2007 Tucson mayoral election

The Tucson mayoral election of 2007 occurred on November 6, 2007 to elect the mayor of Tucson, and occurred coinciding with the elections to the Tucson City Council wards 1, 2 and 4.[1] It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Bob Walkup.

Tucson mayoral election, 2007

November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)
 
Nominee Bob Walkup Dave Croteau
Party Republican Green
Popular vote 45,543 17,962
Percentage 71.20% 28.08%

Mayor before election

Bob Walkup
Republican

Elected Mayor

Bob Walkup
Republican

Nominations

Primaries were held for the Democratic, Green, and Republican parties on September 11, 2011.[1]

Democratic primary

The Democratic Party saw Michael Toney, a write-in candidate win 1,147 votes, or 22.96% of the vote. This was insufficient to capture the nomination.[1] The Democrats did not ultimately have a candidate in the general election.[1]

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Toney 1,147 22.96
Democratic Write-in 77.04

Green primary

Green primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green David Croteau 308 93.62
Green Write-in 6.38

Republican primary

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Walkup (incumbent) 13,440 98.22
Republican Write-in 1.78

General election

As there was no Democratic nominee, Walkup's main challenger was Green Party nominee Dave Croteau, who he had also previously faced in the 1999 mayoral election when Croteau ran as a write-in candidate.[2]

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Walkup (incumbent) 45,543 71.20
Green Dave Croteau 17,962 28.08
Write-in Guillermo "William E." Ortiz 30 0.04
Write-in Bruce Gerowitz 25 0.04

References

  1. "Election History Report 1991 - 2013" (PDF). City of Tucson, Arizona. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. O'Dell, Rob (24 October 2007). "Walkup's only challenger is with Green Party". Tucson.com. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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