INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA
Tempe Mayor Corey Woods will not be challenged for election in 2024, but a race will take place for three council seats in the March election.
Tempe Councilmember Joel Navarro will not seek reelection, but incumbents Doreen Garlid and Randy Keating will be running for reelection and face challengers Nikki Amberg, David Lucier and Hugo Tapia for the three council openings.
Navarro is expected to run for a seat on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.
Prospective candidates were required to submit nomination paperwork and petitions containing between 1,000 and 2,752 valid signatures from registered Tempe voters.
Nomination petitions and paperwork are subject to legal challenge, the release stated.
The election is March 12.
Elected candidates will be sworn in to serve four-year terms in July 2024.
