Town of Oro Valley election results

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Did you know that there was a town council election in the Town of Oro Valley on Tuesday? Not if you read our local newspapers.

Only the Explorer News covered the election results. Oro Valley Primary Election results – The Explorer:

The unofficial results are in for the Oro Valley Town Council Primary Election.

With six candidates running, three seats are to be filled on the Council, as incumbent Bill Garner is up for reelection, incumbent Steve Solomon is running for his first official term after being appointed 18 months ago, and Councilman Barry Gillaspie declined to run for reelection.

As of 8:00 p.m., the polls show Bill Garner leading the way with 5,522 votes. Newcomer Brendan Burns trails Garner closely, with 5,011 votes, and Mike Zinkin comes in third with 4,928 votes.

Rounding out the bottom three are Steve Solomon, with 4,223 votes, Mark Napier with 3,472 votes, and Fred Narcaroti with 2,119 votes. 45 write-in votes were also cast.

Pima County Elections GEMS results (100% reporting):

The General Election will be held on May 15. The last day to register to vote in the General Election is April 16, and ballets will begin to be sent out to registered voters via mail on April 19.

UPDATE: The Tucson Weekly says Oro Valley Don't Need No Stinking (General) Election:

Incumbent Bill Garner and challengers Brendan Burns and Mike Zinkin all appeared on more than 50 percent of the ballots cast, which means each of them is automatically voted into office and negates a need for the town's planned general election in May.

Burns, Garner and Zinkin will be sworn into office in June.