Arizona's 3rd Congressional District

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District

Incumbent

Yassamin Ansari

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Yassamin Ansari (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Arizona representatives represented an average of 795,436 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 712,522 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Arizona's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 3

Yassamin Ansari defeated Jeffrey Zink, Alan Aversa, and Candace Cunningham in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yassamin Ansari (D)	70.9	143,336
		Jeffrey Zink (R)	26.6	53,705
		Alan Aversa (G)	2.5	5,008
	Submit photo	Candace Cunningham (G) (Write-in)	0.0	16

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 202,065
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3

Yassamin Ansari defeated Raquel Terán and Duane Wooten in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yassamin Ansari	44.6	19,087
		Raquel Terán	44.5	19,045
		Duane Wooten	10.9	4,687

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,819
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Hector Jaramillo (D)
• Ylenia Aguilar (D)
• Laura Pastor (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3

Jeffrey Zink defeated Jesus Mendoza and Nicholas Glenn in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeffrey Zink	65.5	9,243
		Jesus Mendoza	34.3	4,840
		Nicholas Glenn (Write-in)	0.3	37

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,120
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Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3

Alan Aversa advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alan Aversa	100.0	29

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2022

See also: Arizona's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 3

Incumbent Ruben Gallego defeated Jeffrey Zink in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ruben Gallego (D)	77.0	108,599
		Jeffrey Zink (R)	23.0	32,475

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 141,074
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3

Incumbent Ruben Gallego advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ruben Gallego	100.0	47,972

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3

Jeffrey Zink advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeffrey Zink	100.0	13,894

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joshua Logsdon (R)
• Joshua Pembleton (R)

2020

See also: Arizona's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 3

Incumbent Raúl Grijalva defeated Daniel Wood in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Raúl Grijalva (D)	64.6	174,243
		Daniel Wood (R)	35.4	95,594

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 269,837
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3

Incumbent Raúl Grijalva advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Raúl Grijalva	100.0	63,290

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3

Daniel Wood defeated Richard Jolley in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Wood	99.8	29,272
	Submit photo	Richard Jolley (Write-in)	0.2	44

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,316
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steve Ronnebeck (R)

2018

See also: Arizona's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 3

Incumbent Raúl Grijalva defeated Nicolas Pierson in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Raúl Grijalva (D)	63.9	114,650
	Submit photo	Nicolas Pierson (R)	36.1	64,868

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 179,518 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jaime Vasquez (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3

Incumbent Raúl Grijalva advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Raúl Grijalva	100.0	45,186

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,186 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3

Nicolas Pierson defeated Sergio Arellano and Edna San Miguel in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nicolas Pierson	49.9	13,090
		Sergio Arellano	28.2	7,400
		Edna San Miguel	21.9	5,756

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,246 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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2016

See also: Arizona's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Raul Grijalva (D) defeated write-in candidates Harvey Martin (D) and Mike Ross (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016.

U.S. House, Arizona District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Raul Grijalva Incumbent	98.6%	148,973
	N/A	Write-in	1.4%	2,062
Total Votes				151,035
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2014

See also: Arizona's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Rep. Raul Grijalva (D) defeated Gabriela Saucedo Mercer (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 3 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Raul Grijalva Incumbent	55.7%	58,192
	Republican	Gabriela Saucedo Mercer	44.2%	46,185
	Write-in	F. Sanchez	0%	43
	Write-in	Lee Thompson	0%	8
Total Votes				104,428
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2012

See also: Arizona's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 3rd Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Benjamin Quayle did not seek re-election in 2012, and Raul Grijalva (D) won the 3rd District seat in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 3 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Raul Grijalva Incumbent	58.4%	98,468
	Republican	Gabriela Saucedo Mercer	37.1%	62,663
	Libertarian	Blanca Guerra	4.5%	7,567
Total Votes				168,698
Source: Arizona Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Ben Quayle won election to the United States House. He defeated Jon Hulburd (D), Michael Shoen (L) and Leonard Clark (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 3 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ben Quayle	52.2%	108,689
	Democratic	Jon Hulburd	41.1%	85,610
	Libertarian	Michael Shoen	5%	10,478
	Green	Leonard Clark	1.6%	3,294
Total Votes				208,071

2008
On November 4, 2008, John Shadegg won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bob Lord (D) and Michael Shoen (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 3 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Shadegg incumbent	54.1%	148,800
	Democratic	Bob Lord	42.1%	115,759
	Libertarian	Michael Shoen	3.9%	10,602
Total Votes				275,161

2006
On November 7, 2006, John Shadegg won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Herb Paine (D) and Mark Yannone (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 3 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Shadegg incumbent	59.3%	112,519
	Democratic	Herb Paine	38.2%	72,586
	Libertarian	Mark Yannone	2.5%	4,744
Total Votes				189,849

