Phoenix mayoral special election, 2018

Phoenix mayoral special election, 2018
November 2018

Incumbent Mayor

Thelda Williams
Nonpartisan

The 2018 Phoenix mayoral special election will take place in November 2018, to elect the Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona. The election is officially nonpartisan, all candidates will run on the same ballot. If no candidate reaches 50% of the vote, a runoff election will be held between the top two finishers.[1]

Incumbent mayor Greg Stanton announced that he is running for United States Congress,[2] and resigned effective May 29, 2018, thus triggering a special election to be scheduled.

Candidates

Declared

Not Qualified For Ballot

Withdrew

  • Michael Lafferty, businessman (Independent)[10][11]

Declined

  • Sal DiCiccio, Phoenix City councilman, District 6 (Republican)
  • Michael Nowakowski, Phoenix City Councilman, District 7 (Democratic)[12]
  • Tom Simplot, former Phoenix City Councilman (Independent)[13]
  • Laura Pastor, Phoenix City councilman, District 4 (Democrat)[14]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Kate
Gallego (D)		 Michael
Nowakowski (D)*		 Laura
Pastor (D)*		 Daniel
Valenzuela (D)		 None of the
above		 Undecided
Rose Law Group[15] October 12, 2017 517 ± 5.3% 8.9% 12.4% 14.9% 17.6% 22.1% 24%
  • *Denotes candidates who have not entered the race as of June 2018 and may ultimately choose not to.

Endorsements

Nicholas Sarwark
U.S. Governors
US Representatives
Kate Gallego
Former Phoenix Mayors
  • Kenn Weise
Federal officials
State officials
  • Charlene Fernandez, State Representative and Arizona House Democratic Whip
  • Rebecca Rios, State Representative and Arizona House Democratic Leader
  • Isela Blanc, State Representative
  • Kelli Butler, State Representative
  • Athena Salman, State Representative
  • Lisa Otondo, State Senator
  • Martin Quezeda, State Senator
  • Juan Mendez, State Senator
  • Mary Rose Wilcox, Former Maricopa County Supervisor
Organizations
  • Arizona Building and Construction Trades Council
  • Internation Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) #640
  • Arizona Carpenters Union #1912
  • Arizona List
  • EMILY's List
  • Planned Parenthood of Arizona
  • Sierra Club[18]
Daniel Valenzuela
Former Phoenix Mayors
  • Phil Gordon
  • Skip Rimza
  • Paul Johnson
Current and former Phoenix City Councilmembers
  • Laura Pastor
  • Deb Stark
  • Claude Mattox
  • Peggy Neely
  • John Nelson
  • Maria Baier
Unions
  • AFSCME
  • Arizona Police Association
  • Arizona-American Federation of Teachers
  • United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 99
  • Teamsters Local 104
  • Sheet Metal Workers Local 359
Arizona State Legislators
  • Senator Katie Hobbs
  • Senator Lupe Contreras
  • Senator Sean Bowie
  • Representative Tony Navarette
  • Representative Diego Espinoza
  • Representative Mark Cardenas
  • Representative Richard Andrade[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton still hasn't resigned to run for Congress. So when's the election?". azcentral. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  2. ↑ "Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton announces run for Congress". azcentral. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  3. ↑ "Councilwoman Kate Gallego enters Phoenix mayoral race". azcentral. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  4. ↑ https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2018/02/13/moses-sanchez-outsider-qualifies-me-phoenix-mayor/329701002/
  5. ↑ Editor, Paul Maryniak, AFN Executive. "Family more than a platform for mayor hopeful". Ahwatukee Foothills News. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ http://www.azfamily.com/story/36542307/phoenix-mayoral-candidate-says-he-wont-quit-his-day-job
  8. ↑ "Councilman Daniel Valenzuela announces he will run for Phoenix mayor". azcentral. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  9. ↑ https://downtowndevil.com/2018/07/19/90865/freemason-and-businessman-tim-seay-joins-phoenix-mayoral-race/
  10. ↑ "Businessman Michael Lafferty ends Phoenix mayoral campaign". azcentral. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  11. ↑ "Phoenix businessman and mayoral candidate hopes to fuel downtown growth". downtowndevil.com. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  12. ↑ "Díaz: How Kyrsten Sinema's Senate bid unravels Phoenix City Hall". azcentral. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  13. ↑ "Díaz: Is Phoenix's next mayor one of these men?". azcentral. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  14. ↑ News, 12. "Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton resigning to run for Congress". Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  15. ↑ "Race For Phoenix Mayor Wide Open" (PDF). Rose Law Group. November 2017.
  16. ↑ Weld, Bill (April 11, 2018). "Proud To Endorse These Candidates". Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  17. ↑ https://twitter.com/nsarwark/status/1037792610683764736
  18. ↑ "Endorsements - Kate Gallego for Mayor of Phoenix". Kate Gallego for Phoenix Mayor. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Endorsements - Daniel Valenzuela for Mayor of Phoenix". Daniel Valenzuela for Phoenix Mayor. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
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