2020 Mesa mayoral election

2020 Mesa mayoral election
Turnout	30.9%
Mayor before election; John Giles; Republican	Elected Mayor ; John Giles; Republican

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

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	66.5
	No party preference	Verl Farnsworth	30,452	33.5
Majority			30,021	33.0
Total votes			90,925	100.0

References[]

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

External links[]

Verl Farnsworth for Mayor Archived January 18, 2021, at the Wayback Machine

[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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