After redistricting much of the old 3rd district was reconfigured to be the new 2nd. This consisted of parts ofMetro Phoenix, extending to North West Arizona, plus theHopi Reservation including:Mohave County and parts ofCoconino County,La Paz County,Maricopa County andNavajo County. Incumbent RepublicanBob 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.
Stump endorsed his longtime chief of staff Lisa Atkins to replace him.[13] In total seven Republicans ran in the September 10 Primary,[14] including Oilman and formerstate representativeTrent Franks.
After redistricting much of the old 4th district was reconfigured to be the new 3rd. This consisted solely of parts ofMetro Phoenix, includingGlendale. Incumbent RepublicanJohn 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 innerPhoenix. 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 ofMetro Phoenix, including all ofTempe andScottsdale and portions ofChandler,Mesa and theAhwatukee section ofPhoenix. Although Republicans outnumbered Democrats by about 40,000 voters, the 5th district was considered far less conservative than other suburban Phoenix districts. Incumbent RepublicanJ.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 ofMesa,Chandler and all ofGilbert as well as the fast-growing town ofQueen Creek. It also contained the city ofApache Junction inPinal County. Incumbent RepublicanJeff 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, includingYuma and parts ofTucson,La PazMaricopa,Pima,Pinal andSanta Cruz. Incumbent DemocratEd 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 ofCochise County and parts ofPima,Pinal andSanta Cruz counties. Incumbent RepublicanJim 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 fromthe original on October 10, 2014. RetrievedNovember 22, 2023.
District results
County results
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