The City of Yuma held its Primary Election Tuesday, July 21, where voters had the opportunity to elect or nominate candidates for Mayor, three seats on the City Council, and a Presiding Municipal Judge.
Following are results are final and official. The votes were canvassed by the Yuma City Council during the August 5 City of Yuma Council Meeting.
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Mayor
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Votes Cast
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Percentage of Ballots Cast
|
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Nicholls, Douglas
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7,335
|
73.8% |
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Adams, Carlos (write-in)
|
1,348
|
13.6% |
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City Council
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Votes Cast
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Percentage of Ballots Cast
|
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Smith, Carol
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6,606
|
66.5%
|
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Valenzuela, Henry
|
5,669
|
57.0%
|
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Van Why, Ronald
|
5,658
|
56.9%
|
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Egeberg, Derek (write-in)
|
1055 |
10.6%
|
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Ruedas, Priscila (write-in)
|
396
|
4.0%
|
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Presiding Municipal Judge
|
Votes Cast
|
Percentage of Ballots Cast
|
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Echavarria, Nohemy
|
7,958
|
80.1%
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Pursuant to the Yuma City Charter, election percentages are based on the total number of ballots cast, rather than a percentage of the total number of votes received. Therefore, percentages listed could vary between the City’s listed results and Yuma County’s. The difference is because Yuma City Council seats are considered at-large, and each ballot may contain up to three votes for members of the City Council.
Under Article IV, Section 5 of the Yuma City Charter, any candidate receiving votes constituting a majority of all ballots cast in the primary is elected to office.
