Francis Saitta
Francis Saitta (Democratic Party) ran for election for Mayor of Tucson in Arizona. Saitta lost as a write-in in the Democratic primary on August 1, 2023.
Saitta was a candidate for at-large representative on the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board in Arizona. He ran for election and lost in the November 4, 2014, general election.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Mayoral election in Tucson, Arizona (2023)
General election
General election for Mayor of Tucson
Incumbent Regina Romero defeated Janet Wittenbraker, Edward Ackerley, and Arthur Kerschen in the general election for Mayor of Tucson on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Regina Romero (D) | 59.9 | 57,559 | |
| Janet Wittenbraker (R) | 32.0 | 30,740 | ||
| Edward Ackerley (Independent) | 6.5 | 6,241 | ||
| Arthur Kerschen (L) | 1.4 | 1,326 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 155 | ||
| Total votes: 96,021 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zach Yentzer (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Tucson
Incumbent Regina Romero defeated Francis Saitta in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Tucson on August 1, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Regina Romero | 97.1 | 35,063 | |
| Francis Saitta (Write-in) | 0.4 | 148 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 908 | ||
| Total votes: 36,119 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mayor of Tucson
Janet Wittenbraker advanced from the Republican primary for Mayor of Tucson on August 1, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Janet Wittenbraker | 97.7 | 15,726 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 369 | ||
| Total votes: 16,095 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Mayor of Tucson
Arthur Kerschen advanced from the Libertarian primary for Mayor of Tucson on August 1, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Arthur Kerschen | 92.8 | 220 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 7.2 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 237 | ||||
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2014
Incumbents Michael Hicks and Adelita Grijalva faced a wide field of challengers in the November 4, 2014, general election. Don Cotton, Jen Darland, Betts Putnam-Hidalgo, Debe Campos-Fleenor, Francis Saitta, Rene Bernal and Miguel Cuevas ran to unseat the at-large board members.[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Adelita Grijalva Incumbent |
19.5% | 34,347 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Hicks Incumbent |
16.3% | 28,708 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jen Darland | 16% | 28,191 | |
| Nonpartisan | Don Cotton | 10.7% | 18,944 | |
| Nonpartisan | Debe Campos-Fleenor | 10% | 17,647 | |
| Nonpartisan | Betts Putnam-Hidalgo | 9.6% | 16,927 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rene Bernal | 8.7% | 15,424 | |
| Nonpartisan | Miguel Cuevas | 6.6% | 11,581 | |
| Nonpartisan | Francis Saitta | 2.2% | 3,952 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 585 | |
| Total Votes | 176,306 | |||
| Source: Pima County Elections, "Official Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
Funding
As of October 28, 2014, Saitta had reported no contributions or expenditures to the Pima County Elections Department.[3]
Endorsements
Saitta did not receive any official endorsements
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Francis Saitta did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Saitta provided the following statement in English and Spanish to the Pima County School Superintendent's office:
| “ | Let’s remove the two Board members and replace them with conscientious/experienced EDUCATORS; Let’s cure the administrative “BLOAT” at TUSD and use the Money to expand Computer Labs with the incorporation utilizing Standardized Assessment Examinations at each Grade Level. Let’s ensure that Faculty/Staff/Administration retention and promotion
are based on MERIT only.[4] |
” |
| —Francis Saitta (2014)[5] | ||
| “ | Eliminemos a los dos miembros de la Junta y reemplacémosles con EDUCADORES con experiencia y concienzudos; curemos la HINCHAZON administrativa en TUSD y usemos el dinero para ampliar los laboratorios de computadoras con la incorporación de software interactivo / de tutoría de apoyo computarizado. Aseguremos que los estudiantes son enseñados adecuadamente utilizando Exámenes de Evaluación Estandarizados en cada grado. Aseguremos que la retención y promoción del profesorado, personal y administración están basados solamente en el MÉRITO.[4] | ” |
| —Francis Saitta (2014)[5] | ||
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Blog for Arizona, "5 of 7 Democratic TUSD board candidates to speak at DGT," September 13, 2014
- ↑ Pima County School Superintendent's Office, "Official list of 2014 governing board candidates," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Pima County Elections Department, "Welcome to Campaign Finance Web," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pima County School Superintendent, "GOVERNING BOARD CANDIDATE STATEMENT TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1: FRANCIS SAITTA," accessed September 30, 2014
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