Arizona's 5th Congressional District

Arizona's 5th Congressional District

Incumbent

Andy Biggs

Assumed office: January 3, 2017

Arizona's 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Andy Biggs (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Arizona representatives represented an average of 795,436 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 712,522 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2024

Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)

Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 5

Incumbent Andy Biggs defeated Katrina Schaffner in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Biggs (R)	59.6	170,601
		Katrina Schaffner (D)	40.4	115,774

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 286,375
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Clint Smith (Independent)
• Evan Olson (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5

Katrina Schaffner advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katrina Schaffner	100.0	42,396

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,396
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5

Incumbent Andy Biggs advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Biggs	100.0	91,820

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91,820
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Alex Stovall (R)
• Casey Michel (R)

2022

See also: Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 5

Incumbent Andy Biggs defeated Javier Garcia Ramos, Clint Smith, and Debra Jo Borden in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Biggs (R)	56.7	182,464
		Javier Garcia Ramos (D)	37.4	120,243
		Clint Smith (Independent)	5.9	18,851
		Debra Jo Borden (D) (Write-in)	0.0	32

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 321,590
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Travis Lindberg (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5

Javier Garcia Ramos advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Javier Garcia Ramos	100.0	50,647

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,647
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Benjamin Larivee (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5

Incumbent Andy Biggs defeated Jim Beall, Martin Callan, and David Boels in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Biggs	99.5	98,114
		Jim Beall (Write-in)	0.2	197
		Martin Callan (Write-in)	0.2	193
		David Boels (Write-in)	0.1	66

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 98,570
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2020

See also: Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 5

Incumbent Andy Biggs defeated Joan Greene and Karen Stephens in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Biggs (R)	58.9	262,414
		Joan Greene (D)	41.1	183,171
		Karen Stephens (R) (Write-in)	0.0	72

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 445,657
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5

Joan Greene defeated Javier Garcia Ramos and Jonathan Ireland in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joan Greene	50.0	34,090
		Javier Garcia Ramos	39.4	26,828
		Jonathan Ireland	10.6	7,214

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,132
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nick Murray (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5

Incumbent Andy Biggs defeated Joe Vess in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Biggs	99.6	104,969
		Joe Vess (Write-in)	0.4	465

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,434
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tyler Pace (R)

2018

See also: Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 5

Incumbent Andy Biggs defeated Joan Greene in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Biggs (R)	59.4	186,037
		Joan Greene (D)	40.6	127,027

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 313,064 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5

Joan Greene defeated Jose Torres in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joan Greene	59.3	27,222
		Jose Torres	40.7	18,671

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,893 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lisa Chappelle (D)
• Tony Margalis (D)
• Scott Menor (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5

Incumbent Andy Biggs advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 5 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Biggs	100.0	86,418

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2016

See also: Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Matt Salmon (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Andy Biggs (R) defeated Talia Fuentes (D) and Nolan Daniels (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Fuentes defeated Kinsey Remaklus in the Democratic primary, while Biggs defeated Justin Olson, Don Stapley, and Christine Jones to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Andy Biggs	64.1%	205,184
	Democratic	Talia Fuentes	35.9%	114,940
Total Votes				320,124
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Andy Biggs	29.5%	25,240
Christine Jones	29.5%	25,224
Don Stapley	20.7%	17,745
Justin Olson	20.3%	17,386
Total Votes		85,595
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Talia Fuentes	64%	15,408
Kinsey Remaklus	36%	8,663
Total Votes		24,071
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2014

See also: Arizona's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 5th Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Matt Salmon (R) defeated James Woods (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Matt Salmon Incumbent	69.6%	124,867
	Democratic	James Woods	30.4%	54,596
Total Votes				179,463
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2012

See also: Arizona's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 5th Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent David Schweikert (R) sought re-election in the 6th District and Matt Salmon (R) won the 5th District seat in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Matt Salmon	67.2%	183,470
	Democratic	Spencer Morgan	32.8%	89,589
Total Votes				273,059
Source: Arizona Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, David Schweikert won election to the United States House. He defeated Harry Mitchell (D) and Nick Coons (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Schweikert	52%	110,374
	Democratic	Harry Mitchell incumbent	43.2%	91,749
	Libertarian	Nick Coons	4.8%	10,127
Total Votes				212,250

2008
On November 4, 2008, Harry Mitchell won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Schweikert (R), Warren Severin (L) and Ralph Hughes (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Harry Mitchell incumbent	53.2%	149,033
	Republican	David Schweikert	43.6%	122,165
	Libertarian	Warren Severin	3.3%	9,158
	Write-in	Ralph Hughes	0%	9
Total Votes				280,365

2006
On November 7, 2006, Harry Mitchell won election to the United States House. He defeated J. D. Hayworth (R) and Warren Severin (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Harry Mitchell	50.4%	101,838
	Republican	J. D. Hayworth incumbent	46.4%	93,815
	Libertarian	Warren Severin	3.1%	6,357
Total Votes				202,010

