1996Final results
1996 election for Arizona's 3rd District
U.S. House · Arizona
Robert Stump (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Alexander "big Al" Schneider (D) by 33.0 points.
Robert StumpRepublican · winner
66.5%175,231
Alexander "big Al" SchneiderDemocrat
33.5%88,214
263,445 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 1996
Races before and after
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.
Alexander "big Al" SchneiderRobert Stump
$31.3K
Raised by the campaign
$244.4K
$23.6K
Spent by the campaign
$234.6K
$1.1K
Cash on hand
$90.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996