Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

Elections in Arizona, 2022

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Arizona's 2nd Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: April 4, 2022
Primary: August 2, 2022 General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Arizona
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): R+6 Cook Political Report: Lean Republican Inside Elections: Lean Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
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All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Arizona, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline was April 4, 2022.

The election will fill the seat held by Ann Kirkpatrick (D), who first took office in 2019. On March 12, 2021, Kirkpatrick announced she would not be running for re-election in 2022.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (August 2 Democratic primary)
• Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (August 2 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Eli Crane defeated incumbent Tom O'Halleran and Chris Sarappo in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eli Crane (R)	53.9	174,169
		Tom O'Halleran (D)	46.1	149,151
		Chris Sarappo (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	76

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 323,396
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Incumbent Tom O'Halleran advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom O'Halleran	100.0	71,391

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,391
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Randall Friese (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eli Crane	35.8	38,681
		Walter Blackman	24.4	26,399
		Mark DeLuzio	17.1	18,515
		Andy Yates	6.9	7,467
		John W. Moore	6.8	7,327
		Steven Krystofiak	5.5	5,905
		Ron Watkins	3.5	3,810

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 108,104
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Marissa Mitchell (R)
• Myron Lizer (R)

Voting information

See also: Voting in Arizona

Election information in Arizona: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
• Online: Oct. 11, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 28, 2022
• By mail: Received by Oct. 28, 2022
• Online: Oct. 28, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 12, 2022 to Nov. 4, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Eli Crane (R)

Border Security

Election Integrity

Pro-Life and Pro-Second Amendment

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Eli Crane (R)

Eli is very focused on election integrity and border security. Eli will always stand up for the sanctity of life, the second amendment, and fight back against cancel culture and the radical left.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Eli Crane (R)

Eli has signed the term limits pledge. https://www.termlimits.com/eli-crane-pledges-to-support-term-limits-on-congress/

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees. Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Tom O'Halleran	Democratic Party	$4,300,864	$4,322,532	$41,480	As of December 31, 2022
Walter Blackman	Republican Party	$1,163,970	$1,151,626	$12,344	As of September 30, 2022
Eli Crane	Republican Party	$3,779,766	$3,713,510	$66,256	As of December 31, 2022
Mark DeLuzio	Republican Party	$1,336,960	$1,331,652	$5,308	As of December 31, 2022
Steven Krystofiak	Republican Party	$529,863	$516,674	$13,189	As of December 31, 2022
John W. Moore	Republican Party	$181,612	$181,612	$0	As of September 30, 2022
Ron Watkins	Republican Party	$262,318	$262,318	$0	As of September 30, 2022
Andy Yates	Republican Party	$114,706	$114,706	$0	As of December 15, 2022
Chris Sarappo	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Arizona in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Arizona, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Arizona	U.S. House	Democratic	1,563	N/A	4/4/2022	Source
Arizona	U.S. House	Republican	1,639	N/A	4/4/2022	Source
Arizona	U.S. House	Libertarian	826	N/A	4/4/2022	Source
Arizona	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	4,832	N/A	4/4/2022	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
• Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Arizona District 2
until January 2, 2023

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Arizona District 2
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Arizona after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district. This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Arizona
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Arizona's 1st	50.1%	48.6%	47.3%	51.4%
Arizona's 2nd	45.3%	53.2%	50.1%	48.4%
Arizona's 3rd	74.5%	23.9%	73.7%	24.7%
Arizona's 4th	54.2%	43.9%	60.8%	37.3%
Arizona's 5th	41.0%	57.4%	41.9%	56.4%
Arizona's 6th	49.3%	49.2%	54.5%	43.9%
Arizona's 7th	65.6%	32.9%	62.8%	35.7%
Arizona's 8th	42.5%	56.1%	41.4%	57.3%
Arizona's 9th	36.4%	62.2%	30.6%	68.0%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Arizona.

Arizona U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2022
Year	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2022	9	9	1	40	18	2	7	50.0%	2	25.0%
2020	9	9	0	38	18	7	5	66.7%	4	44.4%
2018	9	9	2	37	18	5	5	55.6%	3	42.9%
2016	9	9	2	33	18	5	6	61.1%	4	57.1%
2014	9	9	1	25	18	1	4	27.8%	1	12.5%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Arizona in 2022. Information below was calculated on June 23, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Thirty-nine candidates filed to run in Arizona's nine U.S. House districts, including 10 Democrats and 29 Republicans. That's 4.33 candidates per district, more than the 4.22 candidates per district in 2020 and the 4.11 in 2018.

This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Arizona was apportioned nine districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census. The 39 candidates who filed to run this year were the most candidates running for Arizona's U.S. House seats since at least 2014, the earliest year for which we have data.

One district — the 6th — was open. That’s one more than in 2020, and one less than in 2018. Rep. David Schweikert (R), who represented the 6th district, filed to run in the 1st district. Rep. Tom O'Halleran (D), who represented the 1st district, filed to run in the 2nd district, where incumbent Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D) did not seek re-election.

The 2nd and 6th districts attracted the most candidates this year, with eight candidates running in each. There were eight contested primaries this year — two Democratic and six Republican. That's the fewest contested primaries since 2014, when there were five contested primaries.

