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Brigette Peterson
Brigette Peterson was the Mayor of Gilbert in Arizona. She assumed office in 2021. She left office in 2025.
Peterson ran for election for Mayor of Gilbert in Arizona. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Mayoral elections in Gilbert are nonpartisan. Peterson served as a Republican precinct committeeman and state committeeman.[1]
Biography
Bridgette Peterson was born in Massachusetts. Peterson served with Valley Metro RPTA Board of Directors and the MAG Human Services and Community Initiatives Committee.[2]
Elections
2024
Brigette Peterson did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Mayoral election in Gilbert, Arizona (2020)
General election
General election for Mayor of Gilbert
Brigette Peterson defeated Matt Nielsen in the general election for Mayor of Gilbert on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brigette Peterson (Nonpartisan) | 56.6 | 70,426 |
| Matt Nielsen (Nonpartisan) | 42.7 | 53,121 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 973 | ||
| Total votes: 124,520 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Gilbert
Matt Nielsen and Brigette Peterson defeated Lynne King Smith and Joshua Lipscomb in the primary for Mayor of Gilbert on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matt Nielsen (Nonpartisan) | 34.7 | 18,757 | |
| ✔ | | Brigette Peterson (Nonpartisan) | 34.4 | 18,591 |
 | Lynne King Smith (Nonpartisan) | 30.7 | 16,579 | |
| Joshua Lipscomb (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 11 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 111 | ||
| Total votes: 54,049 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gary Livacari (Nonpartisan)
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Gilbert City Council (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Gilbert City Council on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brigette Peterson (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 22,225 |
| ✔ |  | Eddie Cook (Nonpartisan) | 17.0 | 21,643 |
| ✔ |  | Jordan Ray (Nonpartisan) | 15.7 | 19,917 |
| ✔ | Aimee Yentes (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 18,784 | |
| Barbara Guy (Nonpartisan) | 12.9 | 16,432 | ||
| James Candland (Nonpartisan) | 12.8 | 16,290 | ||
 | Jason Cvancara (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 11,436 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 517 | ||
| Total votes: 127,244 | |||
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2014
Elections for the city council of Gilbert, Arizona were scheduled to take place on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014.[3] Four seats were up for election. Because four candidates received a majority of the votes in the primary election, the general election was called off. Eddie Cook, Victor Petersen, Jordan Ray and Brigette Peterson defeated Jason Cvancara, Tim Rinesmith and TJ Tillman.[4]
| Gilbert City Council, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Eddie Cook Incumbent |
18.8% | 14,482 | |
| Victor Petersen Incumbent |
15.3% | 11,802 | |
| Brigette Peterson |
16.4% | 12,702 | |
| Jordan Ray Incumbent |
17.8% | 13,771 | |
| Jason Cvancara | 9.5% | 7,302 | |
| Tim Rinesmith | 8.3% | 6,373 | |
| TJ Tillman | 14% | 10,794 | |
| Total Votes | 60,059 | ||
| Source: Maricopa County Records - 2014 Official Election Results | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brigette Peterson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Brigette Peterson participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Brigette Peterson's responses follow below.[5]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Public Safety Long-range Planning Healthy & Vibrant Community[6][7] |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Public Safety, planning, economic developmentCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[7]
|
” |
Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Brigette Peterson answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | Leadership is not a position or title, it is action and example[7] | ” |
| “ | Experience, leadership, passion, commitment and time[7] | ” |
| “ | To represent the members of the residents, businesses and stakeholders equally[7] | ” |
| “ | Thanksgiving, I love to eat and I was born on Thanksgiving so my birthday falls on it every 6 or 7 year[7] | ” |
| “ | My husband, 2 dogs and 2 cats[7] | ” |
| “ | As council members we take assignments to be liaison for boards, commissions, local school districts, at the Town, regional, county, state and national levels.[7] | ” |
| “ | I don't believe a person should just "run for office" without some prior experience such as serving on a board or commission, or volunteer in the community, or go through a leadership program in the community.[7] | ” |
| “ | I served on the Town of Gilbert Planning Commission and that is the best experience I bring to this position.[7] | ” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Brigette Peterson 2020 campaign website, "About Brigette," archived November 4, 2020
- ↑ Facebook, "Vote Brigette Peterson," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ City of Gilbert, "Candidate Information" accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder: "Unofficial 2014 Election Results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Brigette Peterson's responses," August 10, 2018
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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Mayor of Gilbert 2021-2025 |
Succeeded by Scott Anderson |
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