2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

The 2004 congressional elections in Arizona were elections for Arizona's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred along with congressional elections nationwide on November 2, 2004. Arizona has eight seats, as apportioned during the 2000 United States census. Republicans held six of the eight seats and Democrats held two. This would be the last time until 2022 that Republicans would win six House seats in Arizona.

By district
Results of the 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona by district:

District 1


Incumbent Republican Rick Renzi, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was elected with 49.2% of the vote in 2002.

Nominee

 * Rick Renzi, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Paul Babbitt, Coconino County Supervisor, former Mayor of Flagstaff and brother of former Governor Bruce Babbitt

Eliminated in primary

 * Bob Donahue

Withdrawn

 * George Cordova, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2002
 * Diane Prescott, lawyer, businesswoman and candidate for this seat in 2002<ref name="heir"/

Declined

 * Fred DuVal, former Clinton administration official and candidate for this seat in 2002
 * Steve Udall, former Apache County Attorney and candidate for this seat in 2002

Nominee

 * John Crocket

Campaign
As one of the few competitive races in nation, both sides spent heavily in the general election.

District 2


Incumbent Republican Trent Franks, who had represented the district since 2002, ran for re-election. He was elected with 59.9% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary
Franks was challenged by broadcasting executive Rick Murphy.

District 3


Incumbent Republican John Shadegg, who had represented the district since 1994, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67.3% of the vote in 2002.

Democratic primary
No Democrats filed.

District 4


Incumbent Democrat Ed Pastor, who had represented the district since 1991, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote in 2002.

District 5


Incumbent Republican J. D. Hayworth, who had represented the district since 1994, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60.1% of the vote in 2002.

District 6


Incumbent Republican Jeff Flake, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was elected with 65.9% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary
Former state senator Stan Barnes ran against Flake.

Democratic primary
No Democrats filed.

District 7


Incumbent Democrat Raúl Grijalva, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was elected with 59.0% of the vote in 2002.

District 8


Incumbent Republican Jim Kolbe, who had represented the district since 1984, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63.3% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary
Kolbe faced a serious primary challenge for the first time since winning the seat in 1984 from state representative Randy Graf. Graf ran well to Kolbe's right, with a message to "get tough" on illegal immigration, a "hot button" issue, especially for residents living along Arizona's border with Mexico, which has become a major crossing point for smuggling. He also aligned himself with U.S. Representatives Tom Tancredo of Colorado and Steve King of Iowa, who proposed enhanced border security. Graf was also a senior advisor for Proposition 200, an initiative passed by Arizona voters in 2004 to prevent welfare and voter fraud. He was also anti-abortion, against same-sex marriage, in favor of continued U.S. support for Israel, and in favor of tort reforms and medical care choice as a way of lowering health insurance rates.