 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231124104110/https://www.pinalcentral.com/coolidge_examiner/news/babbitt-makes-run-for-congress-in-1st-district/article_1f65a2de-2f2a-5eb0-b542-22ed51eee39d.html 24 November 2023 25 February 2004
Eliminated in primary
Bob Donahue, businessman
Withdrawn
George Cordova, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2002
Diane Prescott, lawyer, businesswoman and candidate for this seat in 2002<ref name="heir"/
Declined
Fred DuVal, former Clinton administration official and candidate for this seat in 2002
Steve Udall, former Apache County Attorney and candidate for this seat in 2002
Results
Democratic primary results
Democratic Party (United States)
Paul Babbitt
35,422
73.7
Democratic Party (United States)
Bob Donahue
12,629
26.3
48,051
100.0
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
John Crocket
Results
Libertarian primary results
Libertarian Party (United States)
John Crocket
505
100.0
505
100.0
General election
Campaign
As one of the few competitive races in nation, both sides spent heavily in the general election.Mike Sunnucks Renzi-Babbitt race draws money from all sides https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2004/07/12/daily59.html bizjournals.com The Business Journal 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20040718004410/https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2004/07/12/daily59.html 18 July 2004 12 July 2004
Endorsements
Paul Babbitt (D) Organizations
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" ProgramHelp change Congress from Red to Blue! http://www.democraticaction.org/r2b/index.php democraticaction.org DCCC 16 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20040921032412/http://www.democraticaction.org/r2b/index.php 21 September 2004
Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMargin of errorRickRenzi (R)PaulBabbitt (D)JohnCrocket (L)UndecidedNorthern Arizona UniversityNorthern Arizona University October 15–17, 2004 411 (LV) ±4.9% 53% 30% 3% 14%Babbitt for Congress (D–Babbitt)Babbitt for Congress (D–Babbitt) September 15, 2004 ? (LV) ±% 41% 34% 3% 22%Northern Arizona UniversityNorthern Arizona University September 10–13, 2004 410 (LV) ±4.9% 51% 40% 1% 8%Northern Arizona UniversityNorthern Arizona University April 7–11, 2004 611 (LV) ±4.0% 49% 38% 1% 12%
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Lean R October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Tilt R November 1, 2004
Results
Arizona 1 election, 2004Incumbent Renzi set to beat Babbitt https://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/03/house.arizona1/index.html cnn.com CNN 24 November 2023 3 November 2004
Republican Party (United States)
Rick Renzi (incumbent)
148,315
58.5
Democratic Party (United States)
Paul Babbitt
91,776
36.2
Libertarian Party (United States)
John Crockett
13,260
5.2
253,251
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 2
2004 Arizona's 2nd congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 2 2002 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 2 2006 x150px File:Trent Franks, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg Trent Franks Republican Party (United States) 165,260 59.2% File:3x4.svg Randy Camacho Democratic Party (United States) 107,406 38.5% 2004 AZ-2 Election Results.svg 250px County resultsFranks: #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70%Camacho: #4170cd 70–80%#D2B1D9 Tie U.S. Representative Trent Franks Republican Party (United States) Trent Franks Republican Party (United States)
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Arizona's 2nd congressional district
Incumbent Republican Trent Franks, who had represented the district since 2002, ran for re-election. He was elected with 59.9% of the vote in 2002.
Republican primary
Franks was challenged by broadcasting executive Rick Murphy.Sharon Dunham Rick Murphy running for Congress https://books.google.com/books?id=iW49AAAAIBAJ&dq=trent-franks&pg=PA77&article_id=2668,5474216 Parker Pioneer 22 November 2023 13 24 March 2004
Results
Republican primary results
Republican Party (United States)
Trent Franks (incumbent)
45,261
63.6
Republican Party (United States)
Rick L. Murphy
25,871
36.4
71,132
100.0
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary results
Democratic Party (United States)
Randy Camacho
12,833
52.7
Democratic Party (United States)
Gene Scharer
5,875
24.1
Democratic Party (United States)
Larry Coor
5,652
23.2
24,360
100.0
Libertarian primary
Results
Libertarian primary results
Libertarian Party (United States)
Powell Gammill
365
100.0
365
100.0
General election
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Safe R October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Safe R November 1, 2004
Results
Arizona 2 election, 2004
Republican Party (US)
Trent Franks (incumbent)
165,260
59.2
Democratic Party (US)
Randy Camacho
107,406
38.5
Libertarian Party (US)
Powell Gammill
6,625
2.4
12
0.0
279,303
100.0
Republican Party (US)
District 3
2004 Arizona's 3rd congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 3 2002 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 3 2006 x150px File:JohnShadegg.jpg John Shadegg Republican Party (United States) 181,012 80.1% File:3x4.svg Mark Yannone Libertarian Party (United States) 44,962 19.9% 2004 AZ-3 Election Results.svg 150px County resultsShadegg: #b00000 80–90% U.S. Representative John Shadegg Republican Party (United States) John Shadegg Republican Party (United States)
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Arizona's 3rd congressional district
Incumbent Republican John Shadegg, who had represented the district since 1994, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67.3% of the vote in 2002.
