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On the SUSD board, Carney and Carine Werner have terms expiring at the end of this year; over four years, the two have often been on the losing end of 3-2 votes.Werner did not run for school board reelection; she focused on defending her state senator of District 4 position.Carney did run and appears to be heading to reelection.As of mid-day Nov. 5, the Maricopa County Elections Department reported Johnson in first place, with 43,315 votes (37.51%).Carney was second with 37,745 votes (32.69%).Jeanne Beasley, the third candidate, was trailing with 34,402 votes (29.8%). This looks to be a repeat of 2024, when Beasley, a paralegal, also failed in her bid for the board.According to Carney’s Arizona Ballot Guide candidate statement:“My focus is putting students first, partnering with parents, and getting more resources into classrooms and to quality teachers. I believe our schools should concentrate on core academics — reading, writing, math, and science — while building a culture of trust through transparency and accountability.”In her campaign message, Johnson stressed she “served at every level of Arizona public education — as a teacher, a principal, a superintendent, and now in higher education. “I’m running on a platform of Strong Schools, Strong Community, and Strong Future, focused on keeping our neighborhood schools healthy, academically competitive, and connected to the community.”SUSD’s five board positions have four-year terms.SUSD serves roughly 20,000 students across Scottsdale and Paradise Valley, as well as parts of Phoenix and Tempe. The other three members of the board, Donna Lewis, Matt Pittinsky and Mike Sharkey, were elected in November 2024 and have terms through 2028.SUSD bondThis year’s board unanimously approved two financial issues on the ballot.The $375 million bond looked to be passing after several ballot-count releases.On Nov. 5, 49,230 votes (54.35%) in favor of the bond had been counted, what looked to be a comfortable lead over the 41,343 votes (45.65%) against it.According to SUSD, “The proposed bond program includes investments in:• Learning environment improvements;
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• Technology enhancements;• Site lifecycle renovations;• School safety and security;• Transportation;• Administrative capital improvements.Also on May 12, the board approved asking voters to “authorize the Scottsdale Unified School District No. 48 Governing Board to sell, lease or exchange all or part of the described parcels of realproperty and use all or a portion of any such proceeds forany permitted capital expenditure.”That request appeared to be sailing to victory, with Nov. 5 results showing 69% in favor.More battlesScottsdale voters helped decide on various state battles.In the secretary of state race, incumbent Adrian Fontes was far ahead of Scottsdale Republican Alexander Kolodin, who represents Legislative District 3.Arizona District 3 includes Anthem, Cave Creek, Carefree and North Scottsdale.In the battle for two Arizona House of Representatives District 3 seats, early results showed Democrats Julie Gable and Richard Spargo trailing two Republicans with strong Scottsdale ties, George Khalaf and Cody Reim.Khalaf is a Scottsdale resident who runs First Day Public Relations. He ran on an unofficial ticket with Reim, who battled then-Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega over water for Reim’s Rio Verde Foothills. Reim was appointed when Chaplik resigned from LD3 to run for a U.S. House of Representatives seat in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.In the race for Arizona State Senate District 3, incumbent Republican John Kavanagh had a huge early lead over Jeff Fortney, a Democrat; both live in Fountain Hills.Arizona District 4 includes much of Scottsdale and Paradise Valley.LD4’s senator since 2024 is Werner – the aforementioned member of the Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board.Early results showed Werner far behind Aaron Lieberman, a Paradise Valley Democrat. Lieberman is a former state representative who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2022.Tammy Caputi, who failed in a Scottsdale City Council reelection bid in 2024, is running again – for an Arizona House of Representatives Legislative District 4 seat. Early returns showed Caputi and fellow Democrat Karen Gresham ahead in their bid to unseat Republican incumbents Matt Gress and Pamela Carter.Carter was trounced by Barry Graham in a Scottsdale City Council in 2022 before landing a state seat two years later.
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