Mayor
Yuma city, Arizona
My vote power
High
Election date
July 21, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 69 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 100,139 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,378,838 ÷ 100,139) ÷ ln(50,000) = 69.87, measured against a statewide vote in AZ (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Proposing the city budget, in many cities
- Picking who leads city departments, such as the police chief, in many cities
- Signing or vetoing council bills, in many cities
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Carlos Adams is a Yuma business owner and 2026 write-in candidate for mayor. He owns Adams Footwear, a boxing-shoe business, and grew up working at his parents' Mexican crafts store in Yuma.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Douglas J. Nicholls is serving his third term as the 27th Mayor of the City of Yuma, having represented the city on local to international issues for the last 12 years. His stated priorities are job creation, low taxation, public safety and civic pride.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Source: yumaaz.gov