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City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2024)

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2022
2024 Chandler elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: April 1, 2024 & July 8, 2024
Primary election: July 30, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: City council and fire district
Total seats up: 5
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

The city of Chandler, Arizona, held general elections for city council and fire district on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for July 30, 2024. The filing deadline for the city council election was April 1, 2024, and the filing deadline for the fire district was July 8, 2024.

Elections

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Candidates and results

City council

General election

General election for Chandler City Council At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Christine Ellis defeated Joseph Yang and Nicolina Intiso in the general election for Chandler City Council At-large on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Christine Ellis (Nonpartisan)
 
51.1
 
53,082
Image of Joseph Yang
Joseph Yang (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
48.3
 
50,249
Nicolina Intiso (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.1
 
146
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
473

Total votes: 103,950
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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 July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of OD Harris
OD Harris (Nonpartisan)
 
19.0
 
21,540
Image of Jennifer Hawkins
Jennifer Hawkins (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
16.7
 
18,914
Christine Ellis (Nonpartisan)
 
16.0
 
18,138
Image of Joseph Yang
Joseph Yang (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.5
 
15,222
Image of Cicely Rocha-Miller
Cicely Rocha-Miller (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.2
 
14,980
Image of Michael Simon
Michael Simon (Nonpartisan)
 
11.5
 
13,032
Image of Ajlan Kurdoglu
Ajlan Kurdoglu (Nonpartisan)
 
9.8
 
11,134
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
213

Total votes: 113,173
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Fire district

General election

The general election was canceled. Emily Lu (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Arizona elections, 2024

July 30, 2024
November 5, 2024

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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

Chandler, Arizona Arizona Municipal government Other local coverage
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