2020 Phoenix mayoral election

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2020 Phoenix mayoral election
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  2018–19 (special) November 3, 20202024 
  Kate Gallego by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg Merissa Hamilton by Gage Skidmore.jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate Kate Gallego Merissa HamiltonTim Seay
Popular vote349,959152,17272,280
Percentage60.9%26.5%12.6%

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Precinct results
Gallego:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Hamilton:     40–50%     >90%
     No votes

Mayor before election

Kate Gallego
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Kate Gallego
Democratic

The 2020 Phoenix mayoral election took place on November 3, 2020, to elect the Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona. The election was held concurrently with elections to City Council Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7. [1]

Contents

The election was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent mayor Kate Gallego was re-elected with an absolute majority of the vote. Therefore, a runoff election was not held on March 9, 2021. [1]

Incumbent mayor Kate Gallego was first elected in a 2019 special election held due to the resignation of mayor Greg Stanton. [2]

Candidates

Declared

General election

Results

2020 Phoenix mayoral election
CandidateVotes %
Kate Gallego (incumbent)349,95960.9%
Merissa Hamilton152,17226.5%
Tim Seay72,28012.6%
Total votes574,411 100.0%

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