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2026 election
On the ballot
AZ-09 · U.S. House
RRepublican Paul Gosar holds the seat and is contesting it.
Primary held July 21, 2026. Akashic does not yet carry the nominees for this contest.
How the seat has run
Year
U.S. House
President
Ran ahead
2024
R+30.6Paul A. Gosar
R+30.9
−0.3
2022
R+95.5Paul Gosar
—
—
2020
D+23.3Greg Stanton
R+25.8
—
2018
D+22.2Greg Stanton
—
—
“Ran ahead” is how far the winning party’s House candidate ran ahead of that party’s presidential margin in the same district. A dash means the House race and the presidential figure were measured on different district lines, so the two cannot be subtracted — both are still shown unchanged.
U.S. House elections · 7 House
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
9
R
34.7%132,640
65.3%249,583
382,223
2022
9
R
2.2%4,389
97.8%192,796
197,185
2020
9
D
61.6%217,094
38.4%135,180
352,274
2018
9
D
61.1%159,583
38.9%101,662
261,245
2016
9
D
60.9%169,055
39.0%108,350
277,507
2014
9
D
54.7%88,609
41.9%67,841
162,062
2012
9
D
48.7%121,881
44.6%111,630
250,131
Arizona 9th Congressional District sits in the desert Southwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 52.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.9 points.
A population of 794,442, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,678 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 and Congressional District 21.
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How did Arizona 9th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Arizona 9th Congressional District voted Republican by 30.9 points (R+30.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 404,643 votes cast, 137,011 went Democratic and 262,095 went Republican.
When did Arizona 9th Congressional District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Arizona 9th Congressional District voted Democratic was 1940.
How many people live in Arizona 9th Congressional District?
Arizona 9th Congressional District has a population of 794,442 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Arizona 9th Congressional District?
Median household income in Arizona 9th Congressional District is $78,678 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Arizona 9th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Arizona 9th Congressional District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.