2020 Mesa mayoral election

The 2020 Mesa mayoral election was held on August 4, 2020, to elect the mayor of Mesa, Arizona.^[2]

2020 Mesa mayoral election

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Turnout	30.9%[1]
Candidate John Giles Verl Farnsworth Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 60,473 30,452 Percentage 66.3% 33.4%
Precinct results Giles:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      No votes
Mayor before election John Giles Republican Elected mayor John Giles Republican

Incumbent mayor John Giles was re-elected to a second full term.

Candidates

Declared

• Verl Farnsworth, retired construction contractor^[3]
• John Giles, incumbent mayor^[4]

Declined

• Jeremy Whittaker, city councilman^[5]

Results

2020 Mesa mayoral election^[6]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Giles (incumbent)		60,473	66.25
Verl Farnsworth		30,452	33.36
Write-in		357	0.39
Total votes		91,282	100.00

References

1. "Maricopa County Voter Registration Totals". Maricopa County Elections Department. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
2. Walsh, Jim (April 15, 2020). "Mesa's Primary Election field established". East Valley Tribune.
3. Olafson, Ole (July 14, 2020). "Mesa mayoral race pits incumbent John Giles against Verl Farnsworth". Northeast Valley News.
4. Steinbach, Allison (January 23, 2020). "John Giles raises record $250K for Mesa's mayoral race. How much competition will he face?". azcentral.
5. Walsh, Jim (January 28, 2020). "Storm clouds are gathering in the Mesa mayor race". East Valley Tribune.
6. "Mayoral election in Mesa, Arizona (2020)". Ballotpedia.

External links

• Verl Farnsworth for Mayor Archived January 18, 2021, at the Wayback Machine