Apache Junction City Election Results

[NEWS RELEASE}  The next mayor of Apache Junction will be decided in November. Also, three new councilmembers will be seated in 2021, according to unofficial returns of Tuesday’s election.

All election returns are unofficial until the official canvass of ballots by Pinal and Maricopa counties later this month.

Vice Mayor Chip Wilson and Councilmember Robin Barker received more votes for mayor out of the five candidates on the ballot on Tuesday. However, since none of the candidates received the required number of votes as determined by state law, the top two candidates advance to a November run-off election.

For council, Tess Nesser, Kelly Gremmel and Braden Biggs outpolled the field of five and each received enough votes over the threshold to be elected outright once the balloting is confirmed.

Also, Proposition 442, the city’s General Plan, was approved on Tuesday by a margin of nearly 3-to-1, according to the initial returns.

The latest returns from Pinal and Maricopa counties as of early Wednesday:

Mayor
Chip Wilson    1,767
Robin Barker 1,465
John Insalaco    934
Chas Austin       444
Write-in               43

Council
Tess Nesser          2,361
Kelly Gremmel    2,263
Braden Biggs       2,223
Darryl Cross        2,016
Jeff Struble          1,835
Write-in                   26

Proposition 442 – General Plan
Yes – 3,388 – 73.5%
No  – 1,219 – 26.5%