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City elections in Phoenix, Arizona (2024)

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2024 Phoenix elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: July 8, 2024 & April 8, 2024 (special)
General election: November 5, 2024
Runoff election: March 11, 2025 (canceled)
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor, city council, and city council (special)
Total seats up: 6(click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

The city of Phoenix, Arizona, held general elections for mayor, city council, and a special election for city council on November 5, 2024. A runoff election was scheduled for March 11, 2025, but was not needed. The filing deadline for the regular election was July 8, 2024. The filing deadline for the special election was April 8, 2024.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

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Candidates and results

City council

Phoenix City Council regular general election, 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngAnn O'Brien (i)
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngDebra Stark (i)
Ayensa Millan 

Did not make the ballot:
Bretton Jimenez 
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngBetty Guardado (i)
JJ Martinez 
District 7

Martyn Bridgeman  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngAnna Hernandez 
Michael Nowakowski 
Marcelino Quiñonez 

Did not make the ballot:
Emilio Avila Solis 
Lisa Perez 

District 7 special

General election

Special general election for Phoenix City Council District 7

Incumbent Carlos Galindo-Elvira defeated Michael Nowakowski and Martyn Bridgeman in the special general election for Phoenix City Council District 7 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carlos Galindo-Elvira
Carlos Galindo-Elvira (Nonpartisan)
 
52.6
 
19,939
Image of Michael Nowakowski
Michael Nowakowski (Nonpartisan)
 
25.1
 
9,508
Image of Martyn Bridgeman
Martyn Bridgeman (Nonpartisan)
 
21.5
 
8,140
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
303

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 37,890
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Note: The winner of the District 7 special election held office until April 2025, when the winner of the District 7 regular election took office.

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See also: Arizona elections, 2024

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About the city

See also: Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the seat of Maricopa County. It is the anchor of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area (also know as the Valley of the Sun). As of 2020, its population was 1,608,139.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Phoenix 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 Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Arizona
Population 1,608,139 7,151,502
Land area (sq mi) 518 113,654
Race and ethnicity**
White 68.2% 73.8%
Black/African American 7.1% 4.5%
Asian 3.9% 3.3%
Native American 2% 4.3%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2%
Other (single race) N/A 6.9%
Multiple 8.3% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 42.6% 31.5%
Education
High school graduation rate 82.9% 87.9%
College graduation rate 29.4% 30.3%
Income
Median household income $60,914 $61,529
Persons below poverty level 16.2% 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.


See also

Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Phoenix City Charter, Ch. 3 Sec. 1-2, accessed October 29, 2014
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