Mostly great news: Election results 2025

Nationally, it was a very good day for Democratic candidates.  There are many articles on that available.

Suffice to say, yesterday was an example of most Americans saying "Up Yours" to Cheeto et. al.

This post will focus on some Maricopa County results; the vote total could/will change, but the results aren't close enough for the outcome to change.  Any that look to be close enough to change will be noted.

All pics and numbers are from Maricopa County Elections.

First, the big one (for this county anyway.)

Proposition 409, authorizing the Maricopa County Special Health Care District to sell some bonds passed, just not by as wide a margin as it should have.

There were 31 school-related questions, 20 passed.

One that might change is in Chandler -

There was one piece of bad news - Republican Mesa City Council member Julie Spilsbury was recalled in favor of Turning Point USA's preferred candidate.

Her offense?

Being an apostate woman.

Ballots are in for the 11/4/2025 mail in election!

Found this in my mailbox on Friday -

First, the big one: Proposition 409.

It's a Maricopa County-wide ballot question about allowing the Special Healthcare District (aka - "Valleywise Health") to issue and sell $898M worth of bonds "to meet community need for healthcare facilities throughout Maricopa County."

The quote is from the publicity pamphlet for the question, a publication created to both inform voters that election is pending and the arguments for and against a particular proposition.

"For" arguments were submitted by folks from across the political spectrum; no "against" arguments were submitted.

The Phoenix Union High School District has two questions on the ballot, one for a budget increase and one for the continuation of a budget override.

The publicity pamphlet for those questions is here.

I'll be voting "Yes" on all of these.

I happen to think that a society whose members are healthy and educated is a strong society.  And while I truly believe these measures should be passed unanimously, I also understand that there are people who are opposed to anything that doesn't benefit them directly and immediately.

I'm not one of those people.