2024 Maricopa County elections

The 2024 Maricopa County elections were held on November 5, 2024, in Maricopa County, Arizona, with partisan primary elections for county offices being held on July 30, 2024. All five seats of the Board of Supervisors were up for election, as well as all county-wide elected officials (except the Clerk of the Superior Court).^[1]

Democrat Joe Biden won the county with 50.13% of the vote in the 2020 presidential election. The Republican Party holds five of the six offices. The one Democrat is Sheriff Russ Skinner, who changed his party registration from Republican to Democratic in January 2024 prior to being appointed to the position.

All Republicans won the general elections county-wide, flipping the Sheriff race.

Board of Supervisors

All five seats on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors were up for reelection.

The Republican Party currently holds four seats on the board, while the Democratic Party holds one.

Assessor

Republican Eddie Cook was appointed in 2020, following the resignation of Paul Petersen, and was reelected in 2020 with 52.4% of the vote.

Republican primary candidates

Eddie Cook, incumbent^[1]

Democratic primary candidates

Gregory Freeman, commercial property manager^[1]

General election

Results

2024 Maricopa County Assessor election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Eddie Cook (incumbent)	1,023,233	54.0	+1.6
	Democratic	Gregory Freeman	871,842	46.0	−1.6
Total votes			1,895,075	100.0

Attorney

Republican Rachel Mitchell was first appointed in 2022, following the resignation of Allister Adel, and reelected in the 2022 special election with 52.8% of the vote.

Republican primary candidates

Rachel Mitchell, incumbent^[2]
Gina Godbehere, former prosecutor and candidate in 2022^[1]

Democratic primary candidates

Tamika Wooten, pro tem judge, former Glendale chief prosecutor, and former defense attorney^[1]

General election

Results

2024 Maricopa County Attorney election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rachel Mitchell (incumbent)	1,037,586	54.5	+1.7
	Democratic	Tamika Wooten	866,438	45.5	−1.7
Total votes			1,904,024	100.0

Recorder

2024 Maricopa County Recorder election

← 2020

November 5, 2024

2028 →


Candidate	Justin Heap	Tim Stringham
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	984,866	903,609
Percentage	52.2%	47.8%

Recorder before election

Stephen Richer
Republican

Elected Recorder

Justin Heap
Republican

Republican Stephen Richer was first elected in 2020, defeating Democratic incumbent Adrian Fontes, with 50.1% of the vote. Fontes had defeated long-time Recorder Helen Purcell in 2016 with 50.53% of the vote.^[1]

Republican primary candidates

Stephen Richer, incumbent^[1]
Steven Hines, businessman^[3]
Justin Heap, state representative^[1]
Don Hiatt, software architect and information technology professional.^[1]

Democratic primary candidates

Timothy Stringham, attorney and former United States Navy Judge Advocate^[1]

General election

Results

2024 Maricopa County Recorder election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Justin Heap	984,866	52.2	+2.1
	Democratic	Tim Stringham	903,609	47.8	−2.1
Total votes			1,888,475	100.0

School Superintendent

2024 Maricopa County School Superintendent election

← 2020

November 5, 2024

2028 →


Candidate	Shelli Boggs	Laura Metcalfe
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	973,357	918,366
Percentage	51.5%	48.5%

School Superintendent before election

Steve Watson
Republican

Elected School Superintendent

Shelli Boggs
Republican

Republican Steve Watson was first elected in 2016 and reelected in 2020 with 50.3% of the vote.

Republican primary candidates

Steve Watson, incumbent^[1]
Nickie Kelly, math teacher at Tolleson Union High School^[1]
Shelli Lynn Boggs, former head of the governing board of the East Valley Institute of Technology^[1]

Democratic primary candidates

Laura Metcalfe, teacher and former County Superintendent employee.^[4]

General election

Results

2024 Maricopa County School Superintendent election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Shelli Boggs	973,357	51.5	+1.2
	Democratic	Laura Metcalfe	918,366	48.5	−1.2
Total votes			1,891,723	100.0

Sheriff

2024 Maricopa County Sheriff election

← 2020

November 5, 2024

2028 →


Candidate	Jerry Sheridan	Tyler Kamp
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	1,021,800	890,648
Percentage	53.4%	46.6%

Sheriff before election

Russ Skinner
Democratic

Elected Sheriff

Jerry Sheridan
Republican

Democrat Paul Penzone was first elected in 2016, defeating Republican Joe Arpaio, and reelected in 2020 with 55.7% of the vote. Penzone resigned in January 2024. Deputy Sheriff Russ Skinner, changed his party registration from Republican to Democratic and was appointed as Penzone's replacement.^[5]

