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2007 Tucson mayoral election

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2007 Tucson mayoral election

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Nominee Bob Walkup Dave Croteau
Party Republican Green
Popular vote 45,543 17,962
Percentage 71.20% 28.08%

Mayor before election

Bob Walkup
Republican

Elected mayor

Bob Walkup
Republican

The 2007 Tucson mayoral election occurred on November 6, 2007, to elect the mayor of Tucson, Arizona, USA, and coincided with the elections to the Tucson City Council wards 1, 2 and 4.[1] The incumbent Mayor, Bob Walkup, was re-elected.

Nominations

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Primaries were held for the Democratic Green, and Republican parties on September 11, 2007.[1]

Democratic primary

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For the Democratic Party, Michael Toney, a write-in candidate won 1,147 votes, or 22.96% of the vote. This was insufficient to capture the nomination.[1] The party did not ultimately have a candidate in the general election.[1]

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Toney 1,147 22.96
Democratic Write-in 77.04

Green primary

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Green primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green David Croteau 308 93.62
Green Write-in 6.38

Republican primary

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Walkup (incumbent) 13,440 98.22
Republican Write-in 1.78

General election

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As there was no Democratic nominee, Walkup's main challenger was the Green Party nominee Dave Croteau, who he had also previously faced in the 1999 mayoral election when Croteau ran as a write-in candidate.[2]

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Walkup (incumbent) 45,543 71.20
Green Dave Croteau 17,962 28.08
Write-in Guillermo "William E." Ortiz 30 0.04
Write-in Bruce Gerowitz 25 0.04

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Election History Report 1991 - 2013" (PDF). City of Tucson, Arizona. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 30, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  2. ^ O'Dell, Rob (October 24, 2007). "Walkup's only challenger is with Green Party". Tucson. Retrieved October 29, 2019.