Английская Википедия:2023–24 Pueblo mayoral election

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox electionШаблон:Elections in Colorado The 2023–24 Pueblo mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023, with a runoff scheduled for January 23, 2024 because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the first round. It will elect the mayor of Pueblo, Colorado. Incumbent Democratic mayor Nick Gradisar is running for re-election to a second term in office. The election is officially nonpartisan, meaning that party affiliations are not listed on the ballot.

A group collected signatures for a ballot initiative to eliminate the position of mayor and replace it with an unelected city manager. If it had passed, the 2023 mayoral election would have been canceled. Pueblo previously used the council-manager system for nearly a century before switching to a mayor-council system in 2017. The group failed to collect enough signatures. It was discovered that Pueblo City Attorney Dan Kogovsek gave the initiative organizers incorrect information about how many signatures they would need to make the ballot, after which Kogovsek resigned at Gradisar's request.

A total of nine candidates filed to run for mayor. Gradisar finished second in the primary, advancing to a runoff against the first-place finisher, Republican city council president Heather Graham. Graham and Gradisar prevailed over a wide field of candidates, including Republican former city council president Chris Nicoll, Republican former city councilor Randy Thurston, Democratic at-large city councilor Dennis Flores, Republican city councilor Regina Maestri, and Democratic city councilor Larry Atencio. In total, the Republican candidates combined for 55.2% of the vote compared to 42.9% for the Democrats, with the balance going to an independent candidate.

Candidates

Declared

The following nine candidates made the ballot:

• Larry Atencio, city councilor and candidate for mayor in 2018 (Party affiliation: Democratic)
• Thomas Croshal, retired construction business owner (Party affiliation: Democratic)
• Nick Gradisar, incumbent mayor (Party affiliation: Democratic)
• Dennis Flores, at-large city councilor and candidate for mayor in 2018 (Party affiliation: Democratic)
• Heather Graham, city council president (Party affiliation: Republican)
• Regina Maestri, city councilor (Party affiliation: Republican)
• Chris Nicoll, former city council president and candidate for mayor in 2018 (Party affiliation: Republican)
• Randy Thurston, former city councilor and candidate for mayor in 2018 (Party affiliation: Republican)
• Deryk Trujillo, graphic designer and YouTuber (Party affiliation: Independent)

Failed to make ballot

• Thomas Martinez, retired steel worker (Party affiliation: Democratic)

Withdrew

• Samuel Hernandez, food truck business owner (Party affiliation: Republican)

Declined

• Mark Aliff, former city councilor (successfully ran for an at-large city council seat)
• Jeff Chostner, district attorney for the 10th Judicial District
• Steve Nawrocki, former city councilor and runner-up for mayor in 2018
• Garrison Ortiz, Pueblo County commissioner
• Lori Winner, city councilor and candidate for mayor in 2018

External links

Official campaign websites

• Larry Atencio (D) for Mayor
• Nick Gradisar (D) for Mayor
• Dennis Flores (D) for Mayor
• Heather Graham (R) for Mayor
• Regina Maestri (R) for Mayor
• Chris Nicoll (R) for Mayor
• Randy Thurston (R) for Mayor