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Mayor and city council recall, Benson, Arizona (2025-2026)
| Benson mayor and city council recall |
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| Officeholders |
Levi Johnson Patrick Boyle Darren Hayes Anicleto Maldonado |
| Recall status |
Did not go to a vote (Konrad) |
| Recall election date |
| May 19, 2026 (Johnson, Boyle, Hayes, Maldonado) |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2025 Recalls in Arizona Arizona recall laws City council recalls Mayoral recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall City Councilors Levi Johnson, Patrick Boyle, Darren Hayes, and Anicleto Maldonado is scheduled for May 19, 2026 in Benson, Arizona. An effort to recall Mayor Joe Konrad did not go to a vote after it failed to gather enough signatures to make the ballot.[1][2]
Recall vote
Johnson recall
Levi Johnson recall, 2026
Levi Johnson is facing a recall election in the Benson City Council recall on May 19, 2026.
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Maldonado recall
Anicleto Maldonado recall, 2026
Anicleto Maldonado is facing a recall election in the Benson City Council recall on May 19, 2026.
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Hayes recall
Darren Hayes recall, 2026
Darren Hayes is facing a recall election in the Benson City Council recall on May 19, 2026.
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Boyle recall
Patrick Boyle recall, 2026
Patrick Boyle is facing a recall election in the Benson City Council recall on May 19, 2026.
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Recall supporters
The recall effort was initiated in response to the proposed construction of an aluminum recycling plant. Recall organizers have expressed concerns about potential health and environmental impacts, as well as a lack of transparency. Organizer Kristin Bidegain has said, "This entire situation exists because our local government allowed this company to move in at a location that should never have been considered. They failed to research what this type of operation is doing and ignored the company's track record of non-compliance with pollution regulations."[3][4]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Arizona
No specific grounds are required for recall in Arizona. To begin the recall process, supporters must file an application for a recall petition that must be approved by the relevant election office. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 25% of the votes cast for all candidates at the last election for the relevant office in 120 days.[5]
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Benson, Arizona
- Recall campaigns in Arizona
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- Political recall efforts, 2026
- City council recalls
- Mayoral recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Pedro Valley News-Sun, "At least 3 on Benson council must resign or face recall election," December 1, 2025
- ↑ KGUN 9, "Cochise County residents protest over aluminum recycling plant in Benson," August 12, 2025
- ↑ azcentral.com, "Benson residents protest, attempt to recall local officials over planned industrial plant," August 25, 2025
- ↑ KGUN 9, "Cochise County residents protest over aluminum recycling plant in Benson," August 12, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Recall," accessed October 16, 2023
