2024 Maricopa County elections

2024 Maricopa County elections

← 2020 November 5, 2024 (2024-11-5) 2028 →
All 6 county-wide elected officials
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 5 1 Seats won 6 0 Seat change 1 1 Percentage 58.8% 41.2%

The 2024 Maricopa County elections were held on November 5, 2024, in Maricopa County, Arizona, with partisan primary elections for county offices being held on July 30, 2024. All five seats of the Board of Supervisors were up for election, as well as all county-wide elected officials (except the Clerk of the Superior Court). ^[1]

Democrat Joe Biden won the county with 50.13% of the vote in the 2020 presidential election. The Republican Party holds five of the six offices. The one Democrat is Sheriff Russ Skinner, who changed his party registration from Republican to Democratic in January 2024 prior to being appointed to the position.

All Republicans won the general elections county-wide, flipping the Sheriff race.

Board of Supervisors

Main article: 2024 Maricopa County Board of Supervisors election

All five seats on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors were up for reelection.

The Republican Party currently holds four seats on the board, while the Democratic Party holds one.

Assessor

2024 Maricopa County Assessor election

← 2020 November 5, 2024 2028 →

Candidate Eddie Cook Gregory Freeman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,023,233 871,842 Percentage 54.0% 46.0%

Assessor before election Eddie Cook Republican Elected Assessor Eddie Cook Republican

Republican Eddie Cook was appointed in 2020, following the resignation of Paul Petersen, and was reelected in 2020 with 52.4% of the vote.

Republican primary candidates

• Eddie Cook, incumbent ^[1]

Democratic primary candidates

• Gregory Freeman, commercial property manager ^[1]

General election

Results

2024 Maricopa County Assessor election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Eddie Cook (incumbent)	1,023,233	54.0	+1.6
	Democratic	Gregory Freeman	871,842	46.0	−1.6
Total votes			1,895,075	100.0

Attorney

2024 Maricopa County Attorney election

←  2022 (special) November 5, 2024 2028 →

Candidate Rachel Mitchell Tamika Wooten Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,037,586 866,438 Percentage 54.5% 45.5%

Attorney before election Rachel Mitchell Republican Elected Attorney Rachel Mitchell Republican

Republican Rachel Mitchell was first appointed in 2022, following the resignation of Allister Adel, and reelected in the 2022 special election with 52.8% of the vote.

Republican primary candidates

• Rachel Mitchell, incumbent ^[2]
• Gina Godbehere, former prosecutor and candidate in 2022 ^[1]

Democratic primary candidates

• Tamika Wooten, pro tem judge, former Glendale chief prosecutor, and former defense attorney ^[1]

General election

Results

2024 Maricopa County Attorney election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rachel Mitchell (incumbent)	1,037,586	54.5	+1.7
	Democratic	Tamika Wooten	866,438	45.5	−1.7
Total votes			1,904,024	100.0

Recorder

2024 Maricopa County Recorder election

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Candidate Justin Heap Tim Stringham Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 984,866 903,609 Percentage 52.2% 47.8%

Recorder before election Stephen Richer Republican Elected Recorder Justin Heap Republican

Republican Stephen Richer was first elected in 2020, defeating Democratic incumbent Adrian Fontes, with 50.1% of the vote. Fontes had defeated long-time Recorder Helen Purcell in 2016 with 50.53% of the vote. ^[1]

Republican primary candidates

• Stephen Richer, incumbent ^[1]
• Steven Hines, businessman ^[3]
• Justin Heap, state representative ^[1]
• Don Hiatt, software architect and information technology professional. ^[1]

Democratic primary candidates

• Timothy Stringham, attorney and former United States Navy Judge Advocate ^[1]

General election

Results

2024 Maricopa County Recorder election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Justin Heap	984,866	52.2	+2.1
	Democratic	Tim Stringham	903,609	47.8	−2.1
Total votes			1,888,475	100.0

School Superintendent

2024 Maricopa County School Superintendent election

← 2020 November 5, 2024 2028 →

Candidate Shelli Boggs Laura Metcalfe Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 973,357 918,366 Percentage 51.5% 48.5%

School Superintendent before election Steve Watson Republican Elected School Superintendent Shelli Boggs Republican

Republican Steve Watson was first elected in 2016 and reelected in 2020 with 50.3% of the vote.