Six incumbents — four Democrats and two Republicans — did not face any primary challengers. The 8th and 9th districts were guaranteed to Republicans because no Democrats filed to run. No districts were guaranteed to Democrats because no Republicans filed.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arizona's 2nd the 179th most Republican district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Arizona's 2nd based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
45.3%	53.2%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Arizona, 2020

Arizona presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 9 Democratic wins
• 19 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	N/A	N/A	N/A	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Arizona and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

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Demographic Data for Arizona
	Arizona	United States
Population	6,392,017	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	113,652	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	77.2%	72.5%
Black/African American	4.5%	12.7%
Asian	3.3%	5.5%
Native American	4.5%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more	3.7%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	31.3%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	87.1%	88%
College graduation rate	29.5%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$58,945	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	15.1%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Arizona's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Arizona, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	5	7
Republican	0	4	4
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	9	11

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Arizona's top three state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Arizona, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Doug Ducey
Secretary of State	Katie Hobbs
Attorney General	Mark Brnovich

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Arizona State Legislature as of November 2022.

Arizona State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	14
	Republican Party	16
	Vacancies	0
Total		30

Arizona House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	29
	Republican Party	31
	Vacancies	0
Total		60

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Arizona was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Arizona Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

District history

2020

See also: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick defeated Brandon Martin, Iman-Utopia Layjou Bah, and Brandon Schlass in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Kirkpatrick (D)	55.1	209,945
		Brandon Martin (R)	44.9	170,975
		Iman-Utopia Layjou Bah (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	99
		Brandon Schlass (Common Sense Moderate) (Write-in)	0.0	35

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 381,054
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick defeated Peter Quilter in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Kirkpatrick	76.3	77,517
		Peter Quilter	23.7	24,035

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,552
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nevin Kohler (D)
• Andres Portela (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Brandon Martin defeated Noran Ruden, Joseph Morgan, and Jordan Flayer in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Martin	42.5	31,730
		Noran Ruden	33.6	25,049
		Joseph Morgan	23.9	17,802
		Jordan Flayer (Write-in)	0.1	52

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,633
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mike Boyd (R)
• Justine Wadsack (R)
• Mike Ligon (R)
• Shay Stautz (R)
• Jason Bacon (R)
• James Schmidt (R)

2018

See also: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Ann Kirkpatrick defeated Lea Marquez Peterson in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Kirkpatrick (D)	54.7	161,000
		Lea Marquez Peterson (R)	45.2	133,083
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	69

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 294,152 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Kirkpatrick	41.9	33,938
		Matt Heinz	29.6	23,992
		Mary Matiella	9.4	7,606
		Bruce Wheeler	8.4	6,814
		Billy Kovacs	6.6	5,350
		Barbara Sherry	2.6	2,074
		Yahya Yuksel	1.6	1,319

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,093 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Foster (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Lea Marquez Peterson defeated Brandon Martin, Casey Welch, and Danny Morales in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lea Marquez Peterson	34.2	23,571
		Brandon Martin	28.7	19,809
		Casey Welch	21.0	14,499
		Danny Morales	16.1	11,135

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,014 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Marilyn Wiles (R)

2016

See also: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Martha McSally (R) defeated former state Rep. Matt Heinz (D) and Ed Tilton Jr. (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Heinz defeated Victoria Steele in the Democratic primary on August 30, 2016.

U.S. House, Arizona District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Martha McSally Incumbent	57%	179,806
	Democratic	Matt Heinz	43%	135,873
Total Votes				315,679
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

U.S. House, Arizona District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Matt Heinz	52.8%	32,017
Victoria Steele	47.2%	28,658
Total Votes		60,675
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2014

See also: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

Arizona's 2nd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2014 due to the fact that the seat was held by a Democrat, but the district had roughly even numbers of registered Democrats and Republicans and was won by the Republican presidential candidate in 2008 and 2012. Incumbent Ron Barber faced no challenger in the Democratic primary. In the Republican primary, Martha McSally triumphed over Chuck Wooten and Shelley Kais. Barber and McSally faced off in the general election on November 4, 2014, in a rematch of the 2012 general election. The election took over six weeks to decide, and McSally was crowned the winner following a mandatory recount that took place after the official canvass and certification of votes on December 1. In 2012, Barber narrowly defeated McSally by 0.8 percent of the vote.

U.S. House, Arizona District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Martha McSally	50%	109,704
	Democratic	Ron Barber Incumbent	49.9%	109,543
	Write-in	Sampson U. Ramirez	0%	56
	Write-in	Sydney Dudikoff	0%	48
Total Votes				219,351
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

U.S. House, Arizona District 2 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Martha McSally	69.4%	45,492
Chuck Wooten	22.9%	14,995
Shelley Kais	7.8%	5,103
Total Votes		65,590
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Democratic-held U.S. House district that Trump won

See also: U.S. House districts represented by a Democrat in 2022 and won by Donald Trump in 2020

This is one of 13 U.S. House districts Democrats were defending that Donald Trump (R) won in 2020. The map below highlights those districts. Hover over or click a district to see information such as the incumbent and the presidential vote counts.

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Footnotes

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Arizona's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mark Kelly (D)

Kyrsten Sinema (I)

Representatives

District 1

David Schweikert (R)

District 2

Eli Crane (R)

District 3

Ruben Gallego (D)

District 4

Greg Stanton (D)

District 5

Andy Biggs (R)

District 6

Juan Ciscomani (R)

District 7

Raúl Grijalva (D)

District 8

Debbie Lesko (R)

District 9

Paul Gosar (R)

Republican Party (6)

Democratic Party (4)

Independent (1)