mayor’s race
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Colorado Springs mayor’s race: 5 factors that influenced Yemi Mobolade’s historic victory
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In his effort to win the Colorado Springs mayor’s seat in Tuesday’s runoff election, entrepreneur Yemi Mobolade had to overcome a blank political resume and grab voters on both sides of the aisle, as well as somewhere in between, to earn their support and drive them to the ballot box. Yemi Mobolade makes Colorado Springs…
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NEWS | Yemi Mobolade to become 42nd mayor of Colorado Springs
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Highlights from Yemi Mobolade’s watch party on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at the COS City Hub in Colorado Springs. According to preliminary, unofficial results, Mobolade defeated Wayne Williams by about 15 percentage points, becoming the city’s first elected Black mayor and the first Colorado Springs mayor who isn’t a registered Republican in the more than…
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Watch party crowd applauds Mobolade
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The crowd at Yemi’s Mobolade’s watch party cheered him on as the first unofficial runoff election results came in. (Video by Breeanna Jent)
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The frontrunners? | 2023 DENVER MAYOR’S RACE
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The Denver mayoral candidates’ latest fundraising reports offered a glimpse into the viability of the two dozen or so candidates hoping to succeed Mayor Michael Hancock, but the race remains incredibly difficult to handicap, including who might be leading the pack, longtime political observers say. That said, a few candidates appear to meet what typically…
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Colorado Springs City Council President Tom Strand running for mayor
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Colorado Springs City Council President Tom Strand joined the race for mayor Monday and promised to increase support for public safety if elected. The city needs more police, increased fire protection and upgrades to emergency management, Strand told a small crowd gathered at Memorial Park. “I think everybody is on edge and they feel nervous…