2019 Aurora, Colorado mayoral election

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2019 Aurora, Colorado mayoral election
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Candidate Mike Coffman Omar Montgomery
Party nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 26,690 26,475
Percentage 35.7% 35.4%

 
Candidate Ryan Frazier Marsha Berzins
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 12,063 8,015
Percentage 16.1% 10.7%

Mayor before election

Bob LeGare
Nonpartisan

Elected Mayor

Mike Coffman
Republican

The 2019 Aurora, Colorado mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019 to elect the mayor of Aurora, Colorado. It saw the election of Mike Coffman.

Incumbent mayor Bob LeGare, who assumed the office following the death in office of Steve Hogan, did not seek reelection.

Candidates[]

  • Marsha Berzins, Aurora City Council member from Ward 3[2]
  • Mike Coffman, former United States Congressman from Colorado's 6th congressional district (2009—2019), former Secretary of State of Colorado (2007—2009), former Colorado State Treasurer (1999—2005; 2006—2007), former member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 40th district (1993—1994), former member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 49th district (1989—1993)
  • Ryan Frazier, former at-large Aurora City Council member[3]
  • Tiffany Grays (write-in candidate)[1]
  • Omar Montgomery, President of the Aurora chapter of the NAACP and director of educational opportunity programs at the University of Colorado Denver[4]
  • Rennie Peterson, former Aurora City Council member from Ward 2 (2005—2017)[5][6]

Campaign[]

Candidates collectively raised more than $1 million in contributions.[7]

General election[]

The results were not immediately clear on election night, as more than 1,000 ballots had unsettled signature discrepancies.[8] This was enough that Coffman's apparent margin of victory over Montgomery could be overcome.[8] The counting of ballots ended on November 14, and Montgomery formally conceded on November 17.[9]

Results[]

Aurora, Colorado mayoral election, 2019[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Mike Coffman 26,690 35.7%
Nonpartisan Omar Montgomery 26,475 35.4%
Nonpartisan Ryan Frazier 12,063 16.1%
Nonpartisan Marsha Berzins 8,015 10.7%
Nonpartisan Renie Peterson 1,368 1.8%
Write-in 19 0.0%
Total votes 74,630 100.0%

References[]

  1. ^ a b Gardner, Natasha (October 22, 2019). "Aurora's 2019 Mayoral Election: Meet the 5 Candidates". 5280. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Marsha Berzins: Aurora's Mayoral Candidates 2019". 5280. October 22, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ryan Frazier: Aurora's Mayoral Candidates 2019". 5280. October 22, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Omar Montgomery: Aurora's Mayoral Candidates 2019". 5280. October 22, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "Renie Peterson: Aurora's Mayoral Candidates 2019". 5280. October 22, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "Aurora's million-dollar mayor contest: Diverse candidates vie for city's top post". The Denver Post. September 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  7. ^ Mason, Kara (October 14, 2019). "Aurora mayoral race breaks $1 million mark | Sentinel Colorado". Sentinel Colorado. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Election 2019: Outcome Of Aurora Mayoral Race Uncertain As Officials Sort Through Signature Discrepancies". CBS Denver. November 7, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  9. ^ Mason, Kara (November 18, 2019). "Omar Montgomery formally ends his bid for Aurora mayor — almost two weeks after Election Day | Sentinel Colorado". Sentinel Colorado. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "City of Aurora - Election Results 2019". Aurora Votes. November 14, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
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