A guide to the Phoenix City Council March 2023 runoff election

Voters in two Phoenix City Council districts will be selecting their representatives on March 14 in a runoff election. Runoffs happen for Phoenix council seats if no single candidate receives a majority of ballots cast in November.

The election has the potential to shift the political balance of the council.

In District 6, Councilmember Sal DiCiccio, a conservative who is term-limited, will be replaced by either Sam Stone, who is cut from the same cloth as DiCiccio, or Kevin Robinson, a moderate who spent nearly four decades with the Phoenix Police Department and is aligned with Mayor Kate Gallego.

In District 8, voters will either re-elect current Councilmember Carlos Garcia, a progressive with a background in community organizing, or choose his challenger, attorney Kesha Hodge Washington, a more moderate Democrat who has also been endorsed by Gallego.

Here's everything you need to know about the runoff election, including background on the four candidates and how to vote:

About the campaigns

Campaign fundraising:Phoenix council races raise over $1M, more than half to one candidate

District 6 candidates

Introduction to District 6 candidates:Meet Kevin Robinson, Sam Stone: Phoenix City Council District 6 candidates

Learn more about Sam Stone:Sam Stone maneuvers affiliation with Kari Lake and election denial in council race

Learn more about Kevin Robinson:Kevin Robinson has been in public eye for years. Now he's running to succeed Sal DiCiccio on Phoenix council

District 8 candidates

Introduction to District 8 candidates:Meet Carlos Garcia, Kesha Hodge Washington: Phoenix City Council District 8 candidates

Learn more about Carlos Garcia:Carlos Garcia campaigns in 'forgotten' Phoenix and focuses on development

Learn more about Kesha Hodge Washington:Kesha Hodge Washington wants to represent south Phoenix. Here's her pitch

How to cast a ballot

How to vote in the Phoenix City Council runoff election in March