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City elections in Glendale, Arizona (2020)

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2020 Glendale elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: April 6, 2020
Primary election: August 4, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and three city council seats
Total seats up: 4 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2020

The city of Glendale, Arizona, held elections for mayor and three city council seats on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. A runoff election was scheduled for November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was April 6, 2020.

Glendale 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

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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.

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Candidates and results

Glendale City Council

Cactus District

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Glendale City Council Cactus District

Incumbent Ian Hugh won election outright in the primary for Glendale City Council Cactus District on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ian Hugh
Ian Hugh (Nonpartisan)
 
98.8
 
4,279
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
53

Total votes: 4,332
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Sahuaro District

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Glendale City Council Sahuaro District

Incumbent Ray Malnar won election outright in the primary for Glendale City Council Sahuaro District on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ray Malnar
Ray Malnar (Nonpartisan)
 
98.6
 
7,239
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
100

Total votes: 7,339
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Yucca District

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Glendale City Council Yucca District

Incumbent Joyce Clark won election outright against Bryce Alexander in the primary for Glendale City Council Yucca District on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joyce Clark
Joyce Clark (Nonpartisan)
 
57.4
 
2,811
Bryce Alexander (Nonpartisan)
 
41.9
 
2,053
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
35

Total votes: 4,899
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About the city

See also: Glendale, Arizona

Glendale is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona. As of 2020, its population was 248,325.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Glendale uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Glendale, Arizona
Glendale Arizona
Population 248,325 7,151,502
Land area (sq mi) 64 113,654
Race and ethnicity**
White 69.7% 73.8%
Black/African American 7.3% 4.5%
Asian 4.4% 3.3%
Native American 1.6% 4.3%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) N/A 6.9%
Multiple 9.4% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 39% 31.5%
Education
High school graduation rate 83.8% 87.9%
College graduation rate 21.9% 30.3%
Income
Median household income $56,991 $61,529
Persons below poverty level 17.2% 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.[2][3]

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.


See also

Glendale, Arizona Arizona Municipal government Other local coverage
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