2011 Colorado Springs mayoral election

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2011 Colorado Springs mayoral election
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  2007 April 5, 2011 (first round)
May 17, 2011 (runoff)
2015  
Turnout58.75% (first round) [1]
64.03% (runoff) [2]
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Candidate Steve Bach Richard Skorman
First round vote29,76731,889
First round percentage33.46%35.85%
Runoff vote56,65642,522
Runoff percentage57.13%42.87%

 
CandidateBrian BahrTom Gallagher
First round vote13,5764,703
First round percentage15.26%5.29%

Mayor before election

Lionel Rivera
Republican

Elected Mayor

Steve Bach
Republican

The 2011 Colorado Springs mayoral election took place on May 17 and April 5, 2011, to elect the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. The election was officially nonpartisan.

Contents

This was the first mayor to elect a mayor of Colorado Springs to function under the strong mayor style of governance. [3]

Results

First round

First round results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Richard Skorman 31,889 35.85
Nonpartisan Steve Bach 29,767 33.46
Nonpartisan Brian Bahr13,57615.26
Nonpartisan Tom Gallagher4,7035.29
Nonpartisan Dave Munger3,9574.45
Nonpartisan Budy Gilmore3,5814.03
Nonpartisan Kenneth Paul Duncan9721.09
Nonpartisan Mitch Christiansen5150.58
Total votes88,960

Runoff

Runoff results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Steve Bach 56,656 57.13
Nonpartisan Richard Skorman42,52242.87
Total votes99,178

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References

  1. 1 2 "SUMMARY REPORT CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS APRIL 5, 2011 OFFICIAL RESULTS". City of Colorado Springs. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 "SUMMARY REPORT CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MAY 17, 2011 OFFICIAL RESULTS". City of Colorado Springs. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. "Steve Bach Will Be Next Colorado Springs Mayor". KKTV. Retrieved 2 November 2019.