Arizona's 3rd congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = Arizona
district number = 3

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representative = John B. Shadegg
party = Republican
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percent rural =
population = 641,329
population year = 2000
median income = $48,108
percent white = 85.7
percent black = 2.4
percent asian = 2.2
percent native american = 1.3
percent hispanic = 2.5 (of any race)
percent other race = 5.8
percent blue collar =
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cpvi = R +6

Arizona's 3rd congressional district contains some of the northern suburbs of Phoenix.

It is currently represented by John B. Shadegg, a Republican. George W. Bush received 58% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R +6.

Statistics

* Population (2000): 641,329
* Male 49.8%, Female 50.2%
* Median age: 35.0
* Median Household Income: $48,108
* Racial Composition: 85.7% White, 2.4% Black, 2.1% Asian, 1.3% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.8% Other, 2.5% Hispanic (of any race)

Recent elections

2008

In 2008, the Congressional seat is contested by Republican John Shadegg, Democrat Bob Lord, and independents Annie Loyd, Steve May, and Edwin Winkler.

On February 11 2008, incumbent Shadegg announced he would not run for an eighth term, saying that he wanted to "seek a new challenge in a different venue to advance the cause of freedom." However, on February 21, Shadegg retracted the statement and announced he would seek re-election.cite news|author=Kraushaar, Josh|title=Shadegg Un-retires, Will Run For Re-election|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/21/politics/politico/thecrypt/main3861460.shtml|work=The Politico|date=2008-02-21|accessdate=2008-02-21] Over 140 Republicans in Congress had signed a letter asking Shadegg to keep his seat.cite news|author=Hensley, J.J|title=Shadegg is asked to stay|url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0214shadeggstay0215.html|work=The Arizona Republic|date=2008-02-14|accessdate=2008-02-15] Although it was speculated that he would run for the United States Senate if John McCain were to become president, [cite news|title=Will McCain Quit the Senate?|author=Pershing, Ben|work=Washington Post|date=2008-02-19|url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2008/02/will_mccain_quit_the_senate.html?hpid=topnews] Shadegg had expressed his intention to leave public life and return to the private sector before changing his mind.

Annie Loyd, running on a platform of "transpartisan politics", has been described by "The Arizona Republic" as a moderate. Born in South Dakota and a community activist in Los Angeles, Loyd is a 15-year resident of Phoenix. She has also appeared at Columbia University. [cite news|url=http://www.columbiaspectator.com|work=Columbia Spectator|author=Astor, Maggie|title=Independent Calls for End to Bipartisan Politics|date=2006-02-04] Prior Democratic challenger Herb Paine has endorsed Loyd.

The race was covered in the "East Valley Tribune" and showed a 27% independent voter population and noted increased registration of independents, in a district of 600,000 people cutting across urban Phoenix into rural parts of northern Maricopa county. The Federal Elections Commission reports that, as of December 31 2007, Shadegg has raised over $1,000,000, Lord over $600,000, and Loyd $26,000. May and Winkler have not reported any fundraising. [cite web|title=Federal Elections Commission Disclosure Page for Annie Loyd|url=http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/HSRefreshCandList.do?category=stateH_oth&stateName=AZ] [cite web|title=OpenSecrets.org|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?state=AZ]

2006

2000

References

# [http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US0403&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US04%7C50000US0404&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US0403&_cityTown=&_state=04000US04&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry= Demographic data from census.gov]
# [http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004//pages/results/states/AZ/index.html 2004 Election data from CNN.com]
# [http://www.election.cbsnews.com/campaign2002/state/state_az.shtml 2002 Election data from CBSNews.com]
# [http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/results/ 2000 Election data from CNN.com]
# [http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/AZ/H/03/index.html 1998 Election data from CNN.com]