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City elections in Gilbert, Arizona (2024)
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| 2024 Gilbert 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: Mayor, city council, and fire district |
| Total seats up: 6 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Gilbert, Arizona, held general elections for mayor, city council, and fire district on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for July 30, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was April 1, 2024, and the filing deadline for the fire district was July 8, 2024.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
City council
General election
General election for Gilbert City Council (2 seats)
Kenny Buckland defeated Aaron Accurso in the general election for Gilbert City Council on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kenny Buckland (Nonpartisan)  | 52.2 | 53,162 |
| Aaron Accurso (Nonpartisan) | 47.0 | 47,877 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 829 | ||
| Total votes: 101,868 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Gilbert City Council (2 seats)
Monte Lyons, Aaron Accurso, and Kenny Buckland defeated Noah Mundt in the primary for Gilbert City Council on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Monte Lyons (Nonpartisan) | 26.7 | 19,882 | |
| ✔ | Aaron Accurso (Nonpartisan) | 24.8 | 18,476 | |
| ✔ | | Kenny Buckland (Nonpartisan) | 24.3 | 18,109 |
| Noah Mundt (Nonpartisan) | 23.9 | 17,787 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 215 | ||
| Total votes: 74,469 | |||
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Fire district
General election
The general election was canceled. Cindy Biggs (Nonpartisan), Julie Farnsworth (Nonpartisan), and Carlos Mejia (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Arizona elections, 2024
July 30, 2024
- United States Senate election in Arizona, 2024
- Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
- Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2024
- Arizona State Senate elections, 2024
- Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2024)
- City elections in Mesa, Arizona (2024)
- City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2024)
- Mayoral election in Gilbert, Arizona (2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Arizona, 2024
- Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
- Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2024
- Arizona State Senate elections, 2024
- Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Arizona Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Arizona Proposition 133, Require Partisan Primaries and Prohibit Primaries Where Candidates Compete Regardless of Party Affiliation Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 134, Signature Distribution Requirement for Initiatives Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 135, Emergency Declarations Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 136, Legal Challenges to Constitutionality of Initiatives Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 137, End Term Limits and Retention Elections for Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Judges Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 138, Wages for Tipped Workers Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 139, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 140, Single Primary for All Candidates and Possible RCV General Election Initiative (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 212, $18 Minimum Wage Initiative (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 311, Criminal Conviction Fee for First Responder Death Financial Benefit Measure (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 312, Property Tax Refund for Non-Enforcement of Public Nuisance Laws Measure (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 313, Life Imprisonment for Sex Trafficking of a Child Measure (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 314, Immigration and Border Law Enforcement Measure (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 315, Legislative Ratification of State Agency Rules that Increase Regulatory Costs Measure (2024)
- City elections in Mesa, Arizona (2024)
- City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2024)
- Mayoral election in Gilbert, Arizona (2024)
- Chandler Unified School District, Arizona, elections (2024)
- Gilbert Public Schools, Arizona, elections (2024)
- Higley Unified School District, Arizona, elections (2024)
- Mesa Public Schools, Arizona, elections (2024)
- Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2024)
- Chandler Unified School District, Arizona, Question, School Infrastructure Improvements Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Gilbert, Arizona, Proposition 497, Permanent Adjustment to City Expenditure Limit Measure (November 2024)
- Gilbert, Arizona, Proposition 498, Exclude Capital Projects from Expenditure Limit Measure (November 2024)
- Gilbert Unified School District, Arizona, Question 1, General Maintenance and Operation Budget Override Measure (November 2024)
- Gilbert Unified School District, Arizona, Question 2, District Site Sale Measure (November 2024)
- Higley Unified School District, Arizona, Question 1, General Maintenance and Operation Budget Override Measure (November 2024)
- Higley Unified School District, Arizona, Question 2, School Infrastructure Improvement Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Maricopa County, Arizona, Proposition 479, Renew Transportation Excise Tax for 20 Years Measure (November 2024)
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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
| Gilbert, Arizona | Arizona | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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