In the city of Buckeye’s lone contested race of the Aug. 4 Primary Election, voters looked to send the incumbent Tony Youngker back to city council to represent District 1, just south of I-10 from Miller Road to the city’s western edge.
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With 90 of 99 vote centers reporting, the Maricopa County Elections Department shows Tony Youngker leading Tedy Burton by 58 percent to 42 percent, with 672 votes to 485.
ORIGINAL STORY: 10:30 p.m. Aug. 4:
In the city of Buckeye’s lone contested race of the Aug. 4 Primary Election, voters looked to send the incumbent Tony Youngker back to city council to represent District 1, just south of I-10 from Miller Road to the city’s western edge.
The latest totals Tuesday evening from the Maricopa County Elections Department showed the Buckeye native with a 58 percent to 42 percent advantage over challenger Tedy Burton. The last vote count showed Mr. Youngker with 611 votes, which is out-pacing Mr. Burton’s 446.
Mr. Youngker was originally elected to represent District 1 in the November 2016 General Election.
The city’s other primary races were uncontested.
Eric Orsborn figures to become the city’s mayor when the 2020 General Election arrives Nov. 3. He received 10,374 votes in the Aug. 4 primary.
Mr. Orsborn resigned from his council District 6 position this past April when mayor Jackie Meck announced he would not be seeking re-election. Mr. Meck in 2016 had won a third four-year term, having previously served as town mayor from 1973 to 1975 and as a member of the town council from 1968 to 1975 and from 2002 to 2006.
Mr. Orsborn has served on the city council the past 10 years, including serving four years as vice mayor.
District 2 and 3 Councilwomen Jeanine Guy and Michelle Hess, respectively, ran unopposed in Tuesday’s primary. District 2 stretches south of the Estrella Mountains, and District 3 sits south of I-10 to the city’s eastern edge.
Ms. Hess has served on the Buckeye City Council since 2011, and Ms. Guy was first elected to the Council in 2016.
This year, District 4 Councilman Patrick HagEstad and District 5 Councilman Craig Heustis are the only two not up for re-election.
Steve Stockmar has been with the Independent Newsmedia team since 2017. An NAU alum and Peoria resident, Steve’s community journalism pursuits focus mostly on arts & culture, education, and profiles of neighbors making a difference. In his spare time Steve plays in a vintage baseball league using uniforms and rules from the 1860s, and also acts (badly) in community theater. In addition, he has an unhealthy obsession with baseball and the Chicago Cubs.
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