ELECTION 2001 RESULTS: Races | Ballot Questions

Numbers come from the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder.

December 15, 2001
Boulder mail-in ballots to stay

Boulder activists who want an end to mail-in elections squared off with the Boulder County clerk's staff before Secretary of State Donetta Davidson on Friday.

November 12, 2001
Council to stay on course

Tuesday's meeting of the Boulder City Council will be Councilman Rich Lopez's last. But his departure may be the only visible change in the city government.

November 9, 2001
Board certifies mail-in vote

A panel responsible for verifying election results gave Boulder County's first-ever mail-in election the all-clear Thursday.

November 8, 2001
St. Vrain Valley regroups

St. Vrain Valley officials started working on Plan B Wednesday — plotting how to persuade voters next year to approve bonds for new schools.

Term limits mean turnover

Boulder County voters' decision Tuesday to keep state term limits intact promises to curtail six elected officials' careers next November.

Qualified coroner tough to find

Dr. John Meyer was the first board-certified forensic pathologist to become Boulder County's coroner.

Great expectations realized

Voter turnout in Boulder County's first-ever mail-in ballot election nearly reached the highest hopes of elections officials. At 5:52 a.m. Wednesday, the county posted an official final count of 75,944 votes, or 46 percent of active registered voters.

Election winners face big tasks

Even in the glow of victory, winners of the off-year elections acknowledged Wednesday that they face immense challenges in the months ahead as the economy veers toward recession and fears of terrorism persist.

November 7, 2001
Term limits upheld

Boulder County Commissioner Jana Mendez, Sheriff George Epp and Coroner John Meyer are among six elected officials who will have to look for other jobs when their terms end in early 2003.

Growth, home rule issues pass

"Vote for both for managed growth" was one slogan stamped onto signs all over Lafayette the past couple of months, asking voters to pass two competing growth-management policies or else be left with none.

Tax increase for transportation approved

Boulder County voters solidly approved a sales tax increase Tuesday to pay for $35 million in transportation improvements.

St. Vrain bond fails

St. Vrain Valley voters appear to have defeated a $353 million school bond — the first time district officials could ever recall a bond issue not passing — leaving school board members to address overflowing classrooms in what's described as a "crisis" situation.

Incumbents take Boulder seats

Voters decisively chose former Planning Board member Mark Ruzzin as a new member of the Boulder City Council, electing him to a two-year term and four incumbents to four-year terms.

Fischer property condemnation fails

How the measure fared: Louisville's Initiative 2B failed, according to numbers available at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. About 80 percent of Louisville voters rejected the condemnation initiative, and about 20 percent voted in favor of it.

Broomfield elects first woman mayor

BROOMFIELD — Karen Stuart will become Broomfield's first woman mayor since the city's inception 40 years ago.

4 newcomers on Lafayette council

LAFAYETTE — Four fresh faces joined the City Council on Tuesday, including a breast cancer survivor and two recent council appointees who said they are grateful to get their positions solidified by voters.

Van Pelt wins City Council seat

John "Jay" Keany of the 1st Ward, Michele Van Pelt of the 2nd Ward and Arnold E. Levihn of the 3rd Ward appeared as of 10:20 p.m. to win four-year terms on the Louisville City Council, with most votes counted. Keany, the 1st Ward incumbent, defeated Bob Muckle; Van Pelt defeated Garrett Mundelein and Barbara Escajeda; and Levihn was unopposed.

Superior voters reject recreation center

Superior residents voted down ballot issues Tuesday to help pay for a recreation center through sales and property tax increases but voted to increase sales taxes to fund open space.

Voters show support for new fire fighting training facilities

Voters show support for new fire fighting training facilities

Hall, Rademacher re-elected to board

Who won: St. Vrain Valley school board candidates ran uncontested for the three open seats on the seven-member board. Incumbents Kathy Hall , the current board president, and Mike Rademacher will serve their third and second four-year terms, respectively. Hall represents east Longmont's District D, while Rademacher represents the Weld County portion of the school district in District F. Newcomer and Niwot resident Sandi Searls will fill Niwot's District B seat vacated by Jim Martinsen, who decided not to run for a third term.

Pirnack wins mayoral race

Julia Pirnack won the mayor's race by about 47 percent of the vote to become the only newcomer to earn a seat in Tuesday's City Council elections.

Officials declare mail vote a success

Election officials declared Boulder County's first mail-in vote a resounding success Tuesday night, but they couldn't say whether the county will ever resort to mail balloting again.

Longtime volunteer Paxton wins school board appointment

Longtime volunteer Paxton wins school board appointment

Voters approve outdoor bonds

DENVER — Voters looked beyond economic concerns Tuesday and approved a plan to allow Great Outdoors Colorado to issue up to $115 million in bonds to buy land and conservation easements.

Open space tax extended

Broomfield voters overwhelmingly supported an extension of the city's quarter of a cent open space sales tax in Tuesday's mail-in election.

Initiative for studying monorail fails

DENVER — A $50 million monorail proposal touted as a solution to mountain traffic congestion failed Tuesday as concerns about the sagging economy outweighed those about increasing Interstate 70 congestion.

Montrose voters uphold new smoking ban

MONTROSE — Voters upheld a 7-month-old ban on smoking in public places Tuesday even though many restaurants have suffered financially and at least one was shuttered after smokers took their business elsewhere.

Billionaire Bloomberg victorious in N.Y. mayor's race

Billionaire Bloomberg victorious in N.Y. mayor's race

Dems edge in on GOP territory

On Tuesday, Democrats captured governorships in Virginia and New Jersey, breaking eight years of GOP control in each state.

Dems win governors races in Virginia, New Jersey

Democrat Mark Green battled Republican Michael Bloomberg in a cliffhanger race Tuesday for mayor of New York City, still reeling from the Sept. 11 terror attack. Democrats captured governorships in Virginia and New Jersey, breaking eight years of GOP control in each state.