2004
On November 2, 2004, John Shadegg won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mark Yannone (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 3 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Shadegg incumbent	80.1%	181,012
	Libertarian	Mark Yannone	19.9%	44,962
Total Votes				225,974

2002
On November 5, 2002, John Shadegg won election to the United States House. He defeated Charles Hill (D) and Mark Yannone (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 3 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Shadegg	67.3%	104,847
	Democratic	Charles Hill	30.3%	47,173
	Libertarian	Mark Yannone	2.4%	3,731
Total Votes				155,751

2000
On November 7, 2000, Bob Stump won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Gene Scharer (D) and Edward Carlson (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 3 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Stump incumbent	65.7%	198,367
	Democratic	Gene Scharer	31.4%	94,676
	Libertarian	Edward Carlson	3%	8,927
Total Votes				301,970

1998
On November 3, 1998, Bob Stump won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Stuart Marc Starky (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 3 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Stump incumbent	67.3%	137,618
	Democratic	Stuart Marc Starky	32.7%	66,979
	N/A	Write-in	0%	26
Total Votes				204,623

1996
On November 5, 1996, Bob Stump won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Alexander Schneider (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 3 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Stump incumbent	66.5%	175,231
	Democratic	Alexander Schneider	33.5%	88,214
Total Votes				263,445

1994
On November 8, 1994, Bob Stump won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Howard Lee Sprague (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 3 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Stump incumbent	70.1%	145,396
	Democratic	Howard Lee Sprague	29.9%	61,939
Total Votes				207,335

1992
On November 3, 1992, Bob Stump won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Roger Hartstone (D) and Pamela Volponi (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 3 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Stump incumbent	61.5%	158,906
	Democratic	Roger Hartstone	34.4%	88,830
	Natural Law	Pamela Volponi	4.2%	10,767
Total Votes				258,503

1990
On November 6, 1990, Bob Stump won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Roger Hartstone (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 3 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Stump incumbent	56.6%	134,279
	Democratic	Roger Hartstone	43.4%	103,018
Total Votes				237,297

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Arizona after the 2020 census

On January 24, 2022, Arizona enacted its new congressional map after the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission transmitted its finalized congressional map plan to the secretary of state. The commission initially voted to finalize and certify the congressional map plan on Jan. 18. The commission's nonpartisan chairwoman, Erika Neuberg, joined the two Republican members—David Mehl and Douglas York—voting in favor of the map. The commission's two Democratic members—Shereen Lerner and Derrick Watchman—were opposed. This map took effect for Arizona's 2022 congressional elections.

The commission previously voted in favor of the congressional map by a 5-0 vote on Dec. 22, 2021, which was followed by a period for counties to request administrative changes before the final vote on Jan. 18.

How does redistricting in Arizona work? The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. The commission is composed of five members. Of these, four are selected by the majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointments. These 25 nominees comprise 10 Democrats, 10 Republicans, and 5 unaffiliated citizens. The four commission members appointed by legislative leaders then select the fifth member to round out the commission. The fifth member of the commission must belong to a different political party than the other commissioners. The governor, with a two-thirds vote in the Arizona State Senate, may remove a commissioner "for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, or inability to discharge the duties of office." The Arizona State Legislature may make recommendations to the commission, but ultimate authority is vested with the commission.

The Arizona Constitution requires that both congressional and state legislative districts be "contiguous, geographically compact, and respect communities of interest–all to the extent practicable." The state constitution further mandates that district lines "should [follow] visible geographic features, city, town, and county boundaries, and undivided census tracts." In addition, the constitution requires that "competitive districts be favored where doing so would not significantly detract from the goals above."

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2010-2011

This is the 3rd Congressional District of Arizona after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Arizona after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Arizona State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+24. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 24 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Arizona's 3rd the 40th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 74.5%-23.9%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+24. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 24 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Arizona's 3rd the 42nd most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 74.5% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 23.9%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Arizona's 3rd Congressional District the 106th most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.08. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.08 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Arizona
• Arizona's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
• Arizona's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
• Arizona's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
• Arizona's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 3

Footnotes

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Arizona's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ruben Gallego (D)

Mark Kelly (D)

Representatives

District 1

David Schweikert (R)

District 2

Eli Crane (R)

District 3

Yassamin Ansari (D)

District 4

Greg Stanton (D)

District 5

Andy Biggs (R)

District 6

Juan Ciscomani (R)

District 7

Vacant

District 8

Abraham Hamadeh (R)

District 9

Paul Gosar (R)

Republican Party (6)

Democratic Party (4)

Vacancies (1)