RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD FOR REMAINING TEMPE CITY COUNCIL SEATS
A runoff election for Tempe City Council will be held for the first time since 2014. Four candidates will face off for two seats.
According to a press release of the unofficial final results, City Council member Arlene Chin received 18.55% of the votes in the primary election, meeting the majority threshold and retaining her seat on the council.
Chin was the only candidate to win the required number of votes, according to the press release. Challengers Elvis Taska and Joe Forte were eliminated, while incumbents Jennifer Adams and Berdetta Hodge remain in the race alongside challengers Bobby Nichols and Brooke St. George.
The two candidates who receive the most votes in the runoff will be elected to the City Council, according to the press release.
https://www.statepress.com/article/2026/04/politics-tempe-runoff-election-2026#