Michael Auerbach
Michael Auerbach ran for election for an at-large seat of the Scottsdale City Council in Arizona. Auerbach lost in the primary on August 4, 2020.
Auerbach was a 2014 candidate for the Scottsdale, Arizona City Council.
Biography
Auerbach graduated from California State University, Fullerton in 1991. He attended Georgetown University to become a certified legal assistant and also has a degree in culinary arts.[1]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Auerbach's academic, professional, and political career:[1]
- Campaign aide to former U.S. Senator John Seymour (CA)
- Political director for former U.S. Representative Steve Horn (CA)
- Legislative aide to former U.S. Representative Mark Nuemann (WI)
- Small business owner (Present)
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Scottsdale, Arizona (2020)
General election
General election for Scottsdale City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Scottsdale City Council At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Betty Janik (Nonpartisan)  | 18.8 | 59,753 |
| ✔ |  | Tammy Caputi (Nonpartisan) | 18.5 | 58,561 |
| ✔ | Tom Durham (Nonpartisan) | 18.3 | 58,194 | |
 | John Little (Nonpartisan) | 17.4 | 55,299 | |
 | Guy Phillips (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 46,145 | |
| Becca Linnig (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 38,438 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 767 | ||
| Total votes: 317,157 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Scottsdale City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Scottsdale City Council At-large on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Betty Janik (Nonpartisan) | 16.6 | 30,753 |
| ✔ | | Tammy Caputi (Nonpartisan) | 16.1 | 29,687 |
| ✔ | | John Little (Nonpartisan) | 13.9 | 25,742 |
| ✔ | Tom Durham (Nonpartisan) | 13.6 | 25,140 | |
| ✔ | | Guy Phillips (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 16,559 |
| ✔ | Becca Linnig (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 15,770 | |
 | Bill Crawford (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 15,165 | |
| Michael Auerbach (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 13,370 | ||
| Kevin Maxwell (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 12,494 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 230 | ||
| Total votes: 184,910 | |||
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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
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Auerbach did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- City of Scottsdale - Official candidate list
- Campaign website
- AZcentral.com, "Candidates headed for runoff in Scottsdale," August 27, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on July 29, 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
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