By Elias Weiss | InMaricopa
A collage of the headshots of every city and county candidate mentioned in this article.
Editor’s note: This article appears differently in the July 2024 print edition of InMaricopa. In the print edition, some answers were condensed for brevity. In this online version, answers appear in their original, unedited and unabridged formats.
Five people are competing for three seats on the Maricopa City Council. Eric Goettl, Amber Liermann and Bob Marsh seek reelection. They face two challengers, neither of whom has held elected office.
Mayor Nancy Smith seeks her first elected term against one challenger who previously served as a city councilman before quitting halfway through his term.
City council and mayoral candidates will appear in a Town Hall debate July 11 at the Maricopa Library and Cultural Center. The primary election is July 30.
Pinal County candidates for all offices will or want to appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. Some face opponents in the primary election.
Here are the candidates by race. Candidates are presented in alphabetical order with incumbents first.