Back in January I reported that there were 6 candidates for 4 seats on the Marana Town Council (click here for previous article). The primary was held today and this was an all-mail-in ballot election. Pima County Elections just reported the results:

Patti Comerford, incumbent 3189 17.01%
Ken Crotts 2586 13.79%
Herb Kai, incumbent 3722 19.85%
Carol McGorray, incumbent 3313 17.67%
David Morales 2195 11.71%
Jon Post, incumbent 3679 19.62%

Looks like all the incumbents lead tonight’s primary.

David C. Morales is the father of former Tucsoncitizen.com popular blogger David Abie Morales aka “Three Sonorans”.

Their election webpage states: “Any candidate receiving a majority of all votes cast at the Primary Election will be declared elected without running in the General Election” on May 21, 2013. So now stay tuned for that election in May.

Also on the ballot were 2 Questions:

QUESTION 1

Official Title:
Shall the Town of Marana be authorized to acquire and operate the Marana Wastewater Reclamation Facility (located in the southeast quarter of Section 14, Township 11 South, Range 10 East, G&SRB&M) and the wastewater facilities, setback areas, access rights, and current and future sewage conveyance system and service area connected to or association with it?

Descriptive Title:
Arizona law requires cities and towns to obtain voter authorization before construction, purchase acquisition or lease of any plant or property of a public utility. This measure will determine whether the Town of Marana shall be authorized to acquire and operate the wastewater facilities specified in this measure’s official title.

QUESTION 2

Official Title:
Shall the Town of Marana be authorized to acquire and operate the Rillito Vista Wastewater Reclamation Facility (location southeast of the I-10/Tangerine Road interchange in the east half of Section 6, Township 12 South, Range 12 East, G&SRB&M) and the wastewater facilities, setback areas, access rights, and current and future sewage conveyance system and service area connected to or associated with it?

Descriptive Title:
Pima County December 18 “Option A” settlement proposal provides for Marana to operate this small wastewater system serving about 60 residential lots. Arizona law requires voter authorization for the Town of Marana to acquire and operate the wastewater facilities specified in this measure’s official title.

Elections results for
Question 1:
Yes 4132
No 1387

Question 2:
Yes 4053
No 1458

Looks like both Questions have passed.

For other results for Town Council elections in South Tucson and Sahuarita, go to Pima County elections (click here).

This is the first time the Green Party of Pima County has had a Green Mayoral primary for Mayor of the City of Tucson.

Community activists Dave Croteau (who has run for Mayor before in 1999 as a write-in & challenged Mayor Walkup in 2007) and Mary DeCamp (former candidate for Ward 3 Council seat in 2009) are both running for this seat, soon to be vacated by 3 term Republican Mayor Bob Walkup. Croteau restores homes/buildings and DeCamp is a former college instructor and “Connector” for Pro Neighborhoods.

To listen to both Green candidates “debate”, tune in to the Bill Buckmaster radio show (KVOI 1030 AM) on Wed. August 3, at high noon for 1/2 hour. You can also listen to it via live stream, at www.buckmastershow.com.

They were also recently interviewed on KUAT Channel 6 on July 22 (click here).

Both Green Mayoral candidates are also available every Monday evening at La Indita restaurant on 4th Avenue for a meet & greet (click here for my previous blog).

There are 849 registered Green voters in the City of Tucson per the Pima County Recorder’s Office. Independents who registered for this Green primary can vote in it as well, on/before August 30. Vote-by-mail ballots will be mailed on August 10.

Vote wisely in the August 30 primary.

Meet and Greet the Green Party Primary Candidates for Mayor

Mary DeCamp and Dave Croteau

at La Indita Restaurant (Mexican/Latin American cuisine)
622 N. Fourth Ave in Tucson (north of E. 5th Street)

Every Monday at 6:30pm

If you’re a registered Green Party voter in the City of Tucson, or an Independent who registered by July 16 to vote in that primary on/before August 30, here’s your weekly chance to meet & talk with either or both Green candidates.

Previous blogs on Dave Croteau (click here) and Mary DeCamp (click here).

This is Croteau’s 3rd bid for Mayor having run before as a write-in candidate in 1999 and as the Green Party candidate in 2007, challenging Republican Mayor Bob Walkup when no Democrat ran.

DeCamp ran for the Ward 3 City Council seat two years ago in 2009 and lost to Democratic incumbent Councilwoman Karin Uhlich.

If you can’t drop by La Indita, then view these 2 Green Mayoral candidates on Friday’s KUAT Channel 6 interview: http://ondemand.azpm.org/videoshorts/watch/2011/7/22/1830-green-would-be-mayors-tout-first-primary/.

For more information on the Green Party of Pima County, go to their website, www.pimagreens.org. This is apparently the first Green Party primary for Mayor. Another Green candidate Beryl Baker just filed to run as a write-in candidate for the Ward 1 Council seat. She ran for the same seat in 2007 and lost to Regina Romero, the current Councilmember.

Also running for Mayor:
–Democrat Jonathan Rothschild and 3 Democratic write-in candidates, David Karr, Joseph Maher Jr. and Rich Kessler — all political newcomers
–Republican write-in candidate Rick Grinnell – who’s run unsuccessfully for the Ward 2 City Council seat before in 1995 and 1999. He also sought to be appointed to that vacant seat last Spring, 2010 when Councilman Rodney Glassman resigned to run for the U.S. Senate.
–Political newcomer Daryl Peterson, also a Republican write-in candidate