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2020 Scottsdale elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: April 6, 2020
Primary election: August 4, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and three city council seats
Total seats up: 6 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2020

The city of Scottsdale, Arizona, held elections for mayor and three city council seats in 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. If a candidate received a majority of the votes in the primary, then the general election was canceled. A general election was scheduled for November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was April 6, 2020.

Incumbents Suzanne Klapp and Virginia Korte did not seek re-election in 2020.

Scottsdale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona. For information on 2020 elections in Maricopa County, click here.

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

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Arizona modified its voter registration procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Voter registration: Voters had until 5:00 p.m. on October 15, 2020, to register to vote.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

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City Council

General election

General election for Scottsdale City Council At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Scottsdale City Council At-large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Betty Janik
Betty Janik (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
18.8
 
59,753
Image of Tammy Caputi
Tammy Caputi (Nonpartisan)
 
18.5
 
58,561
Tom Durham (Nonpartisan)
 
18.3
 
58,194
Image of John Little
John Little (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
17.4
 
55,299
Image of Guy Phillips
Guy Phillips (Nonpartisan)
 
14.5
 
46,145
Becca Linnig (Nonpartisan)
 
12.1
 
38,438
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
767

Total votes: 317,157
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Scottsdale City Council At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the primary for Scottsdale City Council At-large on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Betty Janik
Betty Janik (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
16.6
 
30,753
Image of Tammy Caputi
Tammy Caputi (Nonpartisan)
 
16.1
 
29,687
Image of John Little
John Little (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.9
 
25,742
Tom Durham (Nonpartisan)
 
13.6
 
25,140
Image of Guy Phillips
Guy Phillips (Nonpartisan)
 
9.0
 
16,559
Becca Linnig (Nonpartisan)
 
8.5
 
15,770
Image of Bill Crawford
Bill Crawford (Nonpartisan)
 
8.2
 
15,165
Michael Auerbach (Nonpartisan)
 
7.2
 
13,370
Kevin Maxwell (Nonpartisan)
 
6.8
 
12,494
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
230

Total votes: 184,910
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General election candidates

The general election was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.

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    About the city

    See also: Scottsdale, Arizona

    Scottsdale is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona.

    City government

    See also: Council-manager government

    The city of Scottsdale 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 day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1][2]

    Demographics

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

    Demographic Data for Scottsdale, Arizona
    Scottsdale Arizona
    Population 241,361 7,151,502
    Land area (sq mi) 184 113,654
    Race and ethnicity**
    White 86.6% 73.8%
    Black/African American 2.1% 4.5%
    Asian 5.2% 3.3%
    Native American 0.8% 4.3%
    Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
    Other (single race) N/A 6.9%
    Multiple 3.7% 7%
    Hispanic/Latino 10.2% 31.5%
    Education
    High school graduation rate 96.8% 87.9%
    College graduation rate 59.4% 30.3%
    Income
    Median household income $91,042 $61,529
    Persons below poverty level 6.8% 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.


    Pivot Counties

    See also: Pivot Counties by state

    Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states. No counties in Arizona are Pivot Counties.

    Donald Trump (R) defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the 2016 presidential election. Trump won 48.7 percent of the vote, while Clinton won 45.1 percent. Arizona was one of 12 key battleground states in 2016. Of the 30 states won by Trump in 2016, Arizona had the fifth closest margin. From when it became a state in 1912 to 2016, Arizona voted Republican in 66.7 percent of presidential elections. It voted Republican in all presidential elections from 2000 to 2016.

    Presidential results by legislative district

    The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Arizona. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

    In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 12 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 25 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 14 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 27.5 points. Clinton won two districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
    In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 18 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 22.9 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 16 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 21.5 points.


    See also

    Scottsdale, Arizona Arizona Municipal government Other local coverage
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