Results from City of Tucson Council Primary Election for Ward 3, 5, 6

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The City of Tucson conducted a Primary race for three City Council seats in Wards 3, 5 and 6. Here’d the early results. 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

Ward 3 Dem primary – too close to call with provisional ballots to be counted (about 1700)

Kevin Dahl, incumbent 2993

Sadie Shaw 2855

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Ward 5 Dem primary (open seat)

Selina Barajas 2025

Chris Elsner 288

Jesse Lugo 1189

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Ward 6 Dem primary (open seat)

Leighton Rockafellow, Jr. 2536

Miranda Schubert 5254

Jim Sinex 324

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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 15.10%.

Congrats to the winners. Stay tuned for the provisional ballot tally for Ward 3. I’ll update when I can.

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2 thoughts on “Results from City of Tucson Council Primary Election for Ward 3, 5, 6”

  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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