Unofficial primary election results for Apache Junction
Independent Newsmedia
Posted 8/5/20
The 2020 primary election Aug. 4 included candidates for the office of Apache Junction mayor and three council seats, and Proposition 442, the city’s General Plan.
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Unofficial primary election results for Apache Junction
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Thousands of ballots still to be counted
Pinal County Elections Department reported Aug. 4 on Twitter that there are more than 4,250 ballots to be counted. “Pinal Elections update: 4,250 early ballots dropped at the polls; more unknown delivered in the mail or at the recorder’s office locations; 181 provisional ballots. More updates tomorrow,” the Tweet says @pinal_elections.
Maricopa County Elections Department reported Aug. 5 on Twitter that there are more than 95,000 ballots still to be counted. “Maricopa County voters dropped off 76K ballots on Election Day. We have an estimated 20K from Monday. We have 8 Vote Centers left to report and provisional ballots. Our next release of results will be after 5 p.m. today. Find the full tally at http://Results.Maricopa.Vote,” the Tweet says @MaricopaVote.
Independent Newsmedia
The 2020 primary election Aug. 4 included candidates for the office of Apache Junction mayor and three council seats, and Proposition 442, the city’s General Plan.
The next mayor of Apache Junction will be decided at the Nov. 3 general election. Also, unofficial returns of Tuesday’s election indicate three new councilmembers will be seated in 2021.
All election returns are unofficial until the official canvass of ballots by Pinal and Maricopa counties later this month.
Vice Mayor Chip Wilson and Councilmember Robin Barker received more votes for mayor out of the five candidates on the ballot on Aug. 4. However, since no candidates received the required number of votes as determined by state law, the top two candidates advance to the November run-off election.
For council, Tess Nesser, Kelly Gremmel and Braden Biggs, according to the unofficial count, received enough votes over the threshold to be elected outright once the balloting is confirmed.
Votes cast for council according to unofficial results posted at 11:36 p.m. Aug. 4 in Pinal County with 100% of precincts reporting and at 1:40 a.m. Aug. 5 in Maricopa County with 90 of 99 vote centers reported, are:
Braden Biggs, 2,224 --- 2,184 in Pinal County and 40 in Maricopa County.
Darryl Cross, 2,017 --- 1,981 in Pinal County and 36 in Maricopa County.
Kelly Gremmel, 2,263 --- 2,227 in Pinal County and 36 in Maricopa County.
Tess Nesser, 2,361 --- 2,328 in Pinal County and 33 in Maricopa County.
Jeff Struble, 1,836 --- 1,806 in Pinal County and 30 in Maricopa County.
Votes cast for mayor according to unofficial results posted at 11:36 p.m. Aug. 4 in Pinal County with 100% of precincts reporting and at 1:40 a.m. Aug. 5 in Maricopa County with 90 of 99 vote centers reported, are:
Charles Austin, 444 --- 429 in Pinal County and 15 in Maricopa County.
Robin Barker, 1,465 --- 1,431 in Pinal County and 34 in Maricopa County.
Jeff Barlett, a write-in candidate, is not listed.
John Insalaco, 934 --- 927 in Pinal County and 7 in Maricopa County.
Chip Wilson, 1,768 --- 1,744 in Pinal County and 24 in Maricopa County.
If needed, a runoff election would be held at the general election Nov. 3.
According to unofficial results posted at 11:36 p.m. Aug. 4 in Pinal County with 100% of precincts reporting and at 1:40 a.m. Aug. 5 in Maricopa County with 90 of 99 vote centers reported, the General Plan is passing 3,389-1,219 --- 63-23 in Maricopa County and 3,326-1,196 in Pinal County.
The city is required to update and adopt its General Plan for the community every 10 years. Over the last 18 months, city staff has received input from citizens, community leaders and elected officials to develop “Legendary Landscapes and Lifestyles,” an updated General Plan, which acts as a guide in planning for the city’s future.
More information on the General Plan, including a fact sheet and the document itself, are available at ajcity.net/gp2020.
