2015 Colorado Springs mayoral election

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2015 Colorado Springs mayoral election
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←  2011 April 7, 2015 (first round)
May 19, 2015 (runoff)		 2019  →
Turnout38.61% (first round) [1]
42.58 (runoff) [2]
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Candidate John Suthers Mary Lou Makepeace Joel Miller
First round vote40,90020,78313,794
First round percentage46.37%23.56%15.64%
Runoff vote65,99131,666
Runoff percentage67.57%32.43%
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CandidateAmy Lathen
First round vote10,352
First round percentage11.74%
Mayor before election

Steve Bach
Republican

Elected mayor

John Suthers
Republican

The 2015 Colorado Springs mayoral election took place on April 7 and May 19, 2015, to elect the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. The election was officially nonpartisan.

Contents

Incumbent Mayor Steve Bach, in office since 2011, announced that he would not seek a second term in office. [3]

Since no candidate won a majority of the vote, a runoff was held on May 19 between Mary Lou Makepeace and John Suthers, the top two finishers in the April general election. [4] Suthers defeated Makepeace in the runoff to become Mayor. [5]

Candidates

Disqualified

Declined

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Amy
Lathen		Mary Lou
Makepeace		Joel
Miller		John
Suthers		OtherUndecided
Luce Research [14] [15] February 17–22, 2015400± ?7.75%22.25%2%30%2%33.25%

Endorsements

Results

Colorado Springs mayoral general election, 2015 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan John Suthers 40,900 46.37
Nonpartisan Mary Lou Makepeace 20,783 23.56
Nonpartisan Joel Miller13,79415.64
Nonpartisan Amy Lathen10,35211.74
Nonpartisan Lawrence Martinez1,1251.28
Nonpartisan Tony Carpenter1,0481.19
Nonpartisan Moses Humes (write-in)50.01
Total votes88,007 100

Runoff election

Candidates

Results

Colorado Springs mayoral runoff election, 2015 [2] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan John Suthers 65,991 67.57
Nonpartisan Mary Lou Makepeace31,66632.43
Total votes97,657 100

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Colorado Springs Municipal General Election - Unofficial Report" (PDF). City of Colorado Springs. April 8, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF VOTES CAST CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MAYORAL RUN-OFF MAIL BALLOT ELECTION MAY 19, 2015". City of Colorado Springs. May 22, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Heilman, Wayne (December 16, 2014). "Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach: It's time to step aside". The Gazette . Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ Hobbs, Stephen (April 8, 2015). "Colorado Springs election results updated; Suthers, Makepeace headed to runoff for mayor". The Gazette . Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ Chalfin, Andrea (May 19, 2015). "John Suthers Elected Mayor of Colorado Springs". KRCC . Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Mendoza, Monica; Hobbs, Stephen (February 12, 2015). "Colorado Springs ballot will have more than 20 candidates". The Gazette . Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  7. ↑ "April 7, 2015 - Official Candidates". City of Colorado Springs. March 3, 2015. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ Hobbs, Stephen (January 27, 2015). "County Commissioner Amy Lathen says she'll run for Colorado Springs mayor". The Gazette . Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  9. ↑ Mendoza, Monica (January 27, 2015). "Mary Lou Makepeace officially joins race for Colorado Springs mayor". The Gazette . Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ Mendoza, Monica (January 27, 2015). "Potential candidates pick up packets for Colorado Springs municipal election". The Gazette . Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  11. ↑ Mendoza, Monica (January 27, 2015). "City Councilman Joel Miller resigns his seat, will run for mayor in 2015". The Gazette . Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  12. 1 2 Mendoza, Monica (January 27, 2015). "John Suthers throws hat in the ring to become Colorado Springs mayor". The Gazette . Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  13. ↑ Mendoza, Monica (February 13, 2015). "Lathen and Loma get first position on ballot in Colorado Springs elections". The Gazette . Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  14. ↑ Zubeck, Pam (February 25, 2015). "The undecided factor". Colorado Springs Independent . Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  15. ↑ Zubeck, Pam (March 4, 2015). "The golden eggs". Colorado Springs Independent . Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Colorado Springs Mayoral Run-Off Election - Unofficial Results" (PDF). City of Colorado Springs. May 19, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
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