Elections 2026

About 21% of eligible Surprise voters participated in council primary

District 1 votes are double of other two districts with elections

From left, Surprise City Councilmembers Nick Haney, Jack Hastings and Chris Judd won reelection in the July 21 primary.

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Final voting results show 12,134 Surprise residents cast a ballot in this month’s city council primary election.

That is among the findings the council is expected to approve at Tuesday night’s regular meeting.

The turnout for the July 21 primary amounted to 21.3% of the more than 57,000 registered voters in the city.

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