2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/50px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png)
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All 8 Arizona seatsββto the: United States House of Representatives |
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Turnout | 56.33% |
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Majority party
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Minority party
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Party
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Republican
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Democratic
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Last election
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5
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1
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Seats won
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6
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2
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Seat change
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1
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1
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Popular vote
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681,922
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472,135
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Percentage
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57.09%
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39.53%
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Swing
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1.23%
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1.47%
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/2002_Arizona_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_by_Congressional_District.svg/230px-2002_Arizona_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_by_Congressional_District.svg.png)
Republican
40β50%
50β60%
60β70%
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Democratic
50β60%
60β70%
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The 2002 congressional elections in Arizona were elections for Arizona's delegationββto 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." Democrats and "Republicans each gained a seat as result," with Republicans having six seats. And Democrats having two seats.
Overviewβ»
Statewideβ»
Party
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Candidates
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Votes
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Seats
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No.
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%
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No.
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+/β
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%
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Republican
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8
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681,922
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57.09
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6
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1
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75.00
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Democratic
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8
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472,135
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39.53
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2
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1
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25.00
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Libertarian
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8
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40,308
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3.37
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0
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0.0
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Write-in
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2
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35
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0.00
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0
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0.0
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Total
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26
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1,194,400
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100.0
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8
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2
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100.0
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Popular vote |
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Republican |
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57.09% |
Democratic |
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39.53% |
Libertarian |
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3.37% |
Other |
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0.00% |
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House seats |
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Republican |
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75.00% |
Democratic |
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25.00% |
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By districtβ»
Results of the 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona by, district:
District
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Republican
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Democratic
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Others
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Total
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Result
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Votes |
% |
Votes |
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Votes |
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Votes |
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District 1 |
85,967 |
49.21% |
79,730 |
45.64% |
8,990 |
5.15% |
174,687 |
100.0% |
Republican Win
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District 2 |
100,359 |
59.92% |
61,217 |
36.55% |
5,926 |
3.54% |
167,502 |
100.0% |
Republican hold
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District 3 |
104,847 |
67.32% |
47,173 |
30.29% |
3,731 |
2.40% |
155,751 |
100.0% |
Republican hold
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District 4 |
18,381 |
27.82% |
44,517 |
67.38% |
3,167 |
4.79% |
66,065 |
100.0% |
Democratic hold
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District 5 |
103,870 |
61.17% |
61,559 |
36.25% |
4,383 |
2.58% |
169,812 |
100.0% |
Republican hold
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District 6 |
103,094 |
65.94% |
49,355 |
31.57% |
3,888 |
2.49% |
156,337 |
100.0% |
Republican hold
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District 7 |
38,474 |
37.06% |
61,256 |
59.00% |
4,088 |
3.94% |
103,818 |
100.0% |
Democratic Win
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District 8 |
126,930 |
63.33% |
67,328 |
33.59% |
6,170 |
3.08% |
200,428 |
100.0% |
Republican hold
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Total |
681,922 |
57.09% |
472,135 |
39.53% |
40,343 |
3.38% |
1,194,400 |
100.0% |
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District 1β»
2002 Arizona's 1st congressional district election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/50px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png)
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/2002_AZ-1_Election_Results.svg/300px-2002_AZ-1_Election_Results.svg.png) County results Renzi: 40β50% 50-60% 60β70% Cordova: 40-50% 50β60% 60β70% 70β80% |
U.S. Representative before election
None (New district)
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Elected U.S. Representative
Rick Renzi
Republican
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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.
Republican primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Insurance executive Rick Renzi defeated five other Republicans including Sydney Ann Hay to win the nomination.
Democratic primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Businessman George Cordova upset Stephen Udall and Fred DuVal to win the Democratic nomination.
Libertarian primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Libertarian primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Libertarian
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Edwin Porr
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286
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54.1
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Libertarian
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Andy Fernandez
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243
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45.9
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Total votes
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529
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100.0
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General Electionβ»
Pollingβ»
Poll source
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Date(s) administered
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Sample size
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Margin of error
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Rick Renzi (R)
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George Cordova (D)
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Edwin Porr (L)
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Undecided
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Northern Arizona University
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October 17β20, 2002
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600 (LV)
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Β±4.1%
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48%
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36%
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4%
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12%
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Northern Arizona University
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September 12β14, 2002
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803 (LV)
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Β±3.5%
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37%
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37%
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3%
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23%
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Predictionsβ»
Resultsβ»
District 2β»
2002 Arizona's 2nd congressional district election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/50px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png)
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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.
Republican primaryβ»
Candidatesβ»
Stump endorsed his longtime chief of staff Lisa Atkins to replace him. In total seven Republicans ran in the September 10 Primary, including Oilman and former state representative Trent Franks.
Resultsβ»
Franks narrowly defeated Atkins 28β26%, a difference of just 797 votes.
Democratic primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Libertarian primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Libertarian primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Libertarian
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Edward Carlson
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307
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100.0
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Total votes
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307
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100.0
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General Electionβ»
Resultsβ»
District 3β»
2002 Arizona's 3rd congressional district election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/50px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png)
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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.
