Arizona's 6th congressional district

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Arizona's 6th congressional district
Arizona's 6th congressional district (since 2023).svg
Arizona's 6th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Juan Ciscomani
R–Tucson
Area724 sq mi (1,880 km2)
Distribution
  • 96.8% urban
  • 3.2% rural
Population (2022)790,643 [1]
Median household
income		$71,152 [2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+3 [3]

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.

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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

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.

Composition

#CountySeatPopulation
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

2,500 – 10,000 people

Voting

YearOfficeResults
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

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

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress		Electoral historyDistrict location [6] [7] [8]
District created January 3, 1993
Karanenglish.jpg
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.jpg
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, official portrait, 112th Congress 2.jpg
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:
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Parts of Metro Phoenix:
Pima (part), Pinal (part)
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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:
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Rep. Juan Ciscomani official photo, 118th Congress.jpg
Juan Ciscomani
(Tucson)		 Republican January 3, 2023 –
present		 118th Elected in 2022.
2023–present:
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Recent election results

2002

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Flake103,09465.94
Democratic Deborah Thomas49,35531.57
Libertarian Andy Wagner3,8882.49
Majority53,73934.37
Total votes156,337 100.00
Republican hold

2004

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Flake (Incumbent)202,88279.38
Libertarian Craig Stritar52,69520.62
Majority150,18758.76
Total votes255,577 100.00
Republican hold

2006

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Flake (Incumbent)152,20174.80
Libertarian Jason M. Blair51,28525.20
Majority100,91649.60
Total votes203,486 100.00
Republican hold

2008

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Flake (Incumbent)208,58262.42
Democratic Rebecca Schneider115,45734.55
Libertarian Rick Biondi10,1373.03
Majority93,12527.87
Total votes334,176 100.00
Republican hold

2010

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Flake (Incumbent)165,64966.42
Democratic Rebecca Schneider72,61529.12
Libertarian Darell Tapp7,7123.09
Green Richard Grayson3,4071.37
Majority93,03437.30
Total votes249,383 100.00
Republican hold

2012

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Schweikert (Incumbent)179,70661.30
Democratic Matt Jette97,66633.31
Libertarian Jack Anderson10,1673.47
Green Mark Salazar5,6371.92
Majority82,04027.99
Total votes293,176 100.00
Republican hold

2014

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Schweikert (Incumbent)129,57864.86
Democratic John Williamson70,19835.14
Majority58,38029.82
Total votes199,776 100.00
Republican hold

2016

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Schweikert (Incumbent)201,57862.13%
Democratic John Williamson122,86637.87%
Majority78,71224.26%
Total votes324,444 100
Republican hold

2018

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Schweikert (Incumbent)173,14055.19%
Democratic Anita Malik140,55944.81%
Majority32,58110.38%
Total votes313,699 100
Republican hold

2020

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 217,783 52.2
Democratic Hiral Tipirneni 199,64447.8
Total votes417,427 100.0
Republican hold

2022

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Juan Ciscomani 177,201 50.73
Democratic Kirsten Engel 171,96949.24
Democratic Avery Alexander Thornton (write-in)710.02
Independent Frank Bertone (write-in)420.01
Total votes349,283 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

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References

Specific
  1. ↑ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  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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