With last week’s Arizona unofficial primary election results in, Scottsdale’s contentious mayoral and city council races have been decided.
“With nearly all ballots tabulated by Maricopa County in Scottsdale’s July 30 primary election, the race for Scottsdale mayor will be a runoff between Lisa Borowsky and David Ortega,” reads a press release from the city of Scottsdale. “Additionally, two council seats remain open to be decided at the Nov. 5 general election.”
There were three candidates running in the mayoral primary election, including incumbent David Ortega who will be moving on to the general election with 40.61% of the votes. Lisa Borowsky will also be running in the general election with a close 38.7% of the votes with Linda Millhave, who had 20.58%
Both Ortega and Borowsky are running on a nonpartisan campaign, with Ortega emphasizing the accomplishments he has had thus far and Borowsky highlighting what she believes should be done differently.
“Under Mayor Ortega’s leadership, Scottsdale lowered the property tax rate by more than 10 percent to ease the burden on our city’s families,” reads Ortega’s website. “He supported 10 percent funding increases for police and fire departments, and significantly reduced the Public Safety Retirement System fund balance.”
Ortega also emphasized his work passing the Anti-Discrimination Ordinance, the adoption of the 2035 general plan and reigning in excessive building high and density.
However, Borowsky, along with many of the city council candidates, said that the current city government has allowed too much development and poor decision-making.
