2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Arizona's 5th District
U.S. House · Arizona
David Schweikert (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Harry Mitchell (D) by 8.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David SchweikertRepublican · winner
52.0%110,374
Harry MitchellDemocrat
43.2%91,749
Nick CoonsLibertarian
4.8%10,127
212,250 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.
Harry MitchellDavid Schweikert
$2.2M
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$2.3M
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
$73
Cash on hand
$16.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010