United States Representative, District 8
Congressional District 8 (119th Congress), Arizona
My vote power
Above average
Election date
July 21, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 60 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 802,956 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,378,838 ÷ 802,956) ÷ ln(50,000) = 60.25, measured against a statewide vote in AZ (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in federal income tax
- Voting on Social Security, Medicare, and other federal programs
- Voting on federal spending for roads, defense, and health care
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Abraham Hamadeh
AdvancedRepublican · advanced
Abraham "Abe" Hamadeh is the Republican incumbent U.S. Representative for Arizona's 8th Congressional District. His campaign describes him as a former prosecutor and Army Reserve captain and intelligence officer.
Records: Environment and Public Health 4 for, 42 against, Government Spending Reduction 3 for, 14 against, Immigration 13 against,
Bernadette Greene Placentia
AdvancedDemocratic · advanced
Bernadette Greene-Placentia is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative in Arizona's 8th Congressional District, with current-cycle FEC candidate ID H4AZ08082.
KEELER, RAYMOND "RAY"
Did not advanceDemocratic · lost
Raymond "Ray" Keeler is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative in Arizona's 8th Congressional District. His campaign website says he qualified for the July 21 Democratic primary ballot and describes him as an Army veteran.
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Bernadette Greene Placentia (Democratic), Abraham Hamadeh (Republican)
Source: elections.maricopa.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Source: apps.arizona.vote