1999 Tucson mayoral election

Mayoral Election of Tucson January 2025 September 2023 1999 Tucson mayoral election Arizona Flag of Tucson, Arizona.svg presidential 1995 Tucson mayoral election 1995 2003 Tucson mayoral election 2003 1999 11 02 150x150px Bob Walkup Republican Party (United States) 46,258 53.68% 150x150px Molly McKasson Democratic Party (United States) 33,999 39.45% 150x150px Ed Kahn Libertarian Party (United States) 4,834 5.61% Mayor George Miller Democratic Party (United States) Bob Walkup Republican Party (United States) The 1999 Tucson mayoral election occurred on November 2, 1999, to elect the mayor of Tucson, and occurred coinciding with the elections to the Tucson City Council wards 1, 2 and 4. It saw the election of Bob Walkup. Incumbent mayor George Miller did not seek reelection to a third term. Nominations Primaries were held for the Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican parties on September 7, 1999. Democratic primary Originally also running in the Democratic primary was Emily Machala, who formally withdrew, and Michael Fleishman, who was removed from the ballot by a court ruling. Democratic primary results Molly McKasson Democratic Party (United States) 11,864 44.84 Betsy Bolding Democratic Party (United States) 9,019 34.09 Janet Marcus Democratic Party (United States) 3,165 11.96 Patrick Darcy Democratic Party (United States) 2,281 8.62 Write-in Democratic Party (United States) 0.49 Libertarian primary Originally also running in the Libertarian primary was Elizabeth Strong-Anderson, who was removed from the ballot by court order. Libertarian primary results Ed Kahn Libertarian Party (United States) 266 89.86 Write-in Libertarian Party (United States) 10.14 Republican primary Republican primary results Bob Walkup Republican Party (United States) 6,004 93.67 Write-in Republican Party (United States) 6.33 Write-ins Dave Croteau Stephen "The Penneyman" Baker General election In the general election, McKasson suffered and Walkup benefited from a fracture in the Democratic Party. The Skinny: Top Dog Tucson Weekly 2001-02-15 http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Currents/Content?oid=43639 2008-03-07 Walkup became the city's first Republican mayor since Lew Murphy left office in 1987.Political Notebook: Lack of Republican mayoral candidate linked to a more liberal Tucson, says local GOP https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-notebook-lack-of-republican-mayoral-candidate-linked-to-a/article_8c8a330b-e53c-5f45-bf88-89dc59f8e063.html Arizona Daily Star 29 October 2019 30 May 2019 General election resultsElection History Report 1991 - 2013 https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/clerks/Election_History_Report_1991_-_2013.pdf City of Tucson, Arizona 28 October 2019 30 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200830193213/https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/clerks/Election_History_Report_1991_-_2013.pdf dead Republican Party (United States) Bob Walkup 46,258 53.68 Democratic Party (United States) Molly McKasson 33,999 39.45 Libertarian Party (United States) Ed Kahn 4,834 5.61 Write-in Dave Croteau 79 0.09 Write-in Stephen "The Penneyman" Baker 5 0.01 See also List of mayors of Tucson, Arizona References Category:Mayoral elections in Tucson, Arizona Tucson Tucson