2020 Phoenix mayoral election
The 2020 Phoenix mayoral election took place on November 3, 2020, to elect the Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona. This was also be the day for elections for Council Members in Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7.[1]
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The election is officially nonpartisan. Incumbent mayor Kate Gallego was re-elected with an absolute majority of the vote. Therefore, a runoff election was not held on March 9, 2021.[1]
Incumbent mayor Kate Gallego was first elected in a 2019 special election held due to the resignation of mayor Greg Stanton.[2]
Candidates
Declared
- Kate Gallego, incumbent Mayor[3]
- Merissa Hamilton, businesswoman and chair of the Arizona State Legislature sub-committee on policing[4]
- Tim Seay, businessman
- Juan Schoville, indie music producer & martial artist (Write-in)[5]
- Joshua "Crisco Kidd" Carmona, radio personality of 98.3 FM (Write-in)[6]
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Kate Gallego (incumbent) | 349,959 | 60.92% | |
| Nonpartisan | Merissa Hamilton | 152,172 | 26.49% | |
| Nonpartisan | Tim Seay | 72,280 | 12.58% | |
| Total votes | 574,411 | 100.00% | ||
References
- "City of Phoenix: November 3, 2020 election" (PDF). City of Phoenix, City Clerk Department, Records and Elections Division. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- Boehm, Jessica (March 12, 2019). "Latest numbers: Kate Gallego wins big in race for Phoenix mayor". The Arizona Republic. Gannett. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- Rodish, David (October 17, 2020). "Phoenix Mayor and City Council candidates". The State Press. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- Fifield, Jen (September 25, 2020). "Election: Meet the candidates for Phoenix mayor and City Council". The Arizona Republic. Gannett. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- Bartesaghi Mena, Diego Jesús (September 17, 2020). "22-Year-Old Juan Schoville Runs for Phoenix Mayor to 'Make Politics Sane Again'". Latino Rebels. The Futuro Media Group. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
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