Mayoral election in Chandler, Arizona (2018)

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Election dates
Filing deadline: May 30, 2018
Primary election: August 28, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor, City council
Total seats up: 4 (click here for other city elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2018
The city of Chandler, Arizona, held a general election for mayor on November 6, 2018. A primary election was on August 28, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was May 30, 2018.

Chandler also held elections for city council. Click here for more information about those races.

Elections

Candidates

Primary candidates

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Arizona elections, 2018

Municipal partisanship

Once mayors elected in 2018 assumed office, Democrats held mayorships in 61 of the 100 largest cities in the country. Out of the twenty-five mayoral elections that were held in 2018 in the 100 largest cities, two party changes occurred. In the election in Lexington, Kentucky, Republican Linda Gorton won the seat, replacing former Democratic Mayor Jim Gray. In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Republican Bob Dyer won the seat, replacing former independent Mayor Louis Jones. Click here to learn more.

About the city

See also: Chandler, Arizona

Chandler is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona, and is a prominent suburb of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered to the north and west by Tempe, to the north by Mesa, to the west by Phoenix, to the south by the Gila River Indian Community and to the east by Gilbert. As of 2010, its population was 236,123.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Chandler 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.

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Demographic Data for Chandler, Arizona
Chandler Arizona
Population 236,123 6,392,017
Land area (sq mi) 65 113,652
Race and ethnicity**
White 74.4% 77.2%
Black/African American 5.6% 4.5%
Asian 10.7% 3.3%
Native American 1.7% 4.5%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Two or more 4.4% 3.7%
Hispanic/Latino 20.8% 31.3%
Education
High school graduation rate 93.1% 87.1%
College graduation rate 44.7% 29.5%
Income
Median household income $82,925 $58,945
Persons below poverty level 7.6% 15.1%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**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.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states. No counties in Arizona are Pivot Counties.

Donald Trump (R) defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the 2016 presidential election. Trump won 48.7 percent of the vote, while Clinton won 45.1 percent. Arizona was one of 12 key battleground states in 2016. Of the 30 states won by Trump in 2016, Arizona had the fifth closest margin. From when it became a state in 1912 to 2016, Arizona voted Republican in 66.7 percent of presidential elections. It voted Republican in all presidential elections from 2000 to 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Arizona. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 12 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 25 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 14 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 27.5 points. Clinton won two districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 18 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 22.9 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 16 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 21.5 points.

Recent news

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See also

Chandler, Arizona Arizona Municipal government Other local coverage
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