2003 Tucson mayoral election
November 4, 2003 (2003-11-04)
 
Nominee Bob Walkup Thomas Volgy
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 38,364 36,990
Percentage 49.51% 47.73%
Mayor before election

Bob Walkup
Republican

 Elected Mayor

Bob Walkup
Republican

The 2003 Tucson mayoral election occurred on November 4, 2003 to elect the mayor of Tucson, and occurred coinciding with the elections to the Tucson City Council wards 1, 2 and 4.[1] It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Bob Walkup.

Nominations

Primaries were held for the Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican parties on September 9, 2003.[1]

Democratic primary

The Democratic Party saw Tom Volgy win 10,365 votes, or 97.67% of the vote.[1] He was originally challenged by Paul Wallace for the nomination, but Wallace formally withdrew his candidacy.[1]

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Volgy 10,365 97.67
Democratic Write-in 2.33

Libertarian primary

Libertarian primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Kimberly Swanson 79 60.31
Libertarian Other write-in 39.69

Republican primary

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Walkup (incumbent) 6,105 97.70
Republican Write-in 2.3

Other

Patricia Irish unsuccessfully sought to run with no party affiliation, but did not garner enough signatures.[1]

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Thomas
Volgey (D)		 Bob
Walkup (R)		 Kimberly
Swanson (L)		 Other /
Undecided
SurveyUSA October 31– November 2, 2003 423 (CV) ± 4.9% 50% 44% 4% 1%

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Walkup (incumbent) 38,364 49.51
Democratic Thomas Volgy 36,990 47.73
Libertarian Kimberly Swanson write-in 2,071 2.67
Write-in Jesus Christ 2 0.00
Write-in Stephen "The Penneyman" Baker 0 0.00

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    CV – certain voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Election History Report 1991 - 2013" (PDF). City of Tucson, Arizona. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 30, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
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