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
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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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Incumbent Kevin Dahl only ahead by 19 votes now in Ward 3, down from 138 on Election Night. I believe a recall occurs if the vote difference is less than 1/2 of 1% of the total votes cast. Stay tuned for final tally on Monday, August 11, per City of Tucson City Clerk.
8/11/25 update: https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081125_ward3_primary/with-final-ballots-counted-tucson-councilman-dahl-ekes-out-win-democratic-primary/
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.
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.