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Mayoral election in Gilbert, Arizona (2024)

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2020
2024 Gilbert elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: April 1, 2024
Primary election: July 30, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024 (canceled)
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor
Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

The city of Gilbert, Arizona, held a primary election on July 30, 2024. The general election scheduled for November 5, 2024, was canceled after Scott Anderson won outright in the primary. The filing deadline for this election was April 1, 2024.

As of 2024, Gilbert did not have term limits for the position of mayor. Mayors served a four-year term.


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Candidates and results

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Gilbert

Scott Anderson won election outright against Natalie DiBernardo in the primary for Mayor of Gilbert on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Anderson
Scott Anderson (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
56.6
 
24,659
Image of Natalie DiBernardo
Natalie DiBernardo (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
43.1
 
18,791
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
115

Total votes: 43,565
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Arizona elections, 2024


July 30, 2024
November 5, 2024

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Mayoral partisanship

See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2024)

Thirty-four of the 100 largest cities held mayoral elections in 2024. Once mayors elected in 2024, assumed office Democrats held 65 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans 25, Libertarians held one, independents held two, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Three mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.

The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2024:[1]


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About the city

See also: Gilbert, Arizona

Gilbert is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona. As of 2020, its population was 267,918.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government and Council-manager government

The city of Gilbert blends elements of a council-manager system with a weak mayor system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive. The city council, however, appoints a city manager to oversee the city's day-to-day operations and implement city policies.[3]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Gilbert, Arizona
Gilbert Arizona
Population 267,918 7,151,502
Land area (sq mi) 68 113,654
Race and ethnicity**
White 81.5% 73.8%
Black/African American 4% 4.5%
Asian 5.5% 3.3%
Native American 0.7% 4.3%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2%
Other (single race) N/A 6.9%
Multiple 5.4% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 17.3% 31.5%
Education
High school graduation rate 96.5% 87.9%
College graduation rate 45.3% 30.3%
Income
Median household income $99,154 $61,529
Persons below poverty level 5.1% 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

Gilbert, Arizona Arizona Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. As of January 7, 2025, the party affiliation of one mayor elected in 2024 was unknown. Ballotpedia contacted El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson's campaign in December to inquire about his party affiliation and had not yet received a reply. As incumbent Oscar Leeser was a Democrat, this decreased the net gain for Democrats from two to one.
  2. [San Antonio Express-News, "‘I’m a Democrat’: Mayor Ron Nirenberg campaigns for Kamala Harris, embraces party label," September 14, 2024]
  3. Code of Gilbert, "Chapter 1, Article II - Mayor and Council," accessed August 10, 2021