# 2019 Colorado Springs elections

The 2019 Colorado Springs elections were held in two segments. The April 2, 2019, elections included mayor of Colorado Springs, three Colorado Springs City Council at-large positions, and one ballot issue. The election on November 5, 2019, included four Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education seats.

## Mayor

Republican incumbent mayor John Suthers ran for re-election for mayor of Colorado Springs. He was re-elected.
All candidates are confirmed on the Colorado Springs City Clerk website.

### Declared

* Lawrence Martinez
* Juliette Parker
* John Pitchford
* John Suthers

### Results

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Lawrence Martinez | 5,000 | 5.20% |
| John Pitchford | 9,985 | 10.39% |
| John Suthers | 69,703 | 72.51% |
| Juliette Parker | 11,438 | 11.90% |

## City Council

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 ran for re-election.
All candidates are confirmed on the Colorado Springs City Clerk website.
Wayne Williams and incumbents Bill Murray and Tom Strand were elected to the Colorado Springs City Council.

### Declared

* Regina English
* Tony Gioia
* Gordon Klingenschmitt, former state representative 2014–2016
* Terry Martinez, primary candidate against Marc Snyder for House District 18
* Bill Murray, incumbent
* Athena Roe
* Val Snider, former city council at-large member 2011–2015
* Dennis Spiker
* Tom Strand, incumbent
* Randy Tuck
* Wayne Williams, former Colorado secretary of state 2015–2019

### Results

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Gordon Klingenschmitt | 28,352 | 11.09% |
| Bill Murray | 31,578 | 12.35% |
| Val Snider | 14,771 | 5.78% |
| Wayne Williams | 47,581 | 18.61% |
| Tony Gioia | 20,506 | 8.05% |
| Terry Martinez | 27,410 | 10.72% |
| Regina English | 19,816 | 7.75% |
| Tom Strand | 31,082 | 12.16% |
| Randy Tuck | 6,913 | 2.70% |
| Athena Roe | 17,727 | 6.93% |
| Dennis Spiker | 9,863 | 3.86% |

### Withdrew from race

* John Pitchford, running for mayor

## Issues on ballot

The following issues were on the April election ballot.
* Issue 1 - Collective Bargaining for all Uniformed Fire Department Employees
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 were term-limited and could not run for re-election. Unaffiliated incumbent school board members Theresa Null and Mary Coleman were eligible to run for re-election. Mary Coleman ran for re-election; Theresa Null did not.

### Ballot list

School board candidates were pulled on 9/3/2019 and appeared on the El Paso County ballot on November 5, 2019.
* Mary Coleman, incumbent
* Darleen Daniels, D11 community member
* Jason Jorgenson, D11 community member
* Parth Melpakam, former chair of D11 Accountability Committee
* Vincent Puzick, D11 community member
* Conner Sargent, former D11 student
* Joseph Shelton, alumnus of Colorado Springs School District 11
* Chris Wallis

### Results

Results shown per the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder office.
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 |