2020 Mesa mayoral election

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2020 Mesa mayoral election

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Turnout30.9%[1]
 
Candidate John Giles Verl Farnsworth
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 60,473 30,452
Percentage 66.3% 33.4%

Precinct results
Giles:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
     No votes

Mayor before election

John Giles
Republican

Elected Mayor

John Giles
Republican

The 2020 Mesa mayoral election was held on August 4, 2020, to elect the mayor of Mesa, Arizona.[2]

Incumbent mayor John Giles was re-elected to a second full term.

Candidates

Declared

  • Verl Farnsworth, retired construction contractor[3]
  • John Giles, incumbent mayor[4]

Declined

  • Jeremy Whittaker, city councilman[5]

Results

2020 Mesa mayoral election[6]
Candidate Votes %
John Giles (incumbent) 60,473 66.25
Verl Farnsworth 30,452 33.36
Write-in 357 0.39
Total votes 91,282 100.00

References

  1. ^ "Maricopa County Voter Registration Totals". Maricopa County Elections Department. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Walsh, Jim (April 15, 2020). "Mesa's Primary Election field established". East Valley Tribune.
  3. ^ Olafson, Ole (July 14, 2020). "Mesa mayoral race pits incumbent John Giles against Verl Farnsworth". Northeast Valley News.
  4. ^ Steinbach, Allison (January 23, 2020). "John Giles raises record $250K for Mesa's mayoral race. How much competition will he face?". azcentral.
  5. ^ Walsh, Jim (January 28, 2020). "Storm clouds are gathering in the Mesa mayor race". East Valley Tribune.
  6. ^ "Mayoral election in Mesa, Arizona (2020)". Ballotpedia.

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