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City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2022)

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2022 Chandler elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: April 4, 2022
July 11, 2022 (fire district)
Primary election: August 2, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022 (canceled)
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor, city council, and fire district board
Total seats up: 7 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2022

The city of Chandler, Arizona, was expected to hold general elections for mayor, city council, and fire district board on November 8, 2022. The election was canceled after candidates received enough votes in the primary to win the races outright. The fire district election was canceled after only three candidates filed for the three seats up in 2022. The primary was on August 2, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was April 4, 2022.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

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Candidates and results

City Council

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Chandler City Council At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the primary for Chandler City Council At-large on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Matt Orlando (Nonpartisan)
 
26.9
 
33,716
✔
Image of Jane Poston
Jane Poston (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
20.6
 
25,762
✔
Image of Angel Encinas
Angel Encinas (Nonpartisan)
 
19.5
 
24,367
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Darla Gonzalez (Nonpartisan)
 
17.7
 
22,130
Image of Farhana Shifa
Farhana Shifa (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
14.4
 
18,080
Image of Cody Hannah
Cody Hannah (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
930
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
244

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3

Total votes: 125,229
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Fire district board

General election

The general election was canceled. Jeff Gerber (Nonpartisan), Kevin Hasper (Nonpartisan), and Ed Hurley (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

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About the city

See also: Chandler, Arizona

Chandler is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona, and is a prominent suburb of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered to the north and west by Tempe, to the north by Mesa, to the west by Phoenix, to the south by the Gila River Indian Community and to the east by Gilbert. As of 2020, its population was 275,987.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Chandler uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Chandler, Arizona
Chandler Arizona
Population 275,987 7,151,502
Land area (sq mi) 65 113,654
Race and ethnicity**
White 71.4% 73.8%
Black/African American 5.5% 4.5%
Asian 10.9% 3.3%
Native American 1.8% 4.3%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2%
Other (single race) N/A 6.9%
Multiple 6.5% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 19.9% 31.5%
Education
High school graduation rate 93.8% 87.9%
College graduation rate 44.6% 30.3%
Income
Median household income $85,796 $61,529
Persons below poverty level 7.3% 14.1%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ City Charter of Chander, AZ, Sec. 2.03-05 and 3.01-04
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