It’s official — the race for Mayor of Colorado Springs is headed for a runoff election. Two candidates will be on the ballot — Yemi Moboblade and Wayne Williams. Official results can be found here.
MAYORAL RESULTS
of Colorado Springs
The third-place candidate, Sallie Clark, had discussed a potential recount — but she has conceded and will not be on the ballot. Moboblade was in the lead of first mayor’s race with 29% of the vote. He’s an immigrant from Africa; a local business and with little political experience. Williams is a former Colorado Secretary of State, and has held multiple elected offices in the Pikes Peak Region. Colorado Springs City Clerk Sarah Johnson hopes voters will come out once again for the runoff. Ballots for the runoff election will be sent out on April 24th. The next mayor will be announced on May 16th.
CITY COUNCIL
For City Council, candidates David Leinweber; Lynette Crow Iverson; and Brian Risley will join the council as at-large representatives. Michele Talarico will serve the rest of the remaining term of Council District 3. She brought in over 50% of the vote.
TOPS TAX
There was a ballot question this year — should we keep the TOPS tax? Voters overwhelmingly said yes — 78% voted to keep it in place. The program takes 0.1% of sales and use taxes in the city and puts them to outdoor lands, and will be around for another 20 years.
