Official candidates: 14 hopefuls meet requirements for Scottsdale ballot

By Melissa Rosequist
Twitter: @mrosequist_

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include the supplemental signatures garnered by candidates in their total signature count.  (4:12 p.m. April 7) 

All 14 residents seeking a spot on Scottsdale’s top governing board have filed paperwork and met requirements to earn a spot on the 2020 ballot.

The deadline to file paperwork and obtain at least 1,000 verified signatures was 5 p.m. April 6.

According to City Clerk Carolyn Jagger, all 14 individuals who have been publicly campaigning met the requirements.

Scottsdale will hold a primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 4; a general election shall be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to fill any elected offices that remain unfilled after the primary election.

To be elected at the primary election, a candidate must receive a majority of all of the legal votes cast for that candidate’s race.

The list of City Council candidates and their signature count, according to Ms. Jagger are:

• Mike Auerbach: 1,122 signatures
• Tammy Caputi: 1,714 signatures
• Bill Crawford: 1,714 signatures
• Tom Durham: 1,340 signatures
• Betty Janik: 1,727 signatures
• Becca Linnig: 1,068 signatures
• John Little: 1,351 signatures
• Kevin Maxwell: 1,374 signatures
• Guy Phillips: 1,853 signatures

Mayoral candidates and their signature count, according to Ms. Jagger are:

• Lisa Borowsky: 1,955 signatures
• Suzanne Klapp: 1,515 signatures
• Virginia Korte: 1,562 signatures
• Bob Littlefield: 1,561 signatures
• David Ortega: 1,281 signatures.

Guy Phillips is the only incumbant seeking reelection to Scottsdale City Council; while Virginia Korte and Suzanne Klapp are current councilmembers running for mayor.

Lisa Borowsky, Bob Littlefield and David Ortega have been previously elected members of Scottsdale City Council in years past.