Scottsdale City Council race data begins to show separation
By Terrance Thornton | Digital Free Press
UPDATE: These numbers are as of 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6
Scottsdale voters took to the polls — and their mailboxes — this election season to elect a mayor and two members of Scottsdale City Council at the Tuesday, Nov. 5 general election.
Also, Scottsdale voters decided the fate of Propositions 490 and 491 at the Nov. 5 general election.
With the expected 2.1 million voter turnout, it is expected that approximately 700,000 ballots will be left to tabulate in the coming days, Maricopa County Election officials say.
The mayor’s race featured the incumbent Mayor David Ortega and challenger Lisa Borowsky, a local attorney and former elected leader of the community.
Unofficial reports published 8 p.m. at the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office show Ms. Borowsky with 49,760 or 53.52% and Mr. Ortega with 43,217 or 46.48% of 93,873 ballots cast as of 8 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 5.
In the City Council race, which only featured two open seats as newcomer Jan Dubauskas won a seat outright during the primary election held earlier this summer.
Unofficial reports published 8 p.m. at the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office show Maryann McAllen with 39,880 votes and Adam Kwasman with 39,376 votes as front-runners in the razor-thin race as incumbent Tammy Caputi received 36,562 votes.
The unofficial results show Prop 490 passed with 59,204 or 60.81% of the 93,873 ballots cast.
The unofficial results show Prop 491 passed with 65,910 or 68.11% of the 93,873 ballots cast.
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