Mesa Public Schools, Arizona, elections (2022)

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Mesa Public Schools elections
General election date
November 8, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
58,859 students

Two seats on the Mesa Public Schools school board in Arizona were up for general election on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was July 11, 2022.

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for Mesa Public Schools Governing Board At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mesa Public Schools Governing Board At-large on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marcie Hutchinson (Nonpartisan)	24.0	51,623
✔		Rachel Walden (Nonpartisan)	22.0	47,439
		Jacob Martinez (Nonpartisan)	15.7	33,881
		Ed Steele (Nonpartisan)	14.8	31,837
	Submit photo	JR Wright (Nonpartisan)	9.0	19,481
	Submit photo	Chris Hamlet (Nonpartisan)	7.9	16,997
	Submit photo	Ray Deer (Nonpartisan)	6.4	13,685
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	541

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 215,484
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August 2, 2022

• United States Senate election in Arizona, 2022
• Arizona's 1st 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 Mesa, Arizona (2022)
• City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2022)
• City elections in Gilbert, Arizona (2022)
• City elections in Scottsdale, Arizona (2022)
• Mayoral election in Chandler, 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 1st 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 Mesa, Arizona (2022)
• City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2022)
• City elections in Gilbert, Arizona (2022)
• City elections in Scottsdale, Arizona (2022)
• Mayoral election in Chandler, Arizona (2022)
• Chandler Unified School District, Arizona, elections (2022)
• Gilbert Public Schools, Arizona, elections (2022)
• Kyrene Elementary School District, Arizona, elections (2022)
• Tempe Elementary School District, 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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About the district

See also: Mesa Public Schools, Arizona

Mesa Public Schools is located in Maricopa County, Arizona. The district served 58,859 students during the 2021-2022 school year.

See also

Mesa Public Schools	Arizona	School Boards
Mesa Public Schools, Arizona, elections (2020) List of school districts in Arizona	Arizona school board elections, 2022 Public education in Arizona Local ballot measures, Arizona	School board elections, 2022 School board elections, 2021 School board election data analysis, 2022 School board election data analysis, 2021

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