2019 Tucson mayoral election
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The 2019 Tucson mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019. It saw the election of Regina Romero.
Nominations
Primaries were held August 27, 2019.[1] Three candidates ran in the Democratic primary, one official write-in ran in the Green primary, while none ran in either the Libertarian or Republican primaries.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Steve Farley, Arizona state senator, former Arizona state representative
- Randi Dorman, developer[2]
- Regina Romero, Tucson city councilwoman[2]
Polls
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ed AckerleyA |
Randi Dorman |
Steve Farley |
Regina Romero |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Daily Star/Strongpoint Opinion Research[2] | July 2019 | 1,693 | 10% | 6% | 31% | 15% | 36% |
^ Not running in Democratic Primary
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Regina Romero | 24,592 | 50.17 | |
| Democratic | Steve Farley | 18,175 | 37.08 | |
| Democratic | Randi Dorman | 6,109 | 12.46 | |
| Democratic | Write-in | 137 | 0.28 | |
| Turnout | 49,013 | |||
Green primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Mike Cease (write-in) | 91 | 59.48 | |
| Green | Other write-ins | 62 | 40.52 | |
| Turnout | 153 | |||
Libertarian primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Write-in | 104 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | 104 | |||
Republican primary
While both Frank Konarski and Sam Nagy filed paperwork to run for the Republican nomination, neither met the signature requirements to get on the ballot.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Write-in | 4,828 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | 4,828 | |||
Independent candidates
Write-in
General election
Regina Romero was elected the first-ever female mayor of Tucson,[8] and the first Hispanic mayor of the city since the Latino Estevan Ochoa was mayor from 1875 to 1876.[8]
This is the first time in over 30 years that Republicans have not run a candidate in an open-seat Tucson mayoral race.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Regina Romero | 47,273 | 55.72 | |
| Independent | Edward Ackerley | 33,673 | 39.69 | |
| Green | Mike Cease | 3,281 | 3.87 | |
| Write-in | Write-ins | 615 | 0.72 | |
| Turnout | 84,842 | 100% | ||
References
- ^ a b c d e f "City of Tucson Primary Election August 27, 2019 STATISTICS" (PDF). City of Tucson. September 3, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Ferguson, Joe (July 27, 2019). "Poll: More than a third of voters undecided in race to be Tucson's next mayor". Tucson.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Political Notebook: Lack of Republican mayoral candidate linked to a more liberal Tucson, says local GOP". Arizona Daily Star. May 30, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ a b Smith, Dylan (May 29, 2019). "No Republicans running for Tucson mayor after filing deadline". Tucson Sentinel. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ Ferguson, Joe (August 28, 2019). "Romero wins Democratic primary for Tucson mayor, will face independent Ackerley". Tucson.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Dylan (September 20, 2019). "There's a Republican running for Tucson mayor after all". Tucson Sentinel. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Dylan (October 1, 2019). "Republican write-in Pesqueira drops Tucson mayor bid, citing lack of support". Tucson Sentinel. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ a b Nuño-Pérez, Stephen; Gamboa, Suzanne (August 28, 2019). "Regina Romero wins Democratic primary in Tucson, poised to be city's first woman, first Latina mayor". NBC News. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "UNOFFICIAL RESULTS CITY OF TUCSON GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 2019" (PDF). Tucson, Arizona. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.