Republican primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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John Shadegg (incumbent)
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36,500
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100.0
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Total votes
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36,500
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100.0
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Democratic primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Charles Hill
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14,336
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100.0
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Total votes
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14,336
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100.0
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Libertarian primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Libertarian primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Libertarian
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Mark Yannone
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186
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58.1
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Libertarian
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Edward Gaudreau
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134
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41.9
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Total votes
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320
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100.0
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General Electionβ»
Resultsβ»
District 4β»
2002 Arizona's 4th congressional district election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/50px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png)
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U.S. Representative before election
None (New district)
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Elected U.S. Representative
Ed Pastor
Democratic
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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.
Democratic primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Ed Pastor (incumbent)
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17,051
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100.0
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Total votes
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17,051
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100.0
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Republican primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Jonathan Barnert
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5,616
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74.6
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Republican
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Don Karg
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1,913
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25.4
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Total votes
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7,529
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100.0
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Libertarian primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Libertarian primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Libertarian
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Amy Gibbons (write-in)
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20
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87.0
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Libertarian
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Richard Sutton (write-in)
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3
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13.0
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Total votes
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23
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100.0
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General Electionβ»
Resultsβ»
District 5β»
2002 Arizona's 5th congressional district election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/50px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png)
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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.
Republican primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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J.D. Hayworth (incumbent)
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37,325
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100.0
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Total votes
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37,325
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100.0
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Democratic primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Craig Columbus
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8,147
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49.0
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Democratic
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Larry King
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4,903
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29.5
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Democratic
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Ronald E. Maynard
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3,567
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21.5
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Total votes
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16,617
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100.0
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Libertarian primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Libertarian primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Libertarian
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Warren Severin (write-in)
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64
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100.0
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Total votes
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64
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100.0
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General Electionβ»
Resultsβ»
District 6β»
2002 Arizona's 6th congressional district election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/50px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png)
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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.
Republican primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Jeff Flake (incumbent)
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41,025
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100.0
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Total votes
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41,025
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100.0
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Democratic primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Deborah Thomas
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13,720
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100.0
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Total votes
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13,720
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100.0
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Libertarian primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Libertarian primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Libertarian
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Andy Wagner (write-in)
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4
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100.0
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Total votes
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4
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100.0
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General Electionβ»
Resultsβ»
District 7β»
2002 Arizona's 7th congressional district election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/50px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png)
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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.
Democratic primaryβ»
Former Pima County supervisor RaΓΊl Grijalva defeated seven other democrats including state senator Elaine Richardson, former state senator Jaime Gutierrez in the primary.
Resultsβ»
Republican primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Ross Hieb
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6,426
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39.8
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Republican
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Joseph Sweeney
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4,781
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29.6
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Republican
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Al PiΓ±a
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2,372
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16.9
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Republican
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Lori Lustig
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2,207
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13.7
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Total votes
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15,786
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100.0
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Libertarian primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Libertarian primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Libertarian
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John L. Nemeth
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312
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100.0
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Total votes
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312
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100.0
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General Electionβ»
Resultsβ»
District 8β»
2002 Arizona's 8th congressional district election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/50px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png)
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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.
Republican primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Jim Kolbe (incumbent)
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35,546
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72.5
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Republican
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James Behnke
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13,502
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27.5
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Total votes
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49,048
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100.0
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Democratic primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Mary Judge Ryan
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32,322
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100.0
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Total votes
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32,322
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100.0
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Libertarian primaryβ»
Resultsβ»
Libertarian primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Libertarian
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Joe Duarte
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453
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100.0
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Total votes
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453
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100.0
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General Electionβ»
Resultsβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Results" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. 2002. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ Gehrke, Robert (September 2, 2002). "Many Arizona House candidates financing own primary campaigns". The Daily Courier. Associated Press.
- ^ Frederic I. Solop; James I. Bowie (July 1, 2003). "The 2002 Arizona First Congressional District Race" (PDF). nau.edu. Northern Arizona University. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2006. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ James I. Bowie; Frederic I. Solop (September 10, 2003). ""The Virginian" vs. "The Little Mexican": the 2002 Race in Arizona 1" (PDF). nau.edu. Northern Arizona University. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2006. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass (2002 Primary Election)" (PDF). azsos.gov. Arizona Secretary of State. September 23, 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Prescott Daily Courier, June 9, 2002". Retrieved April 27, 2009.
- ^ Hulse, Carl (September 15, 2002). "The New York Times, September 15, 2002". The New York Times. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
- ^ "50 most competitive House races of 2002". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2002. Archived from the original on November 6, 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings". The New York Times. October 14, 2002. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass (2002 General Election)" (PDF). azsos.gov. Arizona Secretary of State. November 25, 2002. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ Paul Davenport (April 28, 2002). "Stump's retirement announcement sets off scramble". The Daily Courier/Associated Press. p. 7. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ Ken Hedler (June 5, 2002). "Lisa Atkins seeks job of former boss". Kingman Daily Miner. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ AP (September 12, 2002). "Two primary U.S. House races still too close to call". Kingman Daily Miner. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ Garry Duffy (February 6, 2002). "Grijalva resigns county job". tucsoncitizen.com. Tucson Citizen. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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