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2024 Maricopa County elections

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All 6 county-wide elected officials
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 5 1 Seats won 6 0 Seat change 1 1 Percentage 58.8% 41.2%

The 2024 Maricopa County elections were held on November 5, 2024, in Maricopa County, Arizona, with partisan primary elections for county offices being held on July 30, 2024. All five seats of the Board of Supervisors were up for election, as well as all county-wide elected officials (except the Clerk of the Superior Court).

Democrat Joe Biden won the county with 50.13% of the vote in the 2020 presidential election. The Republican Party holds five of the six offices. The one Democrat is Sheriff Russ Skinner, who changed his party registration from Republican to Democratic in January 2024 prior to being appointed to the position.

All Republicans won the general elections county-wide, flipping the Sheriff race.

Board of Supervisors

All five seats on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors were up for reelection.

The Republican Party currently holds four seats on the board, while the Democratic Party holds one.

Assessor

Republican Eddie Cook was appointed in 2020, following the resignation of Paul Petersen, and was reelected in 2020 with 52.4% of the vote.

Republican primary candidates

• Eddie Cook, incumbent

Democratic primary candidates

• Gregory Freeman, commercial property manager

General election

Results

Attorney

Republican Rachel Mitchell was first appointed in 2022, following the resignation of Allister Adel, and reelected in the 2022 special election with 52.8% of the vote.

Republican primary candidates

• Rachel Mitchell, incumbent
• Gina Godbehere, former prosecutor and candidate in 2022

Democratic primary candidates

• Tamika Wooten, pro tem judge, former Glendale chief prosecutor, and former defense attorney

General election

Results

Recorder

2024 Maricopa County Recorder election

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Candidate Justin Heap Tim Stringham Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 984,866 903,609 Percentage 52.2% 47.8%

Recorder before election Stephen Richer Republican Elected Recorder Justin Heap Republican

Republican Stephen Richer was first elected in 2020, defeating Democratic incumbent Adrian Fontes, with 50.1% of the vote. Fontes had defeated long-time Recorder Helen Purcell in 2016 with 50.53% of the vote.

Republican primary candidates

• Stephen Richer, incumbent
• Steven Hines, businessman
• Justin Heap, state representative
• Don Hiatt, software architect and information technology professional.

Democratic primary candidates

• Timothy Stringham, attorney and former United States Navy Judge Advocate

General election

Results

School Superintendent

Republican Steve Watson was first elected in 2016 and reelected in 2020 with 50.3% of the vote.

Republican primary candidates

• Steve Watson, incumbent
• Nickie Kelly, math teacher at Tolleson Union High School
• Shelli Lynn Boggs, former head of the governing board of the East Valley Institute of Technology

Democratic primary candidates

• Laura Metcalfe, teacher and former County Superintendent employee.

General election

Results

Sheriff

Democrat Paul Penzone was first elected in 2016, defeating Republican Joe Arpaio, and reelected in 2020 with 55.7% of the vote. Penzone resigned in January 2024. Deputy Sheriff Russ Skinner, changed his party registration from Republican to Democratic and was appointed as Penzone's replacement.

Republican primary candidates

• Jerry Sheridan, former Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy and nominee in 2020
• Frank "Mike" Crawford, retired Glendale police officer and candidate in 2020
• Joel Paul Franklin Ellis, Navy veteran and businessman
• Joe Melone, anti-government activist
• Frank Milstead, former director of the Arizona Department of Safety

Democratic primary candidates

• Russ Skinner, incumbent (former Republican)
• Jeffrey Kirkham, former police chief of Apache Junction (former Republican)
• Tyler Kamp, former Phoenix police lieutenant (former Republican)

On July 30, 2024, Republican Candidate Jerry Sheridan and Democratic Candidate Tyler Kamp won the primary election. Kamp won the Democratic nomination in spite of being exposed prior to the primary by ABC15 for sexually harassing a subordinate during his final year at the Phoenix Police Department and for illegally accessing a confidential law enforcement database.

General election

Results

Treasurer

Republican John Allen was first elected in 2020 with 52.3% of the vote. No Democrat filed for the position.

Republican primary candidates

• John Allen, incumbent
• William Jay Lichtsinn, accountant and former naval officer

General election

Results

References

1. ^ Hupka, Sasha (April 8, 2024). "Maricopa County elections: Here's who is running for supervisor, sheriff and more". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
2. Duda, Jeremy (March 7, 2024). "Challengers turn Maricopa County attorney matchup into hotly contested race". Axios. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
3. Poling, Hannah (July 11, 2023). "Republican Businessman Steven Hines First to Announce Candidacy for Maricopa County Recorder". The Tennessee Star. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
4. Gordon, David (September 19, 2023). "Dr. Laura Metcalfe to Bring Accountability and Innovation to Maricopa Superintendent of Schools Office". blogforarizona.net. Blog for Arizona. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
5. ^ Resnik, Brahm (March 3, 2024). "Sheriff Russ Skinner says he is running for a full-term as a Democrat". 12new.com. 12 News. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
6. Burns, Bob (September 14, 2023). "Sheridan to run for sheriff in 2024". Fountain Hills Independent. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
7. "Maricopa County Sheriff Candidate Crawford's Troubles with the Law Resurface". July 14, 2023.
8. ^ Jenkins, Jimmy (February 1, 2024). "1 Democrat, 4 Republicans: Here's who's running for Maricopa County sheriff so far". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
9. Jenkins, Jimmy (July 30, 2024). "Jerry Sheridan, Tyler Kamp win Maricopa County sheriff primaries". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
10. Biscobing, Dave; Hatchett, Ford (July 8, 2024). "Sheriff candidate 'substantiated' for sexual harassment at Phoenix PD". ABC15. Retrieved August 14, 2024.

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