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2022 Maricopa County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: April 4, 2022, July 11, 2022, & September 9, 2022
Primary election: August 2, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: Board of supervisors, constables, county attorney (special), water conservation district board, healthcare district board, community college board, clerk of the superior court, justices of the peace, and superior court judges
Total seats up: 103
Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2022

Maricopa County, Arizona, held general elections for board of supervisors, constables, water conservation district board, healthcare district board, community college board, clerk of the superior court, justices of the peace, and superior court judges on November 8, 2022. The county also held a special general election for county attorney on the same date.

A primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline was April 4, 2022 for partisan and independent districts; July 11, 2022, for nonpartisan districts; and September 9, 2022, for judges.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices on the ballot include:

County attorney

General election

Special general election for Maricopa County Attorney

Incumbent Rachel Mitchell defeated Julie Gunnigle in the special general election for Maricopa County Attorney on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rachel Mitchell
Rachel Mitchell (R) Candidate Connection
 
52.8
 
776,615
Image of Julie Gunnigle
Julie Gunnigle (D)
 
47.1
 
692,217
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
1,167

Total votes: 1,469,999
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Maricopa County Attorney

Julie Gunnigle advanced from the special Democratic primary for Maricopa County Attorney on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Julie Gunnigle
Julie Gunnigle
 
100.0
 
312,331

Total votes: 312,331
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Maricopa County Attorney

Incumbent Rachel Mitchell defeated Gina Godbehere in the special Republican primary for Maricopa County Attorney on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rachel Mitchell
Rachel Mitchell Candidate Connection
 
57.1
 
235,299
Image of Gina Godbehere
Gina Godbehere
 
42.5
 
175,137
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
1,704

Total votes: 412,140
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

County clerk

General election

General election for Maricopa County Clerk of the Superior Court

Incumbent Jeff Fine won election in the general election for Maricopa County Clerk of the Superior Court on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jeff Fine (R)
 
96.9
 
938,104
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.1
 
30,289

Total votes: 968,393
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maricopa County Clerk of the Superior Court

Incumbent Jeff Fine advanced from the Republican primary for Maricopa County Clerk of the Superior Court on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jeff Fine
 
100.0
 
391,367

Total votes: 391,367
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Board of supervisors

General election

General election for Maricopa County Board of Supervisors District 2

Incumbent Thomas Galvin won election in the general election for Maricopa County Board of Supervisors District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Galvin
Thomas Galvin (R)
 
98.1
 
229,314
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
4,473

Total votes: 233,787
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maricopa County Board of Supervisors District 2

Incumbent Thomas Galvin defeated Doug Little, Gail Golec, and Thayer Verschoor in the Republican primary for Maricopa County Board of Supervisors District 2 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Galvin
Thomas Galvin
 
37.6
 
39,430
Image of Doug Little
Doug Little
 
22.0
 
23,101
Gail Golec
 
21.2
 
22,264
Thayer Verschoor
 
18.8
 
19,738
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
261

Total votes: 104,794
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County constable

General election

Maricopa County constable general election, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Agua Fria Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Clark (i)

Arrowhead District

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Sumner

Downtown Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngDarlene Martinez (i)

East Mesa District

Green check mark transparent.pngRustin Pearce

Encanto Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngMaria Ligocki-Russell (i)

Hassyampa District

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Blake (i)

Ironwood District

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Birchfield (i)

Kyrene Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngBridget Bellavigna  Candidate Connection

Daniel Diaz  Candidate Connection

Manistee Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngLennie McCloskey (i)

McDowell Mountain Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Lester (i)

North Valley Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Rowe (i)

San Marcos District

Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Wallace (i)

South Mountain

Green check mark transparent.pngMahogany Kennedy (i)

University Lakes District

Green check mark transparent.pngKaryn Lathan (i)

West McDowell Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngByron Rhymes Jr. (i)

West Mesa District

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Giles (i)

White Tank District

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Sinclair (i)

Primary

Maricopa County constable primary, 2022

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Agua Fria Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Clark (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Arrowhead District

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Sumner

Downtown Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngDarlene Martinez (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


East Mesa District

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRustin Pearce

Encanto Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngMaria Ligocki-Russell (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Hassyampa District

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngScott Blake (i)
Mitch Friedlander

Ironwood District

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDan Birchfield (i)

Kyrene Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngBridget Bellavigna  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Diaz  Candidate Connection

Manistee Precinct

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngLennie McCloskey (i)