Republican primary candidates

• Steve Watson, incumbent ^[1]
• Nickie Kelly, math teacher at Tolleson Union High School ^[1]
• Shelli Lynn Boggs, former head of the governing board of the East Valley Institute of Technology ^[1]

Democratic primary candidates

• Laura Metcalfe, teacher and former County Superintendent employee. ^[4]

General election

Results

2024 Maricopa County School Superintendent election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Shelli Boggs	973,357	51.5	+1.2
	Democratic	Laura Metcalfe	918,366	48.5	−1.2
Total votes			1,891,723	100.0

Sheriff

2024 Maricopa County Sheriff election

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Candidate Jerry Sheridan Tyler Kamp Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,021,800 890,648 Percentage 53.4% 46.6%

Sheriff before election Russ Skinner Democratic Elected Sheriff Jerry Sheridan Republican

Democrat Paul Penzone was first elected in 2016, defeating Republican Joe Arpaio, and reelected in 2020 with 55.7% of the vote. Penzone resigned in January 2024. Deputy Sheriff Russ Skinner, changed his party registration from Republican to Democratic and was appointed as Penzone's replacement. ^[5]

Republican primary candidates

• Jerry Sheridan, former Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy and nominee in 2020 ^[6]
• Frank "Mike" Crawford, retired Glendale police officer and candidate in 2020 ^[7]
• Joel Paul Franklin Ellis, Navy veteran and businessman ^[8]
• Joe Melone, anti-government activist ^[8]
• Frank Milstead, former director of the Arizona Department of Safety ^[1]

Democratic primary candidates

• Russ Skinner, incumbent (former Republican) ^[5]
• Jeffrey Kirkham, former police chief of Apache Junction (former Republican) ^[5]
• Tyler Kamp, former Phoenix police lieutenant (former Republican) ^[5]

On July 30, 2024, Republican Candidate Jerry Sheridan and Democratic Candidate Tyler Kamp won the primary election. ^[9] Kamp won the Democratic nomination in spite of being exposed prior to the primary by ABC15 for sexually harassing a subordinate during his final year at the Phoenix Police Department and for illegally accessing a confidential law enforcement database. ^[10]

General election

Results

2024 Maricopa County Sheriff election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jerry Sheridan	1,021,800	53.4	+9.1
	Democratic	Tyler Kamp	890,648	46.6	−9.1
Total votes			1,912,448	100.0

Treasurer

2024 Maricopa County Treasurer election

← 2020 November 5, 2024 2028 →

Candidate John Allen Party Republican Popular vote 1,306,868 Percentage 100.0%

Treasurer before election John Allen Republican Elected Treasurer John Allen Republican

Republican John Allen was first elected in 2020 with 52.3% of the vote. No Democrat filed for the position.

Republican primary candidates

• John Allen, incumbent ^[1]
• William Jay Lichtsinn, accountant and former naval officer ^[1]

General election

Results

2024 Maricopa County Treasurer election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Allen (incumbent)	1,306,868	100.0	N/A
Total votes			1,306,868	100.0

References

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3. Poling, Hannah (July 11, 2023). "Republican Businessman Steven Hines First to Announce Candidacy for Maricopa County Recorder". The Tennessee Star. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
4. Gordon, David (September 19, 2023). "Dr. Laura Metcalfe to Bring Accountability and Innovation to Maricopa Superintendent of Schools Office". blogforarizona.net. Blog for Arizona. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
5. Resnik, Brahm (March 3, 2024). "Sheriff Russ Skinner says he is running for a full-term as a Democrat". 12new.com. 12 News. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
6. Burns, Bob (September 14, 2023). "Sheridan to run for sheriff in 2024". Fountain Hills Independent. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
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9. Jenkins, Jimmy (July 30, 2024). "Jerry Sheridan, Tyler Kamp win Maricopa County sheriff primaries". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved August 14, 2024.
10. Biscobing, Dave; Hatchett, Ford (July 8, 2024). "Sheriff candidate 'substantiated' for sexual harassment at Phoenix PD". ABC15. Retrieved August 14, 2024.