The polls closed last night at 7 p.m. for many city elections across Arizona. This doesn’t mean that the city election season is over though. In most cases for these elections, a candidate must receive more than 50% of the vote in order to be declared the winner. If no candidate receives this much, a run-off election is scheduled typically for November. For example, in the Phoenix Mayor race, there were six candidates. Wes Gullet and Greg Stanton received the most votes, but neither crossed the 50% mark, so they will face off on November 8. (more…)
Where do they stand?
Posted in News on: July 27th, 2011
On August 30, residents of Phoenix, Tucson, and Prescott will head to the polls to select their leaders for citywide offices. Center for Arizona Policy’s 2011 Voter Guide for the city elections has been published at azvoterguide.com and is available to help residents make the all-important decision of who will lead Arizona’s largest cities in the years to come. (more…)