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The 2018–19 Phoenix mayoral special election was held on November 6, 2018, 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 on March 12, 2019, between the top two finishers.
In October 2017, then incumbent mayor Greg Stanton announced that he was running for the United States Congress in Arizona's 9th district, which includes much of Phoenix. Stanton resigned effective May 29, 2018, triggering a special election. 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, which Gallego won.
Phoenix councilwoman Thelda Williams served as temporary mayor until Gallego took office.
Candidates
Declared
- Kate Gallego, former Phoenix City Councilwoman, District 8 (Democratic)
- Moses Sanchez, Navy veteran, businessman, former local high school board member (Republican)
- Nicholas Sarwark, attorney and chair of the Libertarian National Committee (Libertarian)
- Daniel Valenzuela, former Phoenix City Councilman, District 5 (Democratic)
Not qualified for ballot
- Tim Seay, freemason and businessman
Withdrew
- Michael Lafferty, businessman (Independent)
Declined
- Sal DiCiccio, Phoenix City councilman, District 6 (Republican)
- Michael Nowakowski, Phoenix City Councilman, District 7 (Democratic)
- Laura Pastor, Phoenix City councilman, District 4 (Democrat)
- Tom Simplot, former Phoenix City Councilman (Independent)
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 | 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 SarwarkU.S. Governors
- Bill Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts and Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee in 2016
US Representatives
- Barry Goldwater Jr. former U.S. Representative from California 1969–1983
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
Individuals
- Michael Langley, former candidate for city council in Phoenix
- Roy Miller, consultant
Former Phoenix mayors
- Kenn Weise
Federal officials
- Ron Barber, former congressman
- Sam Coppersmith, former congressman
- Ruben Gallego, congressman; candidate's ex-husband
- Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator
- Ann Kirkpatrick, former congresswoman
- Harry Mitchell, former congressman
State officials
- Isela Blanc, State Representative
- Kelli Butler, State Representative
- Charlene Fernandez, State Representative and Arizona House Democratic Minority Leader
- Juan Mendez, State Senator
- Lisa Otondo, State Senator
- Martin Quezeda, State Senator
- Rebecca Rios, State Senator
- Athena Salman, State Representative
- Mary Rose Wilcox, former Maricopa County Supervisor
Organizations
- Arizona Building and Construction Trades Council
- Arizona Carpenters Union #1912
- Arizona List
- EMILY's List
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) #640
- Planned Parenthood of Arizona
- Sierra Club
Members of City Council
- Sal DiCiccio, member of Phoenix City Council since 2009
- Jim Waring, member of Phoenix City Council since 2011, former State Senator from 2003–2010
Organizations
- Arizona Republican Party
- Maricopa County Republican Party
Former Phoenix mayors
- Phil Gordon
- Paul Johnson
- Skip Rimza
Current and former Phoenix City Councilmembers
- Maria Baier
- Claude Mattox
- Peggy Neely
- John Nelson
- Laura Pastor
- Deb Stark
Unions
- AFSCME
- Arizona Police Association
- Arizona-American Federation of Teachers
- Sheet Metal Workers Local 359
- Teamsters Local 104
- United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 99
Arizona state legislators
- Richard Andrade, Representative
- Sean Bowie, Senator
- Mark Cardenas, former Representative
- Lupe Contreras, Senator
- Diego Espinoza, Representative
- Katie Hobbs, Secretary of State
- Tony Navarette, Senator
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.
- ^ 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.
- Sanchez, Moses (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.
- "Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton resigning to run for Congress". News12. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- "Díaz: Is Phoenix's next mayor one of these men?". azcentral. 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". Facebook. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- Sarwark, Nicholas (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 http://www.sarwarkforphoenix.com/donate #PHX #TeamSarwark #PhoenixMayor" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ 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
- City of Phoenix official website – election results
- City of Phoenix Mayor candidates – resource
- Kate Gallego (D) for Mayor
- Daniel Valenzuela (D) for Mayor
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