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James Mapstead
James Mapstead was a candidate for the District 3 seat on the City Council of Phoenix in Arizona. He ran in the general election on November 8, 2016. The race went to a March 2017 runoff between incumbent Debra Stark and the second highest vote-getter, Chris DeRose.[1]
Biography
At the time of his 2016 run for office, Mapstead was the owner of Accurate Signs and Engraving. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.[2]
Mapstead has had the following civic and professional affiliations:[2]
- Board member, Sunnyslope Village Alliance
- Board member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona
- Board member, Local First Arizona
- Board member, Herberger Theater
- Member, Paradise Valley Village Planning Commission.
- Former member, Phoenix Planning Commission
- Former board member, Phoenix Parks & Conservation Foundation and Equality Arizona
- Former president, Valley Citizens League
- Former president, Executive Association of Greater Phoenix
Campaign themes
2016
Mapstead's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
| “ | Here is my one and only promise: I’ll make sure residents and small business owners are heard above the noise of City Hall insiders. When it comes to voting, we the people outnumber special interests 10,000 to 1. Please join me and let’s move Phoenix forward.[4] | ” |
Elections
2016
| Phoenix City Council District 3, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Debra Stark Incumbent |
41.10% | 19,526 |
| Chris DeRose |
20.74% | 9,854 |
| James Mapstead | 19.09% | 9,067 |
| Dan Carroll | 19.07% | 9,061 |
| Total Votes | 47,508 | |
| Source: "Maricopa Recorder", "November 8, 2016 General Election", accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Municipal elections in Phoenix, Arizona (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Phoenix, "Candidate List," accessed March 13, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 jimforphoenix.com, "About Jim," accessed October 20, 2016
- ↑ jimforphoenix.com, "Official campaign websites," accessed October 20, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
