The ballots have been cast and the unofficial results for the 2009 El Paso County Coordinated Election are in.
Pretty high turnout for this year’s election: of the 254,403 registered voters in El Paso County, 37.03% mailed in or otherwise turned in their ballots for this year’s election. For comparison, 73.84% of registered voters voted in the November 2008 General Election, and in the last Coordinated Election held in El Paso County (2007), turnout was just 18.42%.
Here are the results, excluding any races that were uncontested (such as the Fountain mayor) They are unofficial as of 7:01 PM, but with 100% of the precincts reporting. Please check the Clerk and Recorder’s site for certified results.
Ballot Issue 300 – City of Colorado Springs
FOR: 55.31%
AGAINST: 44.69%
2C (Property Tax Increase) – City of Colorado Springs
YES: 35.79%
NO: 64.21%
City of Fountain Election Results
2A – City of Fountain
YES 49.86%
NO 50.14%
2B – City of Fountain
YES 66.89%
NO 33.11%
Fountain Council Member – At Large
Ratu Solanki 24.66%
Robert Plyley 29.16%
Sam Heckman 46.77%
Manitou Springs Election Results
2D – City of Manitou Question
YES 77.37%
NO 22.63%
City of Manitou Springs Mayor
Nancy Sage Barnes 4.96%
Marc A. Snyder 48.27%
Rick Barry 46.77%
City of Manitou Springs Ward 3
Karen Cullen 29.32%
Matt Carpenter 70.68%
El Paso County School District Election Results
Fountain Fort Carson School District 8
Dawn Bentley 36.71%
Suzanne Clark Foster 40.21%
Dale M. Rough, III 23.07%
Ellicott School District 22
Jennifer Ades 6.36%
Sherry Ann Ferriman 10.41%
Robert N. Miller 6.51%
Gary A. Dahn 8.35%
MaryAnna Clemons 8.65%
Beatrice Mae Twiss 14.09%
Stefanie Dickinson 13.02%
Gary Lake 21.67%
Katrina Sutton 10.95%
Manitou Springs School District 14
Molly Stevens 57.27%
Clemente “Gino” Mendoza 42.73%
Academy School District 20
Doug Lundberg 19.15%
Tracey Johnson 9.40%
Terry Kunkel 9.28%
Catherine Bullock 15.76%
Linda Van Matre 16.89%
Fran Reichert 8.23%
Mark Smith 7.86%
Dan Reifschneider 7.04%
James M. Jenista 6.40%
Lewis-Palmer School District 38 DIST. 3
David J. Cloud 42.50%
Gail T. Wilson 57.50%
Falcon School District 49
Donahue C. Quashie 15.29%
Tammy Harold 15.48%
John Koster 9.06%
Christopher L. Wright 17.37%
Jackie Vialpando 14.22%
Danielle Lindorf 20.99%
Jon B. Rowley 7.58%
Hanover School District 28
Mark A. McPherson 50.00%
Thomas A. Humiston 38.05%
Write-in Votes 11.95%
Hanover School District 28
Rik Noring Jr. 59.16%
James Tyler 40.84%
Colorado Springs School District 11
Al Loma 19.19%
Chyrese Exline 14.33%
Delia Armstrong-Busby 13.89%
LuAnn Long 22.00%
Sandra Mann 30.58%
Calhan School District RJ-1
Rachel Britton 17.28%
Maria P. Herndon 22.16%
Timothy J. Swanson 6.93%
Scott Mikita 28.74%
Dan Crook 11.80%
Nile Fischer 13.09%
Harrison School District 2
Richard Price 21.82%
Deborah L. Hendrix 22.40%
Linda M. Pugh 27.65%
Steve Hester 15.42%
I. Ed Ralston 12.70%
For the official, certified results, view the full results of the 2009 Coordinated Election.
