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2016Final results

2016 election for Arizona's 4th District

U.S. House · Arizona

Paul Gosar (R) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Mikel Weisser (D) by 42.8 points.

Paul GosarRepublican · winner
71.3%203,487
28.5%81,296
285,433 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016

Races before and after

EvenD+39.42010R+38.52012R+44.22014R+42.82016R+37.62018R+39.52020

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Mikel WeisserPaul Gosar
$36K
Raised by the campaign
$707.7K
$35.3K
Spent by the campaign
$712.9K
$3.5K
Cash on hand
$107.6K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016