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Arizona · 2026 election coverage

Mesa

2026 municipal ballot coverage for Mesa, Arizona. 5 explicitly identified city or town contests are shown below. Countywide results are kept on the county pages.

82% counted

An estimate for Maricopa County, from the county's progress in the governor's race. How Arizona's count runs.

Municipal contests. These contests are identified for Mesa by the county's labels. Your full ballot also depends on your address and districts.

Verified municipal contests
5
Containing counties
1
Population estimate, 2025
513,656

Observed returns, unofficial until certified. “Ahead” describes the current count; it is not a local race call. Candidate selections in multi-seat contests are not ballots. Precinct reporting does not establish how many ballots remain.

County coverage

Mesa is in Maricopa County. Your ballot also depends on council wards, legislative districts and other local boundaries.

Ballot & results

All named candidates and reported write-in groups are retained. Shares use valid candidate selections for that contest, excluding overvotes and undervotes. A multi-seat share is not the percentage of voters supporting a candidate.

Propositions

Mesa-QUESTION 1

Mesa-QUESTION 1: reported votes and shares
ChoiceVotesShare
Bond Approval, Yes88,24965.7%
Bond Approval, No46,09934.3%

134,348 valid selections.

Yes ahead by 42,150 votes (31.4 points).

Estimate: Yes >99% chance. It only asks whether the votes left could close the gap.

Mesa-QUESTION 2

Mesa-QUESTION 2: reported votes and shares
ChoiceVotesShare
Bond Approval, Yes86,13364.2%
Bond Approval, No48,11035.8%

134,243 valid selections.

Yes ahead by 38,023 votes (28.3 points).

Estimate: Yes >99% chance. It only asks whether the votes left could close the gap.

Mesa-QUESTION 3

Mesa-QUESTION 3: reported votes and shares
ChoiceVotesShare
Yes116,53789.4%
No13,76110.6%

130,298 valid selections.

Yes ahead by 102,776 votes (78.9 points).

Estimate: Yes >99% chance. It only asks whether the votes left could close the gap.

Mesa-QUESTION 4

Mesa-QUESTION 4: reported votes and shares
ChoiceVotesShare
Yes117,10890.4%
No12,3859.6%

129,493 valid selections.

Yes ahead by 104,723 votes (80.9 points).

Estimate: Yes >99% chance. It only asks whether the votes left could close the gap.

Cities & towns

Mesa Dist 5-Councilmember

Mesa Dist 5-Councilmember: reported votes and shares
CandidateVotesShare
Alicia Goforth NON16,14559.3%
Aleks Vranicic NON10,95140.2%
Write-in1350.5%

27,231 valid selections.

Alicia Goforth ahead by 5,194 votes (19.1 points).

Estimate: Alicia Goforth >99% chance. It only asks whether the votes left could close the gap.

School district ballot links

These official contests have Mesa in the district name. District boundaries can extend beyond a municipality and may not serve every address within it. This is a name-based directory, not an address-specific ballot or a citywide total.

Other communities in the county

Sources & scope

We do not infer local winners, certification, turnout, remaining ballots or citywide or districtwide results from precinct percentages, population, county totals or the number of seats. Your own ballot depends on your registered address.