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City elections in Mesa, Arizona (2024)

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2024 Mesa elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: April 1, 2024
Primary election: July 30, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 4 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

The city of Mesa, Arizona, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for July 30, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was April 1, 2024.

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

Elections

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Candidates and results

City council

District 1

General election

General election for Mesa City Council District 1

Rich Adams defeated Ron Williams in the general election for Mesa City Council District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rich Adams
Rich Adams (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
51.3
 
12,971
Image of Ron Williams
Ron Williams (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
48.3
 
12,211
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
122

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

Total votes: 25,304
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mesa City Council District 1

Rich Adams and Ron Williams defeated Tim Meyer and Zachary Hichez in the primary for Mesa City Council District 1 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rich Adams
Rich Adams (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
33.4
 
3,795
✔
Image of Ron Williams
Ron Williams (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
29.6
 
3,370
Image of Tim Meyer
Tim Meyer (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
26.3
 
2,994
Image of Zachary Hichez
Zachary Hichez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
10.4
 
1,182
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
27

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

Total votes: 11,368
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District 2

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mesa City Council District 2

Incumbent Julie Spilsbury won election outright against Melody Whetstone in the primary for Mesa City Council District 2 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Julie Spilsbury
Julie Spilsbury (Nonpartisan)
 
65.9
 
8,120
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Melody Whetstone (Nonpartisan)
 
33.8
 
4,158
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
42

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

Total votes: 12,320
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District 3

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mesa City Council District 3

Incumbent Francisco Heredia won election outright against Marc Lavender in the primary for Mesa City Council District 3 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Francisco Heredia
Francisco Heredia (Nonpartisan)
 
56.6
 
4,927
Image of Marc Lavender
Marc Lavender (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
43.0
 
3,747
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
30

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

Total votes: 8,704
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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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