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Linda Milhaven
Linda Milhaven was an at-large member of the Scottsdale City Council in Arizona. She assumed office in 2011. She left office on January 10, 2023.
Milhaven ran for election for Mayor of Scottsdale in Arizona. She lost in the primary on July 30, 2024.
Biography
Milhaven earned her B.A. in psychology from Wellesley College and her MBA from Columbia University. Her professional experience includes working as banker for 30 years.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Scottsdale, Arizona (2024)
General election
General election for Mayor of Scottsdale
Lisa Borowsky defeated incumbent David Ortega in the general election for Mayor of Scottsdale on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Borowsky (Nonpartisan) | 54.1 | 71,089 |
 | David Ortega (Nonpartisan) | 45.6 | 59,900 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 306 | ||
| Total votes: 131,295 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Scottsdale
Incumbent David Ortega and Lisa Borowsky defeated Linda Milhaven in the primary for Mayor of Scottsdale on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Ortega (Nonpartisan) | 40.6 | 24,596 |
| ✔ | | Lisa Borowsky (Nonpartisan) | 38.7 | 23,439 |
 | Linda Milhaven (Nonpartisan) | 20.6 | 12,462 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 60,559 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Milhaven in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Scottsdale City Council At-large (3 seats)
Incumbent Kathy Littlefield, Solange Whitehead, and incumbent Linda Milhaven defeated Bill Crawford and incumbent David Smith in the general election for Scottsdale City Council At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kathy Littlefield (Nonpartisan) | 25.7 | 56,829 |
| ✔ |  | Solange Whitehead (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 49,649 |
| ✔ | | Linda Milhaven (Nonpartisan) | 18.8 | 41,643 |
 | Bill Crawford (Nonpartisan) | 17.4 | 38,540 | |
 | David Smith (Nonpartisan) | 15.7 | 34,704 | |
| Total votes: 221,365 | |||
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2014
The city of Scottsdale, Arizona held nonpartisan elections for city council on November 4, 2014. A primary election was held on August 26, 2014. Three of the six council seats were up for election. Because no candidate received a majority of the total votes in the primary election, the top six candidates proceeded to the general election. Incumbent Linda Milhaven and candidates Kathy Littlefield and David N. Smith defeated incumbent Dennis Robbins, Cindy Hill and Jennifer Petersen.[2][3][4]
| Scottsdale City Council General Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Linda Milhaven Incumbent |
17.8% | 27,866 | |
| Kathy Littlefield |
16.8% | 26,352 | |
| David N. Smith |
16.9% | 26,359 | |
| Dennis Robbins Incumbent | 16.8% | 26,298 | |
| Cindy Hill | 15.1% | 23,564 | |
| Jennifer Petersen | 16.6% | 25,964 | |
| Total Votes | 130,439 | ||
| Source: City of Scottsdale Official 2014 Election Results | |||
| Scottsdale City Council Primary Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Linda Milhaven Incumbent |
16.1% | 17,224 | |
| Jennifer Petersen |
14% | 15,040 | |
| Dennis Robbins Incumbent |
14% | 14,976 | |
| David N. Smith |
13.8% | 14,830 | |
| Kathy Littlefield |
13.2% | 14,152 | |
| Cindy Hill |
10.3% | 11,007 | |
| Bill Crawford | 9.4% | 10,105 | |
| Michael Auerbach | 9.1% | 9,758 | |
| Total Votes | 76,222 | ||
| Source: City of Scottsdale Official 2014 Election Results | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Linda Milhaven did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Milhaven's endorsements included the following:[5]
- Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce
- Scottsdale Area Association of REALTORS®
- Professional Firefighters of Arizona
- State Senator, Michele Reagan
- Scottsdale City Council Member, Virginia Korte
- Scottsdale City Council Member, Suzanne Klapp
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of Scottsdale |
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of Scottsdale, "Councilwoman Linda Milhaven," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ City of Scottsdale, "Official candidate list," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ AZcentral.com, "Candidates headed for runoff in Scottsdale," August 27, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Milhaven for Scottsdale, "Endorsements," accessed September 30, 2014
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