District: Arizona - 8th District Political Highlights: Ariz. House, 1985-87; defeated for re-election to Ariz. House, 1986; sought Republican nomination for U.S. House, 1994 Born: June 19, 1957; Uravan, Colo. Residence: Peoria Religion: Baptist Family: Wife, Josephine Franks; two children Education: Ottawa U. (Ariz.), attended 1989-90 Elected: 2002 Committee Assignments: Armed Services (Emerging Threats and Capabilities; Strategic Forces - Vice Chairman); Judiciary (Constitution & Civil Justice; Courts, Intellectual Property & the Internet) Social Media:
Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Republican House Seniority: 47th ranked House Republican Twitter: 33,014 followers State Clout: Arizona is 33rd on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
1994 Election Results
2002 Election Results
Candidate
Trent Franks (R) Randy Camacho (D) Edward Carlson (LIBERT)
Votes
100,359 61,217 5,919
%
59.9% 36.6% 3.5%
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Trent Franks (R) Randy Camacho (D) Powell Gammill (LIBERT)
Votes
165,260 107,406 6,625
%
59.2% 38.5% 2.4%
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Trent Franks (R) John Thrasher (D) Powell Gammill (LIBERT)
Votes
135,150 89,671 5,734
%
58.6% 38.9% 2.5%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Trent Franks (R) John Thrasher (D) Powell Gammill (LIBERT) William Crum (GREEN)
Votes
200,914 125,611 7,882 3,616
%
59.4% 37.2% 2.3% 1.1%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Trent Franks (R) John Thrasher (D) Powell Gammill (LIBERT) William Crum (WRI) Mark Rankin (WRI)
Votes
173,173 82,891 10,820 8 2
%
64.9% 31.1% 4.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Trent Franks (R) Gene Scharer (D) Stephen Dolgos (AEL)
