2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Arizona's 1st District
U.S. House · Arizona
Paul Gosar (R) won with 49.7% of the vote, defeating Ann Kirkpatrick (D) by 6.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul GosarRepublican · winner
49.7%112,816
Ann KirkpatrickDemocrat
43.7%99,233
Nicole PattiLibertarian
6.6%14,869
226,918 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 2010
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.
Ann KirkpatrickPaul Gosar
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$13.9K
Cash on hand
$740
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010