City elections in Boise, Idaho (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 19, 2021 & September 3, 2021 |
| General election: May 18, 2021 & November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council and special district |
| Total seats up: 3 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Boise, Idaho, held general elections for city council on November 2, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was September 3, 2021.
Seats 1, 3, and 5 were on the ballot. All three seats used new geographic districts following a redistricting process. The seats were also up for election to two-year terms rather than the regular four-year terms in order to allow all six city council seats to be on the ballot in 2023 using updated maps with 2020 Census numbers.[1]
The Greater Boise Auditorium District held a nonpartisan election for one member on May 18, 2021. The filing deadline to run in this election was March 19, 2021.
Elections
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City council
Seat 1
General election
General election for Boise City Council Seat 1
Luci Willits defeated Laura Metzler and David Jones in the general election for Boise City Council Seat 1 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Luci Willits (Nonpartisan) | 55.9 | 3,134 |
| Laura Metzler (Nonpartisan) | 34.6 | 1,937 | |
| David Jones (Nonpartisan) | 9.5 | 535 | |
| Total votes: 5,606 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Anne Garabedian (Nonpartisan)
Seat 3
General election
General election for Boise City Council Seat 3
Incumbent Lisa Sanchez defeated Greg MacMillan, Maria Santa Cruz-Cernik, and Nicholas Domeny in the general election for Boise City Council Seat 3 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Sanchez (Nonpartisan) | 57.2 | 5,758 |
| Greg MacMillan (Nonpartisan) | 37.0 | 3,722 | |
| Maria Santa Cruz-Cernik (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 383 | |
| Nicholas Domeny (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 199 | |
| Total votes: 10,062 | |||
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Seat 5
General election
General election for Boise City Council Seat 5
Incumbent Holli Woodings defeated Katie Fite, Steve Madden, and Crispin Gravatt in the general election for Boise City Council Seat 5 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Holli Woodings (Nonpartisan) | 49.2 | 3,317 |
| Katie Fite (Nonpartisan) | 21.3 | 1,436 | |
| Steve Madden (Nonpartisan) | 18.7 | 1,260 | |
 | Crispin Gravatt (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 725 | |
| Total votes: 6,738 | |||
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Greater Boise Auditorium District
General election
The general election was canceled. Chase Erkins (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Idaho elections, 2021
November 2, 2021
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About the city
- See also: Boise, Idaho
Boise is a city in Ada County, Idaho. As of 2020, its population was 235,684.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Boise uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Boise, Idaho | ||
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| Boise | Idaho | |
| Population | 235,684 | 1,839,106 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 84 | 82,644 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 88% | 88.4% |
| Black/African American | 1.6% | 0.7% |
| Asian | 3.1% | 1.4% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Two or more | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9% | 12.7% |
| Bildung | ||
| High school graduation rate | 95% | 91.3% |
| College graduation rate | 42.7% | 28.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $63,778 | $58,915 |
| Persons below poverty level | 12% | 11.9% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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