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John Giles
John Giles was the Mayor of Mesa in Arizona. He assumed office on September 18, 2014. He left office on January 7, 2025.
Giles won re-election for Mayor of Mesa in Arizona outright in the primary on August 4, 2020, after the general election was canceled.
Mayoral elections in Mesa are nonpartisan. Giles is affiliated with the Republican Party.[1][2]
Before becoming mayor, Giles was a member of the Mesa City Council from 1996 to 2000. He served as vice mayor from 1998 to 2000.[3]
Biography
Giles was born in Mesa. He obtained a B.A. in political science from Brigham Young University and a J.D. from Arizona State University. His professional experience includes working as an attorney and owning his own law firm.[3]
Career
Below is a brief outline of Giles' political career.
- 2014-Present: Mayor of Mesa
- 1998-2000: Vice mayor of Mesa
- 1996-2000: Mesa City Council
Elections
2024
- See also: Mayoral election in Mesa, Arizona (2024)
John Giles did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Mayoral election in Mesa, Arizona (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Mesa
Incumbent John Giles won election outright against Verl Farnsworth in the primary for Mayor of Mesa on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Giles (Nonpartisan) | 66.2 | 60,473 |
| Verl Farnsworth (Nonpartisan) | 33.4 | 30,452 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 357 | ||
| Total votes: 91,282 | |||
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2016
The city of Mesa, Arizona, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 30, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 1, 2016. Three of the six city council seats were up for election.[4] Incumbent John Giles ran unopposed in the Mayor of Mesa primary election.[5]
| Mayor of Mesa, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 John Giles Incumbent | ||
| Source: Maricopa County Recorder, "Election Results," September 9, 2016 | ||
2014
- See also: Mesa, Arizona municipal elections, 2014
Elections for the city council of Mesa, Arizona were scheduled to take place on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. Because one candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary, the general election scheduled for November 4 was called off. John Giles defeated Danny Ray.[6][7]
| Mayor of Mesa, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| John Giles |
72.7% | 33,177 | |
| Danny Ray | 27.3% | 12,483 | |
| Total Votes | 45,660 | ||
| Source: Maricopa County Recorder - 2014 Election Results | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Giles did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cronkite News, "Mesa’s Giles leads panel of mayors grappling with immigration policy," January 22, 2020
- ↑ The Hill, "Republican Mesa mayor: 'I've been impressed so far with this administration,'" March 21, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 City of Mesa, "Mayor John Giles," accessed January 27, 2019
- ↑ City of Mesa Clerk, "Election Information," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ Mesa, Arizona, "Candidates," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ City of Mesa, "Official candidate list," accessed July 8, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder: Unofficial 2014 Election Results, accessed on August 26, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Scott Smith (R) |
Mayor of Mesa 2014-2025 |
Succeeded by Mark Freeman |
| Preceded by - |
Mesa City Council Vice-mayor 1998-2000 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Mesa City Council 1996-2000 |
Succeeded by - |
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