2020 Mesa mayoral election

The 2020 Mesa mayoral election was held on August 4, 2020 to elect the mayor of Mesa, Arizona.[2]

2020 Mesa mayoral election

August 4, 2020
Turnout30.89%[1]
 
Candidate John Giles Verl Farnsworth
Party Republican No party preference
Popular vote 60,473 30,452
Percentage 66.5% 33.5%

Mayor before election

John Giles
Republican

Elected Mayor

John Giles
Republican

Incumbent mayor John Giles was re-elected to a second full term.

Candidates

Declared

  • Verl Farnsworth, retired construction contractor[3]
  • John Giles, incumbent mayor[4]

Declined

  • Jeremy Whittaker, city councilman[5]

Results

2020 Mesa mayoral election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Giles (incumbent) 60,473 66.51
No party preference Verl Farnsworth 30,452 33.49
Majority 30,021 33.02
Total votes 90,925 100.00

References

  1. "Maricopa County Voter Registration Totals". Maricopa County Elections Department. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. Walsh, Jim (April 15, 2020). "Mesa's Primary Election field established". East Valley Tribune.
  3. Olafson, Ole (July 14, 2020). "Mesa mayoral race pits incumbent John Giles against Verl Farnsworth". Northeast Valley News.
  4. Steinbach, Allison (January 23, 2020). "John Giles raises record $250K for Mesa's mayoral race. How much competition will he face?". azcentral.
  5. Walsh, Jim (January 28, 2020). "Storm clouds are gathering in the Mesa mayor race". East Valley Tribune.
  6. "Mayoral election in Mesa, Arizona (2020)". Ballotpedia.
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