2006Final results
2006 election for Arizona's 3rd District
U.S. House · Arizona
John Shadegg (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Herb Paine (D) by 21.0 points.
John ShadeggRepublican · winner
59.3%112,519
Herb PaineDemocrat
38.2%72,586
Mark YannoneLibertarian
2.5%4,744
189,849 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 2006
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.
Herb PaineJohn Shadegg
$102.5K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$97K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$5.5K
Cash on hand
$24.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006