City elections in Colorado Springs, Colorado (2019)
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| Filing deadline: January 22, 2019 |
| General election: April 2, 2019 |
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| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 4 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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The city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, held general elections for mayor and three of nine seats on the city council on April 2, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was January 22, 2019.
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Colorado Springs City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Colorado Springs City Council At-large on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wayne W. Williams (Nonpartisan) | 18.6 | 47,622 |
| ✔ |  | Bill Murray (Nonpartisan) | 12.4 | 31,610 |
| ✔ |  | Tom Strand (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 31,107 |
 | Gordon Klingenschmitt (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 28,383 | |
 | Terry Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 27,440 | |
 | Tony Gioia (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 20,609 | |
 | Regina English (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 19,840 | |
 | Athena Roe (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 17,746 | |
 | Val Snider (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 14,787 | |
| Dennis Spiker (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 9,880 | |
| Randy Tuck (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 6,920 | |
| Total votes: 255,944 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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Past elections
2017
City Council District 1
| Colorado Springs City Council, District 1 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Don Knight Incumbent |
66.82% | 10,360 |
| Greg Basham | 33.18% | 5,144 |
| Total Votes | 15,504 | |
| Source: Colorado Springs, Colorado, "April 4, 2017 Municipal Election Results," accessed April 18, 2017 | ||
City Council District 2
The city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, held elections for city council on April 4, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 23, 2017.[1] David Geislinger ran unopposed in the Colorado Springs City Council, District 2 general election.[2]
City Council District 3
| Colorado Springs City Council, District 3 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Richard Skorman |
57.79% | 9,077 |
| Chuck Fowler | 42.21% | 6,629 |
| Total Votes | 15,706 | |
| Source: Colorado Springs, Colorado, "April 4, 2017 Municipal Election Results," accessed April 18, 2017 | ||
City Council District 4
| Colorado Springs City Council, District 4 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Yolanda Avila |
40.79% | 2,346 |
| Deborah Hendrix | 31.04% | 1,785 |
| Helen Collins Incumbent | 28.17% | 1,620 |
| Total Votes | 5,751 | |
| Source: Colorado Springs, Colorado, "April 4, 2017 Municipal Election Results," accessed April 18, 2017 | ||
City Council District 5
| Colorado Springs City Council, District 5 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jill Gaebler Incumbent |
66.34% | 9,591 |
| Lynette Crow-Iverson | 33.66% | 4,866 |
| Total Votes | 14,457 | |
| Source: Colorado Springs, Colorado, "April 4, 2017 Municipal Election Results," accessed April 18, 2017 | ||
City Council District 6
| Colorado Springs City Council, District 6 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Andy Pico Incumbent |
52.14% | 5,090 |
| Melanie Bernhardt | 18.57% | 1,813 |
| Janak Joshi | 16.33% | 1,594 |
| Robert Burns | 12.96% | 1,265 |
| Total Votes | 9,762 | |
| Source: Colorado Springs, Colorado, "April 4, 2017 Municipal Election Results," accessed April 18, 2017 | ||
2015
Ballot measures
November 5
- See also: El Paso County, Colorado ballot measures
• Ballot Issue 2C: Colorado Springs Temporary Sales and Use Tax 
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the extension of the temporary sales and use tax for road repairs and improvements and reducing it from 0.62 percent to 0.57 percent with an expiration date of December 31, 2025. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the extension of the temporary sales and use tax for road repairs and improvements, thereby allowing the current tax rate to expire on December 31, 2020. |
• Ballot Issue 2B: Colorado Springs Retain Revenue for Parks and Recreation
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the $7 million revenue surplus to be used for the improvement of parks and recreational facilities rather than refunding to taxpayers as required by law. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the $7 million revenue surplus to be used for the improvement of parks and recreational facilities rather than refunding to taxpayers as required by law. |
April 2
• Issue 1: Colorado Springs Collective Bargaining for Fire Department Initiative 
| A "yes" vote was a vote in favor of amending the Colorado Springs City Charter to allow collective bargaining for uniformed city fire employees, with the exception of the fire chief and direct reports of the fire chief. |
| A "no" vote was a vote against allowing collective bargaining for city fire employees. |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Colorado elections, 2019
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About the city
- See also: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a city in El Paso County, Colorado. As of 2010, its population was 416,427.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Colorado Springs 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.[3]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||
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| Colorado Springs | Colorado | |
| Population | 416,427 | 5,029,196 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 195 | 103,636 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 78.5% | 84% |
| Black/African American | 6.5% | 4.2% |
| Asian | 2.9% | 3.2% |
| Native American | 0.8% | 1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Two or more | 5.9% | 3.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 17.6% | 21.5% |
| Bildung | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.9% | 91.7% |
| College graduation rate | 39.9% | 40.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $64,712 | $72,331 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **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. | ||
State profile
- See also: Colorado and Colorado elections, 2019
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019
Presidential voting pattern
- Colorado voted for the Democratic candidate in four out of the six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2018 elections, one U.S. Senator from Colorado was a Democrat and one was a Republican.
