Here's what to know about the 3 uncontested Queen Creek Town Council elections

Three Queen Creek candidates bidding for another term on the Town Council won’t see competition.

Only the sitting three incumbents submitted nomination paperwork to run for Town Council.

They include Councilmembers Robin Benning, Jeff Brown and Leah Martineau.

Benning and Brown have been on the council for 15 and 16 years, respectively. Martineau was first elected in 2020.

The Arizona Republic sent the three council members its candidate questionnaire on topics such as water, development and election integrity.

None responded.

Arizona election: Read our full coverage of the Queen Creek elections

The once-small town farm town on the outskirts of Maricopa County has boomed into a blossoming community of more than 80,000 residents, according to estimates from the town.

More than 4,000 acres of state land trust land that has been entrusted to Queen Creek is ripe for development. With that will come questions of how the town can keep up with the growth including issues surrounding water, infrastructure and housing.

Early voting began July 3. Maricopa County voters can check on the status of their mailed-in ballot on Maricopa County’s website at https://elections.maricopa.gov/voting/voter-dashboard-login.

Queen Creek voters who live in Pinal County can check their status at https://www.recorder.pima.gov/BallotInfo.

Those who choose to vote by mail are advised to mail their ballot by July 23 or drop it off at a ballot drop-off location or voting location by July 30.

For more, read our full election coverage of the Queen Creek council race.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Queen Creek Town Council 2024 election: Meet the 3 candidates