2018–19 Phoenix mayoral special election
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The 2018–19 Phoenix mayoral special election was held to elect the new Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona. The election was officially nonpartisan; candidates ran on the same ballot. In the initial round of the election, since no candidate reached 50 percent plus one vote (as required by Phoenix City Charter), a runoff election was held between the top two finishers.[1]
In October 2017, then incumbent mayor Greg Stanton announced that he was running for United States Congress in District 9, which includes much of Phoenix.[2] Stanton resigned effective May 29, 2018, triggering a special election on November 6, 2018. The top two candidates from that election, Kate Gallego and Daniel Valenzuela, both fell short of the required 50 percent of the vote, therefore the mayoral race was decided by a final runoff election on March 12, 2019, which Gallego won.[3]
Phoenix councilwoman Thelda Williams served as temporary mayor until Gallego took office.[3]
Candidates[]
Declared[]
- Kate Gallego, former Phoenix City Councilwoman, District 8 (Democratic)[4]
- Moses Sanchez, Navy veteran, businessman, former local high school board member [5] (Republican)[6]
- Nicholas Sarwark, attorney and chair of the Libertarian National Committee (Libertarian)[7]
- Daniel Valenzuela, former Phoenix City Councilman, District 5 [8] (Democratic)[9]
Not Qualified For Ballot[]
- Tim Seay, freemason and businessman[10]
Withdrew[]
Declined[]
- Sal DiCiccio, Phoenix City councilman, District 6 (Republican)
- Michael Nowakowski, Phoenix City Councilman, District 7 (Democratic)[13]
- Tom Simplot, former Phoenix City Councilman (Independent)[14]
- Laura Pastor, Phoenix City councilman, District 4 (Democrat)[15]
Polling[]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kate Gallego |
Michael Nowakowski* |
Laura Pastor* |
Daniel Valenzuela |
None of the above |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Law Group[16] | October 12, 2017 | 517 | ± 5.3% | 8.9% | 12.4% | 14.9% | 17.6% | 22.1% | 24% |
- * Denotes candidates who did not enter the race.
Endorsements[]
Nicholas Sarwark
- U.S. Governors
- Bill Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts and Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee in 2016[17]
- US Representatives
- Barry Goldwater Jr. former U.S. Representative from California 1969–1983[18]
- City Council people
- Clint Olivier,City Council representative for the City of Fresno's Seventh council district since 2010, Fresno City Council President from 2012–2013[19]
- Individuals
Kate Gallego
- Former Phoenix Mayors
- Kenn Weise
- Federal officials
- Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator
- Ruben Gallego, congressman; ex-husband
- Harry Mitchell, former congressman
- Sam Coppersmith, former congressman
- Ron Barber, former congressman
- Ann Kirkpatrick, former congresswomen
- State officials
- Charlene Fernandez, State Representative and Arizona House Democratic Minority Leader
- Rebecca Rios, State Senator
- Isela Blanc, State Representative
- Kelli Butler, State Representative
- , State Representative
- Lisa Otondo, State Senator
- , State Senator
- Juan Mendez, State Senator
- , Former Maricopa County Supervisor
- Organizations
- Arizona Building and Construction Trades Council
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) #640
- Arizona Carpenters Union #1912
- Arizona List
- EMILY's List
- Sierra Club[20]
Moses Sanchez
- Members of City Council
- Sal DiCiccio, member of Phoenix City Council since 2009[19]
- Jim Waring, member of Phoenix City Council since 2011, former State Senator from 2003–2010[19]
- Organizations
Daniel Valenzuela
- Former Phoenix Mayors
- Phil Gordon
- Skip Rimza
- Paul Johnson
- Current and former Phoenix City Councilmembers
- Laura Pastor
- Deb Stark
- Claude Mattox
- Peggy Neely
- John Nelson
- Maria Baier
- Unions
- AFSCME
- Arizona Police Association
- Arizona-American Federation of Teachers
- United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 99
- Teamsters Local 104
- Sheet Metal Workers Local 359
- Arizona State Legislators
- Secretary of State Katie Hobbs
- Senator Lupe Contreras
- Senator Sean Bowie
- Senator Tony Navarette
- Representative Diego Espinoza
- Former Representative Mark Cardenas
- Representative Richard Andrade[21]
Results[]
| 1st round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Kate Gallego | 171,035 | 44.5 | |
| Daniel Valenzuela | 100,998 | 26.3 | |
| Moses Sanchez | 71,121 | 18.5 | |
| Nicholas Sarwark | 40,218 | 10.5 | |
| Total votes | 384,454 | 100.0 | |
| Runoff election | |||
| Kate Gallego | 106,216 | 58.4% | |
| Daniel Valenzuela | 75,532 | 41.6% | |
| Total votes | 181,748 | 100.0 | |
References[]
- ^ "Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton still hasn't resigned to run for Congress. So when's the election?". azcentral. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton announces run for Congress". azcentral. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ a b The Associated Press (November 6, 2018). "AP: Phoenix mayor will be a runoff between Kate Gallego and Daniel Valenzuela | Arizona Politics". azfamily.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Councilwoman Kate Gallego enters Phoenix mayoral race". azcentral. July 26, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ^ Moses Sanchez, opinion contributor (February 13, 2018). "Phoenix mayor race: Why being an outsider is a good thing". Azcentral.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ Maryniak, Paul. "Family more than a platform for mayor hopeful". Ahwatukee Foothills News. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ Harper, Jennifer (December 7, 2017). "Millions of millennials want a third party, and Libertarians could be just the ticket". The Washington Times. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ Welch, Dennis (October 6, 2017). "Phoenix mayoral candidate says he won't quit his day job | Archives". azfamily.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Councilman Daniel Valenzuela announces he will run for Phoenix mayor". azcentral. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ Simard, Dylan (July 19, 2018). "Freemason and businessman Tim Seay joins Phoenix mayoral race". Downtown Devil. Phoenix, Arizona. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "Businessman Michael Lafferty ends Phoenix mayoral campaign". azcentral. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Phoenix businessman and mayoral candidate hopes to fuel downtown growth". downtowndevil.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Díaz: How Kyrsten Sinema's Senate bid unravels Phoenix City Hall". azcentral. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Díaz: Is Phoenix's next mayor one of these men?". azcentral. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton resigning to run for Congress". News12. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Race For Phoenix Mayor Wide Open" (PDF). Rose Law Group. November 2017.
- ^ Weld, Bill (April 11, 2018). "Proud To Endorse These Candidates". Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ Sarwark, Nicholas [@NSarwark] (September 6, 2018). "'I am supporting Nicholas Sarwark for Mayor of Phoenix because I believe in his approach to fiscal responsibility, economic freedom, and individual liberty.' - Barry Goldwater Jr. Ready to Set Phoenix Free? Contribute at www.sarwarkforphoenix.com/donate #PHX #TeamSarwark #PhoenixMayor" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e f g Boehm, Jessica (October 24, 2018). "Phoenix mayor race: Everything you need to know before you vote". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "Endorsements – Kate Gallego for Mayor of Phoenix". Kate Gallego for Phoenix Mayor. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Endorsements – Daniel Valenzuela for Mayor of Phoenix". Daniel Valenzuela for Phoenix Mayor. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "City Clerk Election Results English" (PDF). Phoenix.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "City of Phoenix Special Election Official Results English" (PDF). Phoenix.gov. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2018 Arizona elections
- Mayoral elections in Phoenix, Arizona
- 2018 United States mayoral elections
- 2019 Arizona elections
- 2019 United States mayoral elections
- United States mayoral special elections
- Arizona special elections