Aaron Brockett Electedincumbent
16,823 votes · 51.9% · last recorded round 2 · Official result
2023 city election
First direct ranked-choice mayor, four council seats. 34,249 city ballots counted.
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Results at a glance
Mayor
Official results: Boulder County
Mayor's ranked-choice count, round by round
Round 1
Bob Yates: 14,271 votes
Aaron Brockett: 11,504 votes
Nicole Speer: 6,369 votes
Paul Tweedlie: 749 votes
Round 2
Aaron Brockett: 16,823 votes (51.9%)
Bob Yates: 15,592 votes (48.1%)
City council
Official results: recount
City measures
Mayor · 4 candidates
Nicole Speer
6,369 votes · Official result
Paul Tweedlie
749 votes · Official result
Bob Yates
15,592 votes · 48.1% · last recorded round 2 · Official result
City council · 4 seats · 10 candidates
Taishya Adams Elected
14,633 votes · Official result
Silas Atkins
6,829 votes · Official result
Terri Brncic
14,365 votes · Official result
Jacques Decalo
3,329 votes · Official result
Waylon Lewis
8,862 votes · Official result
Tina Marquis Elected
14,958 votes · Official result
Aaron Gabriel Neyer
3,483 votes · Official result
Jennifer Robins
11,249 votes · Official result
Ryan Schuchard Elected
14,411 votes · Official result
Tara Winer Electedincumbent
21,255 votes · Official result
City measures
2A: City sales and use tax extension
Extends the existing 0.15% city sales and use tax from Dec 31 2024 to Dec 31 2044 without raising the rate. 50% general fund (fire, public safety, homeless services, etc.), 50% arts, culture, and heritage.
2B: Elections administrative charter cleanup
Amends charter sections 27, 37, 39, 46 and 57 on election administration: mayor/council petitions carried outside the municipal building, extra clerk processing time, and a clarification that state law governs charter…
302: Safe Zones 4 Kids
Citizen initiative. Amends city code §8-3-21 to prioritize removal of already-prohibited tents, temporary structures, and propane tanks within 500 feet of a school or 50 feet of a multi-use path or sidewalk.
Forums
- 2023-06-21 Boulder Progressives candidate forum
- 2023-08-23 PLAN-Boulder County candidate forum (mayor + two council)
- 2023-08-29 Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum · recording
- 2023-08-29 PLAN-Boulder County city council forum
- 2023-10-05 Climate-focused Boulder mayoral forum
- 2023-10-15 League of Women Voters city council candidate forum · recording
- 2023-10-18 BRL–KGNU mayoral debate
- 2023-10-22 League of Women Voters mayoral candidate forum · recording
Questions asked in 2023
Questions candidates were asked this year. Answers from earlier years are on each person's page.
What do you think are the most promising initiatives for reducing homelessness? What approach would you take to address camping in our parks, on our bike paths and along our waterways? What is your plan for increasing Boulder’s affordable housing supply? We are in a climate emergency. With your leadership, how would Boulder change commensurately? How can we better provide alternatives to cars when existing infrastructure prioritizes cars? Assume you are elected this November. What one specific thing will you have accomplished that you’re proud of after one year? Would you support rent stabilization? Do you support Boulder’s recent expansion of occupancy limits (3 to 5 unrelated adults)? Would you continue the city’s current encampment removal strategy? Should the Police Oversight Panel have more authority over discipline when officers are found guilty of misconduct? Do you support the sales-tax extension and arts-funding ballot measure (2023 2A)? Do you support the Safe Zones 4 Kids ballot measure?