Julie Gunnigle

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Julie Gunnigle

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

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Julie Gunnigle (Democratic Party) ran in a special election for Maricopa County Attorney in Arizona. She lost in the special general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2022)

General election

Special general election for Maricopa County Attorney

Incumbent Rachel Mitchell defeated Julie Gunnigle in the special general election for Maricopa County Attorney on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rachel Mitchell (R)	52.8	776,615
		Julie Gunnigle (D)	47.1	692,217
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,167

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,469,999
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Maricopa County Attorney

Julie Gunnigle advanced from the special Democratic primary for Maricopa County Attorney on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Gunnigle	100.0	312,331

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 312,331
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Maricopa County Attorney

Incumbent Rachel Mitchell defeated Gina Godbehere in the special Republican primary for Maricopa County Attorney on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rachel Mitchell	57.1	235,299
		Gina Godbehere	42.5	175,137
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	1,704

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 412,140
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Anni Foster (R)

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2020)

General election

General election for Maricopa County Attorney

Incumbent Allister Adel defeated Julie Gunnigle in the general election for Maricopa County Attorney on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Allister Adel (R)	50.9	966,759
		Julie Gunnigle (D)	49.0	928,950
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,817

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,897,526
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maricopa County Attorney

Julie Gunnigle defeated Will Knight and Bob McWhirter in the Democratic primary for Maricopa County Attorney on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Gunnigle	59.5	213,551
	Submit photo	Will Knight	22.6	80,898
		Bob McWhirter	17.9	64,176

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 358,625
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maricopa County Attorney

Incumbent Allister Adel advanced from the Republican primary for Maricopa County Attorney on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Allister Adel	100.0	358,856

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 358,856
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Endorsements

To view Gunnigle's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.

2018

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 (2 seats)

Nancy K. Barto and incumbent John Allen defeated Jennifer Samuels and Julie Gunnigle in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nancy K. Barto (R)	29.1	51,305
✔		John Allen (R)	27.9	49,279
		Jennifer Samuels (D)	21.9	38,565
		Julie Gunnigle (D)	21.1	37,308

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 176,457
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 (2 seats)

Jennifer Samuels and Julie Gunnigle defeated Tonya MacBeth in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Samuels	34.6	7,977
✔		Julie Gunnigle	34.3	7,904
		Tonya MacBeth	31.2	7,189

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,070 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 (2 seats)

Nancy K. Barto and incumbent John Allen advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nancy K. Barto	52.8	19,196
✔		John Allen	47.2	17,164

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,360 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Julie Gunnigle did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Julie Gunnigle completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gunnigle's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Julie Gunnigle was born and raised in Maricopa County and currently lives a mile from the school that she attended growing up. As a former professor of Law, a current solo practitioner, a mother of three, and former prosecutor of financial crime and public corruption - Julie understands how complex our criminal justice system is and how important it is to have someone who believes our system should be tough, smart and fair.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Reform our Broken Criminal Justice System
• Stop the Prosecution of Low Level Marijuana Offenses
• End Private Prisons

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

My approach to reform is to bring dispositions in line with the goals of rehabilitation and national norms to empower prosecutors to carefully weigh options and do real justice. My office will work to bring Maricopa County's incarceration rate in-line with the national average over the course of four years. This would represent a 26% reduction in our prison population and average yearly savings of $250 million once achieved.

I support all people's right to bodily autonomy and the ability to make decisions about their bodies, and when I become County Attorney, I will ensure that no person in Arizona will face criminal sanctions for their private healthcare decisions. Roe v. Wade is the law of the land and I will always fight for reproductive justice.

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2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Julie Gunnigle participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on September 17, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Julie Gunnigle's responses follow below.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

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Ending the dirty money, conflicts of interest, and corruption in our state government; Fully-funding education; Protecting our health care

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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

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I am passionate about public corruption (having prosecuted politicians for part of my career). I am also passionate about maternal health and making prenatal care respectful, affordable, and evidence-based.

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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Julie Gunnigle answered the following:

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?

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I look up to my mother, a public school teacher of 26 years. She is strong, smart, and committed to making her community a better place to live.

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