Richard Fimbres

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Richard Fimbres

Democratic Party

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Tucson City Council Ward 5

Successor: Rocque Perez

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Richard Fimbres (Democratic Party) was a member of the Tucson City Council in Arizona, representing Ward 5. He assumed office in 2009. He left office on May 1, 2025.

Fimbres (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Tucson City Council to represent Ward 5 in Arizona. He won in the general election on November 2, 2021.

Elections

2021

See also: City elections in Tucson, Arizona (2021)

General election

General election for Tucson City Council Ward 5

Incumbent Richard Fimbres defeated Shelley Cross and Adalberto Diaz in the general election for Tucson City Council Ward 5 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Fimbres (D)	88.6	62,245
	Submit photo	Shelley Cross (R) (Write-in)	5.0	3,526
	Submit photo	Adalberto Diaz (L) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	6.4	4,483

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,254
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tucson City Council Ward 5

Incumbent Richard Fimbres advanced from the Democratic primary for Tucson City Council Ward 5 on August 3, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Fimbres	98.2	3,642
		Other/Write-in votes	1.8	67

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,709
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2017

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

Incumbent Richard Fimbres (D) ran unopposed in the general election for the Ward 5 seat on the Tucson City Council.

Tucson City Council, Ward 5 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Richard Fimbres Incumbent (unopposed)	94.23%	56,887
		Write-in votes	5.77%	3,483
Total Votes				60,370
Source: Pima County, Arizona, "Consolidated 2017 Final Results," November 13, 2017

Incumbent Richard Fimbres ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election for the Ward 5 seat on the Tucson City Council.

Tucson City Council, Ward 5 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Richard Fimbres Incumbent (unopposed)	98.45%	2,607
		Write-in votes	1.55%	41
Total Votes				2,648
Source: City of Tucson, "Primary Election Official Canvass," September 1, 2017

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2021

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Preceded by -	Tucson City Council Ward 5 2009-2025	Succeeded by Rocque Perez