2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

none February 2026 September 2023 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona Arizona legislative no 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona 2000 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona 2004 All 8 Arizona seats to the United States House of Representatives 56.33% 2002 11 05 Republican Party (United States) 5 6 1 681,922 57.09% 1.23% Democratic Party (United States) 1 2 1 472,135 39.53% 1.47% 230px District results 230px County results Republican #F2B3BE 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Democratic #B9D7FF 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% The 2002 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 5, 2002. Arizona has eight seats, as apportioned during the 2000 United States census and thus gaining two since the previous election.http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002/2002Stat.htm#3 Results 2002 clerk.house.gov PDF 2021-03-30 Democrats and Republicans each gained a seat as result, with Republicans having six seats and Democrats having two seats. 2 Overview Statewide PartyCandidatesVotesSeatsNo. Number %No. Number+/– %Republican8681,92257.096 175.00Democratic8472,13539.532 125.00Libertarian840,3083.3700.0Write-in2350.0000.0Total261,194,400100.08 2100.0 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 57.09 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 39.53 Libertarian Libertarian Party (United States) 3.37 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 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona by district: DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 85,967 49.21% 79,730 45.64% 8,990 5.15% 174,687 100.0% Republican WinDistrict 2 100,359 59.92% 61,217 36.55% 5,926 3.54% 167,502 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 3 104,847 67.32% 47,173 30.29% 3,731 2.40% 155,751 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 4 18,381 27.82% 44,517 67.38% 3,167 4.79% 66,065 100.0% Democratic WinDistrict 5 103,870 61.17% 61,559 36.25% 4,383 2.58% 169,812 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 6 103,094 65.94% 49,355 31.57% 3,888 2.49% 156,337 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 7 38,474 37.06% 61,256 59.00% 4,088 3.94% 103,818 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 8 126,930 63.33% 67,328 33.59% 6,170 3.08% 200,428 100.0% Republican holdTotal 681,922 57.09% 472,135 39.53% 40,343 3.38% 1,194,400 100.0% District 1 2002 Arizona's 1st congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 1 2004 x150px File:Rick Renzi, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg Rick Renzi Republican Party (United States) 85,967 49.2% File:3x4.svg George Cordova Democratic Party (United States) 79,730 45.6% File:3x4.svg Edwin Porr Libertarian Party (United States) 8,990 5.2% File:2002 AZ-1 Election Results.svg 200px County resultsRenzi: #f1b4b2 40–50% #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70%Cordova: #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #416fcd 70–80% U.S. Representative None(New district) Rick Renzi Republican Party (United States) Arizona's 1st congressional district The new 1st district contained much of North and East Arizona including: Apache County, Gila County, Graham County, Greenlee County, Yavapai County, and parts of Coconino County, Navajo County, and Pinal County. Republican primary Results Insurance executive Rick Renzi defeated five other Republicans including Sydney Hay to win the nomination.The Daily Courier September 2, 2002 Many Arizona House candidates financing own primary campaigns https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vEwLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=11IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6776,365885&dq=trent-franks Associated Press Robert Gehrke Frederic I. Solop James I. Bowie The 2002 Arizona First Congressional District Race http://www4.nau.edu/srl/PublishedArticles/Congressional%20District%201%2C%202002.pdf nau.edu Northern Arizona University 23 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060915065449/http://www4.nau.edu/srl/PublishedArticles/Congressional%20District%201,%202002.pdf 15 September 2006 1 July 2003James I. Bowie Frederic I. Solop "The Virginian" vs. "The Little Mexican": the 2002 Race in Arizona 1 http://www4.nau.edu/srl/PublishedArticles/Arizona%201.pdf nau.edu Northern Arizona University 23 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060915065544/http://www4.nau.edu/srl/PublishedArticles/Arizona%201.pdf 15 September 2006 10 September 2003 Republican primary resultsState of Arizona Official Canvass (2002 Primary Election) https://apps.azsos.gov/election/2002/Primary/Canvass2002PE.pdf azsos.gov Arizona Secretary of State 24 November 2023 23 September 2002 Republican Party (United States) Rick Renzi 11,379 24.4 Republican Party (United States) Lewis Tenney 9,569 20.5 Republican Party (United States) Sydney Hay 9,550 20.5 Republican Party (United States) Alan Everett 7,321 15.7 Republican Party (United States) Bruce Whiting 6,872 14.8 Republican Party (United States) David Stafford 1,894 4.1 46,585 100.0 Democratic primary Results Businessman George Cordova upset Stephen Udall and Fred DuValPrescott Daily Courier, June 9, 2002. