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Donald Hiatt
Donald Hiatt (Republican Party) ran for election for Maricopa County Recorder in Arizona. He lost in the Republican primary on July 30, 2024.
Hiatt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Donald Hiatt was born in Douglas, Arizona. He attended Mesa Community College and earned a bachelor's degree from National Graduate School in 2011. His career experience includes working as an information technology professional at a number of various companies including Nationwide Insurance, AZ BlueCross BlueShield, and Arizona Department of Education.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2024)
General election
General election for Maricopa County Recorder
Justin Heap defeated Timothy Stringham in the general election for Maricopa County Recorder on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Justin Heap (R)  | 52.1 | 984,866 |
| Timothy Stringham (D) | 47.8 | 903,609 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,619 | ||
| Total votes: 1,890,094 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maricopa County Recorder
Timothy Stringham advanced from the Democratic primary for Maricopa County Recorder on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Timothy Stringham | 99.5 | 259,842 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1,369 | ||
| Total votes: 261,211 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maricopa County Recorder
Justin Heap defeated incumbent Stephen Richer and Donald Hiatt in the Republican primary for Maricopa County Recorder on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Heap | 43.3 | 161,946 |
 | Stephen Richer | 34.5 | 129,344 | |
 | Donald Hiatt | 21.9 | 82,160 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 929 | ||
| Total votes: 374,379 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hiatt in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Donald Hiatt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hiatt's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am the first Recorder Candidate with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Quality Management, and I am a Certified Senior Enterprise Architect. I have demonstrated my skills by receiving the Best Customer and User Award for System Design; and AIM: BIZ Gold Award for highest productivity increase of an imaging system. I have a unique patent for document indexing so they can later be retrieved. I possess expert level skills in Business Process Re-Engineering and Complex Systems Analysis & Design. Skills that will be invaluable in re-organizing and managing the operations in the Recorder’s office. I am neither a lawyer nor a politician. I believe in Freedom of speech and the integrity of the Constitution of this great country! 4th Generation Arizona Native.
My wife & I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary last November, and we raised three beautiful daughters in the Mesa / Chandler area.- Strengthen security to prevent fraudulent property title and deed filings with proactive notifications to the owner.
- Redesign practices to expedite election results.
- Ensure adherence to Federal and State election laws.
This responsibility is governed by Title 11, Chapter 4 of the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S. 11-461 to 11-469), which outlines the duties of the county recorder in maintaining and recording public documents.
Managing voter registration, maintaining voter rolls, administering early voting (including mail-in ballots), and verifying signatures on early ballots.
Title 16, Chapter 1, Article 2 of the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S. 16-121 to 16-168)
Assisting with the administration of elections in collaboration with the Maricopa County Elections Department, including managing polling places and tabulating votes.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 8, 2024
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