Here are final results from 2021 Maricopa County jurisdictional elections

PHOENIX – Final totals released Friday show voters passing 26 of 34 measures on the ballot for the 2021 Maricopa County jurisdictional elections.

About half of the Phoenix area’s registered voters live in the 25 jurisdictions – cities and school districts — that took part in the elections, with most of the questions about bond and budget issues.

The tightest race was for Gilbert Question 1, which authorizes up to $515 million in general obligation bonds to fund street, transportation and infrastructure improvements. The yes side held on by margin of 164 votes out of more than 40,000 ballots cast by residents of the East Valley town.

Here are the measures that passed (ESD-elementary school district; UHSD-union high school district; USD-unified school district):

• City of Chandler Questions 1-5, bond approvals
• Town of Gilbert Question 1, bond approval
• Town of Gilbert Proposition 462, Southwest Gas franchise
• City of Scottsdale Proposition 463, general plan 2035
• City of Surprise Question 1, EPCOR Water franchise
• Arlington ESD Question, budget override continuation
• Chandler USD Question, budget override continuation
• Fountain Hills USD Question 1, budget override continuation
• Gila Bend USD Question, join West-MEC District
• Isaac ESD Question, budget override continuation
• Kyrene ESD Question, budget override continuation
• Littleton ESD Question 1, bond approval
• Littleton ESD Question 2, join West-MEC District
• Pendergast ESD Question, bond approval
• Phoenix ESD Question, budget override continuation
• Phoenix UHSD Question 1, budget override continuation
• Phoenix UHSD Question 2, budget increase
• Riverside ESD Question, budget increase
• Tolleson UHSD Question, bond approval
• Roosevelt ESD Question 1, budget override continuation
• Roosevelt ESD Question 2, budget increase

Here are the measures that were rejected:

• Agua Fria UHSD Question, budget override continuation
• Buckeye ESD Question, budget override continuation
• Buckeye UHSD Question, budget override continuation
• Cave Creek USD Question, bond approval
• Fountain Hills USD Question 2, budget increase
• Higley USD Question, bond approval
• Liberty ESD Question, budget override continuation
• Litchfield ESD Question, budget override continuation
• Queen Creek ESD Question, bond approval

Click here to see the final margins.

All 1.4 million registered voters eligible to participate were sent early ballots that could be returned by mail or dropped off at voting centers by Election Day, which was Nov. 2. In-person voting was also offered.

In all, 308,268 ballots were tallied, representing about 21.9% of eligible voters, according to the Maricopa County Elections Department.

After Election Day, county staff worked to contact voters whose signatures didn’t match what was on file. Anybody whose signature was questioned had until the curing period ended at 5 p.m. Friday to contact the elections department.

Voters can track the status of their ballot at BeBallotReady.Vote.

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