2006 Congressional Campaign
See also: United States House elections, 2006Arizona's Fifth District mainly comprises Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale, western Chandler and Fountain Hills, suburbs of Phoenix.
Hayworth had considered running for the Governor of Arizona in the 2006 elections against incumbent Democrat Janet Napolitano, but in March 2005 he announced that he preferred to stay in Congress. In the spring of 2005, Napolitano was enjoying a 79 percent favorable job rating.
Several prominent local Republicans endorsed Harry Mitchell in the race. This defection of Republicans had a result on the general election: CD-5, despite having a 60% Republican active registered voter advantage over Democrats (139,057 vs 86,743 in October 2006), nevertheless voted in favor of the Democrat Mitchell.
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