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City elections in Phoenix, Arizona (2022-2023)

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2022 Phoenix elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: July 11, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Runoff election: March 14, 2023
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 4
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Phoenix, Arizona, held general elections for city council on November 8, 2022. A runoff election was scheduled for March 14, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was July 11, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

City council

District 2

General election

General election for Phoenix City Council District 2

Incumbent Jim Waring defeated Heli Nielson and Matt Evans in the general election for Phoenix City Council District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jim Waring (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
52.8
 
32,444
Image of Heli Nielson
Heli Nielson (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
29.6
 
18,201
Image of Matt Evans
Matt Evans (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
17.3
 
10,645
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
157

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

Total votes: 61,447
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District 4

General election

General election for Phoenix City Council District 4

Incumbent Laura Pastor won election in the general election for Phoenix City Council District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Laura Pastor (Nonpartisan)
 
97.6
 
26,226
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.4
 
658

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

Total votes: 26,884
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District 6

General runoff election

General runoff election for Phoenix City Council District 6

Kevin Robinson defeated Sam Stone in the general runoff election for Phoenix City Council District 6 on March 14, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Kevin Robinson (Nonpartisan)
 
62.2
 
23,178
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Sam Stone (Nonpartisan)
 
37.8
 
14,109

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

Total votes: 37,287
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General election

General election for Phoenix City Council District 6

The following candidates ran in the general election for Phoenix City Council District 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Kevin Robinson (Nonpartisan)
 
19.5
 
12,072
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Sam Stone (Nonpartisan)
 
17.0
 
10,548
Image of Moses Sanchez
Moses Sanchez (Nonpartisan)
 
16.3
 
10,098
Image of Joan Greene
Joan Greene (Nonpartisan)
 
16.2
 
10,036
Image of Kellen Wilson
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12.2
 
7,552
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Mark Moeremans (Nonpartisan)
 
10.1
 
6,234
Image of Harry Curtin
Harry Curtin (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
6.3
 
3,917
Image of Juan Schoville
Juan Schoville (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
2.1
 
1,291
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
164

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

Total votes: 61,912
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District 8

General runoff election

General runoff election for Phoenix City Council District 8

Kesha Hodge Washington defeated incumbent Carlos Garcia in the general runoff election for Phoenix City Council District 8 on March 14, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Kesha Hodge Washington (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
55.1
 
9,411
Image of Carlos Garcia
Carlos Garcia (Nonpartisan)
 
44.9
 
7,682

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

Total votes: 17,093
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General election

General election for Phoenix City Council District 8

Incumbent Carlos Garcia and Kesha Hodge Washington advanced to a runoff. They defeated Denise Ceballos Viner and Nick Griemsmann in the general election for Phoenix City Council District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Carlos Garcia (Nonpartisan)
 
39.4
 
13,896
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37.9
 
13,371
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Denise Ceballos Viner (Nonpartisan)
 
11.5
 
4,057
Image of Nick Griemsmann
Nick Griemsmann (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
10.9
 
3,858
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
119

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

Total votes: 35,301
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About the city

See also: Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the seat of Maricopa County. It is the anchor of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area (also know as the Valley of the Sun). As of 2020, its population was 1,608,139.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Phoenix 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 Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Arizona
Population 1,608,139 7,151,502
Land area (sq mi) 518 113,654
Race and ethnicity**
White 68.2% 73.8%
Black/African American 7.1% 4.5%
Asian 3.9% 3.3%
Native American 2% 4.3%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2%
Other (single race) N/A 6.9%
Multiple 8.3% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 42.6% 31.5%
Education
High school graduation rate 82.9% 87.9%
College graduation rate 29.4% 30.3%
Income
Median household income $60,914 $61,529
Persons below poverty level 16.2% 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

Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Phoenix City Charter, Ch. 3 Sec. 1-2, accessed October 29, 2014
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