U.S. House, Arizona District 8 (Open) | Elections

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Key Race: U.S. House, Arizona District 8 (Open)

Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: Democrat Favored

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Primary Results

September 12, 2006

Democratic Primary Results
Gabrielle Giffords 54.1%
Patty Weiss 31.2%
Jeffrey Latas 5.9%
Alex Rodriguez 4.8%
William Johnson 3%

Republican Primary Results
Randy Graf 42.1%
Steve Huffman 37.7%
Mike Hellon 12.7%
Frank Antenori 4.3%
Mike Jenkins 3.2%

Democratic Candidate

Gabrielle Giffords

Occupation
Businesswoman

Public Service
Current State Senator

Education
B.A., Scripps College; M.A., Cornell University

Born
Tucson, AZ, USA

Residence
Tucson, AZ

Religion
Jewish

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$1,767,291	$1,390,647	$376,645

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Republican Candidate

Randy Graf

Occupation
Former Golf Professional

Public Service
School Board, State Legislature

Born
Green Bay, WI, USA

Residence
Green Valley, AZ

Religion
Catholic

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$773,782	$532,176	$254,684

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Arizona District 8

Demographic Data (2000 Census)

Population: 641,329
Male: 49.0%
Female: 51.0%
Median Age: 39.1
18 Years and Over: 77.1%
65 Years and Over: 16.8%
Employed: 55.4%
Median Household Income: $40,656
Families Below Poverty Level: 7.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 30.6%
(of those over 25)

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Past Elections

2004 Presidential Election:
Bush (R) 53%
Kerry (D) 46
Other 1%
2004 House Election:
Kolbe (R) 60%
Bacal (D) 36%
Other 3%

State Political Profile

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Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.