2011 Colorado Springs mayoral election

2011 Colorado Springs mayoral election

April 5, 2011 (first round) May 17, 2011 (runoff)
Turnout	58.75% (first round)[1] 64.03% (runoff)[2]
Candidate Steve Bach Richard Skorman First round vote 29,767 31,889 First round percentage 33.46% 35.85% Runoff vote 56,656 42,522 Runoff percentage 57.13% 42.87%   Candidate Brian Bahr Tom Gallagher First round vote 13,576 4,703 First round percentage 15.26% 5.29%
Mayor before election Lionel Rivera Republican Elected mayor Steve Bach Republican

The 2011 Colorado Springs mayoral election took place on May 17 and April 5, 2011, to elect the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. The election was officially nonpartisan.

This was the first mayor to elect a mayor of Colorado Springs to function under the strong mayor style of governance.^[3]

Results

First round

First round results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Richard Skorman	31,889	35.85
	Nonpartisan	Steve Bach	29,767	33.46
	Nonpartisan	Brian Bahr	13,576	15.26
	Nonpartisan	Tom Gallagher	4,703	5.29
	Nonpartisan	Dave Munger	3,957	4.45
	Nonpartisan	Budy Gilmore	3,581	4.03
	Nonpartisan	Kenneth Paul Duncan	972	1.09
	Nonpartisan	Mitch Christiansen	515	0.58
Total votes			88,960

Runoff

Runoff results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Steve Bach	56,656	57.13
	Nonpartisan	Richard Skorman	42,522	42.87
Total votes			99,178

References

1. "SUMMARY REPORT CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS APRIL 5, 2011 OFFICIAL RESULTS". City of Colorado Springs. April 13, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
2. "SUMMARY REPORT CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MAY 17, 2011 OFFICIAL RESULTS". City of Colorado Springs. April 13, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
3. "Steve Bach Will Be Next Colorado Springs Mayor". KKTV. Retrieved November 2, 2019.