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1992Final results

1992 election for Arizona's 1st District

U.S. House · Arizona

Samuel Coppersmith (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating John Rhodes (R) by 6.7 points.

Samuel CoppersmithDemocrat · winner
51.3%130,715
John RhodesRepublican
44.6%113,613
Ted GoldsteinNatural Law
4.1%10,461
254,789 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1992

Races before and after

EvenR+56.21984R+42.71986R+44.21988D+6.71992R+17.01994R+20.41996

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Samuel CoppersmithJohn Rhodes
$248.1K
Raised by the campaign
$456K
$244.6K
Spent by the campaign
$452.3K
$3.5K
Cash on hand
$13.3K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1992.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1992

The candidates

Samuel Coppersmith (D)John Rhodes (R)

Also on the ballot: Ted Goldstein (Natural Law), 4.1%