Municipal elections in Phoenix, Arizona (2017)
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| 2017 Phoenix elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: May 31, 2017 |
| General election: August 29, 2017 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City Council |
| Total seats up: 4 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2017 |
The runoff in the special election for the District 3 seat on the city council was held on March 14, 2017. More information about that election is available here.
Elections
District 2
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Jim Waring (i)
Campaign finance
District 4
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Laura Pastor (i)
Campaign finance
District 6
- ☑ Sal DiCiccio (i)
- ☐ Kevin Patterson
Campaign finance
District 8
- ☑ Kate Gallego (i)
Campaign finance
Additional elections
- See also: Arizona elections, 2017
Phoenix's municipal elections did not share the ballot with other local, state, or federal elections in 2017.
Council map
Each member of the council is elected by district. The map below details the boundaries of Phoenix's city council wards prior to the 2017 election.
Past elections
2015
Thelda Williams, Bill Gates, and Michael Nowakowski won election to council seats in Districts 1, 3, and 7 without opposition.
| Phoenix Mayor General Election, 2015 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Greg Stanton Incumbent |
65.3% | 85,629 | |
| Anna Maria Brennan | 29.1% | 38,118 | |
| Matthew Jette | 5.6% | 7,356 | |
| Total Votes | 131,103 | ||
| Source: City of Phoenix, "Official election results," accessed September 15, 2015 | |||
| Phoenix City Council District 5 General Election, 2015 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Daniel Valenzuela Incumbent |
74% | 7,609 | |
| Felix A. Garcia | 26% | 2,677 | |
| Total Votes | 10,286 | ||
| Source: City of Phoenix, "Official election results," accessed September 15, 2015 | |||
Issues
District 6 race in context
The District 6 race between incumbent Sal DiCiccio (R) and challenger Kevin Patterson (D) was the lone contested seat in Phoenix in 2017. DiCiccio was appointed to the seat in February 2009 to fill the vacancy created by Greg Stanton's resignation to serve as deputy attorney general. Stanton won a full term in office without opposition in 2001 and defeated a Libertarian challenger in 2005. DiCiccio's races in 2009 and 2013 were closer contests as Democrats sought to regain the seat. DiCiccio defeated Dana Marie Kennedy in 2009 followed by a narrower margin of victory against Karlene Keogh Parks in 2013. The following chart details vote shares for the Democratic and Republican parties in District 6 races between 2001 and 2013.
Democratic control of city council
Democrats held a 6-3 majority on the Phoenix City Council entering the 2017 election. This majority included five city council members and Mayor Greg Stanton, who also serves as the ninth member of the council. Two seats held by Democrats and two seats held by Republicans were up for election in 2017. The following table details partisan affiliations for council members as of May 29, 2017:
| Phoenix City Council | ||
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| District | Member | Party |
| 1 | Thelda Williams[2] |  Republican
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| 2 | Jim Waring[2] | Republican
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| 3 | Debra Stark[2] |  Democratic
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| 4 | Laura Pastor[3] | Democratic
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| 5 | Daniel Valenzuela[3] | Democratic
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| 6 | Sal DiCiccio[2] | Republican
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| 7 | Michael Nowakowski[3] | Democratic
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| 8 | Kate Gallego[3] | Democratic
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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 2010, its population was 1,445,632.
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.[4]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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| Demographic Data for Phoenix, Arizona | ||
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| Phoenix | Arizona | |
| Population | 1,445,632 | 6,392,017 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 517 | 113,652 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 72.9% | 77.2% |
| Black/African American | 7.1% | 4.5% |
| Asian | 3.8% | 3.3% |
| Native American | 2.1% | 4.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Two or more | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 42.6% | 31.3% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 81.9% | 87.1% |
| College graduation rate | 28.6% | 29.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $57,459 | $58,945 |
| Persons below poverty level | 18% | 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. | ||
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Phoenix, "August 2017 Candidate Information," accessed June 7, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Arizona Republic, "Runoff vote today," March 14, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Arizona Democratic Party, "Elected City Council," accessed May 26, 2017
- ↑ Phoenix City Charter, Ch. 3 Sec. 1-2, accessed October 29, 2014
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