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2018–19 Phoenix mayoral special election

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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.[1]

2018–2019 Phoenix mayoral special election
← 2015 November 6, 2018 (first round)
March 12, 2019 (runoff)		 2020 →
 
Candidate Kate Gallego Daniel Valenzuela
First round 171,035
44.5% 		100,998
26.3%
Runoff 106,216
58.4% 		75,532
41.6%
 
Candidate Moses Sanchez Nicholas Sarwark
First round 71,121
18.5% 		40,218
10.5%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
Runoff results by city council district
Gallego:      50–60%      60–70%
Valenzuela:      50–60%
Mayor before election

Thelda Williams (interim)
Republican

Elected mayor

Kate Gallego
Democratic

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.[2] 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.[3]

Phoenix councilwoman Thelda Williams served as temporary mayor until Gallego took office.[3]

Candidates

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Declared

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Not qualified for ballot

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Withdrew

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  • Michael Lafferty, businessman (Independent)[11][12]

Declined

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  • Sal DiCiccio, Phoenix City councilman, District 6 (Republican)
  • Michael Nowakowski, Phoenix City Councilman, District 7 (Democratic)[13]
  • Laura Pastor, Phoenix City councilman, District 4 (Democrat)[14]
  • Tom Simplot, former Phoenix City Councilman (Independent)[15]

Polling

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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

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Nicholas Sarwark

U.S. Governors

US Representatives

City Council people

Individuals

  • Michael Langley, former candidate for city council in Phoenix[19]
  • Roy Miller, consultant[19]
Kate Gallego

Former Phoenix mayors

  • Kenn Weise

Federal officials

State officials

Organizations

Moses Sanchez

Members of City Council

Organizations

Daniel Valenzuela

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[21]
  • Sean Bowie, Senator
  • Mark Cardenas, former Representative
  • Lupe Contreras, Senator
  • Diego Espinoza, Representative
  • Katie Hobbs, Secretary of State
  • Tony Navarette, Senator

Results

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2018–19 Phoenix mayoral special election[22][23]
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

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  1. ^ "Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton still hasn't resigned to run for Congress. So when's the election?". azcentral. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton announces run for Congress". azcentral. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Councilwoman Kate Gallego enters Phoenix mayoral race". azcentral. July 26, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  5. ^ Sanchez, Moses (February 13, 2018). "Phoenix mayor race: Why being an outsider is a good thing". Azcentral.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  6. ^ Maryniak, Paul. "Family more than a platform for mayor hopeful". Ahwatukee Foothills News. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Welch, Dennis (October 6, 2017). "Phoenix mayoral candidate says he won't quit his day job | Archives". azfamily.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  9. ^ "Councilman Daniel Valenzuela announces he will run for Phoenix mayor". azcentral. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  10. ^ Simard, Dylan (July 19, 2018). "Freemason and businessman Tim Seay joins Phoenix mayoral race". Downtown Devil. Phoenix, Arizona. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  11. ^ "Businessman Michael Lafferty ends Phoenix mayoral campaign". azcentral. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  12. ^ "Phoenix businessman and mayoral candidate hopes to fuel downtown growth". downtowndevil.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  13. ^ "Díaz: How Kyrsten Sinema's Senate bid unravels Phoenix City Hall". azcentral. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  14. ^ "Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton resigning to run for Congress". News12. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  15. ^ "Díaz: Is Phoenix's next mayor one of these men?". azcentral. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  16. ^ "Race For Phoenix Mayor Wide Open" (PDF). Rose Law Group. November 2017.
  17. ^ Weld, Bill (April 11, 2018). "Proud To Endorse These Candidates". Facebook. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  18. ^ 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 http://www.sarwarkforphoenix.com/donate #PHX #TeamSarwark #PhoenixMayor" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "Endorsements – Kate Gallego for Mayor of Phoenix". Kate Gallego for Phoenix Mayor. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  21. ^ "Endorsements – Daniel Valenzuela for Mayor of Phoenix". Daniel Valenzuela for Phoenix Mayor. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  22. ^ "City Clerk Election Results English" (PDF). Phoenix.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  23. ^ "City of Phoenix Special Election Official Results English" (PDF). Phoenix.gov. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
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