Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Robert Backie

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Arizona District 1
Filing address
Scottsdale, AZ (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BACKIE, ROBERT
Next election
Primary July 30, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Arizona with the 2024 district highlighted

Arizona, District 1

RepublicanU.S. House · Arizona District 1ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H4AZ01335 · Principal campaign committee: BACKIE FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$118,736.50
Total spent$90,335.97
Cash on hand$28,400.53
Debts owed by the campaign$95,000.00
Loans from the candidate$75,000.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through July 10, 2024, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $17,954.03Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $75,025.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $25,757.47
  • Individual contributions$17,954.0315%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$75,025.0063%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$25,757.4722%

Self-funding: $75,025.00 (63% of money raised): $25.00 given and $75,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

Arizona U.S. House, District 1, 2024 · 10 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Robert Backie (R)$118,736.50$28,400.532024-07-10
Amish Shah (D)$6,343,150.10$91,801.902024-12-31
David S. Schweikert (R)$4,213,494.89$49,823.922024-12-31
Andrew Horne (D)$2,814,612.10$0.002024-12-31
Andrei Cherny (D)$2,593,678.69$5,366.082024-12-31
Conor O'Callaghan (D)$2,208,808.94$0.002024-12-31
Marlene Galan-Woods (D)$1,776,275.30$0.002024-12-02
Kurt Kroemer (D)$297,460.33$0.002024-08-07
Kimberly George (R)$153,414.43$802.452024-12-31
W John Williamson (D)$270.00$0.002023-08-23

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
GBAO (D)August 8–13, 2024(LV)–David Schweikert 47% · Amish Shah 48%
Impact Research (D)August 1–4, 2024500 (LV)± 4.4%David Schweikert 48% · Amish Shah 48%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: BACKIE FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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