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The 2023 Colorado Springs mayoral election was held on April 4, 2023, to elect the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado, with a runoff scheduled for May 16. Incumbent mayor John Suthers was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office. The election was officially nonpartisan. [1]
A wide field of candidates filed to run in the election, including several members of municipal government. Colorado Springs has long been a conservative bastion in the state of Colorado, and none of the candidates running to succeed Suthers identified as members of the Democratic Party. In the first round of voting, no candidate received a majority and the race was forced to a runoff election. Independent Nigerian immigrant and political newcomer Yemi Mobolade advanced to the runoff, along with Republican city councilor and former Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams. [2]
Mobolade defeated Williams in the runoff. [3] He became the first elected black mayor of Colorado Springs, as well as the first non-Republican elected [lower-alpha 1] mayor in the city's history. [3] [4]
The following candidates qualified to appear on the ballot. [5] Glenn and Gonzalez were identified as the most conservative candidates in the race, with Strand and Williams being more moderate. [6]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Yemi Mobolade | 32,429 | 29.81 | |
Wayne Williams | 20,908 | 19.22 | |
Sallie Clark | 19,384 | 17.82 | |
Darryl Glenn | 9,470 | 8.70 | |
Longinos Gonzalez Jr. | 8,622 | 7.93 | |
John Tig Tiegen | 5,405 | 4.97 | |
Andrew Dalby | 4,825 | 4.44 | |
Tom Strand | 2,597 | 2.39 | |
Lawrence Joseph Martinez | 1,823 | 1.68 | |
Christopher Mitchell | 1,248 | 1.15 | |
Kallan Reece Rodebaugh | 1,129 | 1.04 | |
Jim Miller | 948 | 0.87 | |
Total votes | 108,788 | 100.00 |
Endorsements in bold were made after the primary election.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Yemi Mobolade | 67,442 | 57.47 | |
Wayne Williams | 49,909 | 42.53 | |
Total votes | 117,351 | 100.00 |
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