- Find out more about the races below.
- In Arizona’s 4th Congressional District, Greg Stanton defeated Kelly Cooper.
- Maricopa County is home to the 4th District.
- Despite redistricting making it less Democratic-leaning the Cook Political Report changed its forecast to favor Democrats before the election.
Republican Kelly Cooper was defeated in Arizona’s 4th Congressional District by Greg Stanton, a Democratic Rep.
At 7 p.m., polls in the state close.
Arizona’s 4th Congressional Representative District candidates
Stanton serves as a member of the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Judiciary. Before his time at CongressFrom 2000 to 2009, he was on the Phoenix City Council and from 2012 to 2018, he was mayor of Phoenix. Stanton, as mayor, led a transportation initiative that expanded the city’s lightrail system.
Stanton was the Arizona deputy attorney general before he entered public office.
Stanton’s challenger Cooper, is a Veteran of the US Marine CorpsRestaurant owner. He is also founder and chairman, Maricopa County Republican Veterans Committee.
Cooper won a five way Republican primary and narrowly defeated Tanya Wheeless (28.5%) to (25.4%).
Arizona’s 4th Congressional District: Voting history
Arizona’s 4th Congressional District can be found in Maricopa County. It covers Tempe as well as parts of Mesa or Chandler.
In 2020, Joe Biden beat then-President Donald Trump by 23 percentage points. The district was redistricted following the 2020 Census. Redrawn to add Mesa east Highway 87This makes the district less Democratic-leaning.
The money race
According to OpenSecretsStanton raised $4 million, spent over $4.6 million and had $470,000,000,000 on hand as of October 19. Cooper raised $1.6million, spent more that $1.3 million and had $242,000 cash.
More than a dozen super-PACs, national parties committees, politically active non-profits and other groups that are not candidates have joined forces as of October. spentMore than $4.7 Million was spent to support or oppose candidates in this race, even during the primary phase. House Majority PAC, a Democrat backing Hybrid PACThe race’s top outside spenders were, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Experts’ opinions
By, the race between Stanton & Cooper was rated “likely Democratic”. Inside Elections, “lean Democratic” by The Cook Political Report, and “leans Democratic”. Sabato’s Crystal Ball at University of Virginia Center for Politics.
