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      Home/Elections/2012/US House/Arizona/AZ-08
      2012·US House·Arizona·District profile →

      Arizona District 8 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Trent Franks
      63.4%172,809 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Gene Scharer
      35.1%95,635 votes
      Margin
      R+28.3
      272,791 total votes
      3 candidates272,791 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Trent FranksREP✓
      		REP172,80963.4%
      Gene ScharerDEM
      		DEM95,63535.1%
      Stephen DolgosOTH
      		OTH4,3471.6%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+16.3
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+2.7
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202441.2%57.5%R+16.3393,385
      202042.5%56.1%R+13.5402,630
      201637.2%56.1%R+18.9313,776
      201238.2%61.8%R+23.7276,149
      200838.7%60.0%R+21.3285,271

      Seat History

      US House in Arizona

      2024
      Abraham \ HamadehREP
      R+13.0
      2022
      Debbie LeskoREP
      R+93.0
      Redistricted
      2020
      Debbie LeskoREP
      R+19.1
      2018
      Debbie LeskoREP
      R+10.9
      2016
      Trent FranksREP
      R+68.6
      2014
      Trent FranksREP
      R+75.8
      Redistricted
      2010
      Gabrielle GiffordsDEM
      D+1.5
      2008
      Gabrielle GiffordsDEM
      D+11.9
      2006
      Gabrielle GiffordsDEM
      D+12.2
      2004
      Jim KolbeREP
      R+24.2
      2002
      Jim KolbeREP
      R+29.7
      View all US House history for Arizona →

      Candidates

      Gene ScharerDEM
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2000-2012
      US House
      Full profile →
      Trent FranksREP
      Record9W-1L
      Avg MarginD+12.2
      Career1984-2016
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Stephen DolgosOTH
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2012-2014
      US House
      Full profile →

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