Nonpartisan elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Aurora, Colorado .[ 1]
1999 Aurora mayoral election
The 1999 Aurora mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999. It saw the re-election of the incumbent mayor Paul Tauer .
Election results[ 2] Candidate Votes % Paul Tauer (incumbent) 28,191 77.14 Brenda Hilliard 8,354 22.86 Total votes 36,545
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2003 Aurora mayoral election Mayor before election Paul Tauer
Elected Mayor Ed Tauer
The 2003 Aurora mayoral election was held on November 4, 2003. It saw the election of Ed Tauer, a former member of the Aurora City Council.
Election results[ 3] Candidate Votes % Ed Tauer 17,739 44.40 Debra Vickrey 11,452 28.67 Bob LeGare 10,758 26.93 Total votes 39,949
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2007 Aurora mayoral election Candidate Ed Tauer Francis Peter Maks Jr. Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 24,390 9,673 Percentage 71.6% 28.4%
Mayor before election Ed Tauer
Elected Mayor Ed Tauer
The 2007 Aurora mayoral election was held on November 6, 2007. It saw the reelection of the incumbent mayor Ed Tauer.
Election results[ 4] Candidate Votes % Ed Tauer (incumbent) 24,390 71.6 Francis Peter Maks Jr. 9,673 28.4 Total votes 34,063
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2011 Aurora mayoral election
The 2011 Aurora mayoral election was held on November 1, 2011. It saw the election of Steve Hogan , a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives .
Election results[ 5] Candidate Votes % Steve Hogan 14,584 36.73 Ryan L. Frazier 12,277 30.92 Jude Sandvall 5,905 14.87 Debbie Stafford 4,607 11.60 Sheilah Thomas Davis 1,359 3.42 Barbara Yamrick 979 2.47 Total votes 39,711
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2015 Aurora mayoral election
The 2015 Aurora mayoral election was held on November 3, 2015. It saw the re-election of the incumbent mayor Steve Hogan , who ran unopposed in the election.[ 7] [ 8]
On May 13, 2018, Steve Hogan died from cancer. Bob LeGare , a member of the city council, was elected by the council and assumed the office of mayor on June 25.[ 9]
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2019 Aurora mayoral election
The 2019 Aurora mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019. It saw the election of Mike Coffman , a former representative for Colorado in the United States Congress .
The incumbent mayor Bob LeGare , who assumed the office following the death in office of Steve Hogan , did not seek reelection. The following six individuals were the candidates for the office of mayor:[ 11]
The candidates collectively raised more than $1 million in contributions.[ 13]
The results were not immediately clear on election night, as more than 1,000 ballots had unsettled signature discrepancies.[ 14] This was enough that Coffman's apparent margin of victory over Montgomery could be overcome.[ 14] The counting of ballots ended on November 14, and Montgomery formally conceded on November 17.[ 15]
Election results[ 16] Candidate Votes % Mike Coffman 26,690 35.76 Omar Montgomery 26,475 35.48 Ryan Frazier 12,063 16.16 Marsha Berzins 8,015 10.74 Renie Peterson 1,368 1.83 Write-in 19 0.00 Total votes 74,630
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2023 Aurora mayoral election
The 2023 Aurora mayoral election will be held on November 7, 2023. Incumbent Republican mayor Mike Coffman won for re-election to a second term in office.
Mike Coffman , incumbent mayor (Party affiliation: Republican)[ 18] Juan Marcano, city councilor (Party affiliation: Democratic)[ 19] Kirk Denem Manzanares (Party affiliation: Democratic)[ 20] Rob Andrews, job placement nonprofit director (Party affiliation: Democratic)[ 21] [ 20] Election results[ 22] Candidate Votes % Mike Coffman (Incumbent) 42,867 52.67% Juan Marcano 32,323 40.58% Jeffery Sanford 5,454 6.85% Total votes 79,644
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