Republican primary
Results
Republican primary results
Republican Party (United States)
John Shadegg (incumbent)
43,552
100.0
43,552
100.0
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed.
Libertarian primary
Results
Libertarian primary results
Libertarian Party (United States)
Mark Yannone
337
100.0
337
100.0
General election
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Safe R October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Safe R November 1, 2004
Results
Arizona 3 election, 2004
Republican Party (United States)
John Shadegg (incumbent)
181,012
80.1
Libertarian Party (United States)
Mark Yannone
44,962
19.9
225,974
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 4
2004 Arizona's 4th congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 4 2002 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 4 2006 x150px File:Ed Pastor, official 109th Congress photo.jpg Ed Pastor Democratic Party (United States) 77,150 70.1% File:3x4.svg Don Karg Republican Party (United States) 28,238 25.7% File:2006 AZ-4 Election Results.svg 200px County resultsPastor: #4170cd 70–80% U.S. Representative Ed Pastor Democratic Party (United States) Ed Pastor Democratic Party (United States)
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Arizona's 4th congressional district
Incumbent Democrat Ed Pastor, who had represented the district since 1991, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote in 2002.
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary results
Democratic Party (United States)
Ed Pastor (incumbent)
15,201
100.0
15,201
100.0
Republican primary
Results
Republican primary results
Republican Party (United States)
Don Karg
8,854
100.0
8,854
100.0
Libertarian primary
Results
Libertarian primary results
Libertarian Party (United States)
Gary Fallon
235
100.0
235
100.0
General election
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Safe D October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Safe D November 1, 2004
Results
Arizona 4 election, 2004
Democratic Party (United States)
Ed Pastor (incumbent)
77,150
70.1
Republican Party (United States)
Don Karg
28,238
25.7
Libertarian Party (United States)
Gary Fallon
4,639
4.2
110,027
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 5
2004 Arizona's 5th congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 5 2002 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 5 2006 x150px File:JD Hayworth (cropped).jpg J. D. Hayworth Republican Party (United States) 159,455 59.5% 3x4.svg Elizabeth Rogers Democratic Party (United States) 102,363 38.2% 320px County results 320px Precinct results 230px County resultsHayworth: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 90–100%Rogers: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Tie: #D2B1D9 40–50%No Votes: #808080 U.S. Representative J. D. Hayworth Republican Party (United States) J. D. Hayworth Republican Party (United States)
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Arizona's 5th congressional district
Incumbent Republican J. D. Hayworth, who had represented the district since 1994, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60.1% of the vote in 2002.
Republican primary
Results
Republican primary results
Republican Party (United States)
J. D. Hayworth (incumbent)
43,166
79.3
Republican Party (United States)
Roselyn O'Connell
11,296
20.7
54,462
100.0
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary results
Democratic Party (US)
Elizabeth Rogers
11,362
69.5
Democratic Party (US)
Ronald Maynard
4,985
30.5
16,347
100.0
Libertarian primary
Results
Libertarian primary results
Libertarian Party (United States)
Michael Kielsky
330
100.0
330
100.0
General election
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Safe R October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Safe R November 1, 2004
Results
Arizona 5 election, 2004
Republican Party (United States)
J. D. Hayworth (incumbent)
159,455
59.5
Democratic Party (United States)
Elizabeth Rogers
102,363
38.2
Libertarian Party (United States)
Michael Kielsky
6,189
2.3
268,007
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 6
2004 Arizona's 6th congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 6 2002 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 6 2006 x150px File:Jeff Flake.jpg Jeff Flake Republican Party (United States) 202,882 79.4% File:3x4.svg Craig Stritar Libertarian Party (United States) 51,285 20.6% File:2006 AZ-6 Election Results.svg 230px County resultsFlake: #d02823 70–80% U.S. Representative Jeff Flake Republican Party (United States) Jeff Flake Republican Party (United States)
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Arizona's 6th congressional district
Incumbent Republican Jeff Flake, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was elected with 65.9% of the vote in 2002.
