Boulder VotesCity of Boulder · November 3, 2026
Election year: 2017

2017 city election

Five council seats, no directly elected mayor. Top four: four-year terms; fifth: two-year. 31,765 city ballots; 72,574 active city voters.

ResultsCouncilMeasures

Results at a glance

City council

Elected

Mary Dolores Young

14,956 votes · 10.97%
Elected

Sam Weaver

14,545 votes · 10.67%
Elected

Jill Grano

13,496 votes · 9.9%
Elected

Mirabai Nagle

12,659 votes · 9.29%
Elected

Cindy Carlisle

12,359 votes · 9.07%

Official results: Boulder County

City measures

2L Passed51.7%yes · 15,852 yes, 14,807 no Official count
2M Passed82.4%yes · 25,438 yes, 5,417 no Official count
2N Passed72.1%yes · 21,433 yes, 8,280 no Official count
2O Passed82.8%yes · 24,423 yes, 5,084 no Official count
2P Failed43.5%yes · 12,534 yes, 16,286 no Official count
2Q Passed68.3%yes · 19,400 yes, 9,014 no Official count

City council · 5 seats · 14 candidates

Matt Benjamin

lost

7,561 votes · 5.55% · Official result

Eric Budd

lost

8,600 votes · 6.31% · Official result

Jan Burton

lost

11,273 votes · 8.27% · Official result

Ed Byrne

lost

7,143 votes · 5.24% · Official result

Cindy Carlisle Elected

12,359 votes · 9.07% · Official result

Camilo Casas

lost

1,100 votes · 0.81% · Official result

John Gerstle

lost

11,535 votes · 8.46% · Official result

Jill Grano Elected

13,496 votes · 9.9% · Official result

Mark McIntyre

lost

10,373 votes · 7.61% · Official result

Mirabai Nagle Elected

12,659 votes · 9.29% · Official result

Bill Rigler

lost

8,742 votes · 6.41% · Official result

Adam Swetlik

lost

1,940 votes · 1.42% · Official result

Sam Weaver Electedincumbent

14,545 votes · 10.67% · Official result

Mary Dolores Young Electedincumbent

14,956 votes · 10.97% · Official result

City measures

2L: Utility occupation tax increase and extension

tax · Passed · yes 15,852 (52%)

Continued funding for the city’s municipal-electric-utility effort (separation from Xcel). City-level certified yes 51.70%.

2M: 0.3 cents capital improvement tax extension

tax · Passed · yes 25,438 (82%)

Extends the 0.3-cent capital improvement sales tax for city and nonprofit capital projects.

2N: Debt authority for capital improvement tax

bond · Passed · yes 21,433 (72%)

Authorizes city debt paid from the 2M capital-improvement tax.

2O: Charter requirement for a vote before electric-construction debt

charter · Passed · yes 24,423 (83%)

Requires another citizen vote before Boulder issues debt to build a municipal electric utility.

2P: Charter provision allowing executive sessions for municipalization

charter · Failed · yes 12,534 (43%)

Would have allowed executive sessions on municipalization negotiations. Voters rejected it.

2Q: Charter clean-up

charter · Passed · yes 19,400 (68%)

Administrative charter clean-up on the 2017 city ballot.

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