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State Treasurer Voting History

2002 PRIMARY GENERAL Party Candidate Votes Votes % Democrat Ruth Solomon 186,085 568,694 48.8% Republican David Petersen 157,149 597,435 51.2% Richard Petrenka 107,055 2006 PRIMARY GENERAL Party Candidate Votes Votes % Democrat Rano Singh 191,537 627,190 43.3% Republican Dean Martin 273,885 821,138 56.7% 2010 (unofficial) PRIMARY GENERAL Party Candidate Votes Votes % Democrat Andrei Cherny 261,735 Republican Doug Ducey 211,077 ...

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Legislative District 10 Demographics

Demographics (per 2000 census) Total Population 170,430 Race/Ethnicity: White 69.98% Hispanic 20.39% Black 3.49% Asian 3.19% Native American 1.81% Other 1.13% Voter Registration (October 1, 2009) Republican 26,621 35.0% Democrat 25,729 33.9% Other 23,642 31.1% Voting Age Population 126,054 Race/Ethnicity: White 73.74% Hispanic 17.34% Black 3.00% Asian 3.25% Native American 1.66% Other 1.01% Employment Status Civilian Labor Force 91,943 Unemployed 5.1% ...

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Geographic Description of Legislative District 10

Approximately 80 percent of this district lies within the borders of Phoenix. The remainder (approximately five square miles) is a wedge-shaped slice taken from the middle of Glendale. To the north lies District 6, to the east and south is District 11; also to the south are District 12 and District 15. District 9 lies to the west. On its ...

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Legislative District 9 Voting History

CURRENT LEGISLATORS Senate Bob Burns (R) Peoria; small business owner, former software analyst. Termed out in 2010. House Debbie Lesko (R) Glendale; self-employed sales. Termed out in 2016. Rick Murphy (R) Glendale; Realtor. Termed out in 2012. VOTING HISTORY When the Independent Redistricting Commission drew boundaries of LD-9 in 2002, the historical partisan voting pattern in the district was 58.1 ...

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About Legislative District 10

The voter registration edge enjoyed by the GOP over Democrats in this district has shrunk in the past seven years from 8.6 percent to barely 1 percent today. The percentage of voters not affiliated with the two major parties has grown by nearly 8 percentage points. In most demographic categories, this district stands at or near the middle of the ...

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Congressional District 5 Demographics

Total Population: 641,329 (2007 estimate: 932,094) Ethnicity: White 76.63% Hispanic 17.23% Black 2.16% Asian 2.08% American Indian 1.13% Other 0.75% Voter Registration (August 24, 2010) Republicans 211,762 43.2% Other 158,755 32.4% Democrats 119,256 24.3% adsf

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Legislative District 9 Demographics

Demographics (per 2000 census) Total Population 170,462 Race/Ethnicity: White 81.24% Hispanic 12.41% Black 2.53% Asian 2.31% Native American 0.82% Other 0.70% Voter Registration (October1, 2009) Republican 42,805 41.3% Democrat 31,750 30.6% Other 29,196 28.1% Voting Age Population 132,243 Race/Ethnicity: White 84.70% Hispanic 9.75% Black 2.10% Asian 2.15% Native American 0.74% Other 0.56% Employment Status Civilian Labor Force 72,655 Unemployed 4.7% Per ...

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Geographic Description of Legislative District 9

This district west of Phoenix comprises the town of Youngtown, the unincorporated retirement community of Sun City as well as parts of Peoria (all of that city south of Union Hills Rd.) and Glendale (a section generally from Peoria Ave. on the south to Bell Rd. on the north. The Agua Fria River forms much of the western boundary of ...

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About Legislative District 9

When this district was created, virtually half of its registered voters were Republicans, and that party enjoyed an advantage of nearly 19 percentage points over Democrats. In the intervening years, Republican enrollment has declined more than eight percentage points while Democrat rolls have remained largely unchanged. Independents, third-party and unaffiliated voters have increased from 19 percent of the rolls to ...

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Legislative District 8 Voting History

CURRENT LEGISLATORS Senate Carolyn Allen (R) Scottsdale; former development director for F.L. Wright Foundation. Termed out in 2010. House John Kavanagh (R) Fountain Hills; professor of criminal justice at Scottsdale Community College. Termed out in 2014. Michele Reagan ( R) Scottsdale; former owner of Fast Signs. Termed out in 2010. VOTING HISTORY When the Independent Redistricting Commission drew boundaries of ...

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