Republican primary
Former state senator Stan Barnes ran against Flake.Mike Sunnucks Dale Brown GOP incumbents fare well in Arizona primary election https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2004/09/06/daily9.html bizjournals.com The Business Journal 22 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20181126035116/https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2004/09/06/daily9.html 26 November 2018 7 September 2004
Results
Republican primary results
Republican Party (United States)
Jeff Flake (incumbent)
33,784
59.3
Republican Party (United States)
Stan Barnes
23,186
40.7
56,970
100.0
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed.
Libertarian primary
Results
Libertarian primary results
Libertarian Party (United States)
Craig Stritar
272
100.0
272
100.0
General election
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Safe R October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Safe R November 1, 2004
Results
Arizona 6 election, 2004
Republican Party (United States)
Jeff Flake (incumbent)
202,882
79.4
Libertarian Party (United States)
Craig Stritar
52,695
20.6
255,577
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 7
2004 Arizona's 7th congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 7 2002 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 7 2006 x150px File:Raúl Grijalva, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg Raúl Grijalva Democratic Party (United States) 108,868 62.1% File:3x4.svg Joseph Sweeney Republican Party (United States) 59,066 33.7% 2004 AZ-7 Election Results.svg 250px County resultsGrijalva: #b4c7ec 40–50% #4170cd 70–80% Drake: #ed8783 50–60% U.S. Representative Raúl Grijalva Democratic Party (United States) Raúl Grijalva Democratic Party (United States)
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Arizona's 7th congressional district
Incumbent Democrat Raúl Grijalva, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was elected with 59.0% of the vote in 2002.
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary results
Democratic Party (United States)
Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)
26,450
100.0
26,450
100.0
Republican primary
Results
Republican primary results
Republican Party (United States)
Joseph Sweeney
11,990
70.1
Republican Party (United States)
Lou Muñoz
5,107
29.9
17,097
100.0
Libertarian primary
Results
Libertarian primary results
Libertarian Party (United States)
Dave Kaplan
294
100.0
294
100.0
General election
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Safe D October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Safe D November 1, 2004
Results
Arizona 7 election, 2004
Democratic Party (United States)
Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)
108,868
62.1
Republican Party (United States)
Joseph Sweeney
59,066
33.7
Libertarian Party (United States)
Dave Kaplan
7,503
4.3
175,437
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 8
2004 Arizona's 8th congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8 2002 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8 2006 File:Jim Kolbe.png 150x150px Jim Kolbe Republican Party (United States) 183,363 60.4% 3x4.svg Eva Bacal Democratic Party (United States) 109,963 36.2% File:2004 AZ-8 Election Results.svg 250px County results Kolbe: #ed8783 50–60% #e55751 60–70% U.S. Representative Jim Kolbe Republican Party (United States) Jim Kolbe Republican Party (United States)
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Arizona's 8th congressional district
Incumbent Republican Jim Kolbe, who had represented the district since 1984, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63.3% of the vote in 2002.
Republican primary
Kolbe faced a serious primary challenge for the first time since winning the seat in 1984 from state representative Randy Graf. Graf ran well to Kolbe's right, with a message to "get tough" on illegal immigration, a "hot button" issue, especially for residents living along Arizona's border with Mexico, which has become a major crossing point for smuggling. He also aligned himself with U.S. Representatives Tom Tancredo of Colorado and Steve King of Iowa, who proposed enhanced border security. Graf was also a senior advisor for Proposition 200, an initiative passed by Arizona voters in 2004 to prevent welfare and voter fraud. He was also anti-abortion, against same-sex marriage, in favor of continued U.S. support for Israel, and in favor of tort reforms and medical care choice as a way of lowering health insurance rates.
Results
Republican primary results
Republican Party (United States)
Jim Kolbe (incumbent)
36,039
57.5
Republican Party (United States)
Randy Graf
26,686
42.5
62,725
100.0
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary results
Democratic Party (United States)
Eva Bacal
20,216
58.6
Democratic Party (United States)
Tim Sultan
9,177
26.6
Democratic Party (United States)
Jeffrey Chimene
5,093
14.8
34,486
100.0
Libertarian primary
Results
Libertarian primary results
Libertarian Party (United States)
Robert Anderson
385
100.0
385
100.0
General election
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Safe R October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Safe R November 1, 2004
Results
Arizona 8 election, 2004
Republican Party (United States)
Jim Kolbe (incumbent)
183,363
60.4
Democratic Party (United States)
Eva Bacal
109,963
36.2
Libertarian Party (United States)
Robert Anderson
10,443
3.4
303,769
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
References
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