Scottsdale, Arizona municipal elections, 2014
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The city of Scottsdale, Arizona held nonpartisan elections for city council on November 4, 2014. A primary election was held on August 26, 2014. Three of the six council seats were up for election. Because no candidate received a majority of the total votes in the primary election, the top six candidates proceeded to the general election. Incumbent Linda Milhaven and candidates Kathy Littlefield and David N. Smith defeated incumbent Dennis Robbins, Cindy Hill and Jennifer Petersen.[1][2][3]
Campaign financing and the revitalization of the McDowell Corridor were some of the key issues that shaped Scottsdale's 2014 election cycle.
City council
Candidate list
- August 26 Primary election candidates:
- Michael Auerbach
- Bill Crawford
- Cindy Hill
- Kathy Littlefield
- Linda Milhaven - Incumbent Milhaven was first elected to the council in 2010.
- Jennifer Petersen
- Dennis Robbins - Incumbent Robbins was first elected to the council in 2010.
- David N. Smith
November 4 General election candidates:
Election results
| Scottsdale City Council General Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Linda Milhaven Incumbent |
17.8% | 27,866 | |
| Kathy Littlefield |
16.8% | 26,352 | |
| David N. Smith |
16.9% | 26,359 | |
| Dennis Robbins Incumbent | 16.8% | 26,298 | |
| Cindy Hill | 15.1% | 23,564 | |
| Jennifer Petersen | 16.6% | 25,964 | |
| Total Votes | 130,439 | ||
| Source: City of Scottsdale Official 2014 Election Results | |||
| Scottsdale City Council Primary Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Linda Milhaven Incumbent |
16.1% | 17,224 | |
| Jennifer Petersen |
14% | 15,040 | |
| Dennis Robbins Incumbent |
14% | 14,976 | |
| David N. Smith |
13.8% | 14,830 | |
| Kathy Littlefield |
13.2% | 14,152 | |
| Cindy Hill |
10.3% | 11,007 | |
| Bill Crawford | 9.4% | 10,105 | |
| Michael Auerbach | 9.1% | 9,758 | |
| Total Votes | 76,222 | ||
| Source: City of Scottsdale Official 2014 Election Results | |||
Issues
Campaign financing
One major issue in the Scottsdale 2014 elections was campaign financing. In early October, AZcentral.com released a report showing that a nonprofit organization called Scottsdale Strong Inc. contributed almost $100,000 to a political action committee called Scottsdale United in support of select city council candidates in Scottsdale's August 26 primary. Such contributions are commonly referred to as "dark money," because the group originally responsible for these funds, Scottsdale Strong Inc., - 501(c)4 organization - is not legally obligated to disclose its donors.
"Dark money" quickly became a frequent topic of discussion amongst Scottsdale's 2014 municipal candidates. Some, such as Cindy Hill, Kathy Littlefield, Jennifer Petersen and David N. Smith spoke out against dark money in local elections. Hill, for example, said, "Dark money is cowardly and, by its very nature, is dishonest because it hides the people behind it." Others, such as council incumbent Dennis Robbins and Linda Milhaven were somewhat less critical. Milhaven noted, "These independent campaigns are run by people in our community, so I think we can hardly call them outsiders."[4]
McDowell Corridor
Another issue was the revitalization of the McDowell Corridor, described as an "8-square mile area which spans McDowell Road from Pima Road west to Phoenix, and includes surrounding neighborhoods north to Osborn Road and south to the City limits."[5] The area has historically been a major factor in Scottsdale's economy, but, at the time of the 2014 elections, had fallen into a state of decline. In September, the city announced a series of meetings aimed at forming a plan to revitalize the corridor.[6]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Scottsdale + Arizona + election"
See also
External links
- United States Conference of Mayors - Elections in 2014
- City of Scottsdale - Official candidate list
- Maricopa County Recorder - 2014 Unofficial Election Results
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Scottsdale, "Official candidate list," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ AZcentral.com, "Candidates headed for runoff in Scottsdale," August 27, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Elections Department, "Election Results Archives," accessed September 15, 2021
- ↑ AZcentral.com, "Anonymous donors fuel Scottsdale election," October 4, 2014
- ↑ City of Scottsdale, "McDowell Corridor," accessed October 8, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Newszap, "City: Scottsdale McDowell Corridor needs resident vision," September 12, 2014
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