- Colorado had four Democratic and three Republican U.S. Representatives.
State executives
- Democrats held 11 and Republicans held five of Colorado's 25 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
- Colorado's governor was Democrat Jared Polis.
State legislature
- Democrats controlled the Colorado State Senate with a 19-16 majority.
- Democrats controlled the Colorado House of Representatives with a 41-24 majority.
Colorado Party Control: 1992-2024
Twelve years of Democratic trifectas • Four years of Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
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| Demographic data for Colorado | ||
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| Colorado | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 5,448,819 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 103,642 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 84.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 4% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 21.1% | 17.1% |
| Bildung | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 90.7% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 38.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $60,629 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13.5% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Colorado. **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. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Four of 64 Colorado counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Conejos County, Colorado | 3.56% | 9.22% | 12.93% | ||||
| Huerfano County, Colorado | 6.61% | 8.27% | 11.23% | ||||
| Las Animas County, Colorado | 15.60% | 2.65% | 7.04% | ||||
| Pueblo County, Colorado | 0.50% | 13.99% | 14.97% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Colorado with 48.2 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 43.3 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Colorado voted Republican 63.3 percent of the time and Democratic 36.7 percent of the time. Colorado voted Republican in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, but voted Democratic in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 elections.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Colorado. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[4][5]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 37 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 27.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 40 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 24.8 points. Clinton won four districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 28 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 21.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 25 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 25.8 points. Trump won one district controlled by a Democrat heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 63.79% | 34.04% | D+29.8 | 59.82% | 32.28% | D+27.5 | D |
| 2 | 72.48% | 24.78% | D+47.7 | 75.22% | 16.32% | D+58.9 | D |
| 3 | 52.36% | 45.33% | D+7 | 53.90% | 37.16% | D+16.7 | D |
| 4 | 79.17% | 18.39% | D+60.8 | 76.84% | 15.60% | D+61.2 | D |
| 5 | 76.41% | 21.06% | D+55.3 | 74.82% | 16.97% | D+57.9 | D |
| 6 | 66.55% | 31.98% | D+34.6 | 70.34% | 23.22% | D+47.1 | D |
| 7 | 82.54% | 16.11% | D+66.4 | 79.82% | 14.64% | D+65.2 | D |
| 8 | 84.00% | 13.75% | D+70.2 | 83.59% | 9.56% | D+74 | D |
| 9 | 63.82% | 33.80% | D+30 | 64.82% | 26.84% | D+38 | D |
| 10 | 79.29% | 17.98% | D+61.3 | 80.62% | 12.47% | D+68.2 | D |
| 11 | 58.66% | 38.84% | D+19.8 | 58.25% | 33.00% | D+25.3 | D |
| 12 | 65.33% | 32.47% | D+32.9 | 66.50% | 25.52% | D+41 | D |
| 13 | 68.88% | 28.33% | D+40.5 | 66.61% | 25.99% | D+40.6 | D |
