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Preliminary Phoenix Election Results: Mayor Stanton Reelected, Prop 104 Passes

By Katherine Fritcke
Published: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 - 9:14am
Updated: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 - 9:31am
(Photo by Sean Peick - Cronkite News)
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton.

The preliminary results in the municipal elections in Phoenix are in.

In a three-way race, incumbent Mayor Greg Stanton needed a 51 percent margin of victory to claim a new term — he won with 65 percent of the vote.  

His closest rival, businesswoman Anna Brennan got 29 percent, while educator Matt Jette drew less than 6 percent.

Each of the four incumbent City Council members on the ballot, also won new terms. While three seats were unopposed, incumbent Daniel Valenzuela got 73 percent of the vote in his District 5 race against Felix Garcia.

Phoenix voters approved Prop 104, the more than $31 billion transportation plan.

The three other propositions also passed, according to unofficial results.

 

 

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