Republican primary candidates

Jerry Sheridan, former Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy and nominee in 2020^[6]
Frank "Mike" Crawford, retired Glendale police officer and candidate in 2020^[7]
Joel Paul Franklin Ellis, Navy veteran and businessman^[8]
Joe Melone, anti-government activist^[8]
Frank Milstead, former director of the Arizona Department of Safety^[1]

Democratic primary candidates

Russ Skinner, incumbent (former Republican)^[5]
Jeffrey Kirkham, former police chief of Apache Junction (former Republican)^[5]
Tyler Kamp, former Phoenix police lieutenant (former Republican)^[5]

On July 30, 2024, Republican Candidate Jerry Sheridan and Democratic Candidate Tyler Kamp won the primary election.^[9] Kamp won the Democratic nomination in spite of being exposed prior to the primary by ABC15 for sexually harassing a subordinate during his final year at the Phoenix Police Department and for illegally accessing a confidential law enforcement database.^[10]

General election

Results

2024 Maricopa County Sheriff election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jerry Sheridan	1,021,800	53.4	+9.1
	Democratic	Tyler Kamp	890,648	46.6	−9.1
Total votes			1,912,448	100.0

Treasurer

2024 Maricopa County Treasurer election

← 2020

November 5, 2024

2028 →


Candidate	John Allen
Party	Republican
Popular vote	1,306,868
Percentage	100.0%

Treasurer before election

John Allen
Republican

Elected Treasurer

John Allen
Republican

Republican John Allen was first elected in 2020 with 52.3% of the vote. No Democrat filed for the position.

Republican primary candidates

John Allen, incumbent^[1]
William Jay Lichtsinn, accountant and former naval officer^[1]

General election

Results

2024 Maricopa County Treasurer election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Allen (incumbent)	1,306,868	100.0	N/A
Total votes			1,306,868	100.0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Hupka, Sasha (April 8, 2024). "Maricopa County elections: Here's who is running for supervisor, sheriff and more". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ Duda, Jeremy (March 7, 2024). "Challengers turn Maricopa County attorney matchup into hotly contested race". Axios. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ Poling, Hannah (July 11, 2023). "Republican Businessman Steven Hines First to Announce Candidacy for Maricopa County Recorder". The Tennessee Star. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ Gordon, David (September 19, 2023). "Dr. Laura Metcalfe to Bring Accountability and Innovation to Maricopa Superintendent of Schools Office". blogforarizona.net. Blog for Arizona. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Resnik, Brahm (March 3, 2024). "Sheriff Russ Skinner says he is running for a full-term as a Democrat". 12new.com. 12 News. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ Burns, Bob (September 14, 2023). "Sheridan to run for sheriff in 2024". Fountain Hills Independent. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ "Maricopa County Sheriff Candidate Crawford's Troubles with the Law Resurface". July 14, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Jenkins, Jimmy (February 1, 2024). "1 Democrat, 4 Republicans: Here's who's running for Maricopa County sheriff so far". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ Jenkins, Jimmy (July 30, 2024). "Jerry Sheridan, Tyler Kamp win Maricopa County sheriff primaries". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
^ Biscobing, Dave; Hatchett, Ford (July 8, 2024). "Sheriff candidate 'substantiated' for sexual harassment at Phoenix PD". ABC15. Retrieved August 14, 2024.

[Candidates-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Hupka, Sasha (April 8, 2024). "Maricopa County elections: Here's who is running for supervisor, sheriff and more". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

[2] Duda, Jeremy (March 7, 2024). "Challengers turn Maricopa County attorney matchup into hotly contested race". Axios. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[3] Poling, Hannah (July 11, 2023). "Republican Businessman Steven Hines First to Announce Candidacy for Maricopa County Recorder". The Tennessee Star. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[4] Gordon, David (September 19, 2023). "Dr. Laura Metcalfe to Bring Accountability and Innovation to Maricopa Superintendent of Schools Office". blogforarizona.net. Blog for Arizona. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[SkinnerDem-5] Resnik, Brahm (March 3, 2024). "Sheriff Russ Skinner says he is running for a full-term as a Democrat". 12new.com. 12 News. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[6] Burns, Bob (September 14, 2023). "Sheridan to run for sheriff in 2024". Fountain Hills Independent. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[7] "Maricopa County Sheriff Candidate Crawford's Troubles with the Law Resurface". July 14, 2023.

[jejm-8] Jenkins, Jimmy (February 1, 2024). "1 Democrat, 4 Republicans: Here's who's running for Maricopa County sheriff so far". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[9] Jenkins, Jimmy (July 30, 2024). "Jerry Sheridan, Tyler Kamp win Maricopa County sheriff primaries". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 14, 2024.

[10] Biscobing, Dave; Hatchett, Ford (July 8, 2024). "Sheriff candidate 'substantiated' for sexual harassment at Phoenix PD". ABC15. Retrieved August 14, 2024.

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