1999 Tucson mayoral election

1999 Tucson mayoral election

November 2, 1999 (1999-11-02)

Nominee Bob Walkup Molly McKasson Ed Kahn Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 46,258 33,999 4,834 Percentage 53.68% 39.45% 5.61%

Mayor before election George Miller Democratic Elected mayor Bob Walkup Republican

The 1999 Tucson mayoral election occurred on November 2, 1999, to elect the mayor of Tucson, and occurred coinciding with the elections to the Tucson City Council wards 1, 2 and 4. It saw the election of Bob Walkup.

Incumbent mayor George Miller did not seek reelection to a third term.

Nominations

Primaries were held for the Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican parties on September 7, 1999.

Democratic primary

Originally also running in the Democratic primary was Emily Machala, who formally withdrew, and Michael Fleishman, who was removed from the ballot by a court ruling.

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Molly McKasson	11,864	44.84
	Democratic	Betsy Bolding	9,019	34.09
	Democratic	Janet Marcus	3,165	11.96
	Democratic	Patrick Darcy	2,281	8.62
	Democratic	Write-in		0.49

Libertarian primary

Originally also running in the Libertarian primary was Elizabeth Strong-Anderson, who was removed from the ballot by court order.

Libertarian primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Ed Kahn	266	89.86
	Libertarian	Write-in		10.14

Republican primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Walkup	6,004	93.67
	Republican	Write-in		6.33

Write-ins

• Dave Croteau
• Stephen "The Penneyman" Baker

General election

In the general election, McKasson suffered and Walkup benefited from a fracture in the Democratic Party.

Walkup became the city's first Republican mayor since Lew Murphy left office in 1987.

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Walkup	46,258	53.68
	Democratic	Molly McKasson	33,999	39.45
	Libertarian	Ed Kahn	4,834	5.61
	Write-in	Dave Croteau	79	0.09
	Write-in	Stephen "The Penneyman" Baker	5	0.01