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 primary
Candidates
Stump endorsed his longtime chief of staff Lisa Atkins to replace him.[11] In total seven Republicans ran in the September 10 Primary,[12] including Oilman and former
state representativeTrent Franks.
Results
Franks narrowly defeated Atkins 28–26%, a difference of just 797 votes.[13]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 PazMaricopa,
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.
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.
^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.