2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

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.^[1][2] This would be the last time until 2022 that Republicans would win six House seats in Arizona.

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

← 2002 November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) 2006 →
All 8 Arizona seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Last election 6 2 0 Seats won 6 2 0 Seat change Popular vote 1,127,591 597,526 146,316 Percentage 60.25% 31.93% 7.82% Swing 3.16% 7.60% 4.45%
District results County results Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Democratic   40–50%   60–70%   70–80%

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	8	1,127,591	60.25	6		75.00
	Democratic	6	597,526	31.93	2		25.00
	Libertarian	8	146,316	7.82	0		0.0
	Write-in	1	12	0.00	0		0.0
Total		23	1,871,445	100.0	8		100.0

Popular vote Republican   60.25% Democratic   31.93% Libertarian   7.82% Other   0.00%

House seats Republican   75.00% Democratic   25.00%

By district

Results of the 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Libertarian		Others		Total		Result
	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 hold
District 2	165,260	59.17%	107,406	38.46%	6,625	2.37%	12	0.00%	279,303	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	181,012	80.10%	0	0.00%	44,962	19.90%	0	0.00%	225,974	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	28,238	25.66%	77,150	70.12%	4,639	4.22%	0	0.00%	110,027	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	159,455	59.50%	102,363	38.19%	6,189	2.31%	0	0.00%	268,007	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	202,882	79.38%	0	0.00%	52,695	20.62%	0	0.00%	255,577	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	59,066	33.67%	108,868	62.06%	7,503	4.28%	0	0.00%	175,437	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 8	183,363	60.36%	109,963	36.20%	10,443	3.44%	0	0.00%	303,769	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	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

← 2002 2006 →

Nominee Rick Renzi Paul Babbitt John Crockett Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 148,315 91,776 13,260 Percentage 58.5% 36.2% 5.2%

County results Renzi:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Babbitt:      40–50%

U.S. Representative before election Rick Renzi Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rick Renzi Republican

1st district

See also: 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 results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Renzi	36,723	100.0
Total votes			36,723	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Babbitt, Coconino County Supervisor, former Mayor of Flagstaff and brother of former Governor Bruce Babbitt^[4][5][6]

Eliminated in primary

• Bob Donahue, businessman

Withdrawn

• George Cordova, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2002^[4][5]
• Diane Prescott, lawyer, businesswoman and candidate for this seat in 2002^[5]

Declined

• Fred DuVal, former Clinton administration official and candidate for this seat in 2002^[4]
• Steve Udall, former Apache County Attorney and candidate for this seat in 2002^[4]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Babbitt	35,422	73.7
	Democratic	Bob Donahue	12,629	26.3
Total votes			48,051	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Crocket

Results

Libertarian primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	John Crocket	505	100.0
Total votes			505	100.0

General election

Campaign

As one of the few competitive races in nation, both sides spent heavily in the general election.^[7]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rick Renzi (R)	Paul Babbitt (D)	John Crocket (L)	Undecided
Northern Arizona University[8]	October 15–17, 2004	411 (LV)	±4.9%	53%	30%	3%	14%
Babbitt for Congress (D–Babbitt)[9]	September 15, 2004	? (LV)	±%	41%	34%	3%	22%
Northern Arizona University[10]	September 10–13, 2004	410 (LV)	±4.9%	51%	40%	1%	8%
Northern Arizona University[11]	April 7–11, 2004	611 (LV)	±4.0%	49%	38%	1%	12%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[12]	Lean R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13]	Tilt R	November 1, 2004

Results

Arizona's 1st congressional district election, 2004^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Renzi (incumbent)	148,315	58.5
	Democratic	Paul Babbitt	91,776	36.2
	Libertarian	John Crockett	13,260	5.2
Total votes			253,251	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2004 Arizona's 2nd congressional district election

← 2002 2006 →

Nominee Trent Franks Randy Camacho Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 165,260 107,406 Percentage 59.2% 38.5%

County results Franks:      50–60%      60–70% Camacho:      70–80%      Tie

U.S. Representative before election Trent Franks Republican Elected U.S. Representative Trent Franks Republican

2nd district

See also: 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.^[15]

Results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trent Franks (incumbent)	45,261	63.6
	Republican	Rick L. Murphy	25,871	36.4
Total votes			71,132	100.0

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Randy Camacho	12,833	52.7
	Democratic	Gene Scharer	5,875	24.1
	Democratic	Larry Coor	5,652	23.2
Total votes			24,360	100.0

Libertarian primary

Results

Libertarian primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Powell Gammill	365	100.0
Total votes			365	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[12]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Arizona's 2nd congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trent Franks (incumbent)	165,260	59.2
	Democratic	Randy Camacho	107,406	38.5
	Libertarian	Powell Gammill	6,625	2.4
	Write-in		12	0.0
Total votes			279,303	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2004 Arizona's 3rd congressional district election

← 2002 2006 →

Nominee John Shadegg Mark Yannone Party Republican Libertarian Popular vote 181,012 44,962 Percentage 80.1% 19.9%

County results Shadegg:      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election John Shadegg Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Shadegg Republican

3rd district

See also: 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^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Shadegg (incumbent)	43,552	100.0
Total votes			43,552	100.0

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed.

