Press Release

Primary Election Results, Sept. 3

Date:

09/03/2009 (Last updated: 09/04/2009)

Summary:

Final results are in for the City of Yuma's primary election held Tuesday, Sept. 1. Voters returned Presiding Municipal Judge Doug Stanley to his seat, and narrowed the fields in the races for Mayor and three seats on the City Council.

Contact:

Dave NashPublic Affairs CoordinatorPublic Affairs

Final Totals

Yuma, Arizona - Final results are in for the City of Yuma's primary election held Tuesday, Sept. 1. Voters returned Presiding Municipal Judge Doug Stanley to his seat, and narrowed the fields in the races for Mayor and three seats on the City Council.

The totals reflect 7,707 ballots cast, for a voter turnout of 20.9 percent of registered city voters.

While these results are final, they are not official until canvassed by the Yuma City Council, most likely at its regularly scheduled meeting on Sept. 16.

Mayor	Votes Cast	Percentage of Ballots Cast
Everly, Elgin	632	8.2%
Kretzer, Jack	884	11.5%
Krieger, Alan L.*	1761	22.9%
Nelson, Larry*	2806	36.4%
Spencer, Ken, Jr.	1507	19.6%

City Councilmember	Votes Cast	Percentage of Ballots Cast
Brooks-Gurrola, Bobbi*	2843	36.9%
Johnson, Paul*	3615	46.9%
Shoop, Ema Lea*	3009	39.0%
Stephens, Brian K.	1633	21.2%
Stuart, Jerry*	2332	30.3%
Thomas, Edward C.	1915	24.9%
Torres, Emma*	2364	30.7%
Underhill, Clinton T.*	2097	27.2%

Presiding Municipal Judge	Votes Cast	Percentage of Ballots Cast
Stanley, Douglas**	5876	76.2%

* - denotes candidate advances to Nov. 3 general election.
** - denotes candidate accumulated votes on more than 50 percent plus one of the ballots cast and is elected to seat.

Media Contacts

Members of the media may contact Director of Communications and Public Affairs Greg Hyland, CPM at (928) 373-5023 or (928) 580-4751, or Public Affairs Coordinator Dave Nash at (928) 373-5015, or (928) 941-0199.

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