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=894&dat=20020609&id=VyALAAAAIBAJ&pg=4822,1110932 2009-04-27 to win the Democratic nomination.Hulse Carl September 15, 2002 The New York Times, September 15, 2002. The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/15/us/campaign-season-friends-of-bill-but-not-of-ballot-box.html 2009-04-27 Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) George Cordova 11,689 21.7 Democratic Party (United States) Stephen Udall 10,690 19.9 Democratic Party (United States) Diane Prescott 9,629 17.9 Democratic Party (United States) Fred DuVal 8,648 16.1 Democratic Party (United States) Derrick Watchman 7,326 13.6 Democratic Party (United States) Sam Martinez 4,908 9.1 Democratic Party (United States) Roger Hartstone 922 1.1 53,812 100.0 Libertarian primary Results Libertarian primary results Libertarian Party (United States) Edwin Porr 286 54.1 Libertarian Party (United States) Andy Fernandez 243 45.9 529 100.0 General Election Polling Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMargin of errorRickRenzi (R)GeorgeCordova (D)EdwinPorr (L)UndecidedNorthern Arizona UniversityNorthern Arizona University October 17–20, 2002 600 (LV) ±4.1% 48% 36% 4% 12%Northern Arizona UniversityNorthern Arizona University September 12–14, 2002 803 (LV) ±3.5% 37% 37% 3% 23% Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball50 most competitive House races of 2002 http://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/house-competitive.htm Sabato's Crystal Ball 6 November 2002 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20021106080608/http://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/house-competitive.htm 6 November 2002Lean R November 4, 2002 New York Times2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/elections.html The New York Times 14 October 2002 21 December 2023 Tossup October 14, 2002 Results Arizona 1 election, 2002State of Arizona Official Canvass (2002 General Election) https://apps.azsos.gov/election/2002/General/Canvass2002GE.pdf azsos.gov Arizona Secretary of State 22 November 2023 25 November 2002 Republican Party (United States) Rick Renzi 85,967 49.2 Democratic Party (United States) George Cordova 79,730 45.6 Libertarian Party (United States) Edwin Porr 8,990 5.2 6,237 3.6 174,687 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 2 2002 Arizona's 2nd congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 3 2000 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 2 2004 x150px File:Trent Franks, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg Trent Franks Republican Party (United States) 100,359 59.9% File:3x4.svg Randy Camacho Democratic Party (United States) 61,217 36.6% 250px U.S. Representative Bob Stump (3rd) Republican Party (United States) Trent Franks Republican Party (United States) Arizona's 2nd congressional district After redistricting much of the old 3rd district was reconfigured to be the new 2nd. This consisted of parts of Metro Phoenix, extending to North West Arizona, plus the Hopi Reservation including: Mohave County and parts of Coconino County, La Paz County, Maricopa County and Navajo County. Incumbent Republican Bob Stump, who had represented the district since 1977, did not run for re-election. He was re-elected with 65.7% of the vote in 2000. Republican primary Candidates Stump endorsed his longtime chief of staff Lisa Atkins to replace him.Paul Davenport Stump's retirement announcement sets off scramble https://books.google.com/books?id=XWRIAAAAIBAJ&dq=Lisa+Atkins&pg=PA4&article_id=6776,3792033 The Daily Courier/Associated Press 22 November 2023 7 28 April 2002 In total seven Republicans ran in the September 10 Primary,Ken Hedler Lisa Atkins seeks job of former boss https://books.google.com/books?id=VtpPAAAAIBAJ&dq=Lisa+Atkins&pg=PA1&article_id=3148,5491553 Kingman Daily Miner 22 November 2023 1, 3 5 June 2002 including Oilman and former state representative Trent Franks. Results Franks narrowly defeated Atkins 28–26%, a difference of just 797 votes.AP Two primary U.S. House races still too close to call https://books.google.com/books?id=jGZIAAAAIBAJ&dq=Lisa+Atkins&pg=PA2&article_id=6729,6518557 Kingman Daily Miner 22 November 2023 12 September 2002 Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Trent Franks 14,749 27.7 Republican Party (United States) Lisa Atkins 13,952 26.2 Republican Party (United States) John Keegan 10,560 19.8 Republican Party (United States) Scott Bundgaard 8,701 16.3 Republican Party (United States) Dusko Jovicic 3,805 7.1 Republican Party (United States) Mike Schaefer 933 1.8 Republican Party (United States) Dick Hensky 618 1.2 52,700 100.0 Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Randy Camacho 6,507 33.0 Democratic Party (United States) Elizabeth Farley 5,994 30.4 Democratic Party (United States) Sandy Reagan 3,857 19.6 Democratic Party (United States) Linda Calvert 3,323 16.9 Democratic Party (United States) Gene Scharer (write-in) 28 0.1 19,709 100.0 Libertarian primary Results Libertarian primary results Libertarian Party (United States) Edward Carlson 307 100.0 307 100.0 General Election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results Arizona 2 election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Trent Franks 100,359 59.9 Democratic Party (United States) Randy Camacho 61,217 36.6 Libertarian Party (United States) Edward Carlson 5,919 3.5 Write-in candidate William Crum 7 0.0 39,142 23.4 167,502 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 3 2002 Arizona's 3rd congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 4 2000 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 3 2004 x150px File:JohnShadegg.jpg John Shadegg Republican Party (United States) 104,847 67.3% File:3x4.svg Charles Hill Democratic Party (United States) 47,173 30.3% U.S. Representative John Shadegg (4th) Republican Party (United States) John Shadegg Republican Party (United States) Arizona's 3rd congressional district After redistricting much of the old 4th district was reconfigured to be the new 3rd. This consisted solely of parts of Metro Phoenix, including Glendale. Incumbent Republican John Shadegg, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64.0% of the vote in 2000. Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) John Shadegg (incumbent) 36,500 100.0 36,500 100.0 Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Charles Hill 14,336 100.0 14,336 100.0 Libertarian primary Results Libertarian primary results Libertarian Party (United States) Mark Yannone 186 58.1 Libertarian Party (United States) Edward Gaudreau 134 41.9 320 100.0 General Election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results Arizona 3 election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) John Shadegg (incumbent) 104,847 67.3 Democratic Party (United States) Charles Hill 47,173 30.3 Libertarian Party (United States) Mark Yannone 3,731 2.4 57,674 37.0 155,751 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 4 2002 Arizona's 4th congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 4 2004 x150px File:Ed Pastor (cropped).jpg Ed Pastor Democratic Party (United States) 44,517 67.4% File:3x4.svg Jonathan Barnert Republican Party (United States) 18,381 27.8% 250px U.S. Representative None(New district) Ed Pastor Democratic Party (United States) Arizona's 4th congressional district The new 4th district contained heavily Latino portions of inner Phoenix. This district was the only safe Democratic district in the Phoenix area. Ed Pastor the incumbent from the old 2nd district (which had been renumbered the 7th), had seen his home in Phoenix drawn into the new 4th and so opted to seek re-election there. Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Ed Pastor (incumbent) 17,051 100.0 17,051 100.0 Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Jonathan Barnert 5,616 74.6 Republican Party (United States) Don Karg 1,913 25.4 7,529 100.0 Libertarian primary Results Libertarian primary results Libertarian Party (United States) Amy Gibbons (write-in) 20 87.0 Libertarian Party (United States) Richard Sutton (write-in) 3 13.0 23 100.0 General Election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D October 14, 2002 Results Arizona 4 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Ed Pastor (incumbent) 44,517 67.4 Republican Party (United States) Jonathan Barnert 18,381 27.8 Libertarian Party (United States) Amy Gibbons 3,167 4.8 26,136 39.6 66,065 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 5 2002 Arizona's 5th congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 6 2000 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 5 2004 x150px File:J. D. Hayworth (cropped).jpg J. D. Hayworth Republican Party (United States) 103,870 61.2% File:3x4.svg Craig Columbus Democratic Party (United States) 61,559 36.3% File:2002AZ-05.svg 320px Precinct resultsHayworth: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 90–100%Columbus: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Tie: #D2B1D9 40–50% #AE8BB1 50% U.S. Representative J. D. Hayworth (6th) Republican Party (United States) J. D. Hayworth Republican Party (United States) Arizona's 5th congressional district After redistricting much of the old 6th district was reconfigured to be the new 5th. This consisted solely of parts of Metro Phoenix, including all of Tempe and Scottsdale and portions of Chandler, Mesa and the Ahwatukee section of Phoenix. Although Republicans outnumbered Democrats by about 40,000 voters, the 5th district was considered far less conservative than other suburban Phoenix districts. Incumbent Republican J.D. Hayworth, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 61.4% of the vote in 2000. Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) J.D. Hayworth (incumbent) 37,325 100.0 37,325 100.0 Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Craig Columbus 8,147 49.0 Democratic Party (United States) Larry King 4,903 29.5 Democratic Party (United States) Ronald E. Maynard 3,567 21.5 16,617 100.0 Libertarian primary Results Libertarian primary results Libertarian Party (United States) Warren Severin (write-in) 64 100.0 64 100.0 General Election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results Arizona 5 election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) J.D. Hayworth (incumbent) 103,870 61.2 Democratic Party (United States) Chris Columbus 61,559 36.3 Libertarian Party (United States) Warren Severin 4,383 2.6 42,311 24.9 169,812 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 6 2002 Arizona's 6th congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 1 2000 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 6 2004 x150px File:Jeff Flake, official portrait, 107th Congress (cropped).jpg Jeff Flake Republican Party (United States) 103,094 65.9% File:3x4.svg Deborah Thomas Democratic Party (United States) 49,355 31.6% U.S. Representative Jeff Flake (1st) Republican Party (United States) Jeff Flake Republican Party (United States) Arizona's 6th congressional district After redistricting much of the old 1st district was reconfigured to be the new 6th. It included parts of Mesa, Chandler and all of Gilbert as well as the fast-growing town of Queen Creek. It also contained the city of Apache Junction in Pinal County. Incumbent Republican Jeff Flake, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was elected with 53.6% of the vote in 2000. Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Jeff Flake (incumbent) 41,025 100.0 41,025 100.0 Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Deborah Thomas 13,720 100.0 13,720 100.0 Libertarian primary Results Libertarian primary results Libertarian Party (United States) Andy Wagner (write-in) 4 100.0 4 100.0 General Election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results Arizona 6 election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Jeff Flake (incumbent) 103,094 65.9 Democratic Party (United States) Deborah Thomas 49,355 31.6 Libertarian Party (United States) Andy Wagner 3,888 2.5 53,739 34.4 156,337 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 7 2002 Arizona's 7th congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 2 2000 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 7 2004 x150px File:Raúl Grijalva, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg Raúl Grijalva Democratic Party (United States) 61,256 59.0% File:3x4.svg Ross Hieb Republican Party (United States) 38,474 37.1% U.S. Representative Ed Pastor (2nd) Democratic Party (United States) Raúl Grijalva Democratic Party (United States) Arizona's 7th congressional district After redistricting much of the old 2nd district was reconfigured to be the new 7th. This consisted of South Western Arizona, including Yuma and parts of Tucson, La Paz Maricopa, Pima, Pinal and Santa Cruz. Incumbent Democrat Ed Pastor, who had represented the district since 1991, ran for re-election in the 4th district leaving the 7th as an open seat. He was re-elected with 68.5% of the vote in 2000. Democratic primary Former Pima County supervisor Raúl Grijalva defeated seven other Democrats, including state senator Elaine Richardson & former state senator Jaime Gutierrez.Garry Duffy Grijalva resigns county job http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/2002/02/06/57037-grijalva-resigns-county-job/ tucsoncitizen.com Tucson Citizen 22 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20141010145719/http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/2002/02/06/57037-grijalva-resigns-county-job/ 10 October 2014 6 February 2002 Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Raúl Grijalva 14,835 40.9 Democratic Party (United States) Elaine Richardson 7,589 20.9 Democratic Party (United States) Jaime Gutierrez 5,401 14.9 Democratic Party (United States) Lisa Otondo 2,302 6.3 Democratic Party (United States) Luis Armando Gonzales 2,105 5.8 Democratic Party (United States) Mark Fleisher 2,022 5.6 Democratic Party (United States) Sherry Smith 1,058 2.9 Democratic Party (United States) Jésus Romo 1,008 2.8 36,320 100.0 Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Ross Hieb 6,426 39.8 Republican Party (United States) Joseph Sweeney 4,781 29.6 Republican Party (United States) Al Piña 2,372 16.9 Republican Party (United States) Lori Lustig 2,207 13.7 15,786 100.0 Libertarian primary Results Libertarian primary results Libertarian Party (United States) John L. Nemeth 312 100.0 312 100.0 General Election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D flip November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe D flip October 14, 2002 Results Arizona 7 election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Raúl Grijalva 61,256 59.0 Republican Party (United States) Ross Hieb 38,474 37.1 Libertarian Party (United States) John L. Nemeth 4,088 3.9 22,782 21.9 103,818 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 8 2002 Arizona's 8th congressional district election Arizona presidential no 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 5 2000 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8 2004 x150px File:Jim Kolbe.png Jim Kolbe Republican Party (United States) 126,930 63.3% File:3x4.svg Mary Judge Ryan Democratic Party (United States) 67,328 33.6% U.S. Representative Jim Kolbe (5th) Republican Party (United States) Jim Kolbe Republican Party (United States) Arizona's 8th congressional district After redistricting much of the old 5th district was reconfigured to be the new 8th. This consisted of Southeastern Arizona including all of Cochise County and parts of Pima, Pinal and Santa Cruz counties. Incumbent Republican Jim Kolbe, who had represented the district since 1985, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60.2% of the vote in 2000. Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Jim Kolbe (incumbent) 35,546 72.5 Republican Party (United States) James Behnke 13,502 27.5 49,048 100.0 Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Mary Judge Ryan 32,322 100.0 32,322 100.0 Libertarian primary Results Libertarian primary results Libertarian Party (United States) Joe Duarte 453 100.0 453 100.0 General Election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 4, 2002 New York TimesSafe R October 14, 2002 Results Arizona 8 election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Jim Kolbe (incumbent) 126,930 63.3 Democratic Party (United States) Mary Judge Ryan 67,328 33.6 Libertarian Party (United States) Joe Duarte 6,142 3.1 Write-in candidate Jim Dorrance 28 0.0 59,602 29.7 200,428 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References 2002 Category:2002 Arizona elections Arizona