Scottsdale Mayor, City Council Elections: The Latest

Scottsdale AZ

05 November, 2020

2:48 PM

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SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Scottsdale will get a new mayor following Tuesday's election, though vote counting is still underway in Maricopa County. As of Thursday morning, David Ortega was leading with 65,961 votes. Opponent Lisa Borowsky was trailing with 58,345 votes. Both candidates are former Scottsdale City Council members. Neither one has declared victory in the tight race at this point. The mayor's office opened this year with Mayor Jim Lane facing term limits. A Republican, Lane has served in the role since he was elected in 2009. He drew ire from the community earlier this year when he rescinded the city's mask order. Less than 300,000 ballots were left to tally across Maricopa County, as vote counting continues in the key battleground state. More results are expected from Maricopa and Pima Counties Thursday evening. Don't miss out on the latest election updates and results from Arizona. Subscribe to free Patch news alerts and newsletters. Scottsdale is also looking to fill its City Council. The top three candidates will receive at-large seats on the council. Tammy Caputi, Tom Durham and Betty Janik are in the lead, according to the most recent data. All three are newcomers, with incumbent Republican Guy Phillips trailing in fifth place. Former Scottsdale City Manager John Little was in fourth. Phillips conceded defeat in a Facebook post Wednesday. "Thank you everyone for all your support. We came up short," he wrote. "The Dems now control Scottsdale." Thank you everyone for all your support. We came up short. The Dems now control Scottsdale.Posted by Guy Phillips on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 The Scottsdale Unified School District was also on the ballot Tuesday. Three board members will be elected from a crowd of six candidates. As of Thursday morning, Julie Cieniawski, Libby Hart-Wells and Zach Lindsay had earned the highest number of votes.