Arizona's 6th congressional district

Arizona's 6th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona and encompasses all of Greenlee County, most of Cochise County, and parts of Pima County, Pinal County and Graham County. Most of its population resides in suburbs of Tucson, including Oro Valley, Marana, Green Valley, and Vail. The district is currently represented by Republican Juan Ciscomani. It was one of 18 districts that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a Republican in 2022.

Arizona's 6th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area724 sq mi (1,880 km2)
Distribution
  • 96.8% urban
  • 3.2% rural
Population (2023)813,933[1]
Median household
income
$73,464[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+3[3]

The new 6th district includes a notable military presence.[4] The Fort Huachuca installation is located in Cochise County, approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of the Mexican border, and is within the city of Sierra Vista.[5]

History

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Arizona picked up a sixth district after the 1990 census. It covered the northeast quadrant of the state, from Flagstaff to the New Mexico border. Most of its population, however, was located in the northeastern portion of the Valley of the Sun, including Tempe and Scottsdale.

After the 2000 census, most of the Maricopa County portion of the old 6th became the 5th district, while the 6th was reconfigured to take in most of the former 1st district. 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. For the first time since its creation in 1951, it didn't include any of Phoenix itself. The district and its predecessors had seen its share of Phoenix gradually reduced amid the Valley's explosive growth in the second half of the 20th century.

George W. Bush received 64% of the vote in this district in 2004. John McCain—who represented this district (then numbered as the 1st) from 1983 to 1987—received 61.32% of the vote in the district in 2008, making it his best showing in his home state.

After the 2010 census, the old 6th district essentially became the 5th district, while the 6th was redrawn to take in most of the old 3rd district. This district, in turn, had mostly been the 4th district from 1973 to 2003. This version of the 6th was anchored in northern Phoenix and Scottsdale. Initially heavily Republican, it became far less so in the 2010s; the Democrats nearly won it in 2018 and 2020.

After the 2020 census, this district essentially became the 1st district, while the 6th was reconfigured to take in much of the old 2nd district. Much of the current 6th's territory had been in the 5th district from 1983 to 2003 and the 8th district from 2003 to 2013.

Composition

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# County Seat Population
3 Cochise Bisbee 124,640
9 Graham Safford 39,525
11 Greenlee Clifton 9,369
19 Pima Tucson 1,063,162
21 Pinal Florence 484,239

Cities of 10,000 people or more

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2,500 – 10,000 people

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Voting

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Year Office Results
2000 President Bush 61–37%
2004 President Bush 64–35%
2008 President McCain 61–38%
2012 President Romney 60–39%
2016 President Trump 52–42%
2020 President Biden 49.4–49%

List of members representing the district

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Arizona began sending a sixth member to the House after the 1990 census.

Representative Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history District location[6][7][8]
District created January 3, 1993
 
Karan English
(Flagstaff)
Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
103rd Elected in 1992.
Lost re-election.
1993–2003:
NE Arizona, including parts of Metro Phoenix:
Apache, Gila, Greenlee, Coconino (part), Graham (part), Maricopa (part), Navajo (part), Pinal (part)
 
J. D. Hayworth
(Scottsdale)
Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2003
104th
105th
106th
107th
First elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 5th district.
 
Jeff Flake
(Mesa)
Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
Redistricted from the 1st district.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
2003–2013:
 
Parts of Metro Phoenix:
Pima (part), Pinal (part)
 
David Schweikert
(Fountain Hills)
Republican January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2023
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
Redistricted from the 5th district.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the 1st district.
2013–2023:
 
 
Juan Ciscomani
(Tucson)
Republican January 3, 2023 –
present
118th Elected in 2022.
2023–present:
 

Recent election results

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2002

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Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Flake 103,094 65.94
Democratic Deborah Thomas 49,355 31.57
Libertarian Andy Wagner 3,888 2.49
Majority 53,739 34.37
Total votes 156,337 100.00
Republican hold

2004

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Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Flake (Incumbent) 202,882 79.38
Libertarian Craig Stritar 52,695 20.62
Majority 150,187 58.76
Total votes 255,577 100.00
Republican hold

2006

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Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Flake (Incumbent) 152,201 74.80
Libertarian Jason M. Blair 51,285 25.20
Majority 100,916 49.60
Total votes 203,486 100.00
Republican hold

2008

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Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Flake (Incumbent) 208,582 62.42
Democratic Rebecca Schneider 115,457 34.55
Libertarian Rick Biondi 10,137 3.03
Majority 93,125 27.87
Total votes 334,176 100.00
Republican hold

2010

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Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Flake (Incumbent) 165,649 66.42
Democratic Rebecca Schneider 72,615 29.12
Libertarian Darell Tapp 7,712 3.09
Green Richard Grayson 3,407 1.37
Majority 93,034 37.30
Total votes 249,383 100.00
Republican hold

2012

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Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (Incumbent) 179,706 61.30
Democratic Matt Jette 97,666 33.31
Libertarian Jack Anderson 10,167 3.47
Green Mark Salazar 5,637 1.92
Majority 82,040 27.99
Total votes 293,176 100.00
Republican hold

2014

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Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (Incumbent) 129,578 64.86
Democratic John Williamson 70,198 35.14
Majority 58,380 29.82
Total votes 199,776 100.00
Republican hold

2016

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Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (Incumbent) 201,578 62.13%
Democratic John Williamson 122,866 37.87%
Majority 78,712 24.26%
Total votes 324,444 100
Republican hold

2018

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Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (Incumbent) 173,140 55.19%
Democratic Anita Malik 140,559 44.81%
Majority 32,581 10.38%
Total votes 313,699 100
Republican hold

2020

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Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 217,783 52.2
Democratic Hiral Tipirneni 199,644 47.8
Total votes 417,427 100.0
Republican hold

2022

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Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Juan Ciscomani 177,201 50.73
Democratic Kirsten Engel 171,969 49.24
Democratic Avery Alexander Thornton (write-in) 71 0.02
Independent Frank Bertone (write-in) 42 0.01
Total votes 349,283 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

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References

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Specific
  1. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Military Posts". American Communities Project. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Fort Huachuca Army Base in Cochise, Arizona | MilitaryBases.com". Military Bases. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  6. ^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.
  7. ^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789–1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.
  8. ^ Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
General
  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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