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Demographics (per 2000 census) Total Population 170,462 Race/Ethnicity: White 90.95% Hispanic 4.56% Asian 2.26% Black 1.14% Native American 0.54% Other 0.56% Voter Registration (October 1 2009) Republican 58,058 45.5% Other 38,829 30.4% Democrat 30,661 24.0% Voting Age Population 137,953 Race/Ethnicity: White 92.07% Hispanic 3.84% Asian 2.04% Black 1.03% Native American 0.54% Other 0.48% Employment Status Civilian Labor Force 90,187 Unemployed 3.2% ...

This legislative district encompasses most of Scottsdale, and all of Fountain Hills and Rio Verde. It is one of three pillar-shaped districts (6, 7 and 8) that stretch along the northern part of the Valley from I-17 on the west to the Verde River on the east. The southern-most two miles of Scottsdale are excluded from the district (they lie ...

This is the least racially diverse district in the state with more than 90 percent of both the general population and the voting age population self-described as white. It has the smallest percentage of Hispanics and Native Americans and the fifth-smallest percentage of blacks. It is also tied with District 18 as the most affluent district in the state. This ...

CURRENT LEGISLATORS Senate Jim Waring (R) Phoenix; former staffer for John McCain. Termed out in 2010. House Ray Barnes (R) Phoenix; owns detective agency. Termed out in 2010. Nancy Barto (R) Phoenix; homemaker. Termed out in 2012. VOTING HISTORY When the Independent Redistricting Commission drew boundaries of LD-7 in 2002, the historical partisan voting pattern in the district was 62.8 ...

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Demographics Total Population 170,719 Race/Ethnicity: White 83.91% Hispanic 11.08% Asian 2.17% Black 1.36% Native American 0.73% Other 0.74% Voter Registration (October 1, 2009) Republican 48,683 44.2% Other 34,069 31.0% Democrat 27,267 24.8% Voting Age Population 127,144 Race/Ethnicity: White 86.15% Hispanic 9.32% Asian 2.04% Black 1.16% Native American 0.69% Other 0.63% Employment Status Civilian Labor Force 92,798 Unemployed 3.0% Per Capita ...

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This north Valley district comprises an approximately six-mile wide column of northeast Phoenix and extends north all the way to the Yavapai County line. The southwest corner of the district lies at the intersection of Sweetwater Ave. and Cave Creek Rd. The district line goes north along an alignment with 20th St. to Greenway Pkwy. and then jogs west one-half ...

2002 PRIMARY GENERAL Party Candidate Votes Votes % Democrat George Cordova 11,689 79,730 45.6% Fred Duval 8,648 Roger Hartstone 922 Sam Martinez 4,690 Diane Prescott 9,629 Stephen Udall 10,690 Derrick Watchman 7,326 Libertarian Edwin Porr 286 8,990 5.2% Andy Fernandez 243 Republican Rick Renzi 11,379 85,967 49.2% Sydney Ann Hay 9,550 Alan Everett 7,321 David Stafford 1,894 Lewis Noble Tenney ...

The ranks of Republican voters in the district have declined by eight percentage points since 2002, while Democrat registration has remained relatively constant. Voters not aligned with either major party have grown by eight points, have overtaken Democrats and come within 13 points of Republicans. According to figures compiled for the 2000 census, this district is tied with LD-16 for ...