2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona explained

Election Name:	2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
Country:	Arizona
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
Previous Year:	2002
Next Election:	2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
Next Year:	2006
Seats For Election:	All 8 Arizona seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:	6
Seats1:	6
Popular Vote1:	1,127,591
Percentage1:	60.25%
Swing1:	3.16%
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:	2
Seats2:	2
Popular Vote2:	597,526
Percentage2:	31.93%
Swing2:	7.60%
Party3:	Libertarian Party (United States)
Last Election3:	0
Seats3:	0
Popular Vote3:	146,316
Percentage3:	7.82%
Swing3:	4.45%
Map Size:	230px

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.

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
				%		+/–	%
	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

By district

Results of the 2004 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	Libertarian	scope=col colspan=2 rowspan=2	Others	scope=col colspan=2 rowspan=2	Total	scope=col rowspan=3	Result
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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"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	%
	148,315	58.54%	91,776	36.22%	13,260	5.23%	0	0.00%	253,351	100.0%	Republican hold
	165,260	59.17%	107,406	38.46%	6,625	2.37%	12	0.00%	279,303	100.0%	Republican hold
	181,012	80.10%	0	0.00%	44,962	19.90%	0	0.00%	225,974	100.0%	Republican hold
	28,238	25.66%	77,150	70.12%	4,639	4.22%	0	0.00%	110,027	100.0%	Democratic hold
	159,455	59.50%	102,363	38.19%	6,189	2.31%	0	0.00%	268,007	100.0%	Republican hold
	202,882	79.38%	0	0.00%	52,695	20.62%	0	0.00%	255,577	100.0%	Republican hold
	59,066	33.67%	108,868	62.06%	7,503	4.28%	0	0.00%	175,437	100.0%	Democratic hold
	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

Election Name:	2004 Arizona's 1st congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 1
Previous Year:	2002
Next Election:	2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 1
Next Year:	2006
Image1:	Rick Renzi, official 109th Congress photo.jpg
Nominee1:	Rick Renzi
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	148,315
Percentage1:	58.5%
Nominee2:	Paul Babbitt
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	91,776
Percentage2:	36.2%
Image3:	File:3x4.svg
Nominee3:	John Crockett
Party3:	Libertarian Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:	13,260
Percentage3:	5.2%
Map Size:	250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Rick Renzi
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Rick Renzi
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Babbitt, Coconino County Supervisor, former Mayor of Flagstaff and brother of former Governor Bruce Babbitt^{[3] [4] [5]}

Eliminated in primary

• Bob Donahue, businessman

Withdrawn

• George Cordova, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2002^{[3] [4]}
• Diane Prescott, lawyer, businesswoman and candidate for this seat in 2002

Declined

• Fred DuVal, former Clinton administration official and candidate for this seat in 2002^[3]
• Steve Udall, former Apache County Attorney and candidate for this seat in 2002^[3]

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Crocket

Results

General election

Campaign

As one of the few competitive races in nation, both sides spent heavily in the general election.^[6]

Polling

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[11]		October 29, 2004
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[12]		November 1, 2004

Results

District 2

Election Name:	2004 Arizona's 2nd congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 2
Previous Year:	2002
Next Election:	2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 2
Next Year:	2006
Image1:	File:Trent Franks, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Trent Franks
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	165,260
Percentage1:	59.2%
Nominee2:	Randy Camacho
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	107,406
Percentage2:	38.5%
Map Size:	250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Trent Franks
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Trent Franks
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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.^[13]

Results

Democratic primary

Results

Libertarian primary

Results

General election

Results

District 3

Election Name:	2004 Arizona's 3rd congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 3
Previous Year:	2002
Next Election:	2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 3
Next Year:	2006
Image1:	File:JohnShadegg.jpg
Nominee1:	John Shadegg
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	181,012
Percentage1:	80.1%
Nominee2:	Mark Yannone
Party2:	Libertarian Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	44,962
Percentage2:	19.9%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	John Shadegg
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	John Shadegg
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed.

