The 2019 Colorado Springs Elections will be held in 2 segments in 2019. The Tuesday, April 2, 2019, election includes Mayor of Colorado Springs, 3 Colorado Springs City Council at-large positions and 1 Colorado Springs Ballot Issue.[1] The election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, will include 4 Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education seats.[2]
Unaffiliated incumbent city council member Merv Bennett is term-limited and cannot run for another term on the city council. Unaffiliated incumbent city council members Bill Murray and Tom Strand will be running for re-election.
All Candidates are confirmed on the Colorado Springs City Clerk website.[4]
RESULT:Wayne Williams and Incumbents Bill Murray and Tom Strand were elected to the Colorado Springs City Council.
Declared
Gordon Klingenschmitt - Former State Representative from 2014 - 2016 - GordonforColorado.com
Bill Murray - Incumbent - No Website
Val Snider - Former City Council At-Large Member from 2011 - 2015 - ValSnider.com
Wayne Williams - Former Colorado Secretary of State from 2015 - 2019 - WinWithWayne.org
Tony Gioia - Tony4COS.com
Terry Martinez - Primary Candidate against Marc Snyder for House District 18 - Martinez4cos.org
The following Issues will be on the April election ballot.
Issue 1 - Collective Bargaining for all Uniformed Fire Department Employees[5]
RESULTS: Issue 1 was struck down.
Results
Decision
Votes
%
Yes
31,547
31.10%
No
65,295
67.42%
Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education
Unaffiliated incumbent school board members Nora Brown and Elaine Naleski are term-limited and cannot run for another election. Unaffiliated incumbent school board members Theresa Null and Mary Coleman are eligible to run for re-election should they choose to do so. Mary Coleman is running for re-election, Theresa Null is not running for re-election.
Ballot List
School Board Candidates were pulled on 9/3/2019 and will appear on the El Paso County Ballot on November 5, 2019, in the following order.
Results shown per the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder office.[14]
RESULT:Mary Coleman, Darleen Daniels, Parth Melpakam and Jason Jorgeonson were elected to the School Board of District 11.
Candidate
Votes
%
Mary Coleman
24,977
19.32
Darleen Daniels
21,045
16.28
Joseph Shelton
10,237
7.92
Conner Sargent
9,373
7.25
Jason Jorgenson
16,727
12.94
Parth Melpakam
17,814
13.78
Vincent Puzick
12,944
10.01
Chris Wallis
16,169
12.51
References
^"Election Candidate FAQ". Colorado Springs Election Information. Colorado Springs City Government. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
^"Board of Education Welcome". Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education. Colorado Springs School District 11. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
^"Candidates and Issues". Colorado Springs City Website. Colorado Springs City Clerk. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
^"Candidates and Issues". Colorado Springs City Website. Colorado Springs City Clerk. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.