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2021 Colorado Springs elections

Election dates
Filing deadline: January 25, 2021
General election: April 6, 2021
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 6

Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, held general elections for city council on April 6, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was January 25, 2021.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 2 District 1
* 3 District 2
* 4 District 3
* 5 District 4
* 6 District 5
* 7 District 6
* 8 Additional elections on the ballot
* 8.1 What was at stake?
* 8.1.1 Report a story for this election
* 8.1.2 Candidate survey
* 8.2 About the city
* 8.2.1 City government
* 8.2.2 Demographics
* 8.3 See also
* 8.4 External links
* 8.5 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

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# District 1[edit]

General election

##### General election for Colorado Springs City Council District 1

Dave Donelson defeated Glenn Carlson, Jim Mason, and Michael Seeger in the general election for Colorado Springs City Council District 1 on April 6, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Dave Donelson (Nonpartisan) |

48.3

| 8,359

| Glenn Carlson (Nonpartisan) |

28.7

| 4,968

| Jim Mason (Nonpartisan)  |

15.7

| 2,722

| Michael Seeger (Nonpartisan)  |

7.3

| 1,260

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

| Total votes: 17,309

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# District 2[edit]

General election

##### General election for Colorado Springs City Council District 2

Randy Helms defeated incumbent David Geislinger, Jay Inman, and David Noblitt in the general election for Colorado Springs City Council District 2 on April 6, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Randy Helms (Nonpartisan)  |

37.6

| 5,231

| David Geislinger (Nonpartisan) |

32.0

| 4,450

| Jay Inman (Nonpartisan)  |

16.5

| 2,291

| David Noblitt (Nonpartisan)  |

13.9

| 1,935

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| Total votes: 13,907

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# District 3[edit]

General election

##### General election for Colorado Springs City Council District 3

Incumbent Richard Skorman defeated Arthur Glynn, Olivia Lupia, and Henry McCall in the general election for Colorado Springs City Council District 3 on April 6, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Richard Skorman (Nonpartisan)  |

59.7

| 8,881

| Arthur Glynn (Nonpartisan)  |

18.9

| 2,818

| Olivia Lupia (Nonpartisan)  |

17.5

| 2,607

| Henry McCall (Nonpartisan)  |

3.9

| 580

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2

| Total votes: 14,886

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# District 4[edit]

General election

##### General election for Colorado Springs City Council District 4

Incumbent Yolanda Avila defeated Regina English in the general election for Colorado Springs City Council District 4 on April 6, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Yolanda Avila (Nonpartisan)  |

61.8

| 3,164

| Regina English (Nonpartisan)  |

38.2

| 1,952

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2

| Total votes: 5,116

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# District 5[edit]

General election

##### General election for Colorado Springs City Council District 5

Nancy Henjum defeated Mary Elizabeth Fabian, Matt Zelenok, Karlie Van Arnam, and Justin Hermes in the general election for Colorado Springs City Council District 5 on April 6, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Nancy Henjum (Nonpartisan)  |

37.7

| 5,302

| Mary Elizabeth Fabian (Nonpartisan)  |

25.2

| 3,554

| Matt Zelenok (Nonpartisan)  |

13.7

| 1,932

| Karlie Van Arnam (Nonpartisan)  |

12.2

| 1,720

| Justin Hermes (Nonpartisan)  |

11.2

| 1,571

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

| Total votes: 14,079

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# District 6[edit]

General election

##### General election for Colorado Springs City Council District 6

Mike O'Malley defeated Garfield Johnson in the general election for Colorado Springs City Council District 6 on April 6, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Mike O'Malley (Nonpartisan)  |

62.5

| 6,040

| Garfield Johnson (Nonpartisan)  |

37.5

| 3,627

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

| Total votes: 9,667

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# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Colorado elections, 2021

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##### April 6, 2021

* City elections in Colorado Springs, Colorado (2021)
* Colorado Springs, Colorado, Issue 1, Ballot Title Length Charter Amendment (April 2021)

##### November 2, 2021

* Colorado Amendment 78, Custodial Fund Appropriations Initiative (2021)
* Colorado Proposition 119, Creation of Out-of-School Education Program and Marijuana Sales Tax Increase Initiative (2021)
* Colorado Proposition 120, Reduce Property Tax Rates and Retain $25 Million in TABOR Surplus Revenue Initiative (2021)
* Colorado Transportation Bond Issue (2021)
* Widefield School District 3, Colorado, elections (2021)
* Colorado Springs School District 11, Colorado, elections (2021)
* Cheyenne Mountain School District 12, Colorado, elections (2021)
* Manitou Springs School District 14, Colorado, elections (2021)
* Academy School District 20, Colorado, elections (2021)
* Falcon School District 49, Colorado, elections (2021)
* Harrison School District Two, Colorado, elections (2021)
* Colorado Springs School District 11, Colorado, Ballot Issue 4B, School Facilities Construction and Capital Improvements Bond Measure (November 2021)
* Colorado Springs, Colorado, Ballot Issue 2C, Sales Tax Increase for Trails, Open Spaces, and Parks Measure (November 2021)
* Colorado Springs, Colorado, Ballot Issue 2D, Retain $20 Million for City and Regional Wildfire Protection and Prevention Program Measure (November 2021)
* El Paso County, Colorado, Ballot Issue 1A, Retain Revenue Above TABOR Limit up to the County Revenue Cap and Spend $15 Million on Roads and Park Projects Measure (November 2021)

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## About the city[edit]

See also: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs is a city in El Paso County, Colorado. As of 2013, its population was 439,886.[1]

### City government[edit]

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Colorado Springs uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[2]

### Demographics[edit]

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic data for Colorado Springs, Colorado (2015)

| Colorado Springs| Colorado
Total population:| 442,040| 5,448,819
Land area (square miles):| 195| 103,642
Race and ethnicity[3]
White:| 79.2%| 84.2%
Black/African American:| 6.1%| 4%
Asian:| 3.1%| 2.9%
Native American:| 0.6%| 0.9%
Pacific Islander:| 0.3%| 0.1%
Two or more:| 5.1%| 3.5%
Hispanic/Latino:| 17.2%| 21.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 93.1%| 90.7%
College graduation rate:| 37.2%| 38.1%
Income
Median household income:| $54,527| $60,629
Persons below poverty level:| 13.4%| 13.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

## See also[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "State and County Quick Facts," accessed October 22, 2014
2. ↑ Springs Gov, "Your Leadership," accessed October 22, 2014
3. ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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