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Merv Bennett
Merv Bennett was an at-large member of the Colorado Springs City Council in Colorado from 2011 to 2019. He was elected to the council in 2011.[1] He did not run for re-election in 2019.
Elections
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.[2] The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 11, 2015. Four of the nine city council seats were up for election, including three at-large seats and the District 2 seat.[3]
In the at-large race, incumbent Merv Bennett and candidates Bill Murray and Tom Strand defeated Glenn Carlson, Vickie Tonkins, Jariah R. Walker, Yolanda L. Avila, Vanessa Bowie, Jesse Brown Jr., Longinos Gonzalez Jr., Nicholas Lee, Al Loma and Joe Woyte.[4][5] Incumbents Jan Martin and Val Snider did not run for re-election.[6]
| Colorado City Council, At-large, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Merv Bennett |
15.1% | 33,690 | |
| Tom Strand |
13.3% | 29,635 | |
| Bill Murray |
11.8% | 26,437 | |
| Jariah R. Walker | 10.5% | 23,515 | |
| Glenn Carlson | 8.9% | 19,977 | |
| Vickie Tonkins | 8.1% | 18,005 | |
| Longinos Gonzalez Jr. | 6.1% | 13,718 | |
| Nicholas Lee | 5.7% | 12,815 | |
| Yolanda L. Avila | 4.8% | 10,612 | |
| Al Loma | 4.5% | 10,055 | |
| Joe Woyte | 4.5% | 10,045 | |
| Vanessa Bowie | 4.4% | 9,912 | |
| Jesse Brown Jr. | 2.1% | 4,793 | |
| Total Votes | 133,254 | ||
| Source: City of Colorado Springs - Official general election results | |||
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of Colorado Springs, "Bennett," accessed January 13, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The Gazette, "Councilman Snider won't seek re-election, guaranteeing three new council members in April," January 27, 2015
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