Primary Election Results, 8 p.m.
Date:
09/01/2009Summary:
The City of Yuma held its primary election Tuesday, Sept. 1, where voters were to elect or narrow the field of candidates for the office of Mayor and three seats on the City Council.Contact:
Many Early Ballots Remain Uncounted
Yuma, Arizona - The City of Yuma held its primary election Tuesday, Sept. 1, where voters were to elect or narrow the field of candidates for the office of Mayor and three seats on the City Council.
Polls closed at 7 p.m. The current count reflects approximately 5,025 early ballots that have been processed and counted and results from 9 of the 16 precincts. An additional number of early ballots, approximately 1,200, will be counted in upcoming days.
| Mayor | Votes Cast |
Percentage of Ballots Cast |
| Everly, Elgin | 461 | 8.2% |
| Kretzer, Jack | 693 | 12.3% |
| Krieger, Alan L. | 1237 | 22.9% |
| Nelson, Larry | 2135 | 37.8% |
| Spencer, Ken, Jr. | 1034 | 18.3% |
| City Councilmember | Votes Cast |
Percentage of Ballots Cast |
| Brooks-Gurrola, Bobbi | 2131 | 37.7% |
| Johnson, Paul | 2634 | 46.7% |
| Shoop, Ema Lea | 2226 | 39.4% |
| Stephens, Brian K. | 1206 | 21.4% |
| Stuart, Jerry | 1658 | 29.4% |
| Thomas, Edward C. | 1401 | 24.8% |
| Torres, Emma | 1791 | 31.7% |
| Underhill, Clinton T. | 1516 | 26.9% |
| Presiding Municipal Judge | Votes Cast |
Percentage of Ballots Cast |
| Stanley, Douglas | 4363 | 77.2% |
As they are released, election results may be viewed on the City's web site, www.YumaAz.gov/election, or on the City's Time Warner Cable channels City 73 and Ciudad 72.
Percentages reflect "a percentage of the total number of ballots cast," rather than a percentage of the total number of votes cast, because Yuma City Council seats are considered at-large, and each ballot may contain up to three votes for members of the City Council.
Should any primary election candidate accumulate votes on 50 percent plus one of the total number of ballots cast, that candidate will be elected to office and will not participate in the November general election.
The top two finishers per remaining open seat will move on to the general election on Nov. 3. That means that at least three mayoral candidates and at least two council candidates will be eliminated as a result of the final tally of primary election ballots.
