Mayoral election in Mesa, Arizona (2024)
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| 2024 Mesa elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 1, 2024 |
| Primary election: July 30, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Mesa, Arizona, is holding a general election for mayor on November 5, 2024. A primary is scheduled for July 30, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was April 1, 2024.
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General election
The primary will occur on July 30, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
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Mayoral partisanship
Mesa has a Republican mayor. As of June 2024, 63 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 26 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, four are independents, four identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. While most mayoral elections in the 100 largest cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
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About the city
- See also: Mesa, Arizona
Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona. As of 2020, its population was 504,258.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Mesa uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints an executive called a city manager to oversee the city's day-to-day operations.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Mesa, Arizona | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mesa | Arizona | |
| Population | 504,258 | 7,151,502 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 140 | 113,654 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 78.3% | 73.8% |
| Black/African American | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Asian | 2.1% | 3.3% |
| Native American | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Two or more | 6.3% | 7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 27.6% | 31.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.9% | 87.9% |
| College graduation rate | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $61,640 | $61,529 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.3% | 14.1% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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