The 2024 Maricopa County elections will be held on November 5, 2024, in Maricopa County, Arizona, with partisan primary elections for county offices being held on July 30, 2024. All five seats of the Board of Supervisors are up for election, as well as all county-wide elected officials (except the Clerk of the Superior Court).[1]
Democrat Joe Biden won the county with 50.13% of the vote in the 2020 presidential election. The Republican Party holds five of the six offices. The one Democrat is Sheriff Russ Skinner, who changed his party registration from Republican to Democratic in January 2024 prior to being appointed to the position.
Gina Godbehere, former prosecutor and candidate in 2022[1]
Democratic primary candidates
Tamika Wooten, pro tem judge, former Glendale chief prosecutor, and former defense attorney[1]
County Recorder
Republican Stephen Richer was first elected in 2020, defeating Democrat incumbent Adrian Fontes, with 50.1% of the vote. Fontes had defeated long-time Recorder Helen Purcell in 2016 with 50.53% of the vote.[1]
Laura Metcalfe, teacher and former County Superintendent employee.[4]
Sheriff
Democrat Paul Penzone was first elected in 2016, defeating Republican Joe Arpaio, and reelected in 2020 with 55.7% of the vote. Penzone resigned in January 2024. Deputy Sheriff Russ Skinner, changed his party registration from Republican to Democratic and was appointed as Penzone's replacement.[5]
Republican primary candidates
Jerry Sheridan, former Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy and nominee in 2020[6]
Frank "Mike" Crawford, retired Glendale police officer and candidate in 2020[7]
Joel Paul Franklin Ellis, Navy veteran and businessman[8]
Jeffrey Kirkham, former police chief of Apache Junction (former Republican)[5]
Tyler Kamp, former Phoenix police lieutenant (former Republican)[5]
On July 30, 2024, Republican Candidate Jerry Sheridan and Democratic Candidate Tyler Kamp won the primary election.[9] Kamp won the Democratic nomination in spite of being exposed prior to the primary by ABC15 for sexually harassing a subordinate during his final year at the Phoenix Police Department and for illegally accessing a confidential law enforcement database.[10]
Treasurer
Republican John Allen was first elected in 2020 with 52.3% of the vote. No Democrat filed for the position.