McDowell Mountain Precinct

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Lester (i)

North Valley Precinct

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMike Rowe (i)

San Marcos District

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Wallace (i)

South Mountain

Green check mark transparent.pngMahogany Kennedy (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


University Lakes District

Green check mark transparent.pngKaryn Lathan (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


West McDowell Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngByron Rhymes Jr. (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


West Mesa District

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Robert McDonald 

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Giles (i)

White Tank District

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMark Sinclair (i)


Central AZ Water Conservation District

General election

General election for Central Arizona Water Conservation District Maricopa County (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Central Arizona Water Conservation District Maricopa County on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Alexandra Arboleda (Nonpartisan)
 
10.0
 
442,288
Amanda Monize (Nonpartisan)
 
9.5
 
418,499
Ben Graff (Nonpartisan)
 
9.4
 
415,256
Image of Ylenia Aguilar
Ylenia Aguilar (Nonpartisan)
 
8.7
 
386,105
Barbara Seago (Nonpartisan)
 
8.1
 
356,023
Donovan Neese (Nonpartisan)
 
8.0
 
352,339
Jim Pederson (Nonpartisan)
 
7.5
 
331,572
Image of Karen Peters
Karen Peters (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
7.3
 
322,232
Jason Lundgren (Nonpartisan)
 
7.2
 
319,228
Alan Dulaney (Nonpartisan)
 
6.6
 
292,502
Lisa Bullington (Nonpartisan)
 
5.8
 
254,236
Shelby Duplessis (Nonpartisan)
 
4.5
 
200,309
Image of Cory Mishkin
Cory Mishkin (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
3.7
 
163,022
Image of Daniel Cirignani Wood
Daniel Cirignani Wood (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
3.4
 
149,447
Sam Hales (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
313
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
12,267

Total votes: 4,415,638
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Maricopa County Special Healthcare District

District 3

General election

The general election was canceled. Kate Brophy McGee (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 4

General election

The general election was canceled. Woody Thomas (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Maricopa County Community College District

At-large

General election

General election for Maricopa County Community College District At-large

Kelli Butler defeated Randy Kaufman (Unofficially withdrew) in the general election for Maricopa County Community College District At-large on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kelli Butler
Kelli Butler (Nonpartisan)
 
64.2
 
656,939
Randy Kaufman (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)
 
35.2
 
360,129
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
6,264

Total votes: 1,023,332
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District 3

General election

The general election was canceled. Marie Sullivan (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 4

General election

The general election was canceled. Donna Davis (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

East Valley Institute of Technology District

District 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Peter Boyle (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 3

General election

The general election was canceled. Robert Covington (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 5

General election

General election for East Valley Institute of Technology District District 5

Laura Metcalfe defeated incumbent Cien Hiatt Luke in the general election for East Valley Institute of Technology District District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Laura Metcalfe
Laura Metcalfe (Nonpartisan)
 
58.1
 
24,334
Cien Hiatt Luke (Nonpartisan)
 
41.6
 
17,437
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
131

Total votes: 41,902
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District 7

General election

The general election was canceled. Amber McAffee (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 9

General election

The general election was canceled. Shelli Boggs (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Western Maricopa Education Center District

District 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Juan Ramirez (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Linda Busam (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

District 5

General election

Special general election for Western Maricopa Education Center District 5

Robert Garcia defeated Edgardo Garcia in the special general election for Western Maricopa Education Center District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Robert Garcia (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
52.6
 
2,730
Edgardo Garcia (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
1.8
 
95
 Other/Write-in votes
 
45.6
 
2,366

Total votes: 5,191
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District 7

General election

The general election was canceled. Frank Straka (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Judicial offices

Justice of the peace

General election

Primary

Maricopa County justice of the peace primary, 2022

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Agua Fria Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Guzman (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Arrowhead District

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Wismer (i)

Downtown Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Sama

Did not make the ballot:
Enrique Medina-Ochoa (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


East Mesa District

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Ken Allen
Green check mark transparent.pngFred Arnett
Aaron Burroughs  Candidate Connection

Encanto Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Cheuvront (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Hassyampa District

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngChris Mueller

Ironwood District

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Getzwiller (i)

Kyrene Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngSharron Sauls (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Manistee Precinct

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Kerry Duskin 

Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Watts (i)

McDowell Mountain Precinct

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMichele Reagan (i)

North Valley Precinct

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngGerald Williams (i)
Aimee Cvancara  Candidate Connection

San Marcos District

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Jermaine

The Republican primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Sherwood Johnston 

South Mountain Precinct

Cody Williams (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Rios

The Republican primary was canceled.


