CQ Risk Rating: Safe Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| J.D. Hayworth (R) | 186,687 | 61% |
| Larry Nelson (D) | 108,317 | 36% |
| Rick Duncan (LIBERT) | 9,000 | 3% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Larry Nelson | 24,257 | 57% |
| Kevin B. Harris | 18,231 | 43% |
| | Libertarian |
| write-in | 26 | 100% |
| | Republican |
| J.D. Hayworth | 46,743 | 100% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
ARIZONA 6
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Northeast - Flagstaff; Navajo reservation
The 6th encompasses the northeastern third of Arizona and is home to the
state's most racially, geographically and economically diverse populations,
as well as its most competitive politics. A classic swing district, the
6th's voter registration is split, with 43 percent of the voters in each of
the two dominant parties.
More than half of the 6th's voters live in white, affluent and rapidly
growing population centers surrounding Phoenix in Maricopa County. Members
of these communities - in Gilbert, Scottsdale and Mesa - vote overwhelmingly
Republican.
The district's northeastern quadrant belongs to the Navajo Nation and
smaller reservations. Average incomes in the rural north are the lowest in
the state, at about $20,000 per household, and unemployment is high.
Although Democrats have the upper hand in these rural lands, some voters in
the agricultural, logging and ranching industries have conservative
viewpoints.
While environmental activism has shrunk the 6th's logging industry,
high-tech growth in the Phoenix area and mining and agriculture throughout
the 6th continue to bolster the economy.
Major Industry
Agriculture, mining, technology
Population
611,885 (1990)
Cities
Gilbert, 82,000; Flagstaff 58,145 (1997); Scottsdale (pt.), 29,686; Mesa
(pt.) 28,244 (1990)
People
37% urban, 30% suburban; 14% age 65+ (ranks third of six in state; middle
third nationally); 62% married couples, 28% married couples with children;
16% college educated (ranks fourth of six in state; middle third
nationally); 55% white collar (ranks fourth of six in state; middle third
nationally); 26% blue collar (ranks second of six in state; middle third
nationally) (1990)
Race
70% white, 1% black, 1% Asian, 22% American Indian; 13% Hispanic origin
(1990)
Median Household Income
$25,710 (ranks fifth of six in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Painted Dessert and Petrified Forest National Park in Apache County; Lowell
Observatory in Flagstaff, the site from which Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto
in 1930.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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