Results from City of Tucson Council Primary Election for Ward 3, 5, 6 – updates with final tally

The City of Tucson conducted a Primary race for three City Council seats in Wards 3, 5 and 6. Stay tuned for updates for any close races and counting of provisonal ballots over the next few days. Only listing the contested primary races.

https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Clerks/Elections/Election-Results

updates results 8/11/25 after counting of provisonal ballots since Election night:https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/clerks/documents/elections/results/25paz_officialresults_08112025.pdf

Ward 3 Dem primary

Update 8/11/25: Dahl ahead 19 votes in final tally. Stay tuned. Sounds like there will be an automattic recount (per state law) which is triggered if the difference between the candidate’s votes is less than 1/2 of 1% of the votes cast (6609). So 1% would be 66 and half of that is 33. Every vote does count in these close elections. So stay tuned for a recount.

Kevin Dahl, incumbent 3296

Sadie Shaw 3277

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081125_ward3_primary/with-final-ballots-counted-tucson-councilman-dahl-ekes-out-win-democratic-primary

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Ward 5 Dem primary (open seat)

Selina Barajas 2422

Chris Elsner 335

Jesse Lugo 1353

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Ward 6 Dem primary (open seat)

Leighton Rockafellow, Jr. 2931

Miranda Schubert 6376

Jim Sinex 365

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These Dem winners in Ward 3 and 6 will face off with Republican candidates in the General Election on Nov. 4. Running are Janet Wittenbraker in Ward 3 and Jay Tolkoff in Ward 6. No Repubican or any other party candidate (L or N) is running in Ward 5. Voter turnout was only 17.38%. Dem party turnout 32.22%.

Congrats to the winners Kevin (PENDING RECOUNT), Selina and Miranda.


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3 thoughts on “Results from City of Tucson Council Primary Election for Ward 3, 5, 6 – updates with final tally”

  1. That is the problem. Turnout only 15%? That is why we are losing our democracy (what little of it we have had). We must figure out a way to enlist people in the civic processes again. That means more neighborhood groups, I guess, who meet to discuss issues. This went on a lot from what I understand, during the 1900s. Just reading some of the literature from that timeframe (like Upston Sinclair and Jack London). Even 8th grade educated citizens back then had a far better understanding of our government processes, were engaged, and frankly, could read and write much better than our illiterate, and ignorant populace of today. The Internet, while I love it, I think has been a destructive force.

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    • yes, very low turnout for a City of Tucson primary. Dem turnout was 27.65% but reduced due to low turnout in R and L parties. And now every vote counts in Ward 3, which is too close to call though Kevin Dahl declared his victory last night.

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