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2022 Mesa elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: April 4, 2022
Primary election: August 2, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 3
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Mesa, Arizona, held general elections for city council 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

District 4

General election

General election for Mesa City Council District 4

Incumbent Jenn Duff defeated Trista Guzman Glover in the general election for Mesa City Council District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jenn Duff
Jenn Duff (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
55.7
 
6,765
Image of Trista Guzman Glover
Trista Guzman Glover (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
43.8
 
5,326
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
64

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

Total votes: 12,155
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mesa City Council District 4

Incumbent Jenn Duff and Trista Guzman Glover defeated Nathaniel Ross in the primary for Mesa City Council District 4 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jenn Duff
Jenn Duff (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
47.1
 
3,374
✔
Image of Trista Guzman Glover
Trista Guzman Glover (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
27.8
 
1,989
Image of Nathaniel Ross
Nathaniel Ross (Nonpartisan)
 
24.7
 
1,770
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
31

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

Total votes: 7,164
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District 5

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mesa City Council District 5

Alicia Goforth won election outright in the primary for Mesa City Council District 5 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alicia Goforth
Alicia Goforth (Nonpartisan)
 
99.4
 
18,480
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
110

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,590
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District 6

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mesa City Council District 6

Scott Somers won election outright against Darla Trendler in the primary for Mesa City Council District 6 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Scott Somers
Scott Somers (Nonpartisan)
 
58.0
 
9,663
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Darla Trendler (Nonpartisan)
 
41.7
 
6,943
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
59

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,665
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About the city

See also: Mesa, Arizona

Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona. As of 2020, its population was 504,258.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Mesa 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 an executive called a city manager to oversee the city's day-to-day operations.[1]

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Mesa, Arizona
Mesa Arizona
Population 504,258 7,151,502
Land area (sq mi) 140 113,654
Race and ethnicity**
White 78.3% 73.8%
Black/African American 4.4% 4.5%
Asian 2.1% 3.3%
Native American 2.5% 4.3%
Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.2%
Other (single race) N/A 6.9%
Multiple 6.3% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 27.6% 31.5%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.9% 87.9%
College graduation rate 28.1% 30.3%
Income
Median household income $61,640 $61,529
Persons below poverty level 13.3% 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

Mesa, Arizona Arizona Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ City of Mesa, "Organizational Chart," accessed August 21, 2014
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