2020 Phoenix mayoral election

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2020 Phoenix mayoral election
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  2018–19 (special) November 3, 2020 2024  
  Kate Gallego by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg Merissa Hamilton by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Candidate Kate Gallego Merissa Hamilton
Popular vote349,959152,172
Percentage60.9%26.5%

 
CandidateTim Seay
Popular vote72,280
Percentage12.6%

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Precinct results
Gallego:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Hamilton:     40–50%     >90%
     No votes

Mayor before election

Kate Gallego
Democratic

Elected mayor

Kate Gallego
Democratic

The 2020 Phoenix mayoral election took place on November 3, 2020, to elect the Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona. The election was held concurrently with elections to City Council Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7. [1]

Contents

The election was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent mayor Kate Gallego was re-elected with an absolute majority of the vote. Therefore, a runoff election was not held on March 9, 2021. [1]

Incumbent mayor Kate Gallego was first elected in a 2019 special election held due to the resignation of mayor Greg Stanton. [2]

Candidates

Declared

General election

Results

2020 Phoenix mayoral election
CandidateVotes %
Kate Gallego (incumbent)349,95960.9%
Merissa Hamilton152,17226.5%
Tim Seay72,28012.6%
Total votes574,411 100.0%

References

  1. 1 2 "City of Phoenix: November 3, 2020 election" (PDF). City of Phoenix, City Clerk Department, Records and Elections Division. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. Boehm, Jessica (March 12, 2019). "Latest numbers: Kate Gallego wins big in race for Phoenix mayor". The Arizona Republic . Gannett . Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  3. Rodish, David (October 17, 2020). "Phoenix Mayor and City Council candidates". The State Press . Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  4. Fifield, Jen (September 25, 2020). "Election: Meet the candidates for Phoenix mayor and City Council". The Arizona Republic . Gannett . Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  5. Bartesaghi Mena, Diego Jesús (September 17, 2020). "22-Year-Old Juan Schoville Runs for Phoenix Mayor to 'Make Politics Sane Again'". Latino Rebels. The Futuro Media Group. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  6. "ABOUT".