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Colorado Springs mayoral election, 2015

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May 19, 2015 (runoff) April 7, 2015 (blanket)

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

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Incumbent Mayor Steve Bach, a Republican in office since 2011, has announced that he will not seek a second term in office.

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. Suthers defeated Makepeace in the runoff to become Mayor.

Candidates

  • Tony Carpenter, perennial candidate
  • Moses Humes (as a write-in candidate)
  • Amy Lathen, El Paso County Commissioner
  • Mary Lou Makepeace, former Mayor
  • Lawrence Martinez, community activist
  • Joel Miller, former City Councilman
  • John Suthers, former Colorado Attorney General
  • Disqualified

  • Justine Herring, real estate broker
  • Declined

  • Steve Bach, incumbent Mayor
  • Richard Skorman, former City Councilman and candidate for Mayor in 2011
  • Candidates

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

    Colorado Springs mayoral election, 2015 Wikipedia