With nearly all ballots tabulated by Maricopa County in Scottsdale’s July 30 primary election, the race for Scottsdale mayor will be a runoff between Lisa Borowsky and David Ortega, according to a recent press release sent out by the City of Scottsdale. Additionally, two council seats remain open to be decided at the Nov. 5 general election.

In the Scottsdale primary election, nine residents ran for three seats on the city council. To be elected outright in the primary, a Scottsdale City Council candidate must receive a majority of all the legal votes cast in the election for that candidate’s race. The press release broke down how that is calculated.

According to the City Charter, the majority of legal votes cast for city council is determined by:

*Dividing the total number of legal votes cast in each candidate’s race by the number of seats to be filled (three, in this case).

*Dividing that number in half.

*Round to the next highest whole number.

Based on the current election results from Maricopa County, candidate Jan Dubauskas has been elected at the primary and will take office in January 2025, the press release continued, leaving two council seats to be filled at the November 2024 General Election.

“The next four candidates with the highest number of votes will advance to the November general election, with the two candidates receiving the most votes cast being elected and taking office in January 2025,” the release explained. “Based on current election results, Scottsdale City Council candidates Tammy Caputi, Tom Durham, Adam Kwasman and Maryann McAllen will advance to the November General Election.”

Final results for the Scottsdale City Council race will be posted after final election results are provided by Maricopa County. The Scottsdale City Council is scheduled to canvass the election results at its Aug. 13 meeting.