2024 Mesa mayoral election
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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2024 Mesa mayoral election
| flag_image = Flag of Mesa, Arizona.svg
| type = mayoral
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2020 Mesa mayoral election
| previous_year = 2020
| next_election = 2028 Mesa mayoral election
| next_year = 2028
| election_date = November 5, 2024
| image1 = Mark Freeman Feb2020 (cropped).jpg
| candidate1 = Mark Freeman
| party1 = Nonpartisan politician
| popular_vote1 = 100,718
| percentage1 = 52.88%
| image2 = Scott Smith by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| candidate2 = Scott Smith
| party2 = Nonpartisan politician
| popular_vote2 = 89,740
| percentage2 = 47.12%
| map_image =
| map_size =
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| title = Mayor
| before_election = John Giles
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Mark Freeman
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
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The 2024 Mesa mayoral election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next mayor of Mesa, Arizona.{{Cite web |title=City elections in Mesa, Arizona (2024) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Mesa,_Arizona_(2024) |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Ballotpedia }} Incumbent Republican mayor John Giles will be term limited and can not run for re-election.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-15 |title=Mesa's mayor gives last State of the City before term limits force him out |url=https://kjzz.org/content/1871394/mesas-mayor-gives-last-state-city-term-limits-force-him-out |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=KJZZ }}
A primary election for candidates were held on July 30, 2024,{{Cite web |title=City of Mesa Calls Primary Election |url=https://www.mesaaz.gov/Home/Components/News/News/9237/16 }}{{Cite web |title=City elections in Mesa, Arizona (2024) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Mesa,_Arizona_(2024) |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Ballotpedia }} from which city councilor Mark Freeman and former mayor Scott Smith advanced to a runoff,{{cite news |title=Mesa mayor, Council District 1 races appear heading to run-off |url=https://www.themesatribune.com/mesa-mayor-council-district-1-races-appear-heading-to-run-off/article_8a18d6b6-4eef-11ef-aaf7-9fe1d72fe0c4.html |access-date=July 31, 2024 |work=The Mesa Tribune |date=July 31, 2024 |language=en}} in which Freeman defeated Smith with 52.9 percent of the vote.{{cite news |last1=Koch |first1=Mitchell |title=Mark Freeman elected next mayor of Mesa |url=https://www.azfamily.com/2024/11/12/mark-freeman-elected-next-mayor-mesa/ |access-date=November 12, 2024 |work=KTVK |date=November 12, 2024 |language=en}}
Candidates
= Advanced to runoff =
- Mark Freeman, city councilor from the 1st district (2016–present)
- Scott Smith, former mayor (2008–2014) and former CEO of Valley Metro
= Eliminated in primary =
- R. Carey Davis, former mayor of San Bernardino, California (2014–2018){{cite web|url=https://www.themesatribune.com/news/mesa-primary-5-for-mayor-3-council-battles/article_db496056-f39a-11ee-acac-6f3cf90eba01.html|title=Mesa Primary: 5 for mayor, 3 council battles|last=Shumaker|first=Scott|date=April 9, 2024|access-date=April 12, 2024|website=Mesa Tribune}}
- Scott Neely, concrete pumping contractor and candidate for Governor of Arizona in 2022
- Ryan Winkle, former city councilor from the 3rd district (2016–2017){{Cite web |title=Ryan Winkle runs for Mesa mayor after being kicked off its council in 2017 |url=https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2024/03/01/ryan-winkle-mayors-race-mesa-arizona}}
Results
= Primary election =
{{Election box begin no party no change
|title=2024 Mesa mayoral election{{cite web |title=Maricopa County July 30, 2024 Primary Election {{!}} Mesa Official Results |website=mesaaz.gov |access-date=August 21, 2024 |url=https://www.mesaaz.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/48558}}
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{{Election box winning candidate no party no change
|candidate = Scott Smith
|votes = 21,633
|percentage = 29.08
}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change
|candidate = Mark Freeman
|votes = 21,312
|percentage = 28.65
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change
|candidate = Ryan Winkle
|votes = 10,964
|percentage = 14.74
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{{Election box candidate no party no change
|candidate = Scott Neely
|votes = 10,353
|percentage = 13.92
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{{Election box candidate no party no change
|candidate = R. Carey Davis
|votes = 9,909
|percentage = 13.32
}}
{{Election box write-in no party no change
|votes = 220
|percentage = 0.30
}}
{{Election box total no party no change
|votes = 74,391
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Runoff election =
{{Election box begin no party no change
|title=2024 Mesa mayoral runoff election
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{{Election box winning candidate no party no change
|candidate = Mark Freeman
|votes = 100,719
|percentage = 52.9%
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{{Election box candidate no party no change
|candidate = Scott Smith
|votes = 89,740
|percentage = 47.1%
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{{Election box total no party no change
|votes = 190,458
|percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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Extra Links
;Official campaign websites
- [https://markfreemanformayor.com/ Mark Freeman for Mayor]
- [https://smithformesa.com/ Scott Smith for Mayor]
{{2024 United States elections}}