The standings for Maricopa’s two open City Council seats remain unchanged, but the race for the second seat is still close.
Just 67 votes separate Councilmember Henry Wade and Vice Mayor Vincent Manfredi, according to results published at 5:34 p.m. Thursday. Wade’s lead over Manfredi has grown from 49 votes since the previous update .
Manfredi said regardless of the outcome, “My commitment to Maricopa, my family, my businesses and serving this community will continue.”
Glennwilde resident Tena Dugan remains in the lead with 8,765 votes. Challenger Chrystal O’Jon sits in fourth with 8,145 votes.
Maricopa City Council
Tena Dugan: 8,765 votes (25.97%)
Henry Wade: 8,339 votes (24.71%)
Vincent Manfredi: 8,272 votes (24.51%)
Chrystal O’Jon: 8,145 votes (24.13%)
How the ballots broke down
Early ballots accounted for the largest share of votes in the City Council race so far, with 21,540 early votes cast, according to data from the Pinal County Elections Department. Another 6,979 votes came from Election Day ballots, while 5,229 came from late early ballots.
Manfredi received the most Election Day votes, with 1,908. Dugan led among early ballots, with 5,576 votes, and also received the mos...