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2008 Arizona U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2008 Arizona U.S. House District 5 Election?

Harry E. Mitchell won the 2008 Arizona U.S. House District 5 Election. Harry E. Mitchell received 149,033 popular votes (53.16%). The main challenger was David Schweikert (43.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Mitchell and Schweikert

Mitchell +9.6 pts · won by 26,868 votes
Harry E. MitchellDemocraticWINNER53.16%
149,033 votes
David SchweikertRepublican43.57%
122,165 votes
Warren SeverinLibertarian3.27%
9,158 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.