| 14 | 29.31% | 68.47% | R+39.2 | 28.41% | 61.02% | R+32.6 | R |
| 15 | 35.17% | 62.29% | R+27.1 | 30.23% | 59.27% | R+29 | R |
| 16 | 38.44% | 58.69% | R+20.3 | 33.98% | 55.52% | R+21.5 | R |
| 17 | 58.28% | 38.66% | D+19.6 | 46.07% | 43.39% | D+2.7 | D |
| 18 | 55.69% | 41.03% | D+14.7 | 50.76% | 39.01% | D+11.8 | D |
| 19 | 23.20% | 74.75% | R+51.5 | 21.00% | 70.64% | R+49.6 | R |
| 20 | 36.90% | 61.07% | R+24.2 | 36.13% | 54.67% | R+18.5 | R |
| 21 | 44.76% | 52.44% | R+7.7 | 33.08% | 56.35% | R+23.3 | R |
| 22 | 43.22% | 54.92% | R+11.7 | 41.43% | 49.83% | R+8.4 | R |
| 23 | 56.59% | 40.48% | D+16.1 | 53.37% | 37.35% | D+16 | D |
| 24 | 56.97% | 40.27% | D+16.7 | 54.87% | 35.95% | D+18.9 | D |
| 25 | 45.68% | 52.27% | R+6.6 | 46.55% | 44.77% | D+1.8 | R |
| 26 | 56.52% | 41.35% | D+15.2 | 55.34% | 36.27% | D+19.1 | D |
| 27 | 47.59% | 50.20% | R+2.6 | 45.58% | 45.51% | D+0.1 | R |
| 28 | 56.14% | 41.40% | D+14.7 | 52.88% | 38.13% | D+14.7 | D |
| 29 | 55.15% | 41.90% | D+13.3 | 49.23% | 40.65% | D+8.6 | D |
| 30 | 58.12% | 39.53% | D+18.6 | 50.98% | 40.69% | D+10.3 | D |
| 31 | 57.57% | 39.68% | D+17.9 | 49.47% | 41.26% | D+8.2 | D |
| 32 | 68.41% | 28.79% | D+39.6 | 59.50% | 32.00% | D+27.5 | D |
| 33 | 54.04% | 43.63% | D+10.4 | 54.79% | 35.90% | D+18.9 | D |
| 34 | 58.24% | 38.92% | D+19.3 | 50.21% | 40.46% | D+9.8 | D |
| 35 | 56.93% | 40.57% | D+16.4 | 53.11% | 37.98% | D+15.1 | D |
| 36 | 58.93% | 39.04% | D+19.9 | 53.58% | 37.59% | D+16 | D |
| 37 | 46.74% | 51.56% | R+4.8 | 48.68% | 42.60% | D+6.1 | R |
| 38 | 45.32% | 52.68% | R+7.4 | 46.96% | 43.84% | D+3.1 | R |
| 39 | 33.46% | 64.72% | R+31.3 | 31.36% | 61.02% | R+29.7 | R |
| 40 | 57.39% | 40.16% | D+17.2 | 53.06% | 37.39% | D+15.7 | D |
| 41 | 62.83% | 34.95% | D+27.9 | 60.91% | 31.42% | D+29.5 | D |
| 42 | 72.27% | 25.31% | D+47 | 66.99% | 25.31% | D+41.7 | D |
| 43 | 40.49% | 58.15% | R+17.7 | 42.44% | 48.85% | R+6.4 | R |
| 44 | 37.59% | 60.64% | R+23 | 37.16% | 53.68% | R+16.5 | R |
| 45 | 32.91% | 65.51% | R+32.6 | 32.80% | 58.30% | R+25.5 | R |
| 46 | 55.76% | 42.01% | D+13.8 | 45.78% | 46.05% | R+0.3 | D |
| 47 | 47.31% | 50.40% | R+3.1 | 37.98% | 54.19% | R+16.2 | R |
| 48 | 37.53% | 60.27% | R+22.7 | 30.35% | 61.19% | R+30.8 | R |
| 49 | 41.56% | 56.12% | R+14.6 | 36.54% | 54.81% | R+18.3 | R |
| 50 | 55.50% | 41.23% | D+14.3 | 45.81% | 43.71% | D+2.1 | D |
| 51 | 43.13% | 54.07% | R+10.9 | 36.83% | 53.48% | R+16.7 | R |
| 52 | 57.53% | 39.81% | D+17.7 | 55.70% | 34.08% | D+21.6 | D |
| 53 | 61.38% | 35.23% | D+26.1 | 59.03% | 29.59% | D+29.4 | D |
| 54 | 28.39% | 69.43% | R+41 | 22.69% | 70.10% | R+47.4 | R |
| 55 | 36.10% | 61.61% | R+25.5 | 32.32% | 59.26% | R+26.9 | R |
| 56 | 40.95% | 56.94% | R+16 | 36.37% | 55.99% | R+19.6 | R |
| 57 | 38.90% | 58.78% | R+19.9 | 34.52% | 58.25% | R+23.7 | R |
| 58 | 36.91% | 60.52% | R+23.6 | 31.94% | 61.10% | R+29.2 | R |
| 59 | 50.62% | 46.33% | D+4.3 | 47.02% | 43.47% | D+3.5 | D |
| 60 | 39.26% | 57.98% | R+18.7 | 31.71% | 60.43% | R+28.7 | R |
| 61 | 55.13% | 42.35% | D+12.8 | 52.90% | 39.28% | D+13.6 | D |
| 62 | 58.86% | 38.59% | D+20.3 | 47.77% | 43.64% | D+4.1 | D |
| 63 | 40.61% | 56.65% | R+16 | 33.06% | 58.29% | R+25.2 | R |
| 64 | 31.01% | 66.64% | R+35.6 | 22.78% | 70.74% | R+48 | R |
| 65 | 29.29% | 68.33% | R+39 | 20.30% | 74.27% | R+54 | R |
| Total | 51.49% | 46.13% | D+5.4 | 48.16% | 43.25% | D+4.9 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Springs, Colorado, "Election Candidate FAQ," accessed January 24, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Springs, Colorado, "April 4, 2017 - Ballot Candidates," accessed January 25, 2017
- ↑ Springs Gov, "Your Leadership," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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