2003 Boise mayoral election

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2003 Boise mayoral election
  2001 November 4, 2003 2007  
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Candidate Dave Bieter Chuck Winder Vaughn Killeen
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote22,32011,2308,168
Percentage51.87%26.10%18.98%

Mayor before election

Carolyn Terteling-Payne (interim)
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Dave Bieter
Nonpartisan

The 2003 Boise mayoral election was held on November 4, 2003, to elect the mayor of Boise, Idaho. Mayor Brent Coles, who was elected in 2001, resigned on February 15, 2003, after being charged with bribery. Under state law, in the event of a mayoral vacancy, the city council appoints an interim successor, who serves until the "next general city election," when a mayor is elected "for the full four year term." [1] The City Council selected city Councilwoman Carolyn Terteling-Payne to serve as interim Mayor, [2] and she did not run for a full term in the election. [3]

Contents

Four candidates ran in the election: State Representative Dave Bieter, County Sheriff Vaughn Killeen, State Transportation Board Chairman Chuck Winder, and restaurateur Max Mohammadi. Under an ordinance approved in 2003, if no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election would take place. [4] However, Bieter won the election in a landslide and avoided the need for a runoff, reeiving 52 percent of the vote to Winder's 26 percent, Killeen's 19 percent, and Mohammadi's 3 percent. [5]

General election

Candidates

Declined

Results

2003 Boise mayoral election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Dave Bieter 22,320 51.87%
Nonpartisan Chuck Winder11,23026.10%
Nonpartisan Vaughn Killeen8,16818.98%
Nonpartisan Max Mohammadi1,3133.05%
Write-in 30.01%
Total votes43,034 100.00%

References

  1. Mayor (§ 50-608). Idaho Code. 1967. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  2. Hem, Brad (February 19, 2003). "Boise City Council elects new mayor from its ranks". The Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Popkey, Dan (February 15, 2003). "Coles' potential successors jockey for position". The Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Main. Retrieved August 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Hem, Brad (November 2, 2003). "Tuesday's vote may not decide all Boise races". The Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Main. Retrieved August 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Popkey, Dan (November 5, 2003). "Bieter wins". The Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Main. Retrieved August 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Hem, Brad (June 6, 2003). "It's now official: Bieter to run for mayor". The Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Chuck Winder is first to jump into Boise mayoral contest". The Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho. May 21, 2003. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Hem, Brad (June 5, 2003). "Ada County sheriff wants Boise mayor job". The Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. 1 2 3 Hem, Brad (May 24, 2003). "Familiar faces plan on race for Boise mayor". The Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Man who lost to Coles will sit out election". The Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho. September 16, 2003. p. 3 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Hem, Brad (September 4, 2003). "Forney announces bid for re-election to Boise City Council". The Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Council chief Mapp won't run for mayor". The Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho. September 24, 2003. p. 1 Local. Retrieved August 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "2003 Boise City Election Results". Boise City Clerk. 2003. Archived from the original on November 27, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2025.