The City of Tucson conducts regularly scheduled partisan elections.  These Primary and General Elections are held every odd numbered year.

Upcoming Election Dates:

Primary Election - August 27, 2013

General and Special Election - November 5, 2013

How the Mayor and Council are Elected:

Council Members are nominated by the ward they wish to represent in the primary election and are elected to the city council at-large in the general election.  The Mayor is elected by the voters at-large.

The Mayor and Council Members for Wards 1, 2, and 4 are elected in the same year, while Council Members for Wards 3, 5, and 6 elect their Council Members in the same year.

Elections occur every two years, and the Mayor and Council Members serve four-year terms.  There are no term limits for these elected officials.