The 2019 Tucson mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019. It saw the election of Regina Romero.
Nominations Primaries were held August 27, 2019. Three candidates ran in the Democratic primary, one official write-in ran in the Green primary, while none ran in either the Libertarian or Republican primaries.
Democratic primary Candidates Steve Farley, Arizona state senator, former Arizona state representative Randi Dorman, developer Regina Romero, Tucson city councilwoman
Polls Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror EdAckerley RandiDorman SteveFarley ReginaRomero Undecided Arizona Daily Star/Strongpoint Opinion Research July 2019 1,693 10% 6% 31% 15% 36% Not running in Democratic Primary
Results
Green primary
Libertarian primary
Republican primary While both Frank Konarski and Sam Nagy filed paperwork to run for the Republican nomination, neither met the signature requirements to get on the ballot.
Independent candidates Ed Ackerley, co-owner of Ackerley Advertising
Write-in Al Pesqueira (identified as Republican), unqualified write-in, withdrew from race
General election Regina Romero was elected the first-ever female mayor of Tucson, and the first Hispanic mayor of the city since the Latino Estevan Ochoa was mayor from 1875 to 1876.
This is the first time in over 30 years that Republicans have not run a candidate in an open-seat Tucson mayoral race.
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