2023 Tucson mayoral election

The 2023 Tucson mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the mayor of Tucson, Arizona. Primary elections were held on August 1.[1][2] Incumbent Democratic mayor Regina Romero won re-election to a second term in office.[3]

2023 Tucson mayoral election

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Nominee Regina Romero Janet Wittenbraker Ed Ackerley
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote 47,749 24,414 5,289
Percentage 60.8% 31.1% 6.7%

Precinct results
Romero:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Wittenbraker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
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Mayor before election

Regina Romero
Democratic

Elected mayor

Regina Romero
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Francis Saitta, retired math teacher (write-in candidate)[5]

Endorsements

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Results

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Democratic primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Romero (incumbent) 35,063 97.25
Write-in 1,126 3.12
Total votes 36,056 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Janet Wittenbraker, subcontract administrator[10]

Results

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Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Janet Wittenbraker 14,941 97.71
Write-in 350 2.29
Total votes 15,291 100.00

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Results

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Libertarian primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Arthur Kerschen 204 92.73
Write-in 16 7.27
Total votes 220 100.00

Independents

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Candidates

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Declared

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  • Ed Ackerley, advertising agency owner and runner-up for mayor in 2019[2]

General election

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Endorsements

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Results

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2023 Tucson mayoral election[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Regina Romero (incumbent) 47,749 60.81% +5.09
Republican Janet Wittenbraker 24,414 31.09% N/A
Independent Ed Ackerley 5,289 6.74% −32.95
Libertarian Arthur Kerschen 1,074 1.37% N/A
Total votes 78,526 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Mayoral election in Tucson, Arizona (2023)". Ballotpedia.
  2. ^ a b Steller, Tim. "Political Notebook: Two independents file to run for Tucson mayor". Arizona Daily Star.
  3. ^ Borla, Charles (November 8, 2023). "Tucson Mayor Regina Romero wins second term". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Regina Romero announced that she is running for re-election".
  5. ^ "2023 city elections: Francis Saitta running for Tucson mayor".
  6. ^ a b Suckling, Kierán; Hartl, Brett (July 13, 2023). "Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund Endorses Reelection of Tucson Mayor Regina Romero". Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Chou, Lauren (July 6, 2023). "EMILYs List Endorses Regina Romero for Reelection as Mayor of Tucson, Arizona". EMILYs List. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Endorsed Candidates". Latino Victory. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "August 1, 2023 Primary Unofficial Results". City of Tucson. August 1, 2023.
  10. ^ Ludden, Nicole. "2023 city elections: Janet Wittenbraker joins race for Tucson's mayor".
  11. ^ Ludden, Nicole. "2023 city elections: Libertarian Arthur Kerschen running for Tucson's mayor".
  12. ^ Ironworkers Local 75 (@Ironworkers75) (October 7, 2023). "Ironworkers Local 75 is proud to endorse @TucsonRomero for Tucson Mayor". Twitter. Retrieved October 7, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "2023 Arizona Election Results". The Arizona Republic. November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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