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Arizona's 8th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Abraham Hamadeh R–Scottsdale
Area	9,057 sq mi (23,460 km)
Distribution	87.3% urban 12.7% rural
Population (2023)	800,203
Median household income	$79,122
Ethnicity	64.3% White 21.1% Hispanic 4.5% Asian 4.5% Black 4.0% Two or more races 1.1% Native American 0.5% other
Cook PVI	R+10

Arizona's 8th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona. It includes many of the suburbs north and west of Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona. The district includes several high-income retirement communities, including Sun City West.

After redistricting for the 2012 general election, the new 8th district encompasses most of the Maricopa County portion of the old 2nd district, while most of the former 8th district became the 2nd congressional district. It is the geographic and demographic successor of the old 2nd; while the 4th district contains most of the old 2nd's land, more than 92 percent of the old 2nd's constituents were drawn into the 8th.

This seat was vacated by Representative Trent Franks on December 8, 2017. A special election was held on April 24, 2018, and won by Republican Debbie Lesko. In 2024, Abraham Hamadeh was elected, after Lesko retired.

History

Arizona picked up an eighth congressional district after the 2000 census. It originally encompassed the extreme southeastern part of the state. It included all of Cochise County and parts of Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz counties. For all intents and purposes, it was the successor to what had been the 5th district from 1983 to 2003.

Longtime Republican incumbent Jim Kolbe retired in 2007, and was succeeded by Democrat Gabby Giffords, who was shot and severely wounded at a public event on January 8, 2011. Giffords resigned her seat on January 25, 2012. In a special election held on June 12, 2012, Democrat Ron Barber was elected as the new congressman.

For the 2012 election, Barber was redistricted to the 2nd district, which includes the bulk of the old 8th district. The 8th was redrawn to include nearly all of the Maricopa County portion of the old 2nd district–as mentioned above, more than 92 percent of the old 2nd's population. The district had previously been the 3rd district from 1963 to 2003. That district's congressman, Republican Trent Franks, won the election for the new 8th.

After the 2022 redistricting, the 8th was one of only two districts, the other being the East Valley-based 5th, that retained essentially its same boundaries.

Composition

Cities of 10,000 people or more

• Phoenix – 1,624,569
• Glendale – 248,325
• Peoria – 190,985
• Surprise – 143,148
• Sun City – 39,931
• Sun City West – 25,806
• Anthem – 23,190
• New River – 17,290

Recent election results from statewide races

John McCain, the 2008 Republican nominee, was also a resident of Arizona and one of the state's two United States Senators.

List of members representing the district

Arizona began sending an eighth member to the House after the 2000 Census. Prior to this time, most of the 8th's current territory was in the 5th district.

Member (Residence)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created January 3, 2003
Jim Kolbe (Tucson)	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007	108th 109th	Redistricted from the 5th district. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired.	2003–2013 Cochise; parts of Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz
Gabby Giffords (Tucson)	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 25, 2012	110th 111th 112th	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Resigned.
Vacant		January 25, 2012 – June 19, 2012	112th
Ron Barber (Tucson)	Democratic	June 19, 2012 – January 3, 2013		Elected to finish Giffords's term. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
Trent Franks (Glendale)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – December 8, 2017	113th 114th 115th	Redistricted from the 2nd district. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned.	2013–2023 Part of Maricopa
Vacant		December 8, 2017 – May 7, 2018	115th
Debbie Lesko (Peoria)	Republican	May 7, 2018 – January 3, 2025	115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected to finish Franks's term. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Retired.
					2023–present: Part of Maricopa
Abraham Hamadeh (Phoenix)	Republican	January 3, 2025 – present	119th	Elected in 2024.

Complete election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012 (special)

2012

2014

2016

2018 (special)

2018

2020

2022

2024

See also

• Arizona's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts
• 2018 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election

References

1. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
2. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
3. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
4. "Maps for the 2012 election" (PDF). Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
5. Arizona Redistricting: Commission releases draft map. Daily Kos, October 4, 2011
6. Condon, Stephanie (January 23, 2012). "Gabrielle Giffords' resignation prompts special election". CBS News. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
7. https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::4ee8ecf2-14b7-4a8d-99bc-82fa633a9305
8. Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing.
9. Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing.
10. Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
11. "U.S. Representative in Congress - District No. 8". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
12. "2018 Arizona general election results" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

External links

• Demographic information at census.gov
• 2004 Election data at CNN.com
• 2002 Election data from CBSNews.com
• Maps of Congressional Districts first in effect for the 2002 election
• Maps for the 2012 election
• Rose Institute of State and Local Government, "Arizona: 2010 Redistricting Changes: Eighth District", Redistricting by State, Claremont, CA: Claremont McKenna College, archived from the original on September 15, 2020

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• Congressional districts of Arizona
• Government of Maricopa County, Arizona
• Glendale, Arizona
• Peoria, Arizona
• Phoenix, Arizona
• Surprise, Arizona
• Gabby Giffords
• Constituencies established in 2003
• 2003 establishments in Arizona