2020 Election Results – The Red and Blue Wars
The battle for the 2020 Election was waged in the swing states of our county. The Blue Army led by Joe Biden, with crucial support from the Lincoln Project, defeated the Red Army led by Donald Trump.
As the two sides of the partisan political armies faced-off, the casualty numbers started to come in. Early results for the 2020 election did not look very good for the Red Army and as time went by the outcome became more obvious.
After defeating the Red Armies at the battle grounds of Arizona and Pennsylvania, President-Elect Joe Biden claimed victory over the Republicans. Legal chalanges are expected.
As soon as Biden took Pennsylvania for the win, Trump claimed an overwhelming victory from his Golf Course in Virginia. He is of course waiting for the supreme court to overturn the election.
This strategy will require millions of votes to be declared invalid.
In the US Senate
Mark Kelly faced off with Martha McSally for Arizona’s Senate seat. The blue army beat back the red army, making Mark Kelly our next Senator. However, it looks like the US Senate will remain under Republican control.
Battle for the US House
Maryvale is in District 7 so the most important news here is that Ruben Gallego defeated Joshua Barnett in a landslide. There are a total of 9 seats for Arizona with 4 seats going to Democrats and 4 going to Republicans. District 1 is still being counted and can go either way, but the Democrat Tom O’Halleran is leading the Republican Tiffany Shedd with 92% of the vote counted. It looks like the Democrats will retain control in this election cycle.
District 1
Tom O’Halleran
Democratic Party
51.7%
176,806
Tiffany Shedd
Republican Party
48.3%
164,978
District 2
Ann Kirkpatrick
Democratic Party
55.8%
202,875
Brandon Martin
Republican Party
44.2%
160,490
District 3
Ann Kirkpatrick
Democratic Party
55.8%
202,875
Brandon Martin
Republican Party
44.2%
160,490
District 4
Paul Gosar
Republican Party
69.6%
267,157
Delina DiSanto
Democratic Party
30.4%
116,418
District 5
Andy Biggs
Republican Party
58.7%
256,446
Joan Greene
Democratic Party
41.3%
180,321
District 6
David Schweikert
Republican Party
52.1%
214,474
Hiral Tipirneni
Democratic Party
47.9%
196,828
District 7
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
76.7%
162,130
Joshua Barnett
Republican Party
23.3%
49,231
District 8
Debbie Lesko
Republican Party
59.5%
247,907
Michael Muscato
Democratic Party
40.5%
168,394
District 9
Greg Stanton
Democratic Party
61.6%
213,709
Dave Giles
Republican Party
38.4%
133,023
Arizona Race
The Arizona Governors Seat was not up for election this year. Doug Ducey is a Republican.
The Battle for the State Senate.
All 30 seats in the Arizona State Senate were up for election in 2020. Republicans maintained control with 17 seats and the Democrats were left with 13 seats.
The Battle for the State House of Representatives.
There were 60 seats up for election and the Republicans maintained control of the House with 31 seats leaving the Democrat’s 29 seats.
Ballot Measures for the State of Arizona.
There were two Ballot Measures up this time around and both passed.
- Arizona Proposition 207. Legalize Marijuana – 60% Yes
- Legalizes possession and use of marijuana for adults, age 21 years or older, in Arizona and permits individuals to grow up to six marijuana plants in their residences.
- Arizona Proposition 208. Increase Income Tax – 51.8% Yes
- Proposes an income tax surcharge on taxable annual income over a certain threshold — $250,000 in income for single persons, $500,000 for married joint filers — to provide additional funds for public education.
All Politics Are Local
This year’s local elections for Maryvale residents include the Phoenix Mayor, Phoenix Council Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7, and Proposition 444. Residents of Maryvale Village are represented by City Council District seats 5 and 7 depending on what part of the village you live in.
The Battle for the Mayors Seat
Kate Gallego faced off with Tim Seay for the Mayor of Phoenix and won by a landslide. Kate is a Democrat.
City Counsel Seats
District 1
Ann O’Brien
39.12%
34,806
Dave Siebert
34.72%
30,897
District 3
Debra Stark
31,240
34.69%
Nicole Garcia
23,579
26.19%
Kristen Pierce
11,669
12.96%
District 5
Betty Guardado
30,311
54.90%
Nathan Schick
6,136
11.11%
Andre Williams
8,308
15.05%
District 7
Yassamin Ansari – 15,510 – 26.79%
Cinthia Estela – 15,586 – 6.93%
Grayson Flunoy – 4,210 – 7.27%
Susan Mercado-Gudino – 3,936 – 6.80%
Francisca Montoya – 8,695 – 15.02%
Ballot Measures
Proposition 444
Yes – 400,730 – 61.93%
No – 149,282 – 23.07%
