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Mark Freeman (Arizona)
2025 - Present
2029
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Mark Freeman is the Mayor of Mesa in Arizona. He assumed office on January 7, 2025. His current term ends in 2029.
Freeman ran for election for Mayor of Mesa in Arizona. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Mayoral elections in Mesa are nonpartisan. Freeman is affiliated with the Republican Party.[1][2]
Biography
Freeman worked at the Mesa Fire and Medical Department for 31 years and retired as a Captain Paramedic. Freeman also served as president of the Lehi Community Association Board for 12 years and was a member of the Mesa Board of Adjustment and the Maricopa County and Arizona Farm Bureau. He represented District 1 on the Mesa City Council from 2017 to 2024 and served as vice mayor from 2019 to 2021.[3]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Mesa, Arizona (2024)
General election
General election for Mayor of Mesa
Mark Freeman defeated Scott Smith in the general election for Mayor of Mesa on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Freeman (Nonpartisan) | 52.5 | 101,808 |
 | Scott Smith (Nonpartisan)  | 46.8 | 90,704 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 1,243 | ||
| Total votes: 193,755 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Mesa
Scott Smith and Mark Freeman defeated Ryan Winkle, Scott Neely, and Carey Davis in the primary for Mayor of Mesa on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Smith (Nonpartisan) | 29.1 | 21,633 |
| ✔ | | Mark Freeman (Nonpartisan) | 28.6 | 21,312 |
 | Ryan Winkle (Nonpartisan) | 14.7 | 10,964 | |
 | Scott Neely (Nonpartisan) | 13.9 | 10,353 | |
 | Carey Davis (Nonpartisan) | 13.3 | 9,909 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 220 | ||
| Total votes: 74,391 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Freeman in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Mesa, Arizona (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mesa City Council District 1
Incumbent Mark Freeman won election outright against Danny Ray in the primary for Mesa City Council District 1 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Freeman (Nonpartisan) | 68.2 | 10,265 |
| Danny Ray (Nonpartisan) | 31.3 | 4,709 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 68 | ||
| Total votes: 15,042 | |||
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2016
The city of Mesa, Arizona, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 30, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 1, 2016. Three of the six city council seats were up for election.[4] Mark Freeman defeated Pat Gilbert and Courtney Guinn in the Mesa City Council, District 1 primary election.[5]
| Mesa City Council, District 1, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mark Freeman |
55.71% | 6,239 |
| Pat Gilbert | 24.06% | 2,695 |
| Courtney Guinn | 20.23% | 2,266 |
| Total Votes | 11,200 | |
| Source: Maricopa County Recorder, "Election Results," September 9, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Freeman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Mark Freeman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of Mesa |
Officeholder Mayor of Mesa |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona's Family, "Top general election races to watch in East Valley," October 24, 2024
- ↑ azcentral, "Endorsements in Mesa mayoral race stir controversy among the camps," October 30, 2024
- ↑ City of Mesa, "Mayor Mark Freeman," accessed January 23, 2025
- ↑ City of Mesa Clerk, "Election Information," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ Mesa, Arizona, "Candidates," accessed June 2, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Giles |
Mayor of Mesa 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Mesa City Council District 1 2017-2025 |
Succeeded by Rich Adams |
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