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Lawrence Martinez
Lawrence Martinez ran for election for Mayor of Colorado Springs. Martinez lost in the general election on April 4, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: Mayoral election in Colorado Springs, Colorado (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Colorado Springs
Yemi Mobolade defeated Wayne W. Williams in the general runoff election for Mayor of Colorado Springs on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Yemi Mobolade (Nonpartisan) | 57.5 | 71,491 |
 | Wayne W. Williams (Nonpartisan)  | 42.5 | 52,812 | |
| Total votes: 124,303 | |||
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General election
General election for Mayor of Colorado Springs
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Colorado Springs on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yemi Mobolade (Nonpartisan) | 29.8 | 32,429 |
| ✔ | | Wayne W. Williams (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 20,908 |
 | Sallie Clark (Nonpartisan) | 17.8 | 19,384 | |
 | Darryl Glenn (Nonpartisan) | 8.7 | 9,470 | |
 | Longinos Gonzalez Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 8,622 | |
| Johnathan Tiegen (Nonpartisan) | 5.0 | 5,405 | ||
| Andrew Dalby (Nonpartisan) | 4.4 | 4,825 | ||
 | Tom Strand (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 2,597 | |
 | Lawrence Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 1,823 | |
 | Christopher Mitchell (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 1,248 | |
| Kallan Rodebaugh (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 1,129 | ||
 | Jim Miller (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 948 | |
| Total votes: 108,788 | |||
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2019
See also: Mayoral election in Colorado Springs, Colorado (2019)
General election
General election for Mayor of Colorado Springs
Incumbent John Suthers defeated Juliette Parker, John Pitchford, and Lawrence Martinez in the general election for Mayor of Colorado Springs on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Suthers (Nonpartisan) | 72.5 | 69,771 |
 | Juliette Parker (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 11,453 | |
| John Pitchford (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 9,994 | ||
| Lawrence Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 5,009 | |
| Total votes: 96,227 | |||
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2015
The city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, held elections for mayor and city council on April 7, 2015. A runoff election took place on May 19, 2015.[1] The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 11, 2015.[2]
In the general election for mayor, candidates Mary Lou Makepeace and John Suthers advanced past Tony Carpenter, Amy Lathen, Lawrence Martinez and Joel Miller.[3][4] Suthers defeated Makepeace in a runoff election on May 19, 2015.[5] Incumbent Steve Bach did not run for re-election.[6]
| Mayor of Colorado Springs, Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 John Suthers |
67.6% | 65,991 | |
| Mary Lou Makepeace | 32.4% | 31,666 | |
| Total Votes | 97,657 | ||
| Source: City of Colorado Springs, "Official runoff election results," accessed May 28, 2015 | |||
| Mayor of Colorado Springs, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| John Suthers |
46.5% | 40,900 | |
| Mary Lou Makepeace |
23.6% | 20,783 | |
| Joel Miller | 15.7% | 13,794 | |
| Amy Lathen | 11.8% | 10,352 | |
| Lawrence Martinez | 1.3% | 1,125 | |
| Tony Carpenter | 1.2% | 1,048 | |
| Total Votes | 86,954 | ||
| Source: City of Colorado Springs - Official general election results | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lawrence Martinez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lawrence Martinez did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
2015
Candidates for Mayor of Colorado Springs each published an essay in the Colorado Springs Gazette outlining their background and plan for the city. To read those essays, click here.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Gazette, "Colorado Springs election results updated; Suthers, Makepeace headed to runoff for mayor," April 8, 2015
- ↑ City of Colorado Springs, "City Elections," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Colorado Springs, "Official 2015 Candidate List," accessed February 12, 2015
- ↑ City of Colorado Springs, "Unofficial election results," accessed April 8, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Springs, "Mayoral Runoff Election," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Denver Post, "Former AG John Suthers wants to run the city he grew up in," January 25, 2015
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