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The 2003 Tucson mayoral election occurred on November 4, 2003 to elect the mayor of Tucson, and occurred coinciding with the elections to the Tucson City Council wards 1, 2 and 4.[1] It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Bob Walkup.

Nominations

Primaries were held for the Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican parties on September 9, 2003.[1]

Democratic primary

The Democratic Party saw Tom Volgy win 10,365 votes, or 97.67% of the vote.[1] He was originally challenged by Paul Wallace for the nomination, but Wallace formally withdrew his candidacy.[1]

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Volgy 10,365 97.67
Democratic Write-in 2.33

Libertarian primary

Libertarian primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Kimberly Swanson 79 60.31
Libertarian Other write-in 39.69

Republican primary

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Walkup (incumbent) 6,105 97.70
Republican Write-in 2.3

Other

Patricia Irish unsuccessfully sought to run with no party affiliation, but did not garner enough signatures.[1]

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Thomas
Volgey (D)
Bob
Walkup (R)
Kimberly
Swanson (L)
Other /
Undecided
SurveyUSA October 31– November 2, 2003 423 (CV) ± 4.9% 50% 44% 4% 1%

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Walkup (incumbent) 38,364 49.51
Democratic Thomas Volgy 36,990 47.73
Libertarian Kimberly Swanson write-in 2,071 2.67
Write-in Jesus Christ 2 0.00
Write-in Stephen "The Penneyman" Baker 0 0.00

Notes

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    CV – certain voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Election History Report 1991 - 2013" (PDF). City of Tucson, Arizona. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 30, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
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