University Lakes District

Green check mark transparent.pngTyler Kissell (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


West McDowell Precinct

Green check mark transparent.pngTeresa Lopez (i)
Robert Meza

The Republican primary was canceled.


West Mesa District

Green check mark transparent.pngElaissia Sears (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


White Tank District

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngHeidi Owens


Superior Court

Maricopa County Superior Court general election, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Alison Bachus' seat

Green check mark transparent.pngAlison Bachus (i)
Aryeh Schwartz's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngAryeh Schwartz (i)
Bradley Astrowsky's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngBradley Astrowsky (i)
Cassie Woo's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngCassie Woo (i)
Daniel Martin's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Martin (i)
Danielle J. Viola's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngDanielle J. Viola (i)
Dean M. Fink's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngDean M. Fink (i)
Dewain Fox's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngDewain Fox (i)
Frank Moskowitz's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Moskowitz (i)
Geoffrey Fish's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngGeoffrey Fish (i)
Greg Como's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Como (i)
Howard Sukenic's seat

 ✖Howard Sukenic (i)
Janice K. Crawford's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJanice K. Crawford (i)
Jay Polk's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJay Polk (i)
Jeffrey Rueter's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Rueter (i)
Jennifer Green's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Green (i)
Jennifer Ryan-Touhill's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Ryan-Touhill (i)
Joan Sinclair's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJoan Sinclair (i)
John Blanchard's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Blanchard (i)
Joseph C. Welty's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph C. Welty (i)
Joseph Kiefer's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Kiefer (i)
Joseph Kreamer's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Kreamer (i)
Joshua Rogers' seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Rogers (i)
Julie Mata's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Mata (i)
Katherine Cooper's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngKatherine Cooper (i)
Kerstin LeMaire's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngKerstin LeMaire (i)
Kristin Culbertson's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngKristin Culbertson (i)
Mark H. Brain's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngMark H. Brain (i)
Marvin Davis' seat

Green check mark transparent.pngMarvin Davis (i)
Max-Henri Covil's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngMax-Henri Covil (i)
Melissa Iyer Julian's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Iyer Julian (i)
Michael Blair's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Blair (i)
Michael J. Herrod's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael J. Herrod (i)
Michael Rassas' seat

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Rassas (i)
Monica Edelstein's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngMonica Edelstein (i)
Pamela Svoboda's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngPamela Svoboda (i)
Randall Warner's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngRandall Warner (i)
Robert Brooks' seat

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Brooks (i)
Ronee Korbin Steiner's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngRonee Korbin Steiner (i)
Roy Whitehead's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngRoy Whitehead (i)
Rusty Crandell's seat

 ✖Rusty Crandell (i)
Sam Myers' seat

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Myers (i)
Stephen Hopkins' seat

 ✖Stephen Hopkins (i)
Susanna Pineda's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngSusanna Pineda (i)
Suzanne Nicholls' seat

Green check mark transparent.pngSuzanne Nicholls (i)
Theodore Campagnolo's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngTheodore Campagnolo (i)
Tracey Westerhausen's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngTracey Westerhausen (i)


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About the county

See also: Maricopa County, Arizona

The county government of Maricopa County is located in Phoenix, Arizona. The county was first established in 1871.[1]

County government

See also: Government of Maricopa County, Arizona

Maricopa County is overseen by a five-member board of supervisors. Each supervisor is elected by district to a four-year term. Residents also elect a county assessor, county attorney, county recorder, clerk of the superior court, county sheriff, county treasurer, constables, and justices of the peace.

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Maricopa County, Arizona
Maricopa County Arizona
Population 4,420,568 7,151,502
Land area (sq mi) 9,201 113,654
Race and ethnicity**
White 73.8% 73.8%
Black/African American 5.7% 4.5%
Asian 4.2% 3.3%
Native American 1.9% 4.3%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2%
Other (single race) 7.1% 6.9%
Multiple 7.1% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 31.1% 31.5%
Education
High school graduation rate 88.4% 87.9%
College graduation rate 33.4% 30.3%
Income
Median household income $67,799 $61,529
Persons below poverty level 12.7% 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.


See also

Maricopa County, Arizona Arizona Municipal government Other local coverage
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