Arizona's 8th congressional district

Arizona's 8th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area9,057 sq mi (23,460 km2)
Distribution
  • 87.3% urban
  • 12.7% rural
Population (2023)800,203[1]
Median household
income
$79,122[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+10[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.

  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