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.
City council · 5 seats · 14 candidates
| Place | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Dolores Young (elected) | 14,956 |
| 2 | Sam Weaver (elected) | 14,545 |
| 3 | Jill Grano (elected) | 13,496 |
| 4 | Mirabai Nagle (elected) | 12,659 |
| 5 | Cindy Carlisle (elected) | 12,359 |
| 6 | John Gerstle | 11,535 |
| 7 | Jan Burton | 11,273 |
| 8 | Mark McIntyre | 10,373 |
| 9 | Bill Rigler | 8,742 |
| 10 | Eric Budd | 8,600 |
| 11 | Matt Benjamin | 7,561 |
| 12 | Ed Byrne | 7,143 |
| 13 | Adam Swetlik | 1,940 |
| 14 | Camilo Casas | 1,100 |
Sam Weaver incumbent
Mary Dolores Young incumbent
City measures
2L: Utility occupation tax increase and extension
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
Extends the 0.3-cent capital improvement sales tax for city and nonprofit capital projects.
2N: Debt authority for capital improvement tax
Authorizes city debt paid from the 2M capital-improvement tax.
2O: Charter requirement for a vote before electric-construction debt
Requires another citizen vote before Boulder issues debt to build a municipal electric utility.
2P: Charter provision allowing executive sessions for municipalization
Would have allowed executive sessions on municipalization negotiations. Voters rejected it.
2Q: Charter clean-up
Administrative charter clean-up on the 2017 city ballot.
Forums
- 2017-10-14 League of Women Voters city council candidate forum · recording