Research Corner: Elections by-the-numbers

CML Newsletter
Oct. 14

By Maeve McHugh, CML municipal research analyst


Colorado voters will weigh in on hundreds of local elections and ballot initiatives when they head to the polls Nov. 4. This instalment of CML's Research Corner takes a birds-eye view of the elections to make sense of what Coloradans will be voting on.


Candidates & Offices

224   Municipal offices up for election

443   Candidates running for office

58   Municipalities with candidates seeking election



Ballot Measures

104   Ballot items

47   Municipalities to vote on ballot measures



Ballot Issue Breakdown

50   Charter amendments

10   Debt and revenue retention

5   Lodging and short-term rental taxes

23   New sales and use taxes

5   Land use and development

4   Other