Greens in Two-Party Race for Tucson Mayor
October 23rd, 2007Tucson, Arizona, is the only city in Arizona with partisan elections. It elects a Mayor and City Councilmembers on November 6, 2007. The Mayor’s race features only two nominees, Republican Bob Walkup and Green Dave Croteau.
Although the Green Party is not a ballot-qualified party in Arizona, it is ballot-qualified in Pima County and in Tucson. Arizona law lets a party that is not ballot-qualified statewide, still be ballot-qualified in particular counties or cities. Other states with this characteristic are Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:08 am
Tucson prides itself as the Anti-Phoenix, the Anti-Maricopa County: a GOP strong hold……
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Bob Walkup is a Republican
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/207698.php
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:38 pm
Thanks for the correction!
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:07 pm
Yes,thanks to illinois law,The constitution Party is Ballot-qualified in 1 district in tazewell county in illinois.It does make it easier for third parties to get on the ballot locally when you do not have to try for the whole state at once.Especially since illinois is tough for new parties to get statewide ballot access
October 24th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
The Pima County I lived in on active military duty was 60% plus Democrat, 70% plus non GOP.
Phx, Tempe/ASU [sorta], [Mormon] Mesa, and Scottsdale are firmly Replublican and have been since Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater days!