William Mundell

William Mundell (Republican Party) was a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission. He assumed office in 1999. He left office in 2009.

Mundell (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arizona Corporation Commission. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Mundell was a candidate for Arizona Corporation Commission. Mundell lost the primary on August 28, 2018.

Mundell was a Democratic candidate for corporation commissioner of Arizona in the 2016 election. He was one of only two Democratic candidates to file for one of the three vacancies on the commission, which ensured him a spot on the general election ballot in November.^[1] He was defeated in the general election.

Biography

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Mundell moved to Arizona in 1968 and earned his bachelor's in political science from Arizona State University in 1974. He graduated from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas, with a juris doctor in 1977. Mundell began his career in private practice in Chandler, Arizona. He was presiding judge of the Chandler Municipal Court from 1980 to 1986, when he won election to the Arizona House of Representatives; he left the House in 1992. Governor Jane Dee Hull (R) appointed Mundell to fill a vacancy on the Arizona Corporation Commission in 1999. He won election to a full term in 2000 and to a second full term in 2004. He was prevented from running for re-election in 2008 due to term limits, which limit corporation commissioners to two consecutive terms.

Upon his departure from the commission in 2009, Brewer appointed Mundell as the director of the Registrar of Contractors. He served in that position until 2015.

Mundell has two children, Meghan and Samantha, with his wife Barbara, who is also a judge.^[2]

Education

B.A. political science, Arizona State University (1974)
J.D., St. Mary's University (1977)

Political career

Arizona Corporation Commission (1999-2009)

Mundell was appointed to the Arizona Corporation Commission in 1999 by then-Governor Jane Dee Hull (R). He was subsequently elected to two full terms and left office in 2009.^[2]

Arizona House of Representatives (1980-1986)

Mundell won election to the Arizona House of Representatives in 1980 and served until 1986.^[2]

Elections

2020

General election

General election for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Arizona Corporation Commission on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anna Tovar (D)	17.5	1,450,194
✔		Lea Marquez Peterson (R)	17.5	1,449,963
✔		James O'Connor (R)	17.3	1,434,236
	Submit photo	Eric Sloan (R)	16.7	1,379,804
		William Mundell (D)	15.7	1,295,836
		Shea Stanfield (D)	15.3	1,264,909
	Submit photo	Christina Gibson (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	411
		Patrick Finerd (R) (Write-in)	0.0	232

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,275,585
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)

Anna Tovar, William Mundell, and Shea Stanfield advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 4, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Anna Tovar	39.3	531,400
✔	William Mundell	30.7	416,099
✔	Shea Stanfield	30.0	406,044

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,353,543
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)

Eric Sloan, incumbent Lea Marquez Peterson, and James O'Connor advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Eric Sloan	50.7	516,786
✔		Lea Marquez Peterson	44.8	456,065
✔		James O'Connor (Write-in)	4.5	45,544

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,018,395
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