2015 Colorado Springs mayoral election

2015 Colorado Springs mayoral election

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Turnout	38.61% (first round) [1] 42.58 (runoff) [2]
Candidate John Suthers Mary Lou Makepeace Joel Miller First round vote 40,900 20,783 13,794 First round percentage 46.37% 23.56% 15.64% Runoff vote 65,991 31,666 Runoff percentage 67.57% 32.43%   Candidate Amy Lathen First round vote 10,352 First round percentage 11.74%
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.

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

• Tony Carpenter, perennial candidate ^[6]
• Moses Humes (as a write-in candidate) ^[7]
• Amy Lathen, El Paso County Commissioner ^[8]
• Mary Lou Makepeace, former Mayor ^[9]
• Lawrence Martinez, community activist ^[10]
• Joel Miller, former City Councilman ^[11]
• John Suthers, former Colorado Attorney General ^[12]

Disqualified

• Justine Herring, real estate broker ^{[6] [13]}

Declined

• Steve Bach, incumbent Mayor ^[3]
• Richard Skorman, former City Councilman and candidate for Mayor in 2011 ^[12]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Amy Lathen	Mary Lou Makepeace	Joel Miller	John Suthers	Other	Undecided
Luce Research [14] [15]	February 17–22, 2015	400	± ?	7.75%	22.25%	2%	30%	2%	33.25%

Results

Colorado Springs mayoral general election, 2015 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	John Suthers	40,900	46.37
	Nonpartisan	Mary Lou Makepeace	20,783	23.56
	Nonpartisan	Joel Miller	13,794	15.64
	Nonpartisan	Amy Lathen	10,352	11.74
	Nonpartisan	Lawrence Martinez	1,125	1.28
	Nonpartisan	Tony Carpenter	1,048	1.19
	Nonpartisan	Moses Humes (write-in)	5	0.01
Total votes			88,007	100

Runoff election

Candidates

• Mary Lou Makepeace, former Mayor
• John Suthers, former Colorado Attorney General

Results

Colorado Springs mayoral runoff election, 2015 ^{[2] [16]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	John Suthers	65,991	67.57
	Nonpartisan	Mary Lou Makepeace	31,666	32.43
Total votes			97,657	100

References

1. "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. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF VOTES CAST CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MAYORAL RUN-OFF MAIL BALLOT ELECTION MAY 19, 2015". City of Colorado Springs. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
3. 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. 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. 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 ]}