Rich Adams, incumbents leading the pack in Mesa council primary
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From left, top row: Mesa Council candidates Rich Adams, Zachary Hichez, Tim Meyer, and Ron Williams
From left, bottom row: Mesa Council candidates Julie Spilsbury, Francisco Heredia, and Marc Lavender
The Mesa City Council has 3 of their 6 seats up for grabs in the 2024 elections. With the Arizona primaries occurring on Tuesday, July 30, results are starting to pour in.
In Northwest Mesa's District 1, where councilmember Mark Freeman has left his seat to pursue the office of Mayor, Rich Adams currently leads the pack with 33.7% of the total vote and 2,694 votes accrued so far as of 9:40 p.m. on July 30.
Ron Williams trails closely behind with 30.5% and 2,438 votes. Rounding out the pack is Tim Meyer with 25.1% and 2,009 votes and Zachary Hichez with 10.6% and 851 votes.
In District 2, which covers central and southcentral Mesa, incumbent Councilmember Julie Spilsbury has taken a commanding lead over challenger Melody Whetstone. Spilsbury has a 67.4% share of the total vote with 6,183 votes while Whetstone has 32.6^% and 2,997 votes.
In District 3, which covers Southwest Mesa, Vice Mayor Francisco Heredia has 59% of the vote with 3,715 votes, while his opponent Marc Lavender has 41% and 2,584 votes.
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