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]
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Regina Romero, incumbent mayor[4]
Eliminated in primary edit
- Francis Saitta, retired math teacher (write-in candidate)[5]
Endorsements edit
Regina Romero
- Organizations
Results edit
| 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 edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Janet Wittenbraker, subcontract administrator[10]
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Janet Wittenbraker | 14,941 | 97.71 | |
| Write-in | 350 | 2.29 | ||
| Total votes | 15,291 | 100.00 | ||
Libertarian primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Arthur Kerschen, lab specialist at Pima Community College[11]
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Arthur Kerschen | 204 | 92.73 | |
| Write-in | 16 | 7.27 | ||
| Total votes | 220 | 100.00 | ||
Independents edit
Candidates edit
Declared edit
General election edit
Endorsements edit
Regina Romero
- Labor unions
- International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Local 75[12]
- Organizations
Results edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "Mayoral election in Tucson, Arizona (2023)". Ballotpedia.
- ^ a b Steller, Tim. "Political Notebook: Two independents file to run for Tucson mayor". Arizona Daily Star.
- ^ Borla, Charles (November 8, 2023). "Tucson Mayor Regina Romero wins second term". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Regina Romero announced that she is running for re-election".
- ^ "2023 city elections: Francis Saitta running for Tucson mayor".
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Endorsed Candidates". Latino Victory. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c "August 1, 2023 Primary Unofficial Results". City of Tucson. August 1, 2023.
- ^ Ludden, Nicole. "2023 city elections: Janet Wittenbraker joins race for Tucson's mayor".
- ^ Ludden, Nicole. "2023 city elections: Libertarian Arthur Kerschen running for Tucson's mayor".
- ^ 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) - ^ "2023 Arizona Election Results". The Arizona Republic. November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
External links edit
- Official campaign websites