Libertarian primary

Results

Libertarian primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Mark Yannone	337	100.0
Total votes			337	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[12]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Arizona's 3rd congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Shadegg (incumbent)	181,012	80.1
	Libertarian	Mark Yannone	44,962	19.9
Total votes			225,974	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2004 Arizona's 4th congressional district election

← 2002 2006 →

Nominee Ed Pastor Don Karg Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 77,150 28,238 Percentage 70.1% 25.7%

County results Pastor:      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Ed Pastor Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Ed Pastor Democratic

4th district

See also: 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^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Pastor (incumbent)	15,201	100.0
Total votes			15,201	100.0

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Karg	8,854	100.0
Total votes			8,854	100.0

Libertarian primary

Results

Libertarian primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Gary Fallon	235	100.0
Total votes			235	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[12]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

Arizona's 4th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Pastor (incumbent)	77,150	70.1
	Republican	Don Karg	28,238	25.7
	Libertarian	Gary Fallon	4,639	4.2
Total votes			110,027	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2004 Arizona's 5th congressional district election

← 2002 2006 →

Nominee J. D. Hayworth Elizabeth Rogers Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 159,455 102,363 Percentage 59.5% 38.2%

County results Hayworth:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election J. D. Hayworth Republican Elected U.S. Representative J. D. Hayworth Republican

5th district

See also: 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^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. D. Hayworth (incumbent)	43,166	79.3
	Republican	Roselyn O'Connell	11,296	20.7
Total votes			54,462	100.0

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Rogers	11,362	69.5
	Democratic	Ronald Maynard	4,985	30.5
Total votes			16,347	100.0

Libertarian primary

Results

Libertarian primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Michael Kielsky	330	100.0
Total votes			330	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[12]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Arizona's 5th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. D. Hayworth (incumbent)	159,455	59.5
	Democratic	Elizabeth Rogers	102,363	38.2
	Libertarian	Michael Kielsky	6,189	2.3
Total votes			268,007	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2004 Arizona's 6th congressional district election

← 2002 2006 →

Nominee Jeff Flake Craig Stritar Party Republican Libertarian Popular vote 202,882 51,285 Percentage 79.4% 20.6%

County results Flake:      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Jeff Flake Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jeff Flake Republican

6th district

See also: 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.^[16]

Results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Flake (incumbent)	33,784	59.3
	Republican	Stan Barnes	23,186	40.7
Total votes			56,970	100.0

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed.

Libertarian primary

Results

Libertarian primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Craig Stritar	272	100.0
Total votes			272	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[12]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Arizona's 6th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Flake (incumbent)	202,882	79.4
	Libertarian	Craig Stritar	52,695	20.6
Total votes			255,577	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2004 Arizona's 7th congressional district election

← 2002 2006 →

Nominee Raúl Grijalva Joseph Sweeney Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 108,868 59,066 Percentage 62.1% 33.7%

County results Grijalva:      40–50%      70–80% Drake:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Raúl Grijalva Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Raúl Grijalva Democratic

7th district

See also: 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^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)	26,450	100.0
Total votes			26,450	100.0

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Sweeney	11,990	70.1
	Republican	Lou Muñoz	5,107	29.9
Total votes			17,097	100.0

Libertarian primary

Results

Libertarian primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Dave Kaplan	294	100.0
Total votes			294	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[12]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

Arizona's 7th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)	108,868	62.1
	Republican	Joseph Sweeney	59,066	33.7
	Libertarian	Dave Kaplan	7,503	4.3
Total votes			175,437	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

2004 Arizona's 8th congressional district election

← 2002 2006 →

Nominee Jim Kolbe Eva Bacal Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 183,363 109,963 Percentage 60.4% 36.2%

County results Kolbe:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Kolbe Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jim Kolbe Republican

8th district

See also: 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^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Kolbe (incumbent)	36,039	57.5
	Republican	Randy Graf	26,686	42.5
Total votes			62,725	100.0

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eva Bacal	20,216	58.6
	Democratic	Tim Sultan	9,177	26.6
	Democratic	Jeffrey Chimene	5,093	14.8
Total votes			34,486	100.0

Libertarian primary

Results

Libertarian primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Robert Anderson	385	100.0
Total votes			385	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[12]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Arizona's 8th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Kolbe (incumbent)	183,363	60.4
	Democratic	Eva Bacal	109,963	36.2
	Libertarian	Robert Anderson	10,443	3.4
Total votes			303,769	100.0
	Republican hold