2022 Maricopa County Attorney special election
The2022 Maricopa County Attorney special election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect theCounty Attorney forMaricopa County, Arizona . The election was held concurrently with otherfederal and state elections , as well as a special election for District 2 on theMaricopa County Board of Supervisors .[ 1] Allister Adel in March 2022.
The primary occurred on August 2, 2022. The general election occurred on November 8, 2022. IncumbentRachel Mitchell defeated 2020 nominee Julie Gunnigle with 52.8% of the vote.
The office of Maricopa County Attorney had undergone leadership turmoil since the election ofAndrew Thomas in 2004.[ 2] controversy eventually leading to his disbarment.[ 3] [ 4] Bill Montgomery then defeated former County AttorneyRick Romley in the 2010 special election.[ 5] controversially appointed to theArizona Supreme Court ,[ 6] [ 7] Allister Adel was appointed County Attorney in 2019. She was elected to a full term in 2020, defeating Democrat Julie Gunnigle with 46.45% of the vote.[ 8] [ 9] numerous controversies .[ 10]
On April 20, 2022, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointedRachel Mitchell as the interim county attorney.[ 11]
The timing of Adel's resignation was significant. If she had resigned two weeks later, the appointed interim attorney would have served until the 2024 election. Candidates had just 13 days to meet the qualification deadline by gathering and submitting approximately 4,000 valid signatures by April 4.[ 12]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Democratic primary results[ 17] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Julie Gunnigle 312,331 99.5 Write-in 1,461 0.5 Total votes 313,792 100.0
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