2015 Phoenix mayoral election

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2015 Phoenix mayoral election
Flag of Phoenix, Arizona.svg
  2011 August 25, 2015 2018–19 (special)  
  Greg Stanton by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg No image.svg No image.svg
Candidate Greg Stanton Anna Maria BrennanMatt Jette
Popular vote85,62938,1187,356
Percentage65.3%29.1%5.6%

Phoenix mayoral election, 2015.svg
Results by city council district
Stanton:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Mayor before election

Greg Stanton
Democratic

Elected mayor

Greg Stanton
Democratic

The 2015 Phoenix mayoral election took place on August 25, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona. This was also the day of elections for Council Members in Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7. [1]

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The election is officially nonpartisan. Had no candidate won a majority of the vote, a runoff would have been held on November 3 between the top two finishers.

Incumbent mayor Greg Stanton ran for re-election to a second term in office [2] and won re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Polling

Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Greg
Stanton
Sal
DiCiccio
OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [5] February 4–5, 201552049%23%28%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Greg
Stanton
Christine
Jones
OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [5] February 4–5, 201552050%21%30%

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References

  1. "Welcome to City of Phoenix Elections". City of Phoenix, City Clerk Department, Records and Elections Division. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Resnik, Brahm (May 18, 2014). "Phoenix Mayor Stanton running for re-election". 12 News . Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Gardiner, Dustin (May 28, 2015). "Phoenix mayor, council elections draw fewest candidates in at least 15 years". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Gardiner, Dustin (February 3, 2015). "Phoenix Mayor Stanton faces re-election fight from the left". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Public Policy Polling