2012 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election

2012 United States House of Representatives Special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district

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Arizona's 8th congressional district
 
Nominee Ron Barber Jesse Kelly
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 111,204 96,465
Percentage 52.3% 45.4%

County results
Barber:      50–60%
Kelly:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Gabby Giffords
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Ron Barber
Democratic

A 2012 special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district was held on June 12, with primary elections held on April 17, to fill a seat in the United States House of Representatives for Arizona's 8th congressional district until the 112th United States Congress ends on January 3, 2013.[1] The election was caused by the resignation of Representative Gabby Giffords on January 25, 2012, to concentrate on recovering from her injuries from the 2011 Tucson shooting.[2] The seat was won by Ron Barber, a former aide to Giffords who was wounded in the attempt on her life.

  1. ^ "Giffords to Resign From Congress". The Wall Street Journal. January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  2. ^ Espo, David (January 22, 2012). "Rep. Giffords to resign this week from Congress, focus on recovering from shooting injuries". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Washington. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.