Mesa Voters Decide District 5 Runoff, Bond Measures
Residents chose between incumbent Alicia Goforth and challenger Aleks Vranicic while also weighing $285 million in public safety and street bonds.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Elections
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Mesa voters cast ballots on November 3, 2026, to decide the District 5 city council runoff between incumbent Alicia Goforth and Aleks Vranicic. Voters also decided four ballot measures, including a $150 million public safety bond and a $135 million street improvement bond.
Why it matters
The runoff determines who represents northeast Mesa on the city council, while the bond measures would set borrowing for police facilities and roadway work across the city. Results will shape local utility rate debates and the direction of city infrastructure spending.
Goforth finished first with 34% and Vranicic with 27% in the July 21 primary, which advanced both to the runoff. The two bonds total $285 million in combined borrowing, but final vote totals for the runoff and measures were not included in the source data.
The players
Alicia Goforth
Goforth is the incumbent councilmember for Mesa's District 5 who first won the seat unopposed in 2022 and presents herself as a fiscally conservative leader.
Aleks Vranicic
Vranicic is a cosmetics consultant and local businessman who is challenging the city's governing establishment over utility rate increases.
The details
Goforth, the incumbent who ran unopposed in 2022, has described herself as a "common sense" conservative. Vranicic, a cosmetics consultant and local businessman, has criticized Goforth and the city's governing establishment for raising utility rates. Question 1 would fund public safety work, including renovation of the Central Police station and demolition of the West Mesa Service Center Fleet Facility, while Question 2 would fund street work on Mesa Drive, Broadway Road and Higley Road.
Timeline
July 21, 2026: Primary election in which Goforth and Vranicic advanced to the runoff.
November 3, 2026: Runoff election and ballot measure vote, with polls open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local Trajectory
The bond measures follow the pattern of Mesa voters approving general obligation bonds to fund public safety and roadway work. The District 5 runoff reflects ongoing debate over utility rates raised by the city's council.
Residents of northeast Mesa will see who represents District 5 on the council, which affects decisions on utility rates. If the bond measures pass, property taxpayers would carry debt service for $285 million in police facility and street projects.
The takeaway
Voters in Mesa are choosing both who leads District 5 and how the city borrows for public safety and roads, so the runoff result and bond outcomes will shape local spending for years. Tracking final certified results will show which priorities residents endorsed.
Further reading
Explore more coverage in Elections for Mesa's latest council and ballot measure results.
Source note: This article includes information reported by AZ Central.
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