Who represents the Arizona 8th congressional district?

Rep. Abraham Hamadeh (Republican-AZ) represents Arizona’s 8th district in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Arizona district 8 candidates 2026

Rep. Abraham Hamadeh (Republican-AZ) is the current representative for Arizona’s 8th district. The district is solidly Republican (R+13).

Arizona district 8 election results

Rep. Abraham Hamadeh won the 2024 general election with 56.5% of the vote. 368,613 total votes were cast. The full result was 43.5% Democratic, 56.5% Republican. The district is solidly Republican (R+13).

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Representative Abraham Hamadeh, Republican from Arizona

Representative · AZ-8

Abraham Hamadeh

Q: Arizona district 8 demographics

The Arizona 8th congressional district is 22.1% Hispanic, 68% White, 3.9% Black, 5% Asian. The median age is 42.9. Median household income is $82,925. 12.2% of residents are foreign-born. Source: Census ACS.

Arizona's 8th congressional district

AZ-8 Midterms Intelligence

Freshman Rep. Abraham Hamadeh sits in a reliably Republican Sun Belt seat, but not a sleepy one. AZ-08 is R+13 and older, wealthier, and heavily rooted in ownership politics: homeownership runs 70.6%, median income is $82,925, and veterans make up an outsized 8.7% of the district. That profile fits Hamadeh’s lane—national security, veterans, and anti-Washington governance themes—while the district’s fast-growth suburban character means voters are conservative but attentive to quality-of-life and cost pressures, not just ideological signaling.

For advocates, the opening is to frame issues through security, service, and competence rather than grievance. Veterans’ access, military readiness, border-adjacent public safety, and inflation-linked household costs will travel better than partisan social messaging. The strategic tension is that this is a safe seat with a serious donor and activist ecosystem, so pressure comes less from general-election risk than from expectations on the right; campaigns work best when they give Hamadeh a way to look effective, local, and aligned with constituent self-reliance.

Representative Abraham Hamadeh represents Arizona's 8th congressional district, serving 802,956 constituents. The district has an estimated median household income of $82,925 and an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

Economic & Demographic Snapshot

802,956Population

↑ 18,503

$82,925Median Incomenat'l $37,585

↑ $7,249

4.9%Unemploymentnat'l 3.5%

↓ 0.1%

6.9%Poverty Ratenat'l 12.4%

↓ 0.5%

70.6%Homeownershipnat'l 65.5%

→ no change

$1,651Median Rentnat'l $1,163

↑ $252

1.0%Public Transitnat'l 5%

→ no change

27.5 minMean Commutenat'l 26.4 min

↓ 0.4 min

Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2017-2021 vs. 2019-2023). All figures are statistical estimates with 90% confidence level.

Arizona District 8 Demographics

Median Age 42.9 (vs 38.5) · Homeownership 70.6% (vs 65.5%) · Bachelor’s+ 33.1% (vs 33.7%) · Poverty 6.9% (vs 12.4%) · Income $82,925 (vs $37,585)

Key Issues for This District

Rent burden

Age Distribution

Skews older than the national average (median age 42.9 vs 38.5 nationally). 17% of residents are 70+. Medicare, Social Security, and healthcare access are top-of-mind.

Race & Ethnicity

White residents are the largest group at 68%. Also significant: Hispanic (22.1%).

* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Racial categories include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic individuals.

Education

33.1% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below the 33.7% national average. 8.1% of residents lack a high school diploma.

Income Distribution

Median household income is $82,925, well above the $37,585 national median.

Housing

Homeownership at 70.6% (vs 65.5% nationally). Median rent is $1,651. Median home value is $416,600.

How People Get to Work

65.2% drive alone. Average commute is 27.5 minutes.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates

Data represents 5-year statistical estimates for increased reliability.

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