2022 Maricopa County Attorney special election explained

Election Name:2022 Maricopa County Attorney special election
Type:local
Country:Arizona
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2024
Election Date:November 8, 2022
Image1:Rachel Mitchell by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Candidate1:Rachel Mitchell
Popular Vote1:768,931
Percentage1:52.8%
Party1:Arizona Republican Party
Candidate2:Julie Gunnigle
Popular Vote2:686,250
Percentage2:47.2%
Party2:Arizona Democratic Party
Map Size:1
County Attorney
Before Election:Rachel Mitchell
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Rachel Mitchell
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2022 Maricopa County Attorney special election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the County Attorney for Maricopa County, Arizona. The election was held concurrently with other federal and state elections, as well as a special election for District 2 on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.[1] The special election was called due to the resignation of Allister Adel in March 2022.

The primary occurred on August 2, 2022. The general election occurred on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Rachel Mitchell defeated 2020 nominee Julie Gunnigle with 52.8% of the vote.

Background

The office of Maricopa County Attorney had undergone leadership turmoil since the election of Andrew Thomas in 2004.[2] Thomas resigned in 2010 amid controversy eventually leading to his disbarment.[3] [4] Bill Montgomery then defeated former County Attorney Rick Romley in the 2010 special election.[5] After Montgomery was controversially appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court,[6] [7] Allister Adel was appointed County Attorney in 2019. She was elected to a full term in 2020, defeating Democrat Julie Gunnigle with 46.45% of the vote.[8] [9] Adel announced her resignation in March 2022 amid numerous controversies.[10]

On April 20, 2022, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed Rachel Mitchell as the interim county attorney.[11]

The timing of Adel's resignation was significant. If she had resigned two weeks later, the appointed interim attorney would have served until the 2024 election. Candidates had just 13 days to meet the qualification deadline by gathering and submitting approximately 4,000 valid signatures by April 4.[12]

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

Results

External links

Official campaign websites

Notes and References

  1. News: Attorney Thomas Galvin picked for Maricopa County Board of Supervisors vacancy . 21 July 2022 . KTAR . 8 December 2021.
  2. News: Richardson . Bill . Electing the Maricopa County attorney is a big deal. Look at the duds we've had in office . 21 July 2022 . AZCentral . 13 July 202.
  3. News: Weiss . Debra . Controversial Maricopa Co. Attorney Resigns to Run for Ariz. AG . 21 July 2022 . ABA Journal . April 2, 2010.
  4. Web site: Andrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon Disbarred. Ray Stern. 10 April 2012. Valley Fever. 20 October 2014. 21 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141021115301/http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2012/04/andrew_thomas_and_lisa_aubucho_3.php. dead.
  5. News: Montgomery, Arpaio beat Romley . Phoenix Business Journal . August 25, 2010.
  6. News: Montini . EJ . Gov. Doug Ducey's rigged system gets Bill Montgomery on the Arizona Supreme Court . The Arizona Republic . September 4, 2019.
  7. News: Cooper . Jonathan J. . Ducey appoints Montgomery to Arizona Supreme Court . Arizona Public Media . Associated Press . September 5, 2019.
  8. Maricopa County Recorder (November 13, 2020), General Election Final Results, page 21.
  9. News: Allister Adel elected Maricopa County attorney; voters select woman for first time . Castle . Laura . 19 February 2022 . Arizona Republic . November 9, 2020.
  10. Web site: Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel announces resignation following months of turmoil . 21 March 2022 . ABC15 . 25 March 2022.
  11. News: Jenkins . Jimmy . Rachel Mitchell appointed interim Maricopa County attorney . 22 April 2022 . The Arizona Republic . 20 April 2022.
  12. News: Garcia . Nicole . Allister Adel: Candidates emerge in fight to replace now-resigned Maricopa County Attorney . 21 July 2022 . FOX10 . 21 March 2022.
  13. News: Tolan . Casey . Some big-city district attorneys vow not to prosecute abortion cases, setting up legal clashes in red states . 21 July 2022 . CNN . 30 June 2022.
  14. News: Schwenk . Katya . 4 Candidates on Primary Ballot for County Attorney . 21 July 2022 . Phoenix New Times . April 6, 2022.
  15. News: Republican Anni Foster drops out of Maricopa County Attorney race . 21 July 2022 . KTAR . 25 April 2022.
  16. News: Resnik . Brahm . Top prosecutor enters race for county attorney after calling on Allister Adel to step down . 21 July 2022 . 12NBC . 23 March 2022.
  17. News: Jenkins . Jimmy . These 4 candidates for Maricopa County attorney will be on the ballot . 22 April 2022 . The Arizona Republic . 12 April 2022.

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