2018–19 Phoenix mayoral special election

2018–2019 Phoenix mayoral special election
	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

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]

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

Declared

Kate Gallego, former Phoenix City Councilwoman, District 8 (Democratic)^[4]
Moses Sanchez, Navy veteran, businessman, former local high school board member ^[5] (Republican)^[6]
Nicholas Sarwark, attorney and chair of the Libertarian National Committee (Libertarian)^[7]
Daniel Valenzuela, former Phoenix City Councilman, District 5 ^[8] (Democratic)^[9]

Not qualified for ballot

Tim Seay, freemason and businessman^[10]

Withdrew

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

Declined

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

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

Nicholas Sarwark

U.S. Governors

Bill Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts and Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee in 2016^[17]

US Representatives

Barry Goldwater Jr. former U.S. Representative from California 1969–1983^[18]

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^[19]

Individuals

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

Kate Gallego

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^[20]

Moses Sanchez

Members of City Council

Sal DiCiccio, member of Phoenix City Council since 2009^[19]
Jim Waring, member of Phoenix City Council since 2011, former State Senator from 2003–2010^[19]

Organizations

Arizona Republican Party^[19]
Maricopa County Republican Party^[19]

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

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

^ "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.
^ ^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.
^ "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 [@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.
^ ^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.
^ "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

[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.

[azcentral3-3] 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.

[azcentral1-19] ^ ^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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