2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
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The 2010 congressional elections in Arizona will be held on November 2, 2010, to determine will represent the state of Arizona in the United States House of Representatives. Arizona has eight seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011 until January 3, 2013.
District 5
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This district has been represented by Democrat Harry Mitchell since 2007. Mitchell unseated conservative Republican J.D. Hayworth by 50% to 47% in this Republican-leaning district (Cook PVI: R+4) in the northeastern Phoenix suburbs that gave George W. Bush 54% of the vote in 2004. Maricopa County Treasurer David Schweikert faced Mitchell in the 2008 election, with Mitchell winning 53%-44%.
Schweikert has filed to challenge Mitchell in a rematch.[1]