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City elections in Gilbert, Arizona (2022)
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| 2022 Gilbert 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 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council and fire district board |
| Total seats up: 6 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Gilbert, Arizona, held general elections for city council and fire district board on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was April 4, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
City Council
General election
General election for Gilbert City Council (4 seats)
Bobbi Buchli defeated Bill Spence in the general election for Gilbert City Council on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bobbi Buchli (Nonpartisan) | 50.4 | 40,393 | |
 | Bill Spence (Nonpartisan) | 48.9 | 39,217 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 614 | ||
| Total votes: 80,224 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Gilbert City Council (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Gilbert City Council on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yung Koprowski (Nonpartisan) | 13.4 | 22,868 | |
| ✔ | Jim Torgeson (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 22,052 | |
| ✔ | Chuck Bongiovanni (Nonpartisan) | 12.7 | 21,530 | |
| ✔ | | Bill Spence (Nonpartisan) | 11.5 | 19,547 |
| ✔ | Bobbi Buchli (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 18,919 | |
| Mario Chicas (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 18,384 | ||
 | Scott September (Nonpartisan) | 10.6 | 17,961 | |
 | Bus Obayomi (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 15,305 | |
| Michael Clark (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 12,772 | ||
| Garrett Glover (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 405 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 336 | ||
| Total votes: 170,079 | |||
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Fire district
General election
The general election was canceled. Leni Cazden (Nonpartisan) and Linda Payne (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Arizona elections, 2022
August 2, 2022
- United States Senate election in Arizona, 2022
- Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Arizona Attorney General election, 2022
- Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2022
- Arizona gubernatorial election, 2022
- Arizona Mine Inspector election, 2022
- Arizona Secretary of State election, 2022
- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- Arizona Treasurer election, 2022
- Arizona State Senate elections, 2022
- Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2022)
- City elections in Mesa, Arizona (2022)
- City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2022)
- Mayoral election in Chandler, Arizona (2022)
- Chandler, Arizona, Proposition 470, Continuation of Home Rule Measure (August 2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Arizona, 2022
- Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Arizona Attorney General election, 2022
- Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2022
- Arizona gubernatorial election, 2022
- Arizona Mine Inspector election, 2022
- Arizona Secretary of State election, 2022
- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- Arizona Treasurer election, 2022
- Arizona State Senate elections, 2022
- Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Arizona Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Arizona intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Arizona Election and Voting Policies Initiative (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 128, Legislative Changes to Ballot Initiatives with Invalid Provisions Amendment (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 129, Single-Subject Requirement for Ballot Initiatives Amendment (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 130, Property Tax Exemptions Amendment (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 131, Create Office of Lieutenant Governor Amendment (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 132, 60% Vote Requirement for Ballot Measures to Approve Taxes Amendment (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 209, Healthcare Debt Interest Rate Limit and Debt Collection Exemptions Initiative (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 211, Campaign Finance Sources Disclosure Initiative (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 308, In-State Tuition for Non-Citizen Residents Measure (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 309, Voter Identification Requirements for Mail-In Ballots and In-Person Voting Measure (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 310, Sales Tax for Fire District Funding Measure (2022)
- Arizona Reduce Income Tax Brackets to Flat Rate Referendum (2022)
- Arizona Small Business Income Tax Referendum (2022)
- City elections in Mesa, Arizona (2022)
- City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2022)
- Mayoral election in Chandler, Arizona (2022)
- Chandler Unified School District, Arizona, elections (2022)
- Gilbert Public Schools, Arizona, elections (2022)
- Higley Unified School District, Arizona, elections (2022)
- Mesa Public Schools, Arizona, elections (2022)
- Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2022)
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About the city
- See also: Gilbert, Arizona
Gilbert is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona. As of 2020, its population was 267,918.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government and Council-manager government
The city of Gilbert blends elements of a council-manager system with a weak mayor system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive. The city council, however, appoints a city manager to oversee the city's day-to-day operations and implement city policies.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Gilbert, Arizona | ||
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| Gilbert | Arizona | |
| Population | 267,918 | 7,151,502 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 68 | 113,654 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 81.5% | 73.8% |
| Black/African American | 4% | 4.5% |
| Asian | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 4.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 6.9% |
| Multiple | 5.4% | 7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 17.3% | 31.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 96.5% | 87.9% |
| College graduation rate | 45.3% | 30.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $99,154 | $61,529 |
| Persons below poverty level | 5.1% | 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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