| Election Name: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Seats For Election: | All 8 Arizona seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Turnout: | 56.33% |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 5 |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 681,922 |
| Percentage1: | 57.09% |
| Swing1: | 1.23% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 472,135 |
| Percentage2: | 39.53% |
| Swing2: | 1.47% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
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.[1] Democrats and Republicans each gained a seat as result, with Republicans having six seats and Democrats having two seats.
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | +/– | % | ||||||
| Republican | 8 | 681,922 | 57.09 | 6 | 1 | 75.00 | ||
| Democratic | 8 | 472,135 | 39.53 | 2 | 1 | 25.00 | ||
| Libertarian | 8 | 40,308 | 3.37 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Write-in | 2 | 35 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 1,194,400 | 100.0 | 8 | 2 | 100.0 | ||
Results of the 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona by district:
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | |||||||||||||
| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| District 1 | 85,967 | 49.21% | 79,730 | 45.64% | 8,990 | 5.15% | 174,687 | 100.0% | Republican Win | ||||||
| 100,359 | 59.92% | 61,217 | 36.55% | 5,926 | 3.54% | 167,502 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 104,847 | 67.32% | 47,173 | 30.29% | 3,731 | 2.40% | 155,751 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 18,381 | 27.82% | 44,517 | 67.38% | 3,167 | 4.79% | 66,065 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 103,870 | 61.17% | 61,559 | 36.25% | 4,383 | 2.58% | 169,812 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 103,094 | 65.94% | 49,355 | 31.57% | 3,888 | 2.49% | 156,337 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| District 7 | 38,474 | 37.06% | 61,256 | 59.00% | 4,088 | 3.94% | 103,818 | 100.0% | Democratic Win | ||||||
| 126,930 | 63.33% | 67,328 | 33.59% | 6,170 | 3.08% | 200,428 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| Total | 681,922 | 57.09% | 472,135 | 39.53% | 40,343 | 3.38% | 1,194,400 | 100.0% |
| Election Name: | 2002 Arizona's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Image1: | File:Rick Renzi, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Rick Renzi |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 85,967 |
| Percentage1: | 49.2% |
| Nominee2: | George Cordova |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 79,730 |
| Percentage2: | 45.6% |
| Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | Edwin Porr |
| Party3: | Libertarian Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 8,990 |
| Percentage3: | 5.2% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | None (New district) |
| After Election: | Rick Renzi |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: 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.
Insurance executive Rick Renzi defeated five other Republicans including Sydney Ann Hay to win the nomination.[2] [3] [4]
Businessman George Cordova upset Stephen Udall and Fred DuVal[5] to win the Democratic nomination.[6]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Rick Renzi (R) | George Cordova (D) | Edwin Porr (L) | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Arizona University[7] | October 17–20, 2002 | 600 (LV) | ±4.1% | align=center | 48% | 36% | 4% | 12% |
| Northern Arizona University[8] | September 12–14, 2002 | 803 (LV) | ±3.5% | 37% | 37% | 3% | 23% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | November 4, 2002 | ||
| align=left | New York Times[10] | October 14, 2002 |
| Election Name: | 2002 Arizona's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Image1: | File:Trent Franks, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Trent Franks |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 100,359 |
| Percentage1: | 59.9% |
| Nominee2: | Randy Camacho |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 61,217 |
| Percentage2: | 36.6% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Bob Stump (3rd) |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Trent Franks |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: 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.
Stump endorsed his longtime chief of staff Lisa Atkins to replace him.[11] In total seven Republicans ran in the September 10 Primary,[12] including Oilman and former state representative Trent Franks.
Franks narrowly defeated Atkins 28–26%, a difference of just 797 votes.[13]
| Election Name: | 2002 Arizona's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Image1: | File:JohnShadegg.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Shadegg |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 104,847 |
| Percentage1: | 67.3% |
| Nominee2: | Charles Hill |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 47,173 |
| Percentage2: | 30.3% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | John Shadegg (4th) |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Shadegg |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: 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.
| Election Name: | 2002 Arizona's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Image1: | File:Ed Pastor (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ed Pastor |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 44,517 |
| Percentage1: | 67.4% |
| Nominee2: | Jonathan Barnert |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 18,381 |
| Percentage2: | 27.8% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | None (New district) |
| After Election: | Ed Pastor |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: 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.
| Election Name: | 2002 Arizona's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 6 |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Image1: | File:J. D. Hayworth (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | J. D. Hayworth |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 103,870 |
| Percentage1: | 61.2% |
| Nominee2: | Craig Columbus |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 61,559 |
| Percentage2: | 36.3% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | J. D. Hayworth (6th) |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | J. D. Hayworth |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: 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.
| Election Name: | 2002 Arizona's 6th congressional district election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 6 |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Image1: | File:Jeff Flake, official portrait, 107th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jeff Flake |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 103,094 |
| Percentage1: | 65.9% |
| Nominee2: | Deborah Thomas |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 49,355 |
| Percentage2: | 31.6% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Jeff Flake (1st) |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jeff Flake |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: 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.
| Election Name: | 2002 Arizona's 7th congressional district election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 7 |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Image1: | File:Raúl Grijalva, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Raúl Grijalva |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 61,256 |
| Percentage1: | 59.0% |
| Nominee2: | Ross Hieb |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 38,474 |
| Percentage2: | 37.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Ed Pastor (2nd) |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Raúl Grijalva |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: 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.
Former Pima County supervisor Raúl Grijalva defeated seven other democrats including state senator Elaine Richardson, former state senator Jaime Gutierrez in the primary.[14]
| Election Name: | 2002 Arizona's 8th congressional district election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8 |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Image1: | File:Jim Kolbe.png |
| Nominee1: | Jim Kolbe |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 126,930 |
| Percentage1: | 63.3% |
| Nominee2: | Mary Judge Ryan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 67,328 |
| Percentage2: | 33.6% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Jim Kolbe (5th) |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jim Kolbe |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: 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.