Arizona's 17th legislative district

Arizona's 17th Legislative District is one of 30 in the state, consisting of sections of Pima County and Pinal County. As of 2023, there are 68 precincts in the district, 63 in Pima and five in Pinal, with a total registered voter population of 175,483.[1] The district has an overall population of 239,669.[2]

Arizona's 17th legislative district
Map of District 17: Approved January 21, 2022
Map of District 17: Approved January 21, 2022
SenatorJustine Wadsack (R)
House membersRachel Jones (R)
Cory McGarr (R)
Registration
Demographics
Population239,669
Voting-age population192,421
Registered voters175,483

Following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) redrew legislative district boundaries in Arizona. According to the AIRC, the district is "Outside of Competitive Range" and considered leaning Republican.[3]

Political Representation

The district is represented in the 56th Arizona State Legislature, which convenes from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024, by Justine Wadsack (Rep-Tucson) in the Arizona Senate and by Rachel Jones (Rep-Tucson) and Cory McGarr (Rep-Marana) in the Arizona House of Representatives.[4][5]

NameImageResidenceOfficeParty
Justine Wadsack Tucson State Senator Republican
Rachel Jones Tucson State Representative Republican
Cory McGarr Marana State Representative Republican

Election Results

The 2022 elections were the first in the newly-drawn district.

Arizona Senate
2022 Arizona's 17th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Justine Wadsack 63,501 51.24
Democratic Mike Nickerson 60,420 48.76
Total votes 123,921 100
Republican hold

Arizona House of Representatives
2022 Arizona House of Representatives election, 17th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rachel Jones 60,541 26.16
Republican Cory McGarr 59,385 25.66
Democratic Dana Allmond 57,503 24.85
Democratic Brian Radford 54,013 23.34
Total votes 231,442 100.00
Republican hold
Republican hold

    See also

    References
    1. "STATE OF ARIZONA REGISTRATION REPORT: 2023 January Voter Registration - January 02, 2023" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. p. 4. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
    2. "Approved Official Legislative Map: D17". Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC). Retrieved July 19, 2023.
    3. "AZ IRC Official Legislative Map". Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC). Retrieved July 19, 2023.
    4. "Arizona State Legislature – House of Representatives Members". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
    5. "Arizona State Legislature – Senate Members". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.