Boulder Votes

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.

CouncilMeasures

City council · 5 seats · 14 candidates

PlaceCandidateVotes
1Mary Dolores Young (elected)14,956
2Sam Weaver (elected)14,545
3Jill Grano (elected)13,496
4Mirabai Nagle (elected)12,659
5Cindy Carlisle (elected)12,359
6John Gerstle11,535
7Jan Burton11,273
8Mark McIntyre10,373
9Bill Rigler8,742
10Eric Budd8,600
11Matt Benjamin7,561
12Ed Byrne7,143
13Adam Swetlik1,940
14Camilo Casas1,100

Matt Benjamin

lost

Eric Budd

lost

Jan Burton

lost

Ed Byrne

lost

Cindy Carlisle

elected

Camilo Casas

lost

John Gerstle

lost

Jill Grano

elected

Mark McIntyre

lost

Mirabai Nagle

elected

Bill Rigler

lost

Adam Swetlik

lost

Sam Weaver incumbent

elected

Mary Dolores Young incumbent

elected

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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