This post has been updated.
The Colorado Springs municipal election is slated for April 4, 2023, and there are three races on the ballot.
Voters will elect a new mayor, as current mayor John Suthers is unable to run again due to term limits. Voters will also elect three new at-large council members and one councilor to represent District 3, which covers southwest Colorado Springs and part of downtown.
Those looking to run for office had until Monday, Jan. 23 to turn in nominating petitions. Potential candidates had until Friday, Jan. 27 to rectify any deficiencies in their petitions. That's also the date to formally withdraw their candidacies.
Mayor
Current Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers is unable to run again due to term limits, which means the city will see its third new mayor since voters enacted a strong-mayor form of government in 2010. Candidates who have qualified for the April 4, 2023 ballot have turned in at least 100 verified signatures of registered voters. They are as follows, in a randomly drawn order as they will appear on the Colorado Springs city ballot, per the clerk's office:
- Sallie Clark
- Kallan Reece Rodebaugh
- Johnathan Tiegen
- Blessing "Yemi" Mobolade
- Christopher Mitchell
- Lawrence Martinez
- Longinos Gonzalez, Jr.
- Tom Strand
- Andrew Dalby
- Jim Miller
- Darryl Glenn
- Wayne Williams
Should no candidate receive the majority of votes, a run-off election between the top two candidates will take place in May.
At-Large City Council Members
Voters in Colorado Springs will elect three at-large city council members, all of whom will be new faces to council. Candidates who have qualified for the April 4, 2023 ballot have turned in at least 100 verified signatures of registered voters. They are as follows, in a randomly drawn order as they will appear on the Colorado Springs city ballot, per the clerk's office:
- Jaymen Johnson
- David Leinweber
- Lynette Crow-Iverson
- Katherine Gayle
- Brian Risley
- Roland Rainey, Jr.
- Glenn Carlson
- Jay Inman
- Chineta Davis
- Gordon Klingenschmitt
- Jane Northrup Glenn
Colorado Springs District 3
Colorado Springs' District 3 covers the southwest part of the city and parts of downtown. The candidate elected will serve an unexpired 2-year term. Candidates who have qualified for the April 4, 2023 ballot have turned in at least 50 verified signatures of registered voters in the district. They are as follows, in a randomly drawn order as they will appear on the Colorado Springs city ballot, per the clerk's office:
- Michelle Renee Talarico
- Scott Hiller
Referred ballot measure
Colorado Springs City Council referred a measure to the ballot aimed at extending the Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) sales tax. The extension would be for 20 years and not increase the tax. It would modify the use of the tax to allow revenue to be used for maintenance of trails and open spaces. It also says a minimum of 75 percent of funds in the open space category would be used for the acquisition of open space.
