[3] The map became final after being cleared for compliance with the Voting Rights Act by the United States Department of Justice, and established the official district boundaries for the 2012 elections.

"[4] On November 17, the Arizona Supreme Court overturned Brewer's decision and reinstated Mathis.

[5] On November 21, Brewer asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision and to temporarily reverse Mathis' reinstatement.

[9] Labor unions Organizations Baldenegro would have been the first Native American woman to serve in Congress had she had won the seat.

However, in a statement announcing his re-election plans, Schweikert pointed out that he'd grown up in Scottsdale—most of which had been drawn into the 6th as well—had represented it in both the state house and in Congress, and owned a second home there.

During the bitter primary campaign, Schweikert was widely criticised for a mailer that accused Quayle of "going both ways", suggesting that he was bisexual.

On the reverse, the mailer listed issues on which it claimed Quayle had taken both liberal and conservative positions.

Senator Jon Kyl said that "such campaign tactics insult the voters, degrade politics and expose those who stoop to them as unworthy of high office" and Senator John McCain said the mailer was one of the "worst that I have seen" and that it "crosses the boundary of decent political dialogue and discourse".

Quayle's spokeswoman called the mailer "utterly false" and "a sleazy smear tactic".

Schweikert's spokesman responded that people "should get their minds out of the gutter" because the mailer was "obviously" referring to "'both ways' – as in liberal and conservative".

[8] Incumbent Republican Trent Franks, who had considered running for the U.S. Senate, instead ran for re-election.

[87] It now encompassed portions of southern Phoenix, as well as all of Tempe and parts of Scottsdale, Mesa, Chandler and Paradise Valley.