2004
On November 2, 2004, J. D. Hayworth won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Elizabeth Rogers (D) and Michael Kielsky (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	J. D. Hayworth incumbent	59.5%	159,455
	Democratic	Elizabeth Rogers	38.2%	102,363
	Libertarian	Michael Kielsky	2.3%	6,189
Total Votes				268,007

2002
On November 5, 2002, J. D. Hayworth won election to the United States House. He defeated Craig Columbus (D) and Warren Severin (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	J. D. Hayworth	61.2%	103,870
	Democratic	Craig Columbus	36.3%	61,559
	Libertarian	Warren Severin	2.6%	4,383
Total Votes				169,812

2000
On November 7, 2000, Jim Kolbe won re-election to the United States House. He defeated George Cunningham (D), Michael Jay Green (G) and Aage Nost (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Kolbe incumbent	60.1%	172,986
	Democratic	George Cunningham	35.3%	101,564
	Green	Michael Jay Green	3.1%	9,010
	Libertarian	Aage Nost	1.4%	4,049
Total Votes				287,609

1998
On November 3, 1998, Jim Kolbe won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tim Volgy (D), Phil Murphy (L) and Robert Connery, Sr. (Reform) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Kolbe incumbent	51.6%	103,952
	Democratic	Tim Volgy	45.2%	91,030
	Libertarian	Phil Murphy	2.5%	4,946
	Reform	Robert Connery, Sr.	0.8%	1,545
Total Votes				201,473

1996
On November 5, 1996, Jim Kolbe won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mort Nelson (D), John Zajac (L) and Ed Finkelstein (Reform) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Kolbe incumbent	68.7%	179,349
	Democratic	Mort Nelson	25.9%	67,597
	Libertarian	John Zajac	2.8%	7,322
	Reform	Ed Finkelstein	2.5%	6,630
Total Votes				260,898

1994
On November 8, 1994, Jim Kolbe won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Gary Auerbach (D) and Phillip Murphy (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Kolbe incumbent	67.7%	149,514
	Democratic	Gary Auerbach	28.7%	63,436
	Libertarian	Phillip Murphy	3.5%	7,821
Total Votes				220,771

1992
On November 3, 1992, Jim Kolbe won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Toevs (D) and Perry Willis (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Kolbe incumbent	66.5%	172,867
	Democratic	Jim Toevs	29.7%	77,256
	Libertarian	Perry Willis	3.7%	9,690
Total Votes				259,813

1990
On November 6, 1990, Jim Kolbe won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Chuck Phillips (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Kolbe incumbent	64.8%	138,975
	Democratic	Chuck Phillips	35.2%	75,642
Total Votes				214,617

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Arizona after the 2020 census

On January 24, 2022, Arizona enacted its new congressional map after the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission transmitted its finalized congressional map plan to the secretary of state. The commission initially voted to finalize and certify the congressional map plan on Jan. 18. The commission's nonpartisan chairwoman, Erika Neuberg, joined the two Republican members—David Mehl and Douglas York—voting in favor of the map. The commission's two Democratic members—Shereen Lerner and Derrick Watchman—were opposed. This map took effect for Arizona's 2022 congressional elections.

The commission previously voted in favor of the congressional map by a 5-0 vote on Dec. 22, 2021, which was followed by a period for counties to request administrative changes before the final vote on Jan. 18.

How does redistricting in Arizona work? The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. The commission is composed of five members. Of these, four are selected by the majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointments. These 25 nominees comprise 10 Democrats, 10 Republicans, and 5 unaffiliated citizens. The four commission members appointed by legislative leaders then select the fifth member to round out the commission. The fifth member of the commission must belong to a different political party than the other commissioners. The governor, with a two-thirds vote in the Arizona State Senate, may remove a commissioner "for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, or inability to discharge the duties of office." The Arizona State Legislature may make recommendations to the commission, but ultimate authority is vested with the commission.

The Arizona Constitution requires that both congressional and state legislative districts be "contiguous, geographically compact, and respect communities of interest–all to the extent practicable." The state constitution further mandates that district lines "should [follow] visible geographic features, city, town, and county boundaries, and undivided census tracts." In addition, the constitution requires that "competitive districts be favored where doing so would not significantly detract from the goals above."

Arizona District 5
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Arizona District 5
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2010-2011

This is the 5th Congressional District of Arizona after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Arizona after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Arizona State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arizona's 5th the 130th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 57.4%-41.0%.

2022

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+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arizona's 5th the 134th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 41.0% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 57.4%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+15. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 15 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arizona's 5th Congressional District the 87th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.10. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.10 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Arizona
• Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
• Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
• Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
• Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 5

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)