turn, had been the 4th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 7th from 2013 to 2023. Voting Competitiveness From 2003 to 2013, most of the district's population was in middle-to-upper class areas in the northern part of Phoenix. Like the metropolitan area in general, the 3rd district leaned Republican, although the southern parts of the district in east-central Phoenix and Paradise Valley were more competitive between the parties. George W. Bush received 58% of the vote in this district in 2004. John McCain took in 56.47% of the vote in the district in 2008 while Barack Obama received 42.34%. List of members representing the district Arizona began sending a third member to the House after the 1960 Census. Recent election results 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 Notes Arizona will hold their Primary Elections on August 2, 2022. Due to redistricting, the Congressional District numbers in Arizona have changed for the 2022 Election Cycle. Through this process, the district numbers have changed the following ways: · Arizona's 1st Congressional District will become Arizona's 2nd Congressional District · Arizona's 2nd Congressional District will become Arizona's 6th Congressional District · Arizona's 3rd Congressional District will become Arizona's 7th Congressional District · Arizona's 4th Congressional District will become Arizona's 9th Congressional District · Arizona's 5th Congressional District will remain Arizona's 5th Congressional District · Arizona's 6th Congressional District will become Arizona's 1st Congressional District · Arizona's 7th Congressional District will become Arizona's 3rd Congressional District · Arizona's 8th Congressional District will remain Arizona's 8th Congressional District · Arizona's 9th Congressional District will become Arizona's 4th Congressional District There are currently nine declared candidates for Arizona's new 3rd Congressional District for the 2022 Election Cycle. The incumbent office holder is denoted by an *. Any rumored candidates are denoted by an +. See also Arizona's congressional districts List of United States congressional districts References General Specific Demographic data from census.gov 2004 Election data from CNN.com 2002 Election data from CBSNews.com 2000 Election data from CNN.com 1998 Election data from CNN.com External links Maps of Congressional Districts first in effect for the 2002 election Tentative Final Congressional Maps for the 2012 election 03 Government of Maricopa County, Arizona Government of Pima County, Arizona Government of Yuma County, Arizona Government of Tucson, Arizona Constituencies established in 1963 1963 establishments in Arizona