Mike Cease

Mike Cease (Green Party) ran for election to the Arizona Corporation Commission. Cease lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Mike Cease lives in Tucson, Arizona. Cease earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Tulsa and a graduate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Arizona in 1979. His career experience includes working as the owner of Database Consulting Services. Cease served as chair of the Arizona Green Party in 2015.^[1]^[2]

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Arizona Corporation Commission on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rachel Walden (R)	17.9	1,525,622
✔	Rene Lopez (R)	17.4	1,481,992
✔	Lea Marquez Peterson (R)	16.9	1,440,681
	Ylenia Aguilar (D)	15.7	1,336,868
	Jonathon Hill (D)	15.3	1,301,904
	Joshua Polacheck (D)	14.4	1,230,440
	Nina Luxenberg (G)	1.3	110,486
	Mike Cease (G)	1.2	101,473
	Frank Bertone (D) (Write-in)	0.0	144

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,529,610
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)

Ylenia Aguilar, Jonathon Hill, and Joshua Polacheck advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on July 30, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ylenia Aguilar	35.9	414,130
✔	Jonathon Hill	32.8	378,014
✔	Joshua Polacheck	31.3	360,835

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,152,979
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)

Rachel Walden, Rene Lopez, and incumbent Lea Marquez Peterson advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on July 30, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rachel Walden	36.8	512,104
✔	Rene Lopez	32.4	450,479
✔	Lea Marquez Peterson	30.9	429,820

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,392,403
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Christy Kelly (R)

Green primary election

Green primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)

Mike Cease and Nina Luxenberg advanced from the Green primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on July 30, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Cease (Write-in)	50.4	179
✔	Nina Luxenberg (Write-in)	49.6	176

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 355
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Endorsements

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2020

General election

General election for Pima County School Superintendent

Incumbent Dustin Williams won election in the general election for Pima County School Superintendent on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dustin Williams (D)	96.0	354,841
		Other/Write-in votes	4.0	14,676

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 369,517
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pima County School Superintendent

Incumbent Dustin Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Pima County School Superintendent on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dustin Williams	99.5	123,909
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	652

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 124,561
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Green primary election

No Green Party candidates filed for this race. Mike Cease ran as a write-in and received 58 votes. Write-in candidates were required to receive at least 439 votes to make the general election ballot.^[3]

2019

General election

General election for Mayor of Tucson

Regina Romero defeated Edward Ackerley and Mike Cease in the general election for Mayor of Tucson on November 5, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Regina Romero (D)	55.9	55,654
	Edward Ackerley (Independent)	39.4	39,233
	Mike Cease (G)	4.0	3,953
	Other/Write-in votes	0.7	728

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 99,568
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mayor of Tucson

Regina Romero defeated Steve Farley and Randi Dorman in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Tucson on August 27, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Regina Romero	50.2	24,592
	Steve Farley	37.1	18,175
	Randi Dorman	12.5	6,109
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	137

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,013
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Green primary election

Green primary for Mayor of Tucson

Mike Cease advanced from the Green primary for Mayor of Tucson on August 27, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Cease	59.5	91
	Other/Write-in votes	40.5	62

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 153
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in Tucson, Arizona (2017)

Incumbent Steve Kozachik (D) defeated Mariano Rodriguez (R) and Mike Cease (Green) in the general election for the Ward 6 seat on the Tucson City Council.

Tucson City Council, Ward 6 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Kozachik Incumbent	60.05%	48,892
	Republican	Mariano Rodriguez	32.62%	26,559
	Green	Mike Cease	7.03%	5,721
		Write-in votes	0.3%	245
Total Votes				81,417
Source: Pima County, Arizona, "Consolidated 2017 Final Results," November 13, 2017

Mike Cease defeated Michael Oatman in the Green Party primary election for the Ward 6 seat on the Tucson City Council.

Tucson City Council, Ward 6 Green Primary Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Green	Mike Cease	64.71%	55
	Green	Michael Oatman	31.76%	27
		Write-in votes	3.53%	3
Total Votes				85
Source: City of Tucson, "Primary Election Official Canvass," September 1, 2017

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2024

Campaign finance summary

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Mike Cease campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Arizona Corporation Commission	Lost general	$0	$0
Grand total			$0	$0
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

[1] LinkedIn, "Michael Cease," accessed July 3, 2024

[2] The Daily Wildcat, "Tucson Elections: Ward 6 Candidate Breakdown," accessed July 3, 2024

[3] Pima.gov, "Partisan Signature Requirements - Primary Election - August 4, 2020," accessed September 24, 2020

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Mike Cease

Biography

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Green primary election

Green primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)

Endorsements

2020

General election

General election for Pima County School Superintendent

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pima County School Superintendent

Green primary election

2019

General election

General election for Mayor of Tucson

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mayor of Tucson

Green primary election

Green primary for Mayor of Tucson

2017

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2024

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2020

2019

Campaign finance summary

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