AZ-08

Incumbent	Gabrielle Giffords
Party	Democrat
Seeking Re-election?	Yes
Candidate Website	House Website Campaign Website
Other Resources	Congresspedia profile on Gabrielle Giffords

2004 Presidential Vote	Bush - 52.91% Kerry - 46.49%
2006 Election Results	Giffords - 54.25% Graf - 42.01% Nolan - 1.91%
Voter Registration	As at 30/10/06 Dem - 124,932 (33.81%) Rep - 144,642 (39.15%) Other - 99,904 (27.04%)
District Blog(s)	Arizona 8th

Potential Challenger	Randy Graf
Party	Republican
Source of Information	2006 Candidate
Candidate Website	Campaign Website

Challenger	Timothy S. Bee (State Senator)
Party	Republican
Source of Information	D.C. Political Report Media Story
Candidate Website	Campaign Website

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Background information

Traditionally a Republican state (Bush carried AZ 53%-46% in 2004), Arizona has shown signs of becoming more Dem-friendly recently.

Arizona's moderate Republican Representative Jim Kolbe announced he was retiring in 2006, which left the AZ-08 seat open. Democratic candidate Gabrielle Giffords (a former state senator) won 54% of the vote, in a four-way race. Republican Randy Graf was her most serious opponent, garnering 42% of the vote. David Nolan, a Libertarian, and Jay Quick, an Independent, got 2% each.