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Parents > United States > Colorado > Counties > El Paso > Colorado Springs > Mayor
OfficeMayor
TypeNonpartisan General Election - Requires Run-Off
Filing Deadline February 01, 2011 - 12:00pm
Polls Open March 11, 2011 - 06:00am
Polls Close April 05, 2011 - 08:00pm
Term Start June 01, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End June 01, 2015 - 12:00pm
Turnout 23.39% Total Population
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedCOSDem May 17, 2011 08:07pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Mayor Lionel Rivera is term-limited.

This is a mail-in only elections. All ballots must be in the election division office by 7:00pm April 5th, 2011.

A run-off will be held May 17th, 2011 if no one gets more than 50% of the vote.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won04/03/2007
NameLionel Rivera Votes33,970 (59.23%)
Term05/01/2007 - 05/01/2011 Margin22,933 (+39.99%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won05/17/2011
NameSteve Bach Votes56,656 (57.13%)
Term06/01/2011 - 06/01/2015 Margin14,134 (+14.25%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceColorado Springs Mayor - Run-Off 05/17/2011
MAP
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
01/03/2011 04/05/2011
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Steve Bach 1 ------
Leaning Call: Steve Bach (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Steve Bach (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph
03/03/2011 03/08/2011

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Richard Skorman Steve Bach Brian Bahr Tom Gallagher Dave Munger Buddy Gilmore Kenneth Paul Duncan
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Certified Votes31,889 (35.85%) 29,767 (33.46%) 13,576 (15.26%) 4,703 (5.29%) 3,957 (4.45%) 3,581 (4.03%) 972 (1.09%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,122 (-2.39%) -18,313 (-20.59%) -27,186 (-30.56%) -27,932 (-31.40%) -28,308 (-31.82%) -30,917 (-34.75%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg25.00%-- 13.00%-- 21.00%-- 14.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
ccAdvertising (R) 
03/03/11-03/08/11		 25.00% -- 13.00% -- 21.00% -- 14.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Sierra Club
  Colorado Springs Independent
  Colorado Springs Gazette
D Michael "Mike" Merrifield [L]
N Mitch Christiansen [L]
R Terry Maketa [L]
AM Conservative for America.
  Colorado Springs Gazette
D Mary Lou Makepeace [L]
D Richard F. Celeste [L]
  Pikes Peak Democratic Party
R Amy Stephens [L]
R Marsha Looper [L]
MORE CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Mitch Christiansen  
PartyNonpartisan  
Website  
Certified Votes515 (0.58%)  
Margin-31,374 (-35.27%)  
Predict Avg.0.00%  
Cash On Hand $--  
MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%--  
ccAdvertising (R) 
03/03/11-03/08/11		 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
03/15/2011 Richard Skorman TVAd Biography eng Skorman for Mayor  00:00:00 COSDem 

INFORMATION LINKS

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 29, 2011 05:05pm General Most Colorado Springs voters still haven’t returned their ballots  Article COSDem 
Mar 16, 2011 10:00pm General Mayoral Ballots headed to mailboxes [Colo. Spgs]  Article COSDem 
Mar 09, 2011 07:00pm Poll Poll shows Skorman and Bahr ahead of Gallagher and Bach [Colorado Springs Mayor]  Article COSDem 
Feb 07, 2011 11:55pm General Colorado Springs mayoral candidate supports LGBT rights  Article COSDem 

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