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.
Declarededit
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.
Resultsedit
Decision
Votes
%
Yes
31,547
31.10%
No
65,295
67.42%
Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Educationedit
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 Listedit
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.
Mary Coleman - Incumbent - https://marycoleman719.wixsite.com/website
Darleen Daniels - D11 Community Member[6] - http://www.electdarleendaniels.com[permanent dead link]
Joseph Shelton - Alumni of Colorado Springs School District 11[7][8][9] - http://sheltonford11.com Archived 2021-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
Conner Sargent - Former D11 Student[10] - http://ConnerSargent.com[permanent dead link]
Jason Jorgenson - D11 Community Member[11] - http://electjasonjorgenson.org
Parth Melpakam - Former Chair of D11 Accountability Committee[12] - http://www.electparth.com[permanent dead link]
Vincent Puzick - D11 Community Member[13] - http://puzick4d11.wixsite.com/puzick4d11boe[permanent dead link]
Chris Wallis - http://www.chrisford11.com[permanent dead link]
Resultsedit
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
Referencesedit
^"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.
^"COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR ALL UNIFORMED FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES". Colorado Springs City Website. Colorado Springs City Clerk.
^"Candidate Information of Darleen Daniels". Colorado Secretary of State. Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
^"Candidate information for Joseph Shelton". Colorado Secretary of State Candidate Information. Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
^"Campaign Announcement". Facebook. Joseph Shelton for School District 11. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
^"Colorado Springs-area school board candidates jump in race early". The Gazette. Debbie Kelley. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
^"Colorado Springs-area school board candidates jump in race early". The Gazette. Debbie Kelley. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
^"Candidate Information of Jason Jorgenson". Colorado Secretary of State. Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
^"Colorado Springs-area school board candidates jump in race early". The Gazette. Debbie Kelley. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
^"Candidate Information of Vincent Puzick". Colorado Secretary of State. Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
^"COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11 DIRECTOR". El Paso County Election Results. El Paso County Clerk and Recorder. Retrieved November 5, 2019.