2002Final results
2002 election for Arizona's 1st District
U.S. House · Arizona
Rick Renzi (R) won with 49.2% of the vote, defeating George Cordova (D) by 3.6 points.
Rick RenziRepublican · winner
49.2%85,967
George CordovaDemocrat
45.6%79,730
Edwin PorrLibertarian
5.1%8,990
174,687 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 2002
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.
George CordovaRick Renzi
$655.5K
Raised by the campaign
$2.1M
$606.4K
Spent by the campaign
$1.9M
$49.1K
Cash on hand
-$1.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002