Unofficial results show 2 challengers unseating incumbents in Tempe City Council runoff election

The latest batch of unofficial results from the Tempe City Council runoff election show two challengers unseating the incumbent candidates.

Assuming the election is certified with no issues, Brooke St. George and Bobby Nichols will be sworn in for four-year terms along with returning Councilmember Arlene Chin at the July 1 regular meeting. They will serve alongside Councilmembers Doreen Garlid, Nikki Amberg and Randy Keating and Mayor Corey Woods, who were not up for reelection this cycle.

Chin was the only one to earn enough votes during the March 10 primary to clinch one of the three seats that seven candidates were vying for.

The next four primary finishers advanced to Tuesday’s runoff election: current Councilmembers Jennifer Adams and Berdetta Hodge and challengers Nichols and St. George.

What are the Tempe City Council runoff election results?

Unofficial results released Wednesday evening listed what each candidate had received with 24,131 ballots counted (28.99% turnout):

• St. George with 12,750 votes (29.02%)
• Nichols with 11,514 votes (26.21%)
• Hodge with 10,403 votes (23.68%)
• Adams with 9,262 votes (21.08%)

There aren’t enough ballots left to be counted for either of the incumbents to catch St. George or Nichols.

The Maricopa County Elections Department said 260 ballots remain uncounted, with 215 awaiting signature curing, 30 ready for pre-tabulation processing and 15 ready for tabulation. It was unclear how many of those were for the Tempe City Council election and how many were for the smaller Guadalupe and Goldfield Ranch elections held at the same time.

The latest results for the election in Guadalupe, a small town tucked between Tempe and Ahwatukee, showed voters refusing to authorize a new property tax, with 185 (57.81%) voting no and 135 (42.19%) in favor of Prop 412.

KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Kevin Stone contributed to this report.

Related

Key dates and deadlines for Arizona’s 2026 primary and general electionsFinal results released in election for 3 Tempe City Council seats; Arlene Chin secures re-electionAndy Biggs explains why he picked Sine Kerr as his running mate in bid for governor’s seatAndy Biggs picks Sine Kerr as running mate in 1st Arizona election with lieutenant governorKatie Hobbs won’t debate Andy Biggs in governor’s raceRepublican Matt Salmon thinks his friend Andy Biggs faces uphill battle against Gov. Katie Hobbs