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City elections in Colorado Springs, Colorado (2023)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 23, 2023 |
| General election: April 4, 2023 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 5 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2023 |
The city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, held general elections for mayor and city council on April 4, 2023. The city also held a special election for the District 3 seat on the city council on the same date. The filing deadline for this election was January 23, 2023.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
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Candidates and results
City council
At-large seats
General election
General election for Colorado Springs City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Colorado Springs City Council At-large on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Leinweber (Nonpartisan)  | 15.4 | 43,649 |
| ✔ |  | Lynette Crow-Iverson (Nonpartisan) | 14.3 | 40,470 |
| ✔ | Brian Risley (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 39,662 | |
 | Katherine Gayle (Nonpartisan) | 9.9 | 28,205 | |
 | Glenn Carlson (Nonpartisan) | 8.9 | 25,362 | |
 | Gordon Klingenschmitt (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 22,424 | |
 | Roland Rainey Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 20,038 | |
| Chineta Davis (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 18,488 | ||
| Jay Inman (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 16,384 | ||
| Jane Northrup Glenn (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 14,768 | ||
| Jaymen Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 14,534 | ||
| Total votes: 283,984 | |||
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District 3 special election
General election
Special general election for Colorado Springs City Council District 3
Michelle Talarico defeated Scott Hiller in the special general election for Colorado Springs City Council District 3 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Talarico (Nonpartisan) | 53.7 | 9,744 | |
| Scott Hiller (Nonpartisan) | 46.3 | 8,397 | ||
| Total votes: 18,141 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Colorado elections, 2023
April 4, 2023
- Mayoral election in Colorado Springs, Colorado (2023)
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, Issue 1, Extend City Sales and Use Tax (April 2023)
May 16, 2023
November 7, 2023
- Colorado Proposition HH, Property Tax Changes and Revenue Change Measure (2023)
- Colorado Proposition II, Tobacco and Nicotine Product Tax Revenue Measure (2023)
- Widefield School District 3, Colorado, elections (2023)
- Colorado Springs School District 11, Colorado, elections (2023)
- Cheyenne Mountain School District 12, Colorado, elections (2023)
- Manitou Springs School District 14, Colorado, elections (2023)
- Academy School District 20, Colorado, elections (2023)
- Falcon School District 49, Colorado, elections (2023)
- Harrison School District Two, Colorado, elections (2023)
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, Ballot Issue 2A, Police Department Measure (November 2023)
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About the city
- See also: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a city in El Paso County, Colorado. As of 2020, its population was 478,961.
City government
- 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.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||
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| Colorado Springs | Colorado | |
| Population | 478,961 | 5,773,714 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 201 | 103,636 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 72.3% | 73.5% |
| Black/African American | 5.8% | 4% |
| Asian | 3% | 3.2% |
| Native American | 1% | 1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Multiple | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 18.7% | 22.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 94.6% | 92.8% |
| College graduation rate | 41.9% | 44.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $83,198 | $92,470 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9.3% | 9.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **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. | ||
See also
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