All of the votes have been counted in the 2015 General Election and the status quo has been maintained in Oro Valley. The race was too close to call until all the votes had been counted.
The incumbents Mayor Satish Hiremath, Vice Mayor Lou Waters, and Council members Joe Hornat and Mary Snider held their seats by outspending their opponents by a ratio of approximately 3 to 1. The incumbents were supported by big developers, who have benefitted under the current regime.
According to the popular Oro Valley blog, LOVE: Let Oro Valley Excel, “Mayor Satish Hiremath raised $22,660 during he past 4 months. Contractors and developers, most of whom live outside Oro Valley, contributed 78% of the total. Big money contributors include all the usual suspects, looking for and getting handouts and favors from Oro Valley:”
| Humberto Lopez | $6,250 |
| Kai Family | $3,000 |
| Omar Mireles | $2,400 |
| Diamond Ventures | $1,000 |
| Greg Wexler | $1,000 |
| Peter Fasseas | $1,000 |
RESULTS 11/08/15 02:22 PM
TOTAL VOTES % POLLS EARLY PROV
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 248). . . . . 248 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 493,885
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 190,173 28,709 157,782 3,682
BALLOTS CAST - BLANK. . . . . . . 70 .04 25 42 3
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 38.51
VOTER TURNOUT - BLANK . . . . . . .01
ORO VALLEY MAYORAL RECALL
(VOTE FOR) 1
(WITH 15 OF 15 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
HIREMATH, SATISH . . . . . . . . 7,612 51.33 1,038 6,446 128
STRANEY, PATRICK "PAT" . . . . . . 6,350 42.82 969 5,271 110
WINFIELD, JOSEPH . . . . . . . . 838 5.65 55 767 16
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 29 .20 5 23 1
ORO VALLEY COUNCIL MEMBER RECALL
(VOTE FOR) 1
(WITH 15 OF 15 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
HORNAT, JOE. . . . . . . . . . 7,491 50.96 986 6,386 119
HARTUNG, RYAN . . . . . . . . . 7,183 48.87 1,048 6,004 131
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 25 .17 2 22 1
ORO VALLEY COUNCIL MEMBER RECALL
(VOTE FOR) 1
(WITH 15 OF 15 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
SNIDER, MARY . . . . . . . . . 7,499 51.09 989 6,389 121
LAMONNA, SHIRL. . . . . . . . . 5,078 34.60 738 4,264 76
BURKE, DOUG. . . . . . . . . . 2,083 14.19 317 1,721 45
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 18 .12 1 16 1
ORO VALLEY COUNCIL MEMBER RECALL
(VOTE FOR) 1
(WITH 15 OF 15 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
WATERS, LOU. . . . . . . . . . 7,499 51.85 990 6,386 123
DIDIO, STEVE . . . . . . . . . 6,937 47.96 1,008 5,802 127
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 28 .19 4 23 1
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