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2022 Maricopa County Attorney special election

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2022 Maricopa County Attorney special election
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The 2022 Maricopa County Attorney special election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the County Attorney for Maricopa County, Arizona. The election was held concurrently with other federal and state elections, as well as a special election for District 2 on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.[1] The special election was called due to the resignation of Allister Adel in March 2022.

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The primary occurred on August 2, 2022. The general election occurred on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Rachel Mitchell defeated 2020 nominee Julie Gunnigle with 52.8% of the vote.

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Background

The office of Maricopa County Attorney had undergone leadership turmoil since the election of Andrew Thomas in 2004.[2] Thomas resigned in 2010 amid controversy eventually leading to his disbarment.[3][4] Bill Montgomery then defeated former County Attorney Rick Romley in the 2010 special election.[5] After Montgomery was controversially appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court,[6][7] Allister Adel was appointed County Attorney in 2019. She was elected to a full term in 2020, defeating Democrat Julie Gunnigle with 46.45% of the vote.[8][9] Adel announced her resignation in March 2022 amid numerous controversies.[10]

On April 20, 2022, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed Rachel Mitchell as the interim county attorney.[11]

The timing of Adel's resignation was significant. If she had resigned two weeks later, the appointed interim attorney would have served until the 2024 election. Candidates had just 13 days to meet the qualification deadline by gathering and submitting approximately 4,000 valid signatures by April 4.[12]

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