Unofficial election results as of Monday night for the Aug. 2 Mesa City Council election show incumbent Jenn Duff leading in District 4 and Scott Somers leading in District 6. Also winning is Alicia Goforth, running unopposed in District 5.
Tallied votes last posted at 6:26 p.m. Aug. 8 by the Maricopa County Elections Department are:
District 4
Jenn Duff, 3,357
Trista Guzman Glover, 1,982
Nathaniel Ross, 1,764
District 5
Alicia Goforth, 18,399
District 6
Scott Somers, 9,610
Darla Trendler, 6,909
The primary election is for candidates in Mesa City Council districts 4, 5 and 6, with terms expiring in January 2027.
The final results will not be known until mid-month as the county has up to 20 days following the election to provide final results, according to the city of Mesa’s website.
Richard Dyer Managing Editor | East Valley @RHDyer
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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