Libertarian primary

Results

General election

Results

District 4

Election Name:	2004 Arizona's 4th congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 4
Previous Year:	2002
Next Election:	2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 4
Next Year:	2006
Image1:	File:Ed Pastor, official 109th Congress photo.jpg
Nominee1:	Ed Pastor
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	77,150
Percentage1:	70.1%
Nominee2:	Don Karg
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	28,238
Percentage2:	25.7%
Map Size:	250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Ed Pastor
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Ed Pastor
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

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

Republican primary

Results

Libertarian primary

Results

General election

Results

District 5

Election Name:	2004 Arizona's 5th congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 5
Previous Year:	2002
Next Election:	2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 5
Next Year:	2006
Image1:	File:JD Hayworth (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	J. D. Hayworth
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	159,455
Percentage1:	59.5%
Nominee2:	Elizabeth Rogers
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	102,363
Percentage2:	38.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	J. D. Hayworth
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	J. D. Hayworth
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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

Democratic primary

Results

Libertarian primary

Results

General election

Results

District 6

Election Name:	2004 Arizona's 6th congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 6
Previous Year:	2002
Next Election:	2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 6
Next Year:	2006
Image1:	File:Jeff Flake.jpg
Nominee1:	Jeff Flake
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	202,882
Percentage1:	79.4%
Nominee2:	Craig Stritar
Party2:	Libertarian Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	51,285
Percentage2:	20.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Jeff Flake
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Jeff Flake
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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.^[14]

Results

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed.

Libertarian primary

Results

General election

Results

District 7

Election Name:	2004 Arizona's 7th congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 7
Previous Year:	2002
Next Election:	2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 7
Next Year:	2006
Image1:	File:Raúl Grijalva, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Raúl Grijalva
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	108,868
Percentage1:	62.1%
Nominee2:	Joseph Sweeney
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	59,066
Percentage2:	33.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Raúl Grijalva
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Raúl Grijalva
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

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

Republican primary

Results

Libertarian primary

Results

General election

Results

District 8

Election Name:	2004 Arizona's 8th congressional district election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8
Previous Year:	2002
Next Election:	2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 8
Next Year:	2006
Nominee1:	Jim Kolbe
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	183,363
Percentage1:	60.4%
Nominee2:	Eva Bacal
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	109,963
Percentage2:	36.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Jim Kolbe
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Jim Kolbe
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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

Democratic primary

Results

Libertarian primary

Results

General election

Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . 2004. clerk.house.gov . PDF. 2021-03-30.
2. Web site: Results . 2004. www.fec.gov . 2021-03-30.
3. Web site: ARIZONA: Babbitt, Heir to Famous Name, Considers Run . rollcall.com/ . Roll Call . 24 November 2023 . 10 October 2003.
4. Web site: Chris Cillizza . ARIZONA: Governor to Headline Event for Paul Babbitt . rollcall.com/ . Roll Call . 24 November 2023 . 12 November 2003.
5. Web site: Babbitt makes run for Congress in 1st District . 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.
6. Web site: Mike Sunnucks . Renzi-Babbitt race draws money from all sides . 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.
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20060915173528/http://www4.nau.edu/srl/PressReleases/SRL%20Release%20-%20Renzi%20Extends%20Lead.pdf Northern Arizona University
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20041101085119/http://www.paulbabbitt.com/press/pr091504.pdf Babbitt for Congress (D–Babbitt)
9. https://web.archive.org/web/20060915173545/http://www4.nau.edu/srl/PressReleases/SRL%20Release%20-%20Renzi%20Maintains%20Lead%20Over%20Babbitt.pdf Northern Arizona University
10. https://web.archive.org/web/20040611102827/http://www4.nau.edu/srl/PressReleases/Press%20Release%20-%20Renzi%20Leads%20Babbitt%20in%20AZ%20CD1.pdf Northern Arizona University
11. Web site: 2004 Competitive House Race Chart . 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 2006.
12. Web site: 2004 House . 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 2004.
13. Web site: Sharon Dunham . Rick Murphy running for Congress . Parker Pioneer . 22 November 2023 . 13 . 24 March 2004.
14. Web site: Mike Sunnucks . Dale Brown . GOP incumbents fare well in Arizona primary election . 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.