City elections in Gilbert, Arizona (2020)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 6, 2020 |
| Primary election: August 4, 2020 General election: November 3, 2020 |
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| Offices up: Mayor, city council, and fire district |
| Total seats up: 7 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2020 |
The city of Gilbert, Arizona, held elections for mayor, three city council seats, and three fire district seats in 2020. One city council race was a special election to fill the remainder of a two-year term. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. If a candidate received a majority of the votes in the primary, then the general election was canceled. A general election was scheduled for November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was April 6, 2020.
The special election became necessary after Eddie Cook was appointed Maricopa County assessor. Bill Spence was appointed to the Gilbert City Council to replace Cook in March 2020.[1]
Gilbert is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona. For information on 2020 elections in Maricopa County, click here.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Arizona modified its voter registration procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Voter registration: Voters had until 5:00 p.m. on October 15, 2020, to register to vote.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Elections
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City Council
Regular election (2 seats: four-year term)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Gilbert City Council (2 seats)
Incumbent Scott Anderson and Kathy Tilque won election outright against Tyler Hudgins and Bus Obayomi in the primary for Gilbert City Council on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 28.7 | 25,934 |
| ✔ | Kathy Tilque (Nonpartisan) | 28.7 | 25,875 | |
| Tyler Hudgins (Nonpartisan) | 22.5 | 20,289 | ||
 | Bus Obayomi (Nonpartisan)  | 19.9 | 17,968 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 165 | ||
| Total votes: 90,231 | |||
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Special election (1 seat: two-year term)
Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Gilbert City Council
Laurin Hendrix won election outright against incumbent Bill Spence in the special primary for Gilbert City Council on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Laurin Hendrix (Nonpartisan) | 51.2 | 26,027 |
 | Bill Spence (Nonpartisan) | 48.5 | 24,634 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 172 | ||
| Total votes: 50,833 | |||
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Gilbert County Island Fire District
General election
The general election was canceled. Cindy Biggs (Nonpartisan) and Carlos Mejia (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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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.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Gilbert, Arizona | ||
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| 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. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states. No counties in Arizona are Pivot Counties.
Donald Trump (R) defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the 2016 presidential election. Trump won 48.7 percent of the vote, while Clinton won 45.1 percent. Arizona was one of 12 key battleground states in 2016. Of the 30 states won by Trump in 2016, Arizona had the fifth closest margin. From when it became a state in 1912 to 2016, Arizona voted Republican in 66.7 percent of presidential elections. It voted Republican in all presidential elections from 2000 to 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Arizona. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 12 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 25 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 14 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 27.5 points. Clinton won two districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 18 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 22.9 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 16 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 21.5 points. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 30.1% | 68.2% | R+38.2 | 28.6% | 66.9% | R+38.3 | R |
| 2 | 57.2% | 41.6% | D+15.7 | 59.4% | 36.1% | D+23.2 | D |
| 3 | 70.0% | 28.1% | D+41.9 | 70.2% | 24.4% | D+45.8 | D |
| 4 | 54.3% | 44.2% | D+10.2 | 56.8% | 38.2% | D+18.7 | D |
| 5 | 28.1% | 70.0% | R+41.9 | 22.2% | 73.5% | R+51.3 | R |
| 6 | 42.2% | 55.6% | R+13.4 | 41.7% | 52.1% | R+10.4 | R |
| 7 | 63.2% | 35.4% | D+27.8 | 59.8% | 34.1% | D+25.7 | D |
| 8 | 44.7% | 53.5% | R+8.8 | 40.2% | 54.6% | R+14.4 | R |
| 9 | 53.4% | 44.9% | D+8.4 | 56.8% | 37.9% | D+18.9 | D |
| 10 | 51.8% | 46.5% | D+5.4 | 52.9% | 41.6% | D+11.4 | D |
| 11 | 39.7% | 59.0% | R+19.3 | 40.6% | 54.5% | R+13.9 | R |
| 12 | 32.5% | 65.9% | R+33.4 | 34.8% | 59.3% | R+24.5 | R |
| 13 | 33.5% | 65.1% | R+31.6 | 34.1% | 61.1% | R+27 | R |
| 14 | 35.7% | 62.5% | R+26.8 | 33.6% | 59.9% | R+26.2 | R |
| 15 | 36.4% | 61.9% | R+25.4 | 39.1% | 55.7% | R+16.6 | R |
| 16 | 35.0% | 63.1% | R+28.1 | 32.9% | 61.3% | R+28.4 | R |
| 17 | 42.1% | 56.2% | R+14.2 | 45.1% | 49.2% | R+4.1 | R |
| 18 | 48.1% | 50.0% | R+1.9 | 51.9% | 41.5% | D+10.4 | R |
| 19 | 66.4% | 32.1% | D+34.3 | 67.4% | 27.2% | D+40.3 | D |
| 20 | 42.4% | 55.3% | R+12.9 | 42.7% | 50.7% | R+8 | R |
| 21 | 40.6% | 58.0% | R+17.4 | 39.8% | 55.0% | R+15.2 | R |
| 22 | 33.4% | 65.4% | R+31.9 | 33.7% | 62.1% | R+28.4 | R |
| 23 | 35.9% | 62.9% | R+26.9 | 41.2% | 54.6% | R+13.3 | R |
| 24 | 63.2% | 34.4% | D+28.8 | 65.9% | 27.7% | D+38.3 | D |
| 25 | 33.1% | 65.1% | R+31.9 | 35.1% | 58.7% | R+23.6 | R |
| 26 | 58.3% | 38.5% | D+19.8 | 59.4% | 31.9% | D+27.5 | D |
| 27 | 75.2% | 23.2% | D+52 | 74.1% | 20.6% | D+53.5 | D |
| 28 | 44.6% | 53.6% | R+9 | 49.9% | 44.6% | D+5.3 | R |
| 29 | 64.7% | 33.6% | D+31.1 | 65.0% | 29.3% | D+35.7 | D |
| 30 | 61.3% | 36.7% | D+24.7 | 62.2% | 31.7% | D+30.5 | D |
| Total | 44.6% | 53.7% | R+9.1 | 45.5% | 49.0% | R+3.6 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Community Impact, "Gilbert Town Council appoints Bill Spence to fill vacancy," March 18, 2020
- ↑ Code of Gilbert, "Chapter 1, Article II - Mayor and Council," accessed August 10, 2021
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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