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Mayoral election in Chandler, Arizona (2022)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 4, 2022 |
| Primary election: August 2, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 (canceled) |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Chandler, Arizona, was expected to hold a general election for mayor on November 8, 2022. The election was canceled after a candidate received enough votes in the primary to win the election outright. The primary was on August 2, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was April 4, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Chandler
Incumbent Kevin Hartke won election outright against Ruth Jones in the primary for Mayor of Chandler on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Hartke (Nonpartisan) | 76.8 | 39,349 |
| Ruth Jones (Nonpartisan) | 22.9 | 11,755 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 129 | ||
| Total votes: 51,233 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Arizona elections, 2022
August 2, 2022
- United States Senate election in Arizona, 2022
- Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Arizona Attorney General election, 2022
- Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2022
- Arizona gubernatorial election, 2022
- Arizona Mine Inspector election, 2022
- Arizona Secretary of State election, 2022
- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- Arizona Treasurer election, 2022
- Arizona State Senate elections, 2022
- Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2022)
- City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2022)
- City elections in Gilbert, Arizona (2022)
- Chandler, Arizona, Proposition 470, Continuation of Home Rule Measure (August 2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Arizona, 2022
- Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Arizona Attorney General election, 2022
- Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2022
- Arizona gubernatorial election, 2022
- Arizona Mine Inspector election, 2022
- Arizona Secretary of State election, 2022
- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- Arizona Treasurer election, 2022
- Arizona State Senate elections, 2022
- Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Arizona Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Arizona intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Arizona Election and Voting Policies Initiative (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 128, Legislative Changes to Ballot Initiatives with Invalid Provisions Amendment (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 129, Single-Subject Requirement for Ballot Initiatives Amendment (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 130, Property Tax Exemptions Amendment (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 131, Create Office of Lieutenant Governor Amendment (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 132, 60% Vote Requirement for Ballot Measures to Approve Taxes Amendment (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 209, Healthcare Debt Interest Rate Limit and Debt Collection Exemptions Initiative (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 211, Campaign Finance Sources Disclosure Initiative (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 308, In-State Tuition for Non-Citizen Residents Measure (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 309, Voter Identification Requirements for Mail-In Ballots and In-Person Voting Measure (2022)
- Arizona Proposition 310, Sales Tax for Fire District Funding Measure (2022)
- Arizona Reduce Income Tax Brackets to Flat Rate Referendum (2022)
- Arizona Small Business Income Tax Referendum (2022)
- City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2022)
- City elections in Gilbert, Arizona (2022)
- Chandler Unified School District, Arizona, elections (2022)
- Gilbert Public Schools, Arizona, elections (2022)
- Kyrene Elementary School District, Arizona, elections (2022)
- Mesa Public Schools, Arizona, elections (2022)
- Tempe Union High School District, Arizona, elections (2022)
- Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2022)
- Mesa, Arizona, Proposition 476, Allow Collective Bargaining for Police and Firefighters Measure (November 2022)
- Mesa, Arizona, Proposition 477, Procurement Amounts by Ordinance Measure (November 2022)
- Mesa, Arizona, Question 1, Continue the Alternative Expenditure Limit Measure (November 2022)
- Mesa, Arizona, Question 2, Public Safety Bond Measure (November 2022)
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Mayoral partisanship
Twenty-four of the 100 largest U.S. cities held mayoral elections in 2022. Once mayors elected in 2022 assumed office, Democrats held 63 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans held 28, independents held three, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Two mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.
The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2022:
- Henderson, Nevada: Michelle Romero (R) was elected to succeed outgoing mayor Debra March (D) on June 14, winning the primary outright with 76% of the vote.
- Anaheim, California: Ashleigh Aitken (D) defeated Acting Mayor Trevor O'Neil (R) and two other candidates on November 8, 2022. Former mayor Harry Sidhu (R) resigned in May 2022.
- Chula Vista, California: John McCann (R) defeated Ammar Campa-Najjar (D) in the November 8 election to succeed term-limited mayor Mary Salas (D).
- North Las Vegas, Nevada: Pamela Goynes-Brown (D) defeated Patricia Spearman (D) in the election to succeed outgoing mayor John J. Lee (R) on November 8, 2022.[1]
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About the city
- See also: Chandler, Arizona
Chandler is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona, and is a prominent suburb of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered to the north and west by Tempe, to the north by Mesa, to the west by Phoenix, to the south by the Gila River Indian Community and to the east by Gilbert. As of 2020, its population was 275,987.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Chandler uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Chandler, Arizona | ||
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| Chandler | Arizona | |
| Population | 275,987 | 7,151,502 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 65 | 113,654 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 71.4% | 73.8% |
| Black/African American | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Asian | 10.9% | 3.3% |
| Native American | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 6.9% |
| Multiple | 6.5% | 7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 19.9% | 31.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.8% | 87.9% |
| College graduation rate | 44.6% | 30.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $85,796 | $61,529 |
| Persons below poverty level | 7.3% | 14.1% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| Chandler, Arizona | Arizona | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Lee was elected as a Democrat and switched parties in 2021.
- ↑ City Charter of Chander, AZ, Sec. 2.03-05 and 3.01-04
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