Julie Spilsbury

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Julie Spilsbury
Prior offices:
Mesa City Council District 2
Years in office: 2021 - 2025
Predecessor: Jeremy Whittaker (Nonpartisan)
Successor: Dorean Taylor (Nonpartisan)

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 4, 2025
Personal
Religion
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
Contact

Julie Spilsbury was a member of the Mesa City Council in Arizona, representing District 2. She assumed office on January 7, 2021. She left office on November 17, 2025.

Spilsbury lost her position in the recall election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: Julie Spilsbury recall, Mesa, Arizona (2025)

General election

Special general election for Mesa City Council District 2

Dorean Taylor defeated incumbent Julie Spilsbury in the special general election for Mesa City Council District 2 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dorean Taylor
Dorean Taylor (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
52.1
 
9,596
Image of Julie Spilsbury
Julie Spilsbury (Nonpartisan)
 
47.9
 
8,834

Total votes: 18,430
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2024

See also: City elections in Mesa, Arizona (2024)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mesa City Council District 2

Incumbent Julie Spilsbury won election outright against Melody Whetstone in the primary for Mesa City Council District 2 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Julie Spilsbury
Julie Spilsbury (Nonpartisan)
 
65.9
 
8,120
Melody Whetstone (Nonpartisan)
 
33.8
 
4,158
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
42

Total votes: 12,320
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Spilsbury in this election.

2020

See also: City elections in Mesa, Arizona (2020)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mesa City Council District 2

Julie Spilsbury won election outright against incumbent Jeremy Whittaker in the primary for Mesa City Council District 2 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Julie Spilsbury
Julie Spilsbury (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
55.3
 
8,486
Image of Jeremy Whittaker
Jeremy Whittaker (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
44.5
 
6,826
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
38

Total votes: 15,350
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Endorsements

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

Campaign themes

2024

Julie Spilsbury did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Candidate Connection

Julie Spilsbury completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Spilsbury's responses.

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I'm running for Mesa City Council in District 2 to keep our city a great place to live, work and play. I respectfully ask for your support and vote. Learn more about my candidacy at https://www.spilsburyformesa.com/.
I know that having a strong community and safe neighborhoods will in turn create safe and strong families, where children will thrive and grow with every possible opportunity to become great members of our society.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Jeremy Whittaker
Mesa City Council District 2
2021-2025
Succeeded by
Dorean Taylor