KINGMAN, Ariz. –  The candidates who successfully filed to have their name printed on the Primary Election ballot were: Mayor: Ellery “Ken” Watkins, and Councilmembers: Marion “Smiley” Ward and Shawn Savage. Write-in candidates are Mayor: James “Jimmi D” Kopf and Councilmembers: Cameron Patt and Charles “Kevin” Sarkisian. A Special City Council meeting will take place before the regularly scheduled meeting, Tuesday, August 16 at 5:00p.m., where the Kingman City Council will vote to adopt Resolution No. 5426 – Canvass of the August 2 Primary Election. Arizona Revised Statutes require the governing body to canvass this type of election within 6-20 days of the election. Election materials will be available online prior to the meeting for inspection by the Council and/or public.

Below are those results:

That it is hereby found, determined and declared of record that Ellery (Ken) Watkins did receive more than one-half of the total number of valid votes cast for the seat available for the office of Mayor and is hereby issued a Certificate of Election.

And that the votes cast for the write-in candidates for Mayor were as follows:

That the votes cast for the candidates for councilmember were as follows:

And that the votes cast for the write-in candidates for councilmember were as follows:

That it is hereby found, determined and declared of record that Shawn Savage and Marion “Smiley” Ward did receive more than one-half of the total number of valid votes cast for a vacant Council seat based upon the calculation as prescribed in A.R.S. § 9-821.01(D) and have been elected to two of the three seats available for the Common Council and are hereby issued a Certificate of Election.

That it is hereby found, determined and declared of record that Cameron Patt, write-in candidate for councilmember did receive the minimum number of votes 278, as prescribed in A.R.S. § 9-821.01 and §16-645, and therefore, will be issued a certificate of nomination to have their name placed on the general municipal election ballot of the City of Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, to be held on the 8^th day of November, 2022.

Charles (Kevin) Sarkisian, write-in candidate for councilmember did not receive the minimum number of votes 278, as prescribed in  A.R.S. § 9-821.01 and §16-645, and therefore, will not be issued a certificate of nomination to have their name placed on the general municipal election ballot.

The filing deadline to be a write-in candidate on the November general election ballot is September 29, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.