In Colorado Springs today they held elections for their first strong Mayor, along with the City Council and two ballot issues.

Below are the results that are in for the Mayor's race. Check back in at The Peak for updated results. You can see results for all of the races at the website of the Colorado Springs Gazette here.

More details on the election can be found here.

According to the Gazette these results reflect about 80% of ballots turned in. Turnout was around 50%.

Mayor

Richard Skorman
25,646 (36%)
Steve Bach
24,110 (34%)
Brian Bahr
10,228 (14%)
Tom Gallagher
3,846 (5%)
Dave Munger
3,128 (4%)
Buddy Gilmore
2,629 (4%)
Kenneth P. Duncan
786 (1%)