2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Arizona's 8th District
U.S. House · Arizona
Gabrielle Giffords (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Randy Graf (R) by 12.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gabrielle GiffordsDemocrat · winner
54.3%137,655
Randy GrafRepublican
42.1%106,790
David F. NolanLibertarian
1.9%4,849
Jay QuickIndependent
1.7%4,408
253,720 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.
Gabrielle GiffordsRandy Graf
$2.6M
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$2.4M
Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
$141.7K
Cash on hand
$41.3K
Other candidates' campaigns: Jay Quick $58.3K · David F. Nolan $22.2K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006
The candidates
Gabrielle Giffords (D)Randy Graf (R)
Also on the ballot: David F. Nolan (Libertarian), 1.9%; Jay